About this episode
This episode features a selection of 80s love songs in celebration of Valentine's Day.
Beginning of February, great time to put out a podcast that deals with affairs of the heart, just in time for Valentine's Day. Don't worry, it's not overly sappy! 1) Dreaming - Blondie 2) Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys 3) Bizarre Love Triangle (Extended Dance Mix) - New Order 4) Modern Love (Lost 12" Version) - David Bowie 5) I Got The Message (Long Version) - Men Without Hats 6) Only You - Yaz 7) The Love Parade (12" Mix) - Dream Academy 8) This Must The Be The Place (Naive Melody) - Talking Heads 9) The Ghost In You - Psychedelic Furs 10) If You Were Here - Thompson Twins 11) Those Eyes, That Mouth - Cocteau Twins 12) I Melt With You (Resurrection Version) - Modern English 13) Dear Prudence (Original 12" Version) - Siouxsie And The Banshees 14) When I'm With You (Rework Version) - Sparks 15) Message To My Girl - Split Endz 16) Nowhere Girl (Radio Edit) - B-Movie 17) April Skies - The Jesus And Mary Chain 18) I Will Follow - U2 19) I Wanna Be Adored - The Stone Roses 20) Crazy (12" Mix) - Icehouse 21) Close To Me (Extended 12" Remix) - The Cure 22) I Love You (Extended Version) - Yello 23) Space Age Love Song - A Flock Of Seagulls (With The Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
People in this episode
Host: SurfingTrucker
Topics covered
- Valentine's Day
- love songs
- 80s music
- heartfelt themes
- romantic music
Keywords
- 80s music
- love songs
- Valentine's Day
- romantic
- Blondie
- Pet Shop Boys
- New Order
- David Bowie
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Dreaming, Always On My Mind, Bizarre Love Triangle, Modern Love, I Got The Message, Only You, The Love Parade, This Must The Be The Place, The Ghost In You, If You Were Here
Places: February
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