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4 Sep 2017

3 September 2017

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+You Could be Forgiven by Horse. Her debut single from 1990. She’s Scottish, a lesbian, and I don’t play her much. But here you go.

+I’m not Blind by Carole Pope. 1988 single she released long before the rest of her music…her next published track is 1995. She’s a Canadian lesbian.

Regarde Moi by Celine Dion. Request.

Heartbreaker by Pat Benatar. Request.

+Bigmouth Strikes Again by The Smiths. From their 3rd album, The Queen is Dead, in 1986.

Like to Get to Know You Well by Howard Jones. From Dream Into Action, which was his 2nd album. It came out in 1985.

Stay Up Late by Talking Heads. 1985 single from Little Creatures, their 6th album

Tempted by Squeeze. Single from East Side Story, 1981, their 4th album.

Everyday Sunshine by Fishbone. Request.

I ran So Far Away by Flock of Seagulls. 1982 release from their self-titled debut album.

We Close our Eyes by Go West. Request.

Aussie Indies

*Slave to the Moon by The God Botherers. Track from their 1989 EP “Jesus Christ … It’s the Godbotherers”. The Godbotherers were a Sydney band made up of Daniel Morphett on vocals, Greg Hassall, Tony Locke and Rob Shannon.

*I lied by The Killjoys. They formed in Melbourne, Australia, in the late 1980s around Anna Burley on vocals and Craig Pilkington on guitar and vocals. This was a 1994 single.

*The Melting Hour by Nunbait. Release from their 1990 mini LP Hub from this Sydney-based power punk band…whatever that means.

*Genius by Frenzal Rhomb. First track on their first album, Coughing up a Storm, released in 1995. It was released in 1997 in the US under the name: Once a Jolly Swagman Always a Jolly Swagman. They’re from Sydney and still going strong today.

*All the Way by Pray TV. Active from 1987 until their breakup in 1997, they released 4 CD albums, several 7″ vinyl singles and a 12″ vinyl EP. A compilation CD was released in 2010. The band reformed for a one-off reunion show at the Yarra Hotel in Abbotsford on the 31st of January 2015. This was from 1994, a demo that was eventually released on their first album, Shock.

*She Must be Spanish by Autohaze. 1993 release.

Alive and Kicking by Simple Minds. Request.

Jukebox Babe by Alan Vega. Solo track from 1981.

Things can only get better by D:ream. Request.

The Winner Takes It All by Abba. Request.

Rock a Lot by Aretha Franklin. A 1987 single because Franklin was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Jan 1987!

Plenty by The Woodentops. Their 1984 debut. They are a London band, formed just a year before this single was released.