Electric Thunder Radio

No Men Aloud! (See what I did there?). It’s all women all the way. The true women who ruled the eighties coming right at ya! The Pretenders “Back On The Chain Gang”. There’s Bananarama “Really Saying Something”. Sade is in there, Randy Crawford, Jocelyn Brown, Stevie Nicks and Natalie Cole. Some classic covers coming up, like Bow Wow Wow “I Want Candy”, Boys Town Gang “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” and Grace Jones’ immortal cover of The Pretenders “Private Life". 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 is 1987. Happening around the UK £60m stolen during a robbery as a security deposit was going on in Knightsbridge. 25 years after the release of the original, the new James Bond movie is out with Timothy Dalton as Bond. Novelist and former Conservative MP Jeffrey Archer wins a libel case against the Daily Star newspaper over allegations that he was involved in a vice ring. In 2001, he will be convicted and imprisoned for perjury in connection with this case. Also Stock, Aitken And Waterman are everywhere in British music. This chart sees some of their work with Mel & Kim and Bananarama. There’s hit albums from Echo & The Bunnymen, Genesis and Whitney Houston. There’s entries in the singles from, Luther Vandross, Chris Rea, Pet Shop Boys, Atlantic Starr, Cliff Richard, Heart, Billy Idol and Madonna. 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!               

“That’s Where The Happy People Go”, say The Trammps as we delve into March 1976. Frankie Valli + Four Seasons, along with The Who + Elton John being The Who. More hits from Billy Ocean, Barry White, The Stylistics & 10cc. We are delving into the albums of the week, as well as playing all the Top 20 singles and a few from the bottom half. There are classic songs such as “Convoy”, “It Should’ve Been Me”, “Miss You Nights” and even “Yesterday” by The Beatles makes a welcome return. 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!               

We are going back to the decade where the music never goes out of fashion. Fleetwood Mac are on the way, as are New Kids On The Block, Bananarama and if a little bit of what you fancy happens to be XTC or Queen or Duran Duran then you’re listening to the right two hours of your life.Classic hits, do you remember who made them? “Part-Time Lover”, “Video Killed The Radio Star”, “Lessons In Love”, “Take Me Home Tonight”, “Baby Be Mine”, “Hang On To Your Love”. Then you are a true sagacious being of all things cheesy of the eighties. Welcome aboard! 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!              

Human League were massive on the back of their huge number one ‘Don’t You Want Me’. Shakin’ Stevens was having a crack at writing himself a number one and Kraftwerk were swithering whether they wanted a number one with ‘The Model’. It’s a lark innit, eh?Altered Images, Christopher Cross, Hall + Oates, a bit of Dollar, XTC, Olivia Newton-John and grab some Japan + The Stranglers in there as well. The entire Top 20 coming up, some from the bottom half and a good run down of the Top 10 Albums of January 30th 1982. Get Some In! 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!              

We are getting back into the oldies and the goodies, as we travel to 1988; where Phil Collins, Brother Beyond, Pet Shop Boys, The Bangles, Deacon Blue, Robin Beck and Chris De Burgh are some of the stars of this week.There’s a look at the Top 10 Albums with Cliff Richard, Yazz and Kylie all fighting for that top spot. The entire Top 20 singles, including such classic songs as “Need You Tonight”, “She Makes My Day”, “Nathan Jones” and “Orinoco Flow” are placed to name a few. 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!              

The Police are vying for the top in the singles against Eddy Grant and Michael Jackson in the albums. Who won what? Hit songs on the way from Donna Summer, Elton John, Duran Duran, Jackson Browne, America and The Fixx are in there.Some great artists of the day on the way Rod Stewart, Eurythmics, ELO, Loverboy, Bryan Adams, The Kinks, Culture Club, and Miss Stevie Nicks. Plenty more to whet your appetite for music too. 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!              

You know you’re getting on when the nineties are considered oldies. Here we find the token Lionel Richie track (and why not). Get some Fugees, Janet Jackson and Whitney Houston. Diversely we have Portishead, Garbage, AFI, INXS and Elastica (remember them?).We have the signature song from Jennifer Lopez + Jon Secada, the biggest hit in the UK for Dodgy, the not so well known (but marvellous all the same) Will Downing and Counting Crows tracks, and you know what? A heck of a lot more. 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!              

This week we are in 1984, Chaka Khan teamed up with rapper Melle Mel to produce a classic eighties spin on a Prince number. Jim Diamond was in search of gold with “I Should Have Known Better”, Madonna was “Like A Virgin” as that song entered the UK Top 40, further new entries on this week from Tina Turner, Shakin’ Stevens, Kool & The Gang and Nick Heyward.Big hit songs of the day, can you remember the artists? “Hard Habit To Break”, “Too Late For Goodbyes”, “I’m So Excited”, “One Night In Bangkok” and “Neverending Story”. It is November 1984. There’s albums from Sade, Wham! and The Smiths. Enjoy!              

We delve back to September 1986. There’s big stars of the day Cyndi Lauper, Huey Lewis And The News, Paul Simon and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. The albums sees Talking Heads, And Five Star at the forefront.You can have some memorable moments in “We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off”, “You Give Love A Bad Name”, “Word Up!” and The Communards cover “Don’t Leave Me This Way”. The whole of the Top 20 singles, albums, new entries and big climbers. Enjoy!