An 80s Thanksgiving on Radio 1190

While you’re waiting for winter to be consumed by the never ending holiday season and consuming your celebratory Thanksgiving feast, check out the tunes that Radio 1190 is going to be spinning all day. We’ve got an eclectic collection of tunes from the 80s that will snap our older listeners back to their prime and make sure that younger listeners know they were born in the wrong direction. Remember the days of Reaganomics, American Motor Company and hairspray in Miami and tune in here at radio1190.org or on 98.9 in the Boulder Valley. See our full playlist below!

Running Up That Hill- Kate Bush

Take On Me – a-ha

Under the Milky Way – The Church

Come On Eileen – Dexys Midnight Runners

Life In A Northern Town – The Dream Academy

Notorious – Duran Duran

The Killing Moon – Echo & the Bunnymen

Never Tear Us Apart – INXS

Sister Christian – Night Ranger

Stay – Oingo Boingo

Tainted Love – Soft Cell

We Built This City – Starship

Head Over Heels – Tears For Fears

Limits To Love – ‘Til Tuesday

Africa – Toto

Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now – The Smiths

Should I Stay or Should I Go – The Clash

Just Can’t Get Enough – Depeche Mode

This Must Be The Place – Talking Heads

Modern Love – David Bowie

Dancing In the Dark – Bruce Springsteen

Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Tears For Fears

What I Am – Edie Brickell & New Bohemians

I Don’t Mind If You Forget Me – Morrisey

Land Of Confusion – Genesis

Age of Consent – New Order

The One I Love – R.E.M.

The Tide Is High – Blondie

Shout – Tears For Fears

Kickstart My Heart – Motely Crue

Holding Out for a Hero – Bonnie Tyler

Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

Jump – Van Halen

The Promise – When In Rome

Forever Young – Alphaville

West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys

Mad World – Tears For Fears

Just Like Heaven – The Cure

Atrocity Exhibition – Joy Division

Love Will Tear Us Apart – Joy Division –

Every Rose Has Its Thorn – Poison –

Crazy Train – Ozzy Osbourne –

Mr. Crowley – Ozzy Osbourne –

You Spin Me Round – Dead or Alive –

Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now – Starship –

Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper –

Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds –

Rock the Casbah – The Clash –

Under Pressure – Queen –

Rio – Duran Duran –

Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns n’ Roses

Boys of Summer – Don Henley –

Back in Black – AC/DC –

Like a Prayer – Madonna –

Billie Jean – Michael Jackson –

Livin’ on a Prayer – Bon Jovi –

It Takes Two – Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock –

In the Air Tonight – Phil Collins –

Pictures of You – The Cure –

Ain’t Nobody – Chaka Khan –

Call Me – Blondie –

Upside Down – Diana Ross –

Let’s Dance – David Bowie –

Sweet Dreams – Eurythmics –

Summer of ’69 – Bryan Adams –

Danger Zone – Kenny Loggins –

(I Just) Died in Your Arms Tonight – Cutting Crew –

Little Lies – Fleetwood Mac –

Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield –

Rosanna – Toto –

Don’t You Want Me – The Human League –

Eye of the Tiger – Survivor –

Missing You – John Waite –

Down Under – Men at Work –

Pour Some Sugar on Me – Def Leppard –

Keep on Loving You – REO Speedwagon –

Hungry Heart – Bruce Springsteen –

Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley –

Karma Chameleon – Culture Club –

99 Luftballoons – Nena –

Sledgehammer – Peter Gabriel –

Higher Love – Steve Winwood –

For the Longest Time – Billy Joel –

Old Time Rock & Roll – Bob Seger –

We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel –

Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey –

Working for the Weekend – Loverboy –

Faith – George Michael –

Patience – Guns n’ Roses –

Centerfold – J Geils Band –

I Ran – A Flock of Seagulls –

You May Be Right – Billy Joel –

Who Can it Be Now – Men at Work –

All Night Long – Lionel Richie –

Uptown Girl – Billy Joel –

Can’t Fight This Feeling – REO Speedwagon –

Footloose – Kenny Loggins –

All Out of Love – Air Supply –

Hello – Lionel Richie –

Against All Odds – Phil Collins –

Burning Down the House – Talking Heads –

Escape (The Pina Colada Song) – Rupert Holmes –

Turning Japanese – The Vapors –

Video Killed the Radio Star – The Buggles –

Mr. Roboto – Styx –

Whip it – Devo –

Rock Me Amadeus – Falco –

Another Brick in the Wall – Pink Floyd –

Comfortably Numb – Pink Floyd –

It’s Still Rock n Roll to Me – Billy Joel –

Corona – Minutemen – Double Nickels on the Dime

Don’t Want To Know If You Are Lonely – Husker Du – Candy Apple Grey

Blister in the Sun – Violent Femmes – s/t

Paul Revere – Beastie Boys – Licensed to Ill

Close to Me – The Cure – The Head on the Door

Captain’s Dead – Guided by Voices –

This Charming Man – The Smiths – s/t

Teenage Riot – Sonic Youth – Daydream Nation

Rise Above – Black Flag – Damaged

Moon Over Marin – Dead Kennedys – Plastic Surgery Disasters

Provisional – Fugazi – Margin Walker

Tugboat – Galaxie 500 – Today

Darklands – The Jesus and Mary Chain – Darklands

Just Like Honey – The Jesus and Mary Chain – Psychocandy

Die, Die My Darling – Misfits

Fast Car – Tracy Chapman

Monkey’s Gone To Heaven – Pixies – Doolittle

Ceremony – New Order

Little Fury Things – Dinosaur Jr. – You’re Living All Over Me

Androgynous – The Replacements – Let It Be

Bastards of Young – The Replacements – Tim

I’ll Be You – The Replacements – Don’t Tell a Soul

Totally Wired – The Fall – A Part of America Therein, 1981

Victoria – The Fall – The Frenz Experiment

Indian Summer – Beat Happening – Jamboree

What’s Important – Beat Happening – s/t

Barnaby, Hardly Working – Yo La Tengo – President Yo La Tengo

 


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