The Retro Mix Playlist For 8/19/11

Show theme: Michigan artists6 pm hourMickey's Monkey- The MiraclesSomeday, Someway- Marshall CrenshawLust for Life- Iggy PopMy Daddy Knows Best- The MarvelettesWhispers (Gettin' Louder)- Jackie WilsonOnly Women Bleed- Alice CooperThree Times in Love- Tommy JamesTalking in Your Sleep- The RomanticsSince You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)- Aretha FranklinHandy Man- Del ShannonKings of the Party-

Answers To Friday Funday Trivia: 80s Sitcoms

Below the photo montage are the answers to this week's quiz. Although there were several good scores, only two players got a perfect score... Rich and Jon. Congratulations on knowing your 80s sitcoms! Thanks to everyone who played; stay tuned for next week's Friday Funday Trivia!1.  The Facts of Life- 3 pts2.  A Different World- 3 pts3.  Mr. Belvedere-3 pts4.  Kate & Allie- 4 pts5.  Sledge Hammer

The Retro Mix Playlist For 8/05/11

Show theme: The 1980s6 pm hourDon’t You Forget About Me- Simple MindsC 30, C 60, C 90, Go- Bow Wow WowPrivate Joy- PrinceEverything Counts- Depeche ModeBroken Wings- Mr. MisterAlmost Hear You Sigh- The Rolling StonesSome Guys Have All the Luck- Rod StewartFamily Ties segment:P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)- Michael JacksonCentipede- Rebbie JacksonMe, Myself & I- De La SoulDon't Dream It's Over-

Friday Funday Trivia: 80s Sitcoms

Below is a montage containing cast photos from ten 1980s sitcoms. You have to correctly identify the sitcom. The top row is photos 1-5 and the bottom row is photos 6-10. To enlarge the montage, click on it. Below the montage are the point values for each photo (40 pts total). * Along with the Internet, the use of books, magazines, etc. to help you come up with the answers is not allowed.* If you

The Retro Mix Playlist for 07/22/11

Featured artist: The Cars6 pm hourJust What I Needed- The CarsIn a Different Light- The BanglesLet the Good Times Roll- The CarsAlligator Woman- CameoMy Best Friend’s Girl- The CarsYoung Love- Air SupplyIt’s All I Can Do- The CarsMickey- Toni BasilNow & Then segment:Keep a Knocking- The Cars (from their 2011 CD “Move Like This”)Let’s Go- The CarsHot Child in the City- Nick GilderI Refuse- The

The Retro Mix Playlist For 7/15/11

6 pm hourBoogie Wonderland- Earth, Wind & Fire with The EmotionsPrime Time- The Alan Parsons ProjectTo Be A Lover- Billy IdolI Wanna Sex You Up- Color Me BaddTo Be Invisible- Gladys Knight & the PipsLove Rollercoaster- The Ohio PlayersGet a Leg Up- John MellencampTribute to Clarence Clemons:Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)- Bruce Springsteen & the E Street BandYou’re a Friend of Mine- Clarence Clemons

The Retro Mix Playlist For 6/10/11

Show theme: 80s R&B with my sister “DJ Chip” co-hosting6 pm hourLet It Whip- The Dazz BandHaboglabotribin’- Bernard WrightAtomic Dog- George ClintonCandy Girl- New EditionMy Dear Mr. Gaye- Teena MarieGive Me the Night- George BensonNo Parking on the Dance Floor- Midnight StarWith or Without You segment:Where Did We Go Wrong- L.T.D.Don't You Get So Mad- Jeffrey OsborneFantastic Voyage-

The Retro Mix Playlist For 6/3/11

6 pm hourRelax- Frankie Goes to HollywoodGive It Up- Public EnemyMotownphilly- Boyz II MenBack on the Chain Gang- The PretendersAngel Dust- Gil Scott- HeronGet Up, Stand Up- Bob Marley1-2-3- Gloria Stefan & the Miami Sound MachineWith or Without You segment:Only the Young- JourneyI Believe- Steve PerryBills, Bills, Bills- Destiny’s ChildGirls and Boys- BlurChevy Van- Sammy JohnsDriving My Life

The Retro Mix Playlist For 5/06/11

Show theme: Songs written by Prince6 pm hourI Wanna Be Your Lover- PrinceWhen You Were Mine- Cyndi LauperLittle Red Corvette- PrinceUptown- PrinceGigolos Get Lonely Too- The TimeDirty Mind- PrinceControversy- PrinceDouble Retro segment:I Feel for You- Chaka KhanI Feel for You- PrinceDo Me Baby- PrinceRiver Run Dry- The Family1999- PrinceNasty Girl- Vanity 67 pm hourWhen Doves Cry- PrinceLet’s

The Retro Mix Playlist For 4/22/11

Featured artist: R.E.M.6 pm hourRadio Free Europe- R.E.M.Love’s Got A Line on You- ScandalGardening at Night- R.E.M.Two Princes- Spin DoctorsFinest Worksong- R.E.M.Thank You- DidoFear- Lenny KravitzNow and Then segment:Uberlin- R.E.M. (from their 2011 album Collapse Into Now)Fall on Me- R.E.M. (1986)Hard to Handle- The Black CrowesCan’t Get There from Here- R.E.M.Night in My Veins- The

The Retro Mix Playlist For 4/15/11

Show theme: 70s and 80s R&BFor this show, one of my brothers (Bobby) co-hosted with me and he did a helluva job!  In addition to sounding natural, he did his homework by providing interesting background info on some of the artists he picked to feature on the show. Along with the old school R&B tunes selected by me and Bobby, the listeners also contributed with their requests. Coincidentally, two

The Retro Mix Playlist For 4/8/11

Show Theme: Novelty Tunes6 pm hourSurfin’ Bird- The TrashmenDinner with Drac Pt. 1- John ZacherleTime Warp- From The Rocky Horror Picture ShowI Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson- DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh PrinceDoes Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight?- Lonnie DoneganAlley Oop- The Hollywood ArgylesMr. Bass Man- Johnny CymbalPac-Man Fever- Buckner & GarciaChick A Boom (Don’t Ya

The Retro Mix Playlist For 3/25/11

Featured artist: The Police6 pm hourRoxanne- The PoliceAway from the Numbers- The JamCan’t Stand Losing You- The PoliceAlive and Kicking- Simple MindsFall Out- The PoliceCult of Personality- Living ColourI’ve Got the Music In Me- The Kiki Dee BandIn Concert segment: Truth Hits Everybody- The Police (recorded live in Boston on 11/27/79)The Tide Is High- BlondieHole in My Life- The PoliceWrap It Up

The Retro Mix Playlist For 3/18/11

Show theme: Female artists6 pm hourRespect- Aretha FranklinModern Girl- Sheena EastonNo Scrubs- TLCLadies First- Queen LatifahThe Night They Drove Old Dixie Down- Joan BaezJesse- Carly SimonWild Wild Young Men- Ruth BrownJim Dandy- LaVern BakerGreatest Miss of the Week:Up Down Sue- The Luv’d Ones (single did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100)Leader of the Pack- The Shangri LasYou Stepped Into My

The Retro Mix Playlist For 3/4/11

Show theme: The 80s6 pm hourThe Authority Song- John Cougar MellencampThey Want Money- Kool Moe DeeLet the Beat Hit ‘Em- Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam*Lawnchairs- Our Daughter’s WeddingI Wanna Know What Love Is- ForeignerA Word In Spanish- Elton JohnKiss- PrinceThe Guestbook segment:Sidewalk Talk- Jellybean (song features vocals by Madonna)Centerfold- J. Geils BandLay Your Hands On Me- Bon JoviTime Will

The Retro Mix Playlist For 2/25/11

Show Theme: George Harrison tribute6 pm hourTaxman- The BeatlesNot Guilty- The BeatlesCrackerbox Palace- George HarrisonHere Comes the Sun- The BeatlesDon’t Bother Me- The BeatlesAll Things Must Pass- George HarrisonLong Long Long- The BeatlesBlood From A Clone- George HarrisonOn the Flip Side:For You Blue- The Beatles (The B-side to “The Long and Winding Road”)Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It

The Retro Mix Playlist For 1/28/11

Show theme: Summertime songs6 pm hourSummer In the City- The Lovin' SpoonfulSummertime U.S.A.- The Pixies ThreeSurfin' U.S.A.- The Beach BoysIndian Lake- The CowsillsSummer- WarAmerican Dream- The Dirt BandChattahoochee- Alan JacksonGreen River- CCRSummertime- Billy Stewart Dancing In the Street- Martha & the VandellasOn the Flip Side segment:Surfer Joe- The Surfaris (B-side to "Wipe Out")Beach

The Retro Mix Playlist For 1/21/11

Show theme: The 60s, 70s, and 80sThe Sixties at 6:Hello, I Love You- The DoorsDanger Heartbreak Dead Ahead- The MarvelettesMustang Sally- Wilson PickettHeaven Knows- The Grass RootsUp On the Roof- The DriftersThe Look of Love- Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66Move Over- Janis JoplinAlong Comes Mary- The AssociationTossin' and Turnin'- Bobby LewisSweet Cherry Wine- Tommy James & the ShondellsOn the Flip

The Retro Mix Playlist For 12/17/10

6 pm hourGood Times- ChicChristmas In Hollis- Run DMCAround the Way Girl- LL Cool JLove Changes Everything- Climie FisherThe Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth- Bing Crosby & David BowieOh Very Young- Cat StevensThe Wizard- Uriah Heep Life In A Northern Town- Dream AcademyWith or Without You segment:Respectable- The Rolling StonesLonely At the Top- Mick JaggerUp On the House Top- The Jackson

The Retro Mix Playlist For 12/03/10

6 pm hourVenus- Shocking BlueGhetto Life- Rick JamesEvery Time I Turn Around (Back In Love Again)- L.T.D.Secret Separation- The FixxAlcohol- Barenaked LadiesCut Your Hair- PavementThe Hustle- Van McCoyLettin’ It Loose- HeatwaveNow & Then segment’s featured artist: HeartThere You Go (from their 2010 album Red Velvet Car)Stranded (1990)I Melt with You- Modern EnglishJohnny Come Home- Fine Young