On this episode of Self Help Radio, we explore the year 1985. But it's not, as one might expect, a casual overview of the year in music, no. These are - & this is just as one might expect - the favorite songs of the year by the show's host, whose name is Gary.
You see, every year around the time of his birthday, Gary revisits a different year in music. The show began in 2002 (long before it ever dreamed it might air in Portland), but the first show in January was in 2003. At that time, the theme was "1968" - the year of the host's birth. Since then, every year of the show means an exploration of every next year - 1969, 1970, 1971 - you get the idea - up until this year's show, which is, as you might have noticed, 1985.
The thing is, 1985 was (in the show's host's opinion) such an amazing year for music that it seems probable - okay, inevitable - that the show will revisit the theme again later in the year. Merely scratching the surface doesn't seem to be something that will satisfy the average KBOO listener. So we shall not.
PS, you can look at Gary's favorites from the years 1968-1984 at the show's website, which is at self help radio dot net. If you're so inclined.
- KBOO