Electric Thunder Radio

On Your Artwork: Robin S, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Eddie Kendricks and Diana Ross. Larry Blackmon and Isaac Hayes. Ashanti, Beverly Knight and Gladys Knight.Back onto the best in funk fusion and soul from yesteryear. We have in there some Cameo, Sly and The Family Stone, Gladys Knight + The Pips on the way, as well as Diana Ross, Beverly Knight and Jonathan Butler.             Taking you right back to the sixties with some more recently modern things like a great Stevie Wonder rework, Fifth Harmony and Ashanti. There’s an awakening happening right here over two hours for you, get settled in + get Alexa to do it for you, “Alexa, play Electric Thunder Radio Podcast on TuneIn”. Enjoy!

On your artwork, we have from the top left to right: - Boney M and ABBA. John Travolta + Olivia Newton-John, Herbie Hancock and Debbie Harry. The Jam (logo), Andy Gibb, Clout And David Essex.Going back and checking it out, summertime 1978 style. It was the “Grease” phenomenon. The summer we lost the mighty Keith Moon of The Who, and cult film “Animal House” makes its cinematic debut. Music wise, Boney M, The Dooleys, Clout, Herbie Hancock, 10cc, Status Quo and Dean Friedman for starters. More and more hits on the way like ABBA, David Essex, Sylvester, Exile wanna “Kiss You All Over”; whilst Siouxsie And The Banshees want to take you to their “Hong Kong Garden”. There is an awakening happening, over two hours, right here! Get settled in and let your smart speaker do it for you. “…, play Electric Thunder Radio Podcast on TuneIn”. Enjoy!              

On your artwork, we have from the top left to right: - Bad Manners, Diana Ross, Bryan Ferry. Bob Marley, Ian Curtis, ABBA and Leo Sayer.Back to the days when the street lights were your clock for going home, and the music was exciting and bringing you into your youth. Here we have some Joy Division, Roxy Music, Bad Manners, Stacy Lattisaw, Dexys Midnight Runners, Olivia Newton-John and more. The albums have Deep Purple and Joy Division, more hits galore in the singles from George Benson, Ultravox, Sheena Easton, Joan Armartrading, Darts and Detroit Spinners, with a subtle little eighties classic from Amii Stewart and Johnny Bristol. Love it! There is an awakening happening, over two hours, right here! Get settled in and let your smart speaker do it for you. “…, play Electric Thunder Radio Podcast on TuneIn”. Enjoy!              

On your artwork, we have from the top left to right: - Paul Young, Siouxsie Sioux, George Benson, Hot Chocolate, Lionel Richie, Tracey Ullman, Genesis, Meat Loaf and Boy George.I remember a long, long hot summer in 1983, and in fact was the year I yearn to the most as the most carefree and wonderful in terms of life, love and music. You’ve got New Order and Meat Loaf coming up in the middle of this chart, with Lydia Murdock and David Bowie at opposite ends. There’s music from Nick Heyward, Howard Jones and David Grant. Bigger songs from the likes of, Lionel Richie, Ryan Paris, Genesis and Siouxsie and the Banshees. It is October 1983. In the albums, Paul Young, UB40 and Big Country are all challengers for the coveted top spot. There is an awakening happening, over two hours, right here! Get settled in and let your smart speaker do it for you. “…, play Electric Thunder Radio Podcast on TuneIn”. Enjoy!              

On your artwork, we have from the top left to right Oliver Cheatham, D-Train, Merry Clayton, Zulema, Ginuine, Millie Jackson, Maze, Cherrelle, and Stevie Wonder.Taking us in a new direction here on Electric Thunder Radio, part of the reshuffle of where we are going over the coming year, between now and the end of next summer. New shows, new music. Of course, the classic chart shows will still be around too. I still haven’t got a proper name, but for now we have settled on Electric Fusion. Bringing you classic soul, funk, hip-hop, disco, and some jazz fusion to boot. There’s gonna be a lot happening as these shows progress. This first episode brings together Maze and Frankie Beverley, George Benson, Zulema Cusseaux, Stevie Wonder, Robert Ruffin with “Cruise” (great soul classic) and classic funky beats with James Otis White Jr with “Baby Come On”. There’s also Salsoul Orchestra, Arthur Adams, Archie Bell and the Drells, Oliver Cheatham, Ginuine, Aaliyah and plenty more for your musical tastebuds. There is an awakening happening, over two hours, right here! Get settled in and let your smart speaker do it for you. “…, play Electric Thunder Radio Podcast on TuneIn”. Enjoy!              

Brit favourites, Leo Sayer, Rolling Stones, Cliff Richard and Queen are in this great American chart from the latter part of 1980. Number one is a battle between a smooch and a bass line dance classic from the era. Other hits from Queens like Carly Simon, Donna Summer + Diana Ross.We have a whole host of eighties classics in here “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”, “Another One Bites The Dust”, “I’m All Out Of Love”, “Master Blaster (Jammin’)” It’s a great time for music people. There is an awakening happening, over two hours, right here! Get settled in and let your smart speaker do it for you. “…, play Electric Thunder Radio Podcast on TuneIn”. Enjoy!              

There are number one hits from Adam + The Ants, Duran Duran and Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Massive hits coming your way ‘Electric Avenue’, ‘New Song’, ‘Modern Love’. More 80s testosterone than a Chippendales review show.The Men Who Reigned 80s Supreme sees the best of the male orientated music from the decade. Christopher Cross is on the way, Cameo, there’s some Thompson Twins, Bad Manners, Boomtown Rats, Cliff Richard, Meat Loaf, A-ha and Genesis. There is an awakening happening, over two hours, right here! Get settled in and let your smart speaker do it for you. “…, play Electric Thunder Radio Podcast on TuneIn”. Enjoy!              

Move over ladies, it’s the guys turn. Men Who Reigned Supreme 1980s style. Here we find such elusive songs as “Somewhere Down The Crazy River”, “She’s Lost Control” and “House of Broken Love” by Robbie Robertson, Joy Division and Great White respectively. But that’s not all! Find some megahits from The Fixx and Men At Work (At least in the USA but not the UK in this case). There is some Rod Stewart, The Police, Hot Chocolate, Bryan Adams, Elton John, Billy Joel, Simple Minds, John Lennon, Department S are in there, Human League, Soft Cell and Paul Young. There’s an awakening happening right here over two hours for you, get settled in + get Alexa to do it for you, “Alexa, play Electric Thunder Radio Podcast on TuneIn”. Enjoy!              

It’s the American charts from the era fashion forgot, but music did not. Here you will find megastars of the day; Cher, Pet Shop Boys, Def Leppard, Michael Jackson, INXS, Billy Ocean and Whitney Houston. We take a look at the Hot 200 for you with George Harrison and Tiffany amongst others. Lots of hits coming your way from 1988. There’s an awakening happening right here over two hours for you, get settled in + get Alexa to do it for you, “Alexa, play Electric Thunder Radio Podcast on TuneIn”. Enjoy!              

After long absences from the singles Sex Pistols and Mike Oldfield are back, with ABBA back on the albums. In the singles, huge nineties hits from Snap!, The Shamen, Dr Alban + Boys II Men. Hit songs from the time include “Baker Street”, “Ebenezeer Goode”, “Just Another Day”, “House Of Love” And “My Destiny”, find out the artists as we go. The Albums has brand new, ABBA + Bob Marley. The entire Top 20 Singles, some from the bottom half and the albums from October 1992. There’s an awakening happening right here over two hours for you, get settled in + get Alexa to do it for you, “Alexa, play Electric Thunder Radio Podcast on TuneIn”. Enjoy!