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Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davies

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Music: Classic Pop & Rock

Gary Davies has the best 1980s music - hits, classics, album tracks, 12" singles and more.

Gary Davies takes you back to the best decade in music, with a diverse mix of classic pop, dance, rock, hip-hop and alternative pop

Gary Davies takes you back to the best decade in music, with a diverse mix of classic pop, dance, rock, hip-hop and alternative pop. Each week, celebs and listeners choose their favourite 80s tracks on My 80s, and a fresh Mastermix is served.

Sounds of the 80s

Sara Cox

Martin Fry

Claire Slevin

Gregory Stevens

Lee Edmenson

Michael Gray

Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davies: Love Special - Martin Fry

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Music: Pop & Chart

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10/02/2017

Love Special - Martin Fry

BBC Radio 2 - Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davies, Love Special - Martin Fry

Sara Cox spins some smooching 80s videos and talks Lexicon of Love with ABC's Martin Fry.

Sara Cox spins some seriously smooching 80s videos in this Valentine special, and talks with star guest Martin Fry from ABC about the legacy of the Lexicon of Love albums.

BBC Radio 2's Sara Cox spins some seriously smooching 80s videos in this Valentine special, and talks with star guest Martin Fry from ABC.

Martin talks of the legacy of the Lexicon of Love albums and about the highs and lows of his career from the 80s to today, including ABC's rise to fame in the early 80s, the challenges Martin faced later in the decade and how the old and new material resonates with audiences today.

Sara plays the ABC hits The Look of Love and The Night You Murdered Love, plus one of Martin's  favourite tracks from the 80s, Kiss by Prince.    

Also in this episode, a host of love-themed videos, including Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart, The Communards' Don't Leave Me This Way and ZZ Top's Gimme All Your Lovin'. 

As usual, Sara brings you a megamix of the top five from this week in 1989, topped by the smooching Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart from Marc Almond and Gene Pitney.

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