“Through the Decades”: 1980s with host Stephen Kallao

Glittery pop, old school hip hop, and new wave, plus the indie underground rock scene all emerged as a true force…in the 1980s. The diverse possibilities within popular music started bubbling up in this decade, and we’ll dive into it on the next World Cafe – Tune in for music ranging from Cyndi Lauper, New Order, and De La Soul, to the Pixies and Prince. All that and more, as we move through the ‘80s as part of this week’s “Through The Decades” series.

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*Paul Simon “Graceland” Graceland
Talking Heads “Once In A Lifetime” Remain In Light
Prince “Sign O’ The Times” Sign O’ The Times
Bruce Springsteen “Bobby Jean” Born In The USA
Peter Gabriel “Mercy Street” So
Cyndi Lauper “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” She’s So Unusual
New Order “Leave Me Alone” Power, Corruption & Lies
Tina Turner “What’s Love Got To Do With It” Private Dancer
Human League “Don’t You Want Me” Dare!
R. E. M. “Radio Free Europe” Murmur
The Pixies “Monkey Gone To Heaven” Doolittle
Roxy Music “More Than This” Avalon
Jane’s Addiction “Jane Says” Nothing’s Shocking

Hour Two
*Kate Bush “Running Up That Hill” Hounds Of Love
U2 “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” The Joshua Tree
Prince “Purple Rain” Purple Rain
The Clash “The Magnificent Seven” Sandinista!
Tom Waits “Downtown Train” Rain Dogs
The Smiths “Bigmouth Strikes Again” The Queen Is Dead
Run-DMC “Walk This Way” Raising Hell
The Replacements “I Will Dare” Let It Be
Violent Femmes “Blister In The Sun” Violent Femmes
The Cure “Lovesong” Disintegration
De La Soul “Me Myself & I” 3 Feet High & Rising
The Police “Synchronicity II” Synchronicity

*Optional Song