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80’s NEWS THIS WEEK
1985 – The Dire Straits album Brothers In Arms is released; it becomes the first million selling compact disc. Brothers in Arms charted at number one worldwide, spending 10 weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart. The album won two Grammy Awards in 1986, and also won Best British Album at the 1987 Brit Awards
1983 – Wheel clamps are first used to combat illegal parking in London. In 2003 One British man became so annoyed at having his car clamped that he removed the clamp with an angle grinder. He subsequently received publicity as a self-styled “superhero” called “Angle-Grinder Man”, offering to remove clamps for free with his angle grinder.
SONGS PLAYED
The Pretenders – Brass in Pocket
Cutting Crew – (I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight
Sheena Easton -Morning Train (Nine To Five)
Dr Hook – Sexy Eyes
Odyssey – Going Back to My Roots
Quarterflash – Harden My Heart
London Boys – London Nights
Michael Jackson – Leave Me Alone
Johnny Logan – Whats another Year
The Human League – Don’t You Want Me
Elton John – I’m Still Standing
Men at Work – Down Under
Kane Gang – Respect Yourself
Bon Jovi – Wanted Dead or Alive
INXS – Need You Tonight
Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits – Money For Nothing
Paul Hardcastle – 19
Falco – Rock Me Amadeus
Fairground Attraction – Perfect
Billy Ocean – Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car
Aswad – Don’t Turn Around
Terence Trent D’Arby – If You Let Me Stay
Cher – Just Like Jesse James
Eurythmics – Here Comes the Rain Again
Howard Jones – Like to Get to Know You Well
Wet Wet Wet – Sweet Little Mystery
David Bowie – Loving The Alien
