With 2020 coming to an end, we’re spending our Wednesday nights on Subculture spotlighting years in music.

We’re picking one year in alternative music each week…and we’re having a blast doing it!

Here’s the playlist from our December 2 show, the year is music was 1981:

  • Kim Wilde – “Kids in America”
  • Prince – “Controversy”
  • The Go-Gos – “This Town”
  • X – “The Once Over Twice”
  • Echo & the Bunnymen – “A Promise”
  • The Cars – “Since You’re Gone”
  • Adam & the Ants – “Prince Charming”
  • The Teardrop Explodes – “Colours Fly Away”
  • Oingo Boingo – “Only a Lad”
  • The Church – “The Unguarded Moment”
  • The English Beat – “Too Nice to Talk to”
  • Duran Duran – “Careless Memories”
  • The Police – “Invisible Sun”
  • Devo – “Through Being Cool”
  • The Human League – “Love Action”
  • Wall of Voodoo – “Red Light”
  • The Psychedelic Furs – “Mr. Jones”
  • Squeeze – “Tempted”
  • New Order – “Dreams Never End”
  • Def Leppard – “High ‘n Dry”
  • Soft Cell – “Tainted Love”
  • Black Flag – “Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie”
  • Gang of Four – “What We all Want”
  • The Cure – “Primary”
  • Genesis – “Abacab”
  • The Pretenders – “Message of Love”
  • Depeche Mode – “Dreaming of Me”
  • Midnight Oil – “Don’t Wanna be the One”
  • U2 – “Gloria”
  • Siouxsie & the Banshees – “Arabian Knights”
  • The Cramps – “Goo Goo Muck”
  • Killing Joke – “Follow the Leaders”

Hop on over to our webpage and check out ALL our playlists!

And tune in every Wednesday night at 7pm for the best in retro-alt music.  You’ll be glad you did!

 

Veronica Bisesti
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