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“Fire up the Quattro! Take the seatbelt off! You’re a police officer, not a bloody vicar.”

Here’s my musical homage to the forthcoming second season of the hit BBC TV series, “Ashes To Ashes” which hits UK screens on April 20th 2009. All the songs in this list are the bestsellers of 1982, the year in which this second series is set, assembled in chronological order (as best as my memory allows!) but feel free to hit that shuffle button. Enjoy the nostalgia and make sure to be infront of the goggle box a week on Monday!

“Today, my friend, your diary entry will read: took a prozzie hostage and was shot by three armed bastards.”

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ashestoashes

Playlist:

Bucks Fizz – The Land Of Make Believe
The Human League – Don’t You Want Me
Kool & The Gang – Get Down on It
Dollar – Mirror Mirror
Jon & Vangelis – I’ll Find My Way Home
Adam & The Ants – Ant Rap
ABBA – One of Us
Kraftwerk – The Model
Kraftwerk – Computer Love
Shakin’ Stevens – Oh Julie
Altered Images – I Could Be Happy
Foreigner – Waiting For A Girl Like You - 2008 Remastered LP Version
Cliff Richard – Daddy’s Home
The Human League – Being Boiled
Godley & Creme – Wedding Bells
Status Quo – Rock’N'Roll
Meat Loaf – Dead Ringer For Love
Rod Stewart – Young Turks
The Stranglers – Golden Brown
The Police – Spirits in the Material World
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Maid of Orleans
The Jam – Town Called Malice
Christopher Cross – Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)
Tight Fit – The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Soft Cell – Say Hello Wave Goodbye - 12″ Version
The Jam – Precious - 12″ Version / Extended Version
Haircut 100 – Love Plus One
Daryl Hall & John Oates – I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do) (12″ version)
XTC – Senses Working Overtime
The J. Geils Band – Centerfold
Toni Basil – Mickey
Fun Boy Three – It Ain’t What You Do It’s The Way That You Do It
ABC – Poison Arrow
Depeche Mode – See You (Extended Version)
Bow Wow Wow – Go Wild in the Country (12″ version)
Iron Maiden – Run to the Hills
Julio Iglesias – Quiereme Mucho - Yours
Eric Clapton – Layla
The Associates – Party Fears Two
Bucks Fizz – My Camera Never Lies - 12″ Version
Dollar – Give Me Back My Heart
Japan – Ghosts
Roxy Music – More Than This
Stevie Wonder – Ebony And Ivory
Pigbag – Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag
Leo Sayer – Have You Ever Been In Love - Remastered LP Version
Status Quo – Dear John
Classix Nouveaux – Is It A Dream
Altered Images – See Those Eyes
Visage – Damned Don’t Cry
Elton John – Blue Eyes
PhD – I Won’t Let You Down
Yazoo – Only You
Bananarama With The Fun Boy Three – Really Saying Something
Hot Chocolate – Girl Crazy
Adam & The Ants – Goody Two Shoes (Chris Hughes single mix)
Patrice Rushen – Forget Me Nots
Shalamar – I Can Make You Feel Good
Haircut 100 – Fantastic Day
Shakin’ Stevens – Shirley
ABC – The Look of Love, Part 1
Spandau Ballet – Instinction (12” Version)
Soft Cell – Torch - Original / 7″ Single Version
Duran Duran – Hungry Like the Wolf
Charlene – I’ve Never Been To Me
Junior – Mama Used To Say
Kid Creole and the Coconuts – I’m A Wonderful Thing, Baby - Original 12″
Bow Wow Wow – I Want Candy
Diana Ross – Work That Body
Genesis – Paperlate
Gary Numan – We Take Mystery (To Bed)
Blondie – Island Of Lost Souls
The Associates – Club Country
Odyssey – Inside Out
Stevie Wonder – Do I Do - Single Version
Steve Miller Band – Abracadabra
Irene Cara – Fame
Captain Sensible – Happy Talk
Trio – Da Da Da (I Don’t Love You You Don’t Love Me Aha Aha Aha)
Bananarama – Shy Boy
Bucks Fizz – Now Those Days Are Gone
Hot Chocolate – It Started With A Kiss
Yazoo – Don’t Go
Midge Ure – No Regrets
Madness – Driving in My Car
Dexys Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
The Jam – Just Who Is the 5 O’Clock Hero?
Visage – Night Train
Survivor – Eye Of The Tiger
The Stranglers – Strange Little Girl
Kid Creole and the Coconuts – Stool Pidgeon
Bad Manners – My Girl Lollipop
Soft Cell – What? - Extended
Japan – I Second That Emotion (12″ version)
Toto Coelo – I Eat Cannibals (Part 1)
Cliff Richard – The Only Way Out
Duran Duran – Save a Prayer
Haysi Fantayzee – John Wayne Is Big Leggy
Dire Straits – Private Investigations
ABC – All of My Heart
Shakin’ Stevens – Give Me Your Heart Tonight
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee – The Message
The Jam – The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)
Shalamar – There It Is
Haircut 100 – Nobody’s Fool
Talk Talk – Today (extended mix)
David Christie – Saddle Up (Re-Recorded) - Re-Recorded
Musical Youth – Pass The Dutchie
Culture Club – Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
Chicago – Hard to Say I’m Sorry / Get Away
Evelyn “Champagne” King – Love Come Down
Mari Wilson – Just What I Always Wanted
Spandau Ballet – Lifeline
Kid Creole and the Coconuts – Annie, I’m Not Your Daddy
Adam & The Ants – Friend or Foe
Tears for Fears – Mad World
Eddy Grant – I Don’t Wanna Dance
Dionne Warwick – Heartbreaker
Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing - 12-Inch version
Clannad – Theme From Harry’s Game
Daryl Hall & John Oates – Maneater
Kool & The Gang – Let’s Go Dancing
Michael Jackson featuring Paul McCartney – The Girl Is Mine (feat. Paul McCartney)
The Human League – Mirror Man
Wham! – Young Guns (Go for It!)
Blancmange – Living On The Ceiling
Shakin’ Stevens – I’ll Be Satisfied
Status Quo – Caroline
Duran Duran – Rio
The Jam – Beat Surrender
Culture Club – Time (Clock Of The Heart)
Lionel Richie – Truly
Madness – Our House
Modern Romance – Best Years Of Our Lives - 7″ version
Bing Crosby – Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy (Medley)
A Flock Of Seagulls – Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) (extended version)
Ultravox – Hymn
Yazoo – The Other Side of Love (Re-Mixed extended version)
Phil Collins – You Can’t Hurry Love
Shalamar – Friends
David Essex – A Winter’s Tale