Don't push me, cos this pod is close to the edge! As we slip further into August 1982, we do indeed finally reach, "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash (or was it?!), Evelyn King drops a club classic, UB40 release their last socially conscious song before the big time, Jennifer Holliday proves we're gonna love her, ABC reach the end of the lexicon and Dire Straits get every dramatic!

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Links to Playlist 46:

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In case the hyperlinks don't work, the tracks are:

8. Evelyn King - Love Come Down

9. UB40 - So Here I Am

10. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5 - The Message

11.Jennifer Holliday - And I'm Telling You

12. ABC - All Of My Heart

13. Dire Straits - Private Investigations

This week you hold a glittering prize in your hand and we save a prayer for all the good 80s Music! In the second half of playlist 46 Chicago enter the fray while Frida breaks from ABBA. Judas Priest make a roaring return while Duran Duran prove their ballad chops. Afrika Bambaataa drops a cornerstone of rap, Simple Minds are in their pomp and we say goodbye to Haircut 100.

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Links to Playlist 46:

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In case the hyperlinks don't work, the tracks are:

1. Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry

2. Frida - I Know There's Something Going On

3. Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Comin'

4. Haircut 100 - Nobody's Fool

5. Duran Duran - Save A Prayer

6. Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock

7. Simple Minds - Glittering Prize

You'll be walking on sunshine with this week's pod. Why? Well as we delve deep into August 1982 we find in the record bins, Rockers Revenge, the Psychedelic Furs brining the film soundtracks, Carly Simon (that was the Why? link), David Sylvian breaking from Japan, Thomas Dolby and Toto Coelo being hungry for more than fame!

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Links to Playlist 45:

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In case the hyperlinks don't work, the tracks are:

8. The Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way

9. Toto Coelo - I Eat Cannibals

10. David Sylvian - Bamboo Houses

11. Rockers Revenge - Walking On Sunshine

12. Thomas Dolby - Windpower

13. Carly Simon - Why