Top tunes from 1983 today –
Every Breath you Take – The Police
The Top Ten Of the year were –
1 Karma Chameleon – Culture Club
2 Uptown Girl – Billy Joel
3 Red Red Wine – UB40
4 Let’s Dance – David Bowie
5 Total Eclipse Of The Heart – Bonnie Tyler
6 Down Under – Men At Work
7 Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
8 True – Spandau Ballet
9 All Night Long (All Night) – Lionel Richie
10 You Can’t Hurry Love – Phil Collins
In the second hour our 3 @ 3 artist was the band Squeeze
Up the Junction/Labelled with Love/Pulling Mussels from a Shell
We then had a preview of the upcoming Olympic Concert in Hyde Park on 27th July featuring music from some of the artists due to perform –
Duran Duran – A View to a Kill
Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars
Stereophonics – Have a nice Day
Paulo Nutini – Pencil full of Lead.
Then I played a dedication for chancellor George Osbourne –
The Beatles – Taxman
Rod Stewart – Baby Jane
Then an item on the brand new Coronation Street Musical –
I played My suggestions for music for the show –
Frank Sinatra – Sunny Side of the Street
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas – Dancing in the Street
and then rounded off the show with Dire Straits – Walk of Life