August 28th: 1984

1.  General Public- Tenderness

2.  Thompson Twins- Hold Me Now

3.  Bruce Cockburn- Lovers In a Dangerous Time

4.  Echo & the Bunnymen- Seven Seas

5.  The Kinks- Back Where We Started

6.  Glen Fry- Smuggler’s Blues

7.  The Cars- Drive

8.  Pet Shop Boys- West End Girls

9.  Minutemen- This Ain’t No Picnic (B.O.S!)  10.  Prince- Let’s Go Crazy

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August 26th: 1998

1. Harvey Danger – Flagpole Sitta

2. Hole – Malibu

3.

4. Kenny Rogers & The First Edition – Just Dropped In

5. Lauryn Hill – Everything is Everything

6. Dave Matthews Band – Stay

7. Sublime – Badfish

8. Sheryl Crow – The Difficult Kind

9. Foo Fighters – My Hero

10. Brian Setzer Orchestra – Jump Jive An’ Wail

 

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August 25th: 1985

1. Baltimora – Tarzan Boy

2. Talking Heads – Road to Nowhere

3. Oingo Boingo – Weird Science

4. Til Tuesday – Voices Carry

5. The Blue Nile – Stay

6. Paul Young – Everytime You Go Away

7. The Waterboys – The Whole of the Moon

8. The Commodores – Night Shift

9. U2 – Bad

10. The Cult – She Sells Sanctuary

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August 18: Sowing the Seeds of 1989

1. TEARS FOR FEARS- SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE
(News: Berlin Wall / Czech freedom)
2. U2- EVERLASTING LOVE
3. ROY ORBISON- YOU GOT IT
(News: Berlin Wall)
4. THE OCEAN BLUE- BETWEEN SOMETHING AND NOTHING
5. LOVE AND ROCKETS- SO ALIVE
(Movie: Batman)
6. NINE INCH NAILS- DOWN IN IT (B.O.S!)
(Movie: Batman- The Joker)
7. THE PIXIES- HERE COMES YOUR MAN
8. THE ALARM- SOLD ME DOWN THE RIVER
(Movie: Batman)
9. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS- HIGHER GROUND
10. YOUNG MC- BUST A MOVE
(TV: The Wonder Years)

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August 17: Local Music Month of Mondays (Part 3)

1. EARTH QUAKE- FRIDAY ON MY MIND
2. HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS- BACK IN TIME
(Johnny Depp reads Hunter S Thompson on SF in mid 60’s)
3. THE BEAU BRUMMELS- LAUGH, LAUGH
4. JELLYFISH- THE KING IS HALF UNDRESSED
5. THE RUBINOOS- I WANT TO BE YOUR BOYFRIEND
6. COLD BLOOD- I JUST WANNA MAKE LOVE TO YOU (B.O.S TIE)
7. GREG KIHN BAND- JEOPARDY
(Cal/ Stanford – The Play!!)
8. ELVIN BISHOP- STRUTTIN’ MY STUFF
(Cal/ Stanford – The Play-The Bears Win!!)
9. SMASHMOUTH- WALKIN’ ON THE SUN
(TV: Tales of the City)
10. EN VOGUE- FREE YOUR MIND (B.O.S TIE)

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August 14: Hitting the Election Year of 1992

1. black crowes- remedy
(news: candidate ross perot)
2. lyle lovett- she makes me feel good
(movie: my cousin vinnie)
3. james- born of frustration
(news: perot on jobs leaving U.S)
4. barenaked ladies- if i had a million dollars
(news: candidate bill clinton & pres george bush)
5. sugar- if i can’t change your mind
6. pearl jam- evenflow
7. neil young- harvest moon
8. r.e.m- nightswimming
9. morphine- you look like rain
(sports news: olympic gold for kristi yamaguchi)
10. soup dragons- divine thing
(movie: a few good men)

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August 13: Today is a Mystery Year! When are We?

1. JOHN LENNON- MINDGAMES
(Movie: Enter the Dragon)
2. BOB MARLEY- STIR IT UP
(Sports: Oakland A’s in the World Series)
3. PAUL SIMON- WAS A SUNNY DAY
(TV: Kung Fu)
4. GEORGE HARRISON- GIVE ME LOVE (GIVE ME PEACE ON EARTH)
(TV: Kojak)
5. ALLMAN BROS. BAND- JESSICA
6. EMERSON LAKE & PALMER-STILL..YOU TURN ME ON
(Movie: The Way We Were)
7. PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS- MY LOVE
(News: Pres. Richard Nixon “I am not a crook”)
8. STEVIE WONDER- HE’S MISSTRA KNOW-IT-ALL
9. THE WHO- THE REAL ME
(Sports: Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs:Battle of the Sexes Tennis Match)
10. DAVID BOWIE- THE JEAN GENIE….

MYSTERY YEAR SOLVED: 1973!!!!!

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August 12: Hittin’ a Town Called… 1982

1. the jam- town called malice
(news: reagan-better off now?)
2. x- hungry wolf
(ad: how’s “trickle down” economics working for ya?)
3. billy joel- big shot**
4. xtc- senses working overtime
(movie: ET- he talks!)
5. talk talk- talk talk
6. toto- africa
(movie: ET- phone home)
7. tommy tutone- 867-5309/jenny
8. inxs- don’t change (b.o.s!)
9. paul collins beat- on the highway
(movie: road warrior: mad max 2)
10. peter gabriel- shock the monkey

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August 11: Good Will Hunting in… 1997

1. mighty mighty bosstones- the impression that i get
2. A-3- woke up this morning
3. cake- i will survive
4. meredith brooks- bitch
(movie: good will hunting)
5. white town- your woman
6. elliott smith-miss misery
(movie: good will hunting)
7. radiohead- let down (b.o.s!)
8. the verve- lucky man
9. everclear- i will buy you a new life
(movie: good will hunting)
10. chumbawamba- tubthumping
(movie: boogie nights)

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August 10: Local Music Month of Mondays (Pt 2)

1. train- get to me
2. quicksilver messenger service- fresh air
3. counting crows- rain king (b.o.s tie)
4. creedence clearwater revival- down on the corner
5. flamin’ groovies- shake some action
6. the tubes- she’s a beauty
7. romeo void- never say never
8. big brother and the holding co w/janis joplin- piece of my heart (b.o.s tie)
9. translator- everywhere that i’m not
10. rancid- time bomb

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