On this week's episode of All-Access 80's, the theme was Lyrical Genius - and we checked out some of the most crafty and creative lyricists of the time period.
Here's what we played this week:
AA80's ARTISTS & PLAYLIST
Artist | Song | Album| Label
1. Tinseltown in the Rain | The Blue Nile | A Walk Across The Rooftops | Linn
2. Fast Car | Tracy Chapman | Tracy Chapman | Elektra
3. Grandma's Hands | Gil Scott-Heron | Reflections | Arista
4. Shout | Tears for Fears | Songs from the Big Chair | Mercury
5. Cloudbusting | Kate Bush | Hounds of Love | EMI
6. Appetite | Prefab Sprout | Steve McQueen | Kitchenware
7. Man in the Long Black Coat | Bob Dylan | Oh Mercy | Columbia
8. This Night Has Opened My Eyes | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | Rough Trade
9. Nightswimming | R.E.M. | Automatic For The People | Warner Bros.
10. Just Like U Said It Would B | Sinead O'Connor | The Lion and the Cobra | Chrysalis
11. This Is the Sea | The Waterboys | This Is the Sea | Island
