Every Saturday morning, WXRT in Chicago focuses on the music from a single year. I stream it on my phone on a regular basis.
This morning, they did 1990, and I was struck by what a good year for music it was. Here was their playlist from 1990:
SATURDAY MORNING FLASHBACK OCTOBER 16, 2021: 1990
9AM
REMBRANDTS – JUST THE WAY IT IS, BABY
PETER MURPHY – CUTS YOU UP
PETER GABRIEL – SHAKING THE TREE
ROBERT CRAY – CONSEQUENCES
BLUES TRAVELER – BUT ANYWAY
LOWEN AND NAVARRO – WALKING ON A WIRE
THE BLACK CROWES – HARD TO HANDLE
LITTLE FEAT – RAD GUMBO
CHRIS ISAAK – WICKED GAME
CHURCH – METROPOLIS
MIDNIGHT OIL – BLUE SKY MINE
10AM
JEFF HEALEY BAND – WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS
WORLD PARTY – PUT THE MESSAGE IN THE BOX
JANE’S ADDICTION – BEEN CAUGHT STEALING
MORRISSEY – EVERYDAY IS LIKE SUNDAY
CONCRETE BLONDE – JOEY
THE CURE – HELLO, I LOVE YOU
MICHAEL PENN – NO MYTH
PAUL MCCARTNEY – GET BACK (LIVE)
VULGAR BOATMEN – DRIVE SOMEWHERE <-- this is a great song by a great band that very few people have heard of. Check it out.
DEL AMITRI – KISS THIS THING GOODBYE
SINEAD O’CONNOR – NOTHING COMPARES TO YOU
11AM
VAUGHAN BROTHERS – TELEPHONE SONG
DEPECHE MODE – POLICY OF TRUTH
BILLY IDOL – CRADLE OF LOVE
SOUP DRAGONS – I’M FREE
IGGY POP – CANDY
ZZ TOP – DOUBLE BACK
JELLYFISH – I WANNA STAY HOME
SUZANNE VEGA/DNA – TOM’S DINER
INXS – DISAPPEAR
ROBERT PLANT – YOUR MA SAID YOU CRIED IN YOUR SLEEP
ERIC JOHNSON - RIGHTEOUS
I was gonna add this to the Friday Afternoon music, but it's always on Saturday morning so I made a new thread.
This morning, they did 1990, and I was struck by what a good year for music it was. Here was their playlist from 1990:
SATURDAY MORNING FLASHBACK OCTOBER 16, 2021: 1990
9AM
REMBRANDTS – JUST THE WAY IT IS, BABY
PETER MURPHY – CUTS YOU UP
PETER GABRIEL – SHAKING THE TREE
ROBERT CRAY – CONSEQUENCES
BLUES TRAVELER – BUT ANYWAY
LOWEN AND NAVARRO – WALKING ON A WIRE
THE BLACK CROWES – HARD TO HANDLE
LITTLE FEAT – RAD GUMBO
CHRIS ISAAK – WICKED GAME
CHURCH – METROPOLIS
MIDNIGHT OIL – BLUE SKY MINE
10AM
JEFF HEALEY BAND – WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS
WORLD PARTY – PUT THE MESSAGE IN THE BOX
JANE’S ADDICTION – BEEN CAUGHT STEALING
MORRISSEY – EVERYDAY IS LIKE SUNDAY
CONCRETE BLONDE – JOEY
THE CURE – HELLO, I LOVE YOU
MICHAEL PENN – NO MYTH
PAUL MCCARTNEY – GET BACK (LIVE)
VULGAR BOATMEN – DRIVE SOMEWHERE <-- this is a great song by a great band that very few people have heard of. Check it out.
DEL AMITRI – KISS THIS THING GOODBYE
SINEAD O’CONNOR – NOTHING COMPARES TO YOU
11AM
VAUGHAN BROTHERS – TELEPHONE SONG
DEPECHE MODE – POLICY OF TRUTH
BILLY IDOL – CRADLE OF LOVE
SOUP DRAGONS – I’M FREE
IGGY POP – CANDY
ZZ TOP – DOUBLE BACK
JELLYFISH – I WANNA STAY HOME
SUZANNE VEGA/DNA – TOM’S DINER
INXS – DISAPPEAR
ROBERT PLANT – YOUR MA SAID YOU CRIED IN YOUR SLEEP
ERIC JOHNSON - RIGHTEOUS
I was gonna add this to the Friday Afternoon music, but it's always on Saturday morning so I made a new thread.