This week In ’80s Throwback’ 51/52

Joe Cocker, The Clash, The Rolling Stones, The Alan Parsons Project, Morrissey, Dire Straits, Keith Richards, Chicago, The Who, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Alphaville, Roxy Music

Animated N°123 – Vintage Music Videos

Busted, They Might Be Giants, Gorillaz, Fleet Foxes, Arcade Fire, The Alan Parsons Project, Daft Punk, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Zero 7, Elton John, Radiohead, Dire Straits

This week In ’80s Throwback’ 42/52

The Human League, Level 42, Peter Gabriel, INXS, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, The Rolling Stones, Stevie Nicks, Cheap Trick, Dire Straits, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Sonic Youth

This week In ’80s Throwback’ 39/52

Robert Palmer, XTC, Level 42, Depeche Mode, Dire Straits, Dionne Warwick, Bryan Ferry, Tom Waits, Joe Cocker, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Rod Stewart, Bruce Springsteen

This week In One-Off Collaborations 32/52

Caetano Veloso & Maria Bethânia, George Benson & Patti Austin, Gladys Knight & The Boston Pops, Jose James & Kori Withers, Arlo Guthrie & Pete Seeger, Dire Straits & Eric Clapton, Brandi Carlile & Pearl Jam, Johnny Hallyday & Luther Allison, Todd Terje & Bryan Ferry, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain, Esperanza Spalding & Flota Zjednoczonych Sił, Milton Nascimento & Stéphane Belmondo

This week In ’80s Throwback’ 32/52

U2, Joe Jackson, Paul Simon, Paul Simon, Dire Straits, Billy Joel, Luther Vandross, Ray Charles & Chaka Khan, George Benson, N.W.A., Mötley Crüe, Iron Maiden

This week In ’80s Throwback’ 28/52

Ultravox, Grateful Dead, George Michael & Elton John, Led Zeppelin, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Talking Heads, The Allman Brothers Band, Dire Straits, Queen, Jethro Tull, Stevie Ray Vaughan

This week In ’80s Throwback’ 17/52

Dire Straits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, Santana, Eurythmics, Oingo Boingo, Gary Moore, Marshall Crenshaw, Queen, Sonic Youth, Joni Mitchell, Paul McCartney, Darlene Love

Happy Birthday Sir Elton John. ‘Rocket John (It Still Is A Long Long Time)’

This day (March 25, 1947), in Pinner, Middlesex, England, is born Reginald Kenneth Dwight better known as Elton John, English singer, composer and pianist

Tracklist :

1 . Your Song (BBC, 1970)

2 . Levon (BBC, 11971)

3 . Rocket Man (Royal Festival Hall, 1972)

4 . Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (TOTP, 1973)

5 . Daniel (Watford, 1974)

6 . Pinball Wizard (Dodger Stadium, 1975)

7 . Don't Go Breaking My Heart (w/ Kiki Dee)

8 . Shine On Through (1977)

9 . Song For Guy (1978)

10 . In A Soviet Restaurant (w/ Ray Cooper, 1979)

11 . Elton's Song (w/ Jean-Claude Petit, 1981)

12 . I'm Still Standing

13 . Nikita (1985)

14 . Candle in the Wind (1986)

15 . I Guess Thats Why They Call It The Blues (Wembley, 1987)

16 . Sacrifice

17 . The One

18 . Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (w/ George Michael)

19 . Can

Happy Birthday David Gilmour. ‘Gilmour Toujours!’

This day (March 6, 1946), in Cambridge, England, is born David Jon Gilmour, simply known as David Gilmour, English artist who became a member of Pink Floyd in replacement of Syd Barrett

Tracklist :

1 . Remember a Day (w/ Pink Floyd, 1968)

2 . Astronomy Domine (w/ Pink Floyd, 1970)

3 . Echoes (w/ Pink Floyd, Pompei)

4 . Young Lust (w/ Pink Floyd, The Wall Live, 1980)

5 . Until We Sleep (The Tube,1984)

6 . Jealous Guy (w/ Bryan Ferry, Live Aid, 1985)

7 . Comfortably Numb

8 . Plays the Blues (1988)

9 . Shine On You Crazy Diamond (w/ Pink Floyd, 1990)

10 . Evrika (The Endless River, 1993)

11 . The Great Gig In The Sky (Pulse)

12 . w/ The Who

13 . Shine On You Crazy Diamond ( Acoustic version, 2001)

14 . Dominoes

15 . Marooned (2004)

16 . Money (w/ Pink Floyd, Roger Waters)

17 . On An Island