this was awesome and uh pretty unbelievably packed (!?!). also a perfect theme in which to utilize my endless knowledge of 80s pop culture, sigh. every song in this set was either: 1) used in a John Hughes film, 2) by a band whose song was in a Hughes film, and/or 3) by a band referenced in a John Hughes film (poster on a bedroom wall or whatever). also i had to disregard my usual "never play the same band/artist twice in one set" rule because i just had to.
cabaret voltaire- this is entertainment
new order- thieves like us
altered images- i could be happy
OMD- the misunderstanding
vapors- turning japanese
wall of voodoo- spy world
david bowie- changes
oingo boingo- you really got me
ramones- blitzkrieg bop
buzzcocks- what do i get
split enz- i got you
kim wilde- kids in america
the jam- town called malice
lindsey buckingham- holiday road
flowerpot men- beat city
pete shelley- do anything
dream academy- the edge of forever
wham!- heartbeat
smiths- i want the one i can't have
killing joke- eighties
specials- little bitch
karla devito- we are not alone
sigue sigue sputnik- love missile F1-11
plastic bertrand- ca plane pour moi
rave-ups- right now
beatles- twist and shout
general public- tenderness
inxs- do wot you do
psychedelic furs- pretty in pink
echo & the bunnymen- never stop
flesh for lulu- i go crazy
zapp- radio people
kajagoogoo- kajagoogoo
squeeze- take me i'm yours
patti smith- gloria
oingo boingo- weird science
kon kan- i beg your pardon
yaz- nobody's diary
new order- shellshock
wild men of wongo- why don't...
david bowie- young americans
selector- too much pressure
B.A.D.- bad
furniture- brilliant mind
propaganda- dr. mabuse
yello- oh yeah
wang chung- fire in the twilight
belouis some- round round
jesus & mary chain- hardest walk
billy idol- rebel yell
march violets- turn to the sky
the beat- march of the swivelheads
thompson twins- if you were here
otis redding- try a little tenderness
OMD- if you leave
simple minds- don't you (forget about me)
smiths- please please please let me get what i want
dexy's midnight runners- come on eileen
RIP Mr. Hughes. thanks for boosting me beyond Milli Vanilli and Amy Grant musically, AND for having a hand in developing my "dream man" triumvirate at such an early age:
