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4th of July USA special!

It's all about the USA this week - with Kim Carnes choosing her Top 3 US artists and a Second British Invasion Mastermix.

Sounds of the 80s - 'If you were there, you'd know'... and if you weren't, pay attention!

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1 hour, 57 minutes

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Sat 4 Jul 2026 20:00
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Music Played

  • James Brown

    Living in America

    • 40th Anniversary Collection.
    • Polydor.
    • 4.

  • Holly Johnson

    Americanos

    • Holly Johnson - Blast.
    • MCA.
    • 3.

  • Debbie Harry

    French Kissin In The USA

    • Now 8 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Sting

    Englishman In New York

    • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.
    • A&M.

  • THE SECOND BRITISH INVASION MASTERMIX

    • Bananarama

      Venus

      • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
      • Sony Tv/Columbia.

    • Eurythmics

      Here Comes The Rain Again

      • Eurythmics - Greatest Hits.
      • RCA.

    • ABC

      When Smokey Sings

      • Now 1987 - The Millennium Series.
      • EMI.

    • Culture Club

      Church Of The Poison Mind

      • Culture Club (Deluxe Edition).
      • EMI Marketing.

    • The Human League

      Mirror Man

      • Rip It Up (Various Artists).
      • EMI.

    • Duran Duran

      Hungry Like The Wolf

      • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
      • Sony Tv/Columbia.

    • A Flock of Seagulls

      I Ran (So Far Away)

      • Grand Theft Auto Vice City O.S.T. CD2.
      • Epic.

    • Soft Cell

      Tainted Love

      • Hits & Pieces - The Best of Marc Almond & Soft Cell.
      • UMC.

    • Billy Idol

      White Wedding

      • Rip It Up (Various Artists).
      • EMI.

  • Dayton

    The Sound Of Music

    • Trevor Nelson Soul Selection (Various Artists).
    • UMOD.

  • Miami Sound Machine

    Dr. Beat

    • NOW 1984 (Various Artists).
    • NOW.

  • YOUR TOP 3 US ARTISTS: GARY DAVIES

    • Prince

      1999

      • 4Ever.
      • Warner Bros.

    • Bruce Springsteen

      Bobby Jean

      • Born In The U.S.A..
      • Columbia.
      • 8.

    • Michael Jackson

      Man In The Mirror

      • (CD Single).
      • Epic.

  • GARY’S BIT IN THE MIDDLE

    • Neil Diamond

      America

      • Neil Diamond - The Jazz Singer.
      • Capitol.

  • Kim Wilde

    Kids In America

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Red Box

    For America

    • Red Box - The Circle & The Square.
    • Sire.

  • Kim Carnes

    Bette Davis Eyes

    • NOW That's What I Call Timeless - The Eternal Collection (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • YOUR TOP 3 US ARTISTS: KIM CARNES

    • Marvin Gaye

      Sexual Healing

      • The Greatest Love (Various Artists).
      • Telstar.

    • Cyndi Lauper

      Time After Time

      • No Greater Love (Various Artists).
      • Global Records & Tapes.

    • Bruce Springsteen

      Dancing In The Dark

      • Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits.
      • Columbia.

  • John Mellencamp

    R.O.C.K. In The USA

    • John Cougar Mellencamp - Scarecrow.
    • Riva.

  • Depeche Mode

    Route 66 (Beatmasters Mix)

    • Remixes 81>04.
    • Venusnote Ltd..
    • 9.

  • Randy Newman

    I Love L.A.

    • Take It Easy (The Sound Of California) Vol.1 (Various Artists).
    • WEA.

  • Boston

    Amanda

    • Third Stage.
    • Geffen*.
    • 1.

  • Elbow Bones & The Racketeers

    A Night In New York

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • Prince

    America

    • Around the World in a Day.
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
    • 6.

  • David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group

    This Is Not America

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • THE SLOPPY BIT

    • Peter Cetera

      Glory Of Love

      • The Very Best Of The Greatest Love.
      • Telstar.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Theme From New York, New York

    • Frank Sinatra - The Reprise Years.
    • Reprise.

Broadcast

  • Sat 4 Jul 2026 20:00
    BBC Radio 2