Star Time #164: Electric Avenue + Bonus Sunday Jukebox


Twice a year I do a Star Time episode focusing entirely on '80s R&B. I do this because '80s pop remains inexplicably popular, especially at wedding receptions. (Remember wedding receptions?) The first of this year's two scheduled "'80s Atonement" episodes is made even longer with a special bonus because I love you so damn much: The '80s-themed episode of the new spin-off series Star Time Sunday Jukebox. It focuses on the hits. Someone has to.

ArtistSongYearLabel
Set 1
Margie JosephKnockout1982HCRC
Carrie LucasMen1982Solar
SlaveSnap Shot1981Cotilion
OdysseyInside Out1982RCA Victor
Gwen GuthriePadlock1985Island
Sheila E.A Love Bizarre1985Paisley Park/Warner Bros.
Set 2
Wuf TicketYa Mama1982Prelude
Run-D.M.C.King of Rock1985Profile
UTFORoxanne Roxanne1984Select
Grace JonesNipple to the Bottle1982Island
Jenny BurtonBad Habits1985Atlantic
The Gap BandI Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops Up Side Your Head)1979Mercury
Set 3
The ReddingsRemote Control1980Believe in a Dream
Cheryl LynnInstant Love1982Columbia
Citispeak feat. Jeanne HarrisI Don't Need Your Handouts1983Partytime
P-Funk AllstarsGenerator Pop1983CBS Associated Records_Uncle Jam
The DeeleMaterial Thangz1985Solar
Was (Not Was)Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like a Rubber Ball)1983Geffen
Eddy GrantElectric Avenue1982ICE
Set 4
The TimeThe Bird1984Warner Bros.
O'BryanI'm Freaky1983Capitol
Twilight 22Siberian Nights1984Vanguard
Bar-KaysFreakshow on the Dance Floor1984Mercury
Donna SummerLove Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)1982Geffen
Prince & the RevolutionAmerica1985Paisley Park/Warner Bros.
SadeHang On to Your Love1984Epic
Sunday Jukebox Set 1
Chaka KhanI Feel for You1984Warner Bros.
New EditionMr. Telephone Man1984MCA
Kool & the GangMisled1984De-Lite
JuniorMama Used to Say1981Mercury
Carl CarltonShe's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)198020th Century Fox
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full ForceI Wonder If I Take You Home1985Columbia
Sunday Jukebox Set 2
Yarbrough & PeoplesDon't Stop the Music1980Mercury
Was (Not Was)Spy in the House of Love1987Chrysalis
PrinceDelirious1982Warner Bros.
S.O.S. BandTake Your Time (Do It Right)1980Tabu
The Dazz BandLet It Whip1982Motown
Loose EndsHangin' on a String (Contemplating)1985MCA
Hall & OatesOne on One1982RCA

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