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June 12, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

DJ Setlist: The Shakedown, “Not Your Usual 1980s DJ Set”, San Fran, Friday, June 12, 2015

Bad-asBack at the San Fran for their regular 5.30pm “Shakedown” – decided to play a bunch of songs from the 1980s that you wouldn’t hear at your regular “80s Night”, all background stuff too, soundtrack for after-work drinkies, some guilty pleasures perhaps, but definitely favourites, all of ‘em…

1. Jan Hammer, Crockett’s Theme
2. U2, The Unforgettable Fire
3. Peter Gabriel, Games Without Frontiers
4. The Waterboys, The Whole of the MoonDJ
5. Roxy Music, More Than This
6. The Cars, Since You’re Gone
7. Cold Chisel, Forever Now
8. The Dance Exponents, Greater Hopes Greater Expectations
9. R.E.M., Radio Free Europe
10. The Vapors, Spring Collection
11. The Johnnys, (There’s Gonna Be A) Showdown
12. Violent Femmes, Nightmares
13. Joe Jackson, Steppin’ Out
14. The Family, Yes
15. Stevie Nicks w/ Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around
16. Icehouse, Electric Blue
17. Midnight Oil, Put Down That Weaponan
18. Sonny Day, Saving Up
19. Stevie Wonder, Part-Time Lover
20. Terence Trent D’Arby, If You Let Me Stay
21. The Robert Cray Band, Bad Influence
22. Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lovestruck Baby
23. Dire Straits, Expresso Love
24. Bruce Springsteen, Tunnel of Love
25. Fleetwood Mac, Gypsy
26. Tom Waits, Downtown Train
27. The Rolling Stones, Tops
28. Prince, The Ballad of Dorothy Parker
29. Miles Davis, Tutu
30. Frank Sinatra, The Future: “I’ve Been There”
31. Lou Reed, Martial Law
32. The Traveling Wilburys, Tweeter & The Monkey Man
33. Billy Idol, Flesh For Fantasy
34. Jerry Harrison, Rev It Up
35. Klark Kent, Don’t Care
36. Husker Do, Sorry Somehow
37. Schnell-Fenster, That’s Impossible
38. Kate Bush, Running Up That Hill
39. The Cure, A Forrest
40. Pink Floyd, Yet Another Movie
41. The New American Orchestra, Blade Runner Blues
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