This week In ’80s Throwback’ 15/52

Herbie Hancock, The Cure, Violent Femmes, Tracy Chapman, Chaka Khan, Soul II Soul, Stray Cats, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, R.E.M., Judas Priest

They are the ’80s Throwback’ artists selected among the 339 Posts we publish this week.

Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy!

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Tracklist

1 . Herbie Hancock . Rockit

Lifted from : Happy Birthday Herbie Hancock

2 . The Cure . The Caterpillar

Lifted from : On English TV today . The Cure at ‘Top of the Pops’ (1984)

3 . Violent Femmes . Blister In The Sun

Lifted from : Violent Femmes release ‘Violent Femmes,’ their eponymous debut album (1983)

4 . Tracy Chapman . Fast Car

Lifted from : Elektra publish ‘Tracy Chapman,’ her first self titled album featuring ‘Talkin’ ‘Bout . Revolution’ . ‘Fast Car’ (1988)

5 . Chaka Khan . What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me

Lifted from : Chaka Khan releases ‘What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me,’ her third album produced by Arif Mardin (1981)

6 . Soul II Soul . Keep On Movin’

Lifted from : Virgin publish Soul II Soul’s debut album . ‘Club Classics Vol. One’ featuring ‘Back To Life’ (1989)

7 . Stray Cats . Stray Cat Strut

Lifted from : Happy Birthday Brian Setzer

8 . David Bowie . China Girl

Lifted from : David Bowie releases ‘Let’s Dance’ co-produced with Nile Rodger and featuring ‘China Girl’ (1983)

9 . Fleetwood Mac . Little Lies

Lifted from : Warner Bros. release Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Tango in the Night’ featuring ‘Little Lies’ (1987)

10 . Elton John . Blue Eyes

Lifted from : Elton John releases ‘Jump Up!’ his sixteenth album featuring ‘Blue Eyes’ (1982)

11 . R.E.M. . So. Central Rain

Lifted from : R.E.M. release their second album ‘Reckoning’ (1984)

12 . Judas Priest . Breaking the Law

Lifted from : Columbia publish ‘British Steel,’ Judas Priest’s sixth album (1980)

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