A Flock Of Seagulls! “I Ran (So Far Away)” was (and still is) huge in America but ended up an also-ran here at home. That would be quite the recurring theme of the ‘80s music scene. #forgotten80s

Al Jarreau and “We’re In This Love Together”. This got a lot of airplay in Trinidad and Tobago back in the day and still turns up every so often. RIP. #forgotten80s

Bryan Adams, the pride of Canada! “This Time” is one of his earlier efforts. It would take the Reckless album of 1984 to thrust him truly skywards. #forgotten80s

Tom Tom Club and the oft-sampled “Genius Of Love”. This turned up in Mariah Carey’s 1995 American champion “Fantasy” and in Latto’s 2021 hit “Big Energy”. #forgotten80s

Thank you Matt and everyone for this great Bank Holiday special. Have a lovely day tomorrow and a great week. #forgotten80s

25/08/2025. The August Bank Holiday began with 27 with 2 movies. Two sets of shadows provided a bit of shade as the 2nd soared to 30. Both tie-breaks and 3/10 scored. Have a lovely day everyone. #popmaster

We can't allow ourselves to become numb to mass shootings. What happened today in Minneapolis is heartbreaking, and Michelle and I are praying for the parents who have lost a child or will be sitting at their hospital bedside after yet another act of unspeakable, unnecessary

29/08/2025. Two ‘stupid’ bonuses lifted the first round to 24. The outcome of the 2nd was also 24 but with only 1 compass point. 3/10 done for the gentleman from Down Under (isn’t that a compass point too?). Have a great weekend. #popmaster

Happy #IndependenceDay Trinidad and Tobago! 63 years as a nation. May your uniquely vibrant national character always shine through as you rise to the challenges of the moment. #TrinidadandTobago

Good evening crew as we embark on tonight’s #forgotten80s with “Get A Life” by Soul II Soul. It’s Sunday, #IndependenceDay 🇹🇹 and.. my birthday!

Bon Jovi with “Wanted Dead Or Alive”. The follow-up to their first 2 American chart champions, it reached Top 10 over there. #forgotten80s

Culture Club and “Victims”. One of the most emotionally-charged hits of theirs. #forgotten80s

Split Enz and “I Got You”. This still gets decent U.K. radio airplay nowadays. #forgotten80s

The late Roberta Flack with “Back Together Again”, one of her many duets with Donny Hathaway. Sadly they are, in a way, back together again (he died in 1979). #forgotten80s

I’ve missed a few… and never heard this Hooters item. The intro is very definitively theirs mind. “Karla With A K”. #forgotten80s

Julian Lennon and “Valotte”. Once again a U.K. artiste has had greater ‘80s success in the USA - this was Top 10 there. #forgotten80s

Thank you Matt and everyone for tonight’s programme. Have a great week. #forgotten80s

01/09/2025. September begins with 33 including two round bonuses. The watery affairs in the 2nd washed up 2 6-pointers to lift the score to 30. Alas, 3/10 stopped at 2, unable to get a 3rd in the short time afforded by the contestant. It’s a new month. Good day all. #popmaster

03/09/2025. 36 in the 1st round, let down by the wrong Glam Rock band. The 2nd came to 33, unable to clinch Sedaka. Somehow I thought about Paul Anka but, of course, he comes from the other side of the 49th. 3/10. Have a good night all. #PopMaster

04/09/2025. 30 in the 1st round. Despite the longer interval to get the last bonus question it still would not come. The 2nd round 36 dropped the last question. 3/10 saw just 2. Have a great day. #PopMaster