This week, Johnny Mars hosted a Flashback to 1988 – The year that Beetlejuice was new on big screens, Murphy Brown was new on TV and Stephen Hawking’s not so brief “A Brief History of Time” was new on many bedside tables.
PLAYLIST SATURDAY MORNING FLASHBACK 1988 – NOVEMBER 7, 2026
9AM
U2 – God Part II
Midnight Oil – The Dead Heart
Tracy Chapman – Talkin’ Bout A Revolution
Traveling Wilburys – Tweeter And The Monkey Man
Church – Reptile
Michelle Shocked – If Love Was A Train
Little Feat – Hate To Lose Your Lovin’
Sugarcubes – Motorcrash
Robert Plant – Tall Cool One
Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers – Tomorrow People
Pixies – Where Is My Mind?
10AM
Dead Milkmen – Punk Rock Girl
John Hiatt – Slow Turning
Talking Heads – (Nothing But) Flowers
Godfathers – Birth, School, Work, Death
Neil Young – This Note’s For You
Robert Cray – Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark
Smithereens – Only A Memory
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Peek A Boo
Steve Winwood – Roll With It
They Might Be Giants – Ana Ng
Keith Richards – Take It So Hard
Melissa Etheridge – Like The Way I Do
11AM
Living Colour – Cult Of Personality
Patti Smith – People Have The Power
R.E.M. – Stand
Graham Parker – Get Started, Start A Fire
Waterboys – Fisherman’s Blues
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians – What I Am
Morrissey – Everyday Is Like Sunday
Lyle Lovett – M-O-N-E-Y
Psychedelic Furs – All That Money Wants
Steve Earle – Copperhead Road
Crowded House – Better Be Home Soon
Next Week, Johnny Mars hosts a Flashback 1971, the year The Stanley Cup went to The Montreal Canadiens after they defeated our Chicago Blackhawks, the groundbreaking TV series, All In The Family debuted and John Belushi joined The Second City in Chicago.
Tune in Saturdays 9am to noon on 93.1FM, 93XRT.COM, your smart speaker or the free Audacy App. Remember to email us at flashbackbonustracks@wxrt.com with any suggestions of songs we might have missed for our Flashback Bonus Track each weekday at 1pm with Annalisa.