Electric Thunder Radio

Some of the songs of the decade you may have put to the back of your memory, some that might be new to you, and some that just don’t seem to get aired anymore. The Forgotten Sound of the Eighties can pull up some gems of the past.There is some great China Crisis, Elvis Costello, Honey Bane and Donna Summer. Al Jarreau with one of the greatest love songs ever. There’s David Bowie, The Cars, Imagination, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Nick Heyward, Pointer Sisters, Strawberry Switchblade, Luther Vandross and Van Halen. There’s an awakening happening right here over two hours for you, get settled in and just get Alexa to do it for you, “Alexa, play Electric Thunder Radio Podcast on TuneIn”. Download from iTunes or listen online. Enjoy!              

Going back and checking out February 28 1981 in the Billboard Hot 100. The biggest hits of the day across America. There is the Top 20 in full, and a peek into the Hot 200.Expect some Blondie, Neil Diamond, Sheena Easton, Dolly Parton, Eddie Rabbit, Cliff Richard, The Police and Reo Speedwagon. There’s an awakening happening right here over two hours for you, get settled in and just get Alexa to do it for you, “Alexa, play Electric Thunder Radio Podcast on TuneIn”. Download from iTunes or listen online. Enjoy!              

A look at the Top 40 albums this time, coming from 1986. Cyndi Lauper, Pet Shop Boys, Whitney Houston, The Pretenders, Lionel Richie and Frankie Goes To Hollywood are just some of the big albums of the day coming your way.There’s even more hot property as Madonna, Paul Simon and Five Star (remember them?) battle it out for the Top Spot. Expect some Housemartins, Luther Vandross, Supertramp + Billy Idol in there too. There’s an awakening happening right here over two hours for you, get settled in and just get Alexa to do it for you, “Alexa, play Electric Thunder Radio Podcast on TuneIn”. Download from iTunes or listen online. Enjoy!              

The music was hot off the back of 1983, Paul Young, Culture Club, Thompson Twins and Howard Jones were at the peak of their careers. Flying Pickets and Slade were battling out the number one spot with Paul Young and Culture Club.The albums saw big albums from Billy Joel, Paul McCartney and the very first Now That’s What I Call Music. All the Top 20 hits, a few from the bottom half and all the cheese eighties had to offer. Enjoy!              

Going back to 1987, for the Billboard Hot 100, with Whitney, Madonna, Debbie Gibson, Michael Jackson, Huey Lewis and many more riding high in the chart..The entire Top 20, Some from the bottom half of the 40 and a look at the hot 200. There’s an awakening happening right here over two hours for you, get settled in and just get Alexa to do it for you, “Alexa, play Electric Thunder Radio Podcast on TuneIn”. Download from iTunes or listen online. Enjoy!              

Back in 1987, you can find the likes of bands like Johnny Hates Jazz, Erasure, Public Enemy, Mirage and T’Pau. There are classic songs here, “The Way You Make Me Feel”, “The Fairytale of New York” and “China In Your Hand”.Michael Jackson, Madonna and Whitney Houston ruled the land as the biggest stars around, plus lots more to enjoy, Donna Summer, Maxi Priest, Def Leppard, The Communards, The Proclaimers, Anthrax and if that’s not enough for you, well you can just smile and go take a Barry White, so there! There’s an awakening happening right here over two hours for you, get settled in and just get Alexa to do it for you, “Alexa, play Electric Thunder Radio Podcast on TuneIn”. Enjoy!              

Taking you back to the seventies with Motown stalwarts, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye, and ex-Motown Diana Ross. Diversity from Bee Gees, Siouxsie And The Banshees and Michael Jackson.Over thirty terrific classics of the decade, including Pink Floyd, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Rose Royce and Amii Stewart. There’s an awakening happening right here over two hours for you, get settled in and just get Alexa to do it for you, “Alexa, play Electric Thunder Radio Podcast on TuneIn”. Download from iTunes or listen online. Enjoy!              

Does Colzz have some good music for you here? Bet your good golly, miss molly; mother funkin’ rear end he does. The All-American Rejects are giving you hell, Amy Winehouse will take you ‘Back To Black’, and Rocker’s Revenge are ‘Walkin’ On Sunshine’. What about the Nineties and Seventies? LV and Coolio, and The Sweet for starters.If you’re not that fussed about that lot, what about The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Fetty Wap, Jax Jones, Iggy Azalea and Jason Derulo? OK, so there’s Ultra Naté, The Shins, The Shirelles, John Legend and Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel. There’s an awakening happening right here over two hours for you, get settled in and just get Alexa to do it for you, “Alexa, play Electric Thunder Radio Podcast on TuneIn”. Enjoy!              

Back to 1979, when ‘Oliver’s Army’ was all the rage. Meat Loaf managed a single release of ‘Bat Out Of Hell’ and Blondie were shattered with a ‘Heart Of Glass’. Music coming from Ian Dury, Dan Hartman, The Skids and Mick Jackson.There’s a delve into the album chart, the entire Top 20 singles and loads more. Music to come from Gloria Gaynor, Gary Numan, Bee Gees, Chic, Leif Garrett, Judas Priest and a heck of a lot more. There’s an awakening happening right here over two hours for you, get settled in and just get Alexa to do it for you, “Alexa, play Electric Thunder Radio Podcast on TuneIn”. Download from iTunes or listen online. Enjoy!              

Back to the decade everyone fantasises was about peace and love and money, but peeps were still skint, Vietnam raged on and the Nuclear bomb was a big threat; still the music and good people helped us through.In this edition, you will find some Roy Orbison, of course The Beatles, some great Jimi Hendrix and The Yardbirds. Sandy Posey is in there with her classic “A Single Girl”, Simon and Garfunkel are “Feelin’ Groovy” and Thunderclap Newman sense “Something In The Air” It’s all great, R&B, sixties and fifties Rock, Pop and a whole lotta soul. Enjoy!