Jimmy’s Extraordinary 80’s Playlist!
By Jimmy
Jimmy’s Extraordinary 80’s Playlist!Sep 22, 2022
Playlist #29 - Actors Turned Singers
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs from actors who attempted to transition their popularity on the screen into success in the recording studio by launching music careers during the '80s. Think you know the stars who soared up the charts after they put their singing voices to vinyl? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his unique perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980s!
Playlist #28 - I Heart the '80s!
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist from artists using the word heart within their song titles. Think you know the heartwarming and heartbreaking tracks that left us trying to get to the heart of the matter or caused our hearts to skip a beat? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his unique perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980s!
Playlist #27 - Born in 1958
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs from artists born in 1958 that saw successful musical careers during the '80s. Think you know the legacy, longevity, and lasting impact these artists and their songs have made in music? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his unique perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #26 - Resets, Restarts, & Resolutions
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs from artists providing motivation, inspiration, and celebration for the new year! Think you know the artists and the songs associated with the cheers and challenges that come with one year ending and another beginning? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his unique perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #25 - Movie Soundtracks '88-'89
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs from artists who contributed memorable music to the soundtracks of some of the most entertaining movies of the decade. Think you know the artists, the films the songs are featured in, and the soundtracks they appear on? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #24 - Movie Soundtracks '86-'87
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs from artists who contributed memorable music to the soundtracks of some of the most entertaining movies of the decade. Think you know the artists, the films the songs are featured in, and the soundtracks they appear on? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #23 - Movie Soundtracks '84-'85
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs from artists who contributed memorable music to the soundtracks of some of the most entertaining movies of the decade. Think you know the artists, the films the songs are featured in, and the soundtracks they appear on? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #22 - Movie Soundtracks '82-'83
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs from artists who contributed memorable music to the soundtracks of some of the most entertaining movies of the decade. Think you know the artists, the films the songs are featured in, and the soundtracks they appear on? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #21 - Movie Soundtracks '80-'81
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs from artists who contributed memorable music to the soundtracks of some of the most entertaining movies of the decade. Think you know the artists, the films the songs are featured in, and the soundtracks they appear on? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #20 - Eeriesistible Halloween Songs
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs celebrating the history and the horror, the spooky and the scary, and the fun and festivities associated with Halloween! Think you know the artists and songs seeking to cause fear and fright? Will you be able to face your fears by singing and dancing along to these spirited tunes sure to become graveyard smashes? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his unique perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #19 - Featured Creatures
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs depicting and describing various types of creatures that might inhabit your worst fears this Halloween season. Think you know the artists and songs included? Think you can find a safe place to hide before they emerge from the swamp, from the crypt, outer space, the unknown, and within our imaginations? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #18 - Pinking of You
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs from artists providing motivation, inspiration, and celebration in support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Think you know the artists, the songs, and the anthems designed to show support and love for anyone affected by or with it? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #17 - Duo You Want Two?
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs celebrating the sounds of musical duos who got their start during the decade. Think you know the artists, the songs that made them successful, and whether success kept them together or pulled them apart? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #16 - The End of Summer
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs that remember, reflect on, and reminisce about the warm days and cool nights of the summer season. Think you know the artists, the songs, and the melodies that played as a summer romance ended and the sun went down? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #15 - Hot and Bothered
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs from artists who sought to stimulate, titillate, and educate listeners on the subject of human sexuality. Think you know the amorous artists, the seductive songs, and the lyrics that used double entendre and illicit innuendo in their verses? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #14- One Hit Wonders '88-'89
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs and artists whose musical light burned bright, if only for a brief while before they became known as one hit wonders. Think you know the artists, the songs responsible for their title of one hit wonder, and the stories behind their one hit to peak on the mainstream top 40 chart? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #13 - One Hit Wonders '86-'87
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs from artists whose musical light burned bright, if only for a brief while before they became known as one hit wonders. Think you know the artists, the songs responsible for their title of one hit wonder, and the stories behind their one hit song to peak on the mainstream top 40 chart? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #12 - One Hit Wonders '84-'85
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs from artists whose musical light burned bright, if only for a brief while before they became known as one hit wonders. Think you know the artists, the songs responsible for their title of one hit wonder, and the stories behind their one hit song to peak on the mainstream top 40 chart? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #11 - One Hit Wonders '82-'83
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs from artists whose musical light burned bright, if only for a brief while before they became known as one hit wonders. Think you know the artists, the songs responsible for their title of one hit wonder, and the stories behind their one hit song to peak on the mainstream top 40 chart? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #10 - One Hit Wonders '80-'81
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs from artists whose musical light burned bright, if only for a brief while before they became known as one hit wonders. Think you know the artists, the songs responsible for their title of one hit wonder, and the stories behind their one hit song to peak on the mainstream top 40 chart? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #9 - One Hit Blunders
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs from artists labelled with the dismissive term one hit wonder, when in actuality they've proven they're anything but. Think you know the artists, their supposed one hit song, and the other songs they released that also charted? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #8 - Leading Ladies
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs from bands and musical groups featuring a female lead singer making her mark and making history on the airwaves and on the charts. Think you know the artists, the songs, and the ladies who led the way and paved the way for those who came after? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #7 - Are You Trippin?
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs from artists featuring the name of a city, state, country, or continent or other popular destination in their title. Think you know the artists, the songs, and the destinations on the map that we'll travel through and to? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #6 - What's Under the Covers?
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs from artists of the 80's covering artists from the 60's. Think you know the artists, the songs, and the sounds that Generation X heard new that Baby Boomers grew up with decades prior? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #5 - Independence Day
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs from artists who made a declaration of independence from an established band or musical group and ventured out seeking solo success during the decade. Think you know the individual artists, the reasons behind the splits, and the songs that redefined these singers as they sought solo stardom? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #4 - The Start of Summer
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs designed to kick off making memories with friends & family while enjoying endless summer sunshine. Think you know the artists, the anthems, and the songs that kept summer hot all season long? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #3 - Wedding First Dance Songs
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using songs capturing the mood and moments that couples share during their first official spin around the dancefloor as spouses. Think you know the artists and songs that 80's brides and grooms vowed to have and to hold and the ones that were left at the altar? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #2 - Rainbow Pride
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he celebrates pride month by creating a playlist using songs capturing the culture and character of being a rainbow resident during the decade. Think you know the artists, the anthems, and the dancefloor fillers that packed the nightclubs and played the parades? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!
Playlist #1 - Year End #1 Songs of the Decade
Let's make a mixtape! Join Jimmy as he creates a playlist using the #1 song of the year from 1980 to 1989 according to the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Think you know which songs were tops during each year of the decade? Tune in and listen as Jimmy discusses each song and offers his perspective on the greatest decade to live in and live through, the 1980's!