So I went through the K-Rock tape I had from 20-odd years ago and have logged what is available of the entire 90 minutes the medium afforded me of their ‘Awesome 80s’ playlist from their Saturday nights at the time
FM 95.5 K-Rock - Geelong, VIC
‘Awesome 80s’ Saturday night - circa late 1990s (date unknown)
The Eagles – Hotel California
Quarterflash - Harden My Heart
Adam and the Ants – Stand and Deliver
Devo – Girl U Want
Kids in the Kitchen – Current Stand
Ray Parker Jr – Ghostbusters
Phil Collins – Invisible Touch
The Stranglers – Golden Brown
INXS – The One Thing
Kim Wilde – Kids in America
Thompson Twins – Doctor Doctor
The Members – Radio
Duran Duran – Girls on Film
Hunters and Collectors – When The River Runs Dry
Transvision Vamp – I Want Your Love
Fleetwood Mac – Go Your Own Way
The Go-Betweens – Streets of Your Town
Ultravox – Vienna
The Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way
The Vapors – Turning Japanese
The Flying Lizards – Money
U2 – Desire
Rick James – Super Freak
Apart from the fact that there’s no way in hell K-Rock would ever play any of those songs nowadays, what are the thoughts on an 80s playlist, especially given the era this was recorded in (the late 90s)? Apart from the fact that some of the songs aren’t from the 80s (Go Your Own Way was released in 1977), there’s actually a few great tracks in there. Adam and the Ants, the Thompson Twins number and Devo stand out, and make up for the presence of Kim Wilde and Ray Parker Jr for mine