Artists & Songs related to the broadcasts of Thessaloniki's radio legend, Yorgos Alexiou (mostly birthdays of musicians but also releases & charts)
Oscar Benton (born Ferdinand van Eis, February 3, 1949 – November 8, 2020)
Bensonhurst Blues - OSCAR BENTON (single, 1973 / OST Pour La Peau D'un Flic, 1981)
original version by Artie Kaplan (1972)
If You Go Away - OSCAR BENTON (LP If You Go Away, 1984)
original version titled "Ne Me Quitte Pas" (Jacques Breil, 1959)
based on the English cover version titled "If You Go Away" originally released by Rod McKuen (1966)
The song reached the # 1 spot on the common Top 20 of Radio 1 & Proto Programma, 2 of Thessaloniki's most popular pirate radio Stations of the 80's
Ράδιο 1 & 1ο Πρόγραμμα (κοινό Top 20)
Saturday, February 23, 1985
01. If You Go Away - OSCAR BENTON (LP If You Go Away, 1984)
02. Can't You Feel My Love - MATTHEW FISHER (LP Matthew Fisher, 1980)
03. Smile - CHRIS REA (b-side on single "Love's Strange Ways", 1983)
04. I Wanna Hear It From Your Lips - ERIC CARMEN (LP Eric Carmen, 1984)
05. Lovers In The Wind - ROGER HODGSON (LP In The Eye Of The Storm, 1984)
06. Can't Fight This Feeling - REO SPEEDWAGON (LP Wheels Are Turnin', 1984)
07. Classic - ADRIAN GURVITZ (LP Classic, 1982)
08. Heaven - BRYAN ADAMS (LP Reckless, 1984)
09. I Should Have Known Better - JIM DIAMOND (single, 1984 / LP Double Crossed, 1985)
10. Last Christmas - WHAM! (single, 1984)
11. San Jose - FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD (LP Welcome To The Pleasuredome, 1984)
12. The Power Of Love - FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD (LP Welcome To The Pleasuredome, 1984)
13. For You - TRIUMVIRAT (LP A La Carte, 1978)
14. Only Because Of You - ROGER HODGSON (LP In The Eye Of The Storm, 1984)
15. Flesh For Fantasy - BILLY IDOL (LP Rebel Yell, 1983)
16. Easy Lover - PHILIP BAILEY & PHIL COLLINS (LP Chinese Wall, 1984)
17. Somebody - BRYAN ADAMS (LP Heaven, 1984)
18. This Is Not America - PAT METHENY feat. DAVID BOWIE (OST The Falcon & The Snowman, 1984)
19. Love Is Love - CULTURE CLUB (OST Electric Dreams, 1984)
20. Don't Leave Me This Way - HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES (1975)
Sunday, February 3, 1985
ReplyDeleteThe charts of 2 pirate radio stations in Thessaloniki:
1) Radio 1 Thessaloniki (Top 20) / Ράδιο 1 Θεσσαλονίκη (Top 20)
01. Heaven - BRYAN ADAMS (LP Reckless, 1984)
02. Smile - CHRIS REA (b-side on single "Love's Strange Ways", 1983)
03. If You're Not Here Ny My Side - MENUDO (LP Reaching Out, 1984)
04. Last Christmas - WHAM! (single, 1984)
05. I Should Have Known Better - JIM DIAMOND (single, 1984 / LP Double Crossed, 1985)
06. Lovers In The Wind - ROGER HODGSON (LP In The Eye Of The Storm, 1984)
07. The Power Of Love - FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD (LP Welcome To The Pleasuredome, 1984)
08. Only Because Of You - ROGER HODGSON (LP In The Eye Of The Storm, 1984)
09. Can't Fight This Feeling - REO SPEEDWAGON (LP Wheels Are Turnin', 1984)
10. Easy Lover - PHILIP BAILEY & PHIL COLLINS (LP Chinese Wall, 1984)
11. For You - TRIUMVIRAT (LP A La Carte, 1978)
12. Classic - ADRIAN GURVITZ (LP Classic, 1982)
13. Endless - TOTO (LP Isolation, 1984)
14. How Do You Mend A Broken Heart - GUYS 'N' DOLLS (single, 1979)
15. I Wanna Hear It From Your Lips - ERIC CARMEN (LP Eric Carmen, 1984)
16. Can't You Feel My Love - MATTHEW FISHER (LP Matthew Fisher, 1980)
17. Flesh For Fantasy - BILLY IDOL (LP Rebel Yell, 1983)
18. In Jeopardy - ROGER HODGSON (LP In The Eye Of The Storm, 1984)
19. Bobby Jean - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (LP Born In The USA, 1984)
20. Hey Little Girl - MATTHEW WILDER (LP Bouncin' Off The Walls, 1984)
Radio Adam Thessaloniki (Top 15) / Ράδιο Αδάμ Θεσσαλονίκη (Top 15)
01. Last Christmas - WHAM! (single, 1984)
02. The Wild Boys - DURAN DURAN (LP Arena, 1984)
03. I Should Have Known Better - JIM DIAMOND (single, 1984 / LP Double Crossed, 1985)
04. In Jeopardy - ROGER HODGSON (LP In The Eye Of The Storm, 1984)
05. Careless Whisper - GEORGE MICHAEL (single, 1984)
06. Easy Lover - PHILIP BAILEY & PHIL COLLINS (LP Chinese Wall, 1984)
07. Isolation - TOTO (LP Isolation, 1984)
08. I Want To Know What Love Is - FOREIGNER (LP Agent Provocateur, 1984)
09. Lovers In The Wind - ROGER HODGSON (LP In The Eye Of The Storm, 1984)
10. Telephone Mama - GAZEBO (single, 1984)
11. Knife - ROCKWELL (LP Somebody's Watching Me, 1984)
12. Some Guys Have All The Luck - ROD STEWART (LP Camouflage, 1984)
13. Stay The Night - CHICAGO (LP Chicago 17, 1984)
14. Like A Virgin - MADONNA (LP Like A Virgin, 1984)
15. War Song - CULTURE CLUB (LP Waking Up with the House on Fire, 1984)