This is my Radio Boo broadcast with songs released in 1981.
Here you will also find 1981 related song data, also mentioned on this broadcast.
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The playlist:
22:00:26 Mike Post feat. Larry Carlton - Theme From ''Hill Street Blues'' (1981)
22:04:05 Joey Scarbury - Theme From ''The Greatest American Hero'' (Believe It Or Not) (1981)
22:07:58 Quarterflash - Harden My Heart (LP Quarterflash, 1981)
22:12:16 Marty Balin - Atlanta Lady (LP Balin, 1981)
22:16:08 Paul Davis - Cool Night (LP Cool Night, 1981)
22:19:41 Hall & Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) (LP Private Eyes, 1981)
22:24:23 Eddie Rabbitt - Step By Step (LP Step By Step, 1981)
22:27:56 Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio - That Old Song (LP A Woman Needs Love, 1981)
22:32:19 The Jones Girls - Nights Over Egypt (1981)
22:37:13 Luther Vandross - Never Too Much (LP Never Too Much, 1981)
22:41:09 Smokey Robinson - Being With You (LP Being With You, 1981)
22:45:16 Patti Austin & James Ingram - Baby, Come To Me (LP Every Home Should Have One, 1981)
22:49:30 Blue Magic - All I Really Need Is You (LP Welcome Back, 1981)
22:53:21 Al Jarreau - Breakin' Away (LP Breakin' Away, 1981)
22:58:13 Randy Crawford - You Might Need Somebody (LP Secret Combination, 1981)
23:02:22 Journey - Who's Crying Now (LP Escape, 1981)
23:07:28 Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) (OST Arthur, 1981)
23:11:38 Sheena Easton - For Your Eyes Only (OST For Your Eyes Only, 1981)
23:14:46 Marianne Faithfull - So Sad (LP Dangerous Acquaintances, 1981)
23:19:16 The Rolling Stones - Heaven (LP Tattoo You, 1981)
23:23:51 Kim Wilde - Cambodia (1981 / LP Select, 1982)
23:28:36 Kraftwerk - The Model (1981)
23:32:27 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Souvenir (LP Architecture & Morality, 1981)
23:37:01 Laurie Anderson - O Superman (1981 / LP Big Science, 1982)
23:41:42 The Specials - Ghost Town (1981)
23:45:35 Grace Jones - I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango) (LP Nightclubbing, 1981)
23:54:51 Helen Reddy - I Can't Say Goodbye To You (LP Play Me Out, 1981)
23:57:50 Barry Manilow - If I Should Love Again (LP If I Should Love Again, 1981)
Great dance songs released in 1981, not included in the broadcast
(in alphabetical order, per song):
Ai No Corrida - QUINCY JONES feat. DUNE
Americana - ALEC R. COSTANDINOS
Casino - PASSENGERS
Everybody Salsa - MODERN ROMANCE
Get Down On It - KOOL & THE GANG
Get That Beat - SHARP TIES
Give It To Me Baby - RICK JAMES
Hands Up - OTTAWAN
Il Ballo Del Qua Qua - ROMINA POWER
Lady (You Bring Me Up) - COMMODORES
Let's Groove - EARTH, WIND & FIRE
Making Your Mind Up - BUCKS FIZZ
Maracaibo - LUISA 'LU' COLOMBO
Never Never - STEVE KEKANA
On The Beat - BB & Q BAND
On The Road Again - BARRABAS
Physical - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
Pull Up To The Bumper - GRACE JONES
Stars On 45 - STARS ON 45
Super Freak - RICK JAMES
Why Do Fools Fall In Love - DIANA ROSS
Great rock songs released in 1981, not included in the broadcast
(in alphabetical order, per song):
Abacab - GENESIS
Alone With You - SUNNYBOYS
At This Moment - BILLY VERA & THE BEATERS
Bette Davis Eyes - KIM CARNES
Burnin' For You - BLUE ÖYSTER CULT
Centerfold - J. GEILS BAND
Don't Stop Believin' - JOURNEY
Down Under - MEN AT WORK
867-5309 / Jenny - TOMMY TUTONE
Every Little Thing She does Is Magic - THE POLICE
For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) - AC / DC
Gloria - U2
Golden Brown - THE STRANGLERS
Green Door - SHAKIN' STEVENS
I Can't Stand It - ERIC CLAPTON
I Surrender - RAINBOW
In The Air Tonight - PHIL COLLINS
Jealous Guy - ROXY MUSIC
Jessie's Girl - RICK SPRINGFIELD
Jukebox Babe - ALAN VEGA
Juke Box Hero - FOREIGNER
Nobody Wins - ELTON JOHN
Open Arms - JOURNEY
Private Eyes - HALL & OATES
Regiment - BRIAN ENO & DAVID BYRNE
Rock This Town - STRAY CATS
Shake It Up - THE CARS
Spirits In The Material World - THE POLICE
Start Me Up - THE ROLLING STONES
Stray Cat Strut - STRAY CATS
This Little Girl Is Mine - GARY US BONDS
This Ole House - SHAKIN' STEVENS
Too Much Times On My Hands - STYX
Total Eclipse - KLAUS NOMI
Trouble - LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM
Under Pressure - QUEEN & DAVID BOWIE
Urgent - FOREIGNER
Waiting For A Girl Like You - FOREIGNER
Who Can It Be Now? - MEN AT WORK
You're In The Army Now - BOLLAND
You Drive Me Crazy - SHAKIN' STEVENS
Young Turks - ROD STEWART
Great new wave songs released in 1981, not included in the broadcast (in alphabetical order, per song):
Belinda - EURYTHMICS
Japanese Boy - ANEKA
Stand & Deliver - ADAM & THE ANTS
Tempted - SQUEEZE
Walking On Thin Ice - YOKO ONO
(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang - HEAVEN 17
Great post punk / goth rock songs released in 1981, not included in the broadcast (in alphabetical order, per song):
A Promise - ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
Charlotte Sometimes - THE CURE
Kick In The Eye - BAUHAUS
Pretty In Pink - PSYCHEDELIC FURS
Theme For Great Cities - SIMPLE MINDS
We Want The Airwaves - RAMONES
Great pop songs released in 1981, not included in the broadcast
(in alphabetical order, per song):
A Good Year For The Roses - ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS
Angel Of The Morning - JUICE NEWTON
Begin The Beguine - JULIO IGLESIAS
Chi Mai - ENNIO MORRICONE
Easier Said Than Done - SHAKATAK
Everlasting Love - REX SMITH & RACHEL SWEET
Genius Of Love - TOM TOM CLUB
Key Largo - BERTIE HIGGINS
La Serenissima - RONDO VENEZIANO
Land Of Make Believe - BUCKS FIZZ
Living Inside Myself - GINO VANNELLI
One Of Us - ABBA
Only Crying - KEITH MARSHALL
Sara Perche Ti Amo - RICCHI E POVERI
Sweet Dreams - AIR SUPPLY
The Old Songs - BARRY MANILOW
The One That You Love - AIR SUPPLY
Titles from ''Chariots Of Fire'' - VANGELIS
Via Con Me - PAOLO CONTE
Why Do Fools Fall In Love - DIANA ROSS
Great Brit pop songs released in 1981, not included in the broadcast (in alphabetical order, per song):
All The Love In The World - THE KORGIS
Don't You Want Me - HUMAN LEAGUE
Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) - HAIRCUT 100
Girls On Film - DURAN DURAN
Grey Day - MADNESS
I'm In Love With A German Film Star - THE PASSIONS
It Must Be Love - MADNESS
Just Can't Get Enough - DEPECHE MODE
Kids In America - KIM WILDE
Love Games - LEVEL 42
New Life - DEPECHE MODE
One In Ten - UB40
Open Your Heart - HUMAN LEAGUE
Planet Earth - DURAN DURAN
Saturday Night Special - FAD GADGET
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - SOFT CELL
Shut Up - MADNESS
Sweetest Girl - SCRITTI POLITTI
Tainted Love - SOFT CELL
Great soul songs released in 1981, not included in the broadcast
(in alphabetical order, per song):
A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) - RAY PARKER Jr. & RAYDIO
Body Talk - IMAGINATION
Endless Love - DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE
How 'Bout Us - CHAMPAIGN
Just Once - QUINCY JONES feat. JAMES INGRAM
Love On A Two Way Street - STACY LATTISAW
Rainy Night In Georgia - RANDY CRAWFORD
Slow Hand - THE POINTER SISTERS
So This Is Romance - LINX
Sweet Baby - STANLEY CLARKE / GEORGE DUKE
Turn Your Love Around - GEORGE BENSON
We're In This Love Together - AL JARREAU
You'll Never Know - HI-GLOSS
Great rap / hip hop songs released in 1981, not included in the broadcast (in alphabetical order, per song):
Ant Rap - ADAM & THE ANTS
Queen Of The Rapping Scene (Nothing Ever Ges The Way You Plan) - MODERN ROMANCE feat. BEV SAGE
This Is Radio Clash - THE CLASH
Thessaloniki's pop & rock radio classics released in 1981, not included in the broadcast (in alphabetical order, per song):
400 Dragons - ADRIAN JOHN LOVERIDGE
Hearts - MARTY BALIN
I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World - RONNIE MILSAP
Piano - BRUNO CAREZZA
Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through - JIM STEINMAN feat. RORY DODD
Save Me - HELEN REDDY
You Left Your Mark On Me - MARTY BALIN
