On Demand music to blast you into the past with Bandit Retro Radio
Mixtape 001: Happy
The mix that sparked the inspiration to make a series of Mixtapes to take you back to when music was so much better. And at the same time give you some facts and figures to help jog your memory.
Press play and journey back to the eighties with Mixtape 001
Mixtape 002: The Year 2006
Hear the hits from 20 years ago. OMG! Yes these songs are now 20 years old.
Mixtape 003: The 70’s
Some of the very best from the 70’s. If you don’t hear your favourites don’t worry, there will be more 70’s coming soon.
Mixtape 004: The Year 2016
Yeah let’s play what was on the radio back in 2016 – that’s 10 years ago.
Mixtape 005: The Steve Mackie Mix
I asked Steve Mackie the man behind the ‘I Wana Grow’ business podcast, and the ‘In The Game’ podcast, what his favourite top 10 tunes would be for a mix. Without hesitation he sat down and scribbled these 10 songs titles down on a piece of paper.
- New Song – Howard Jones (1983 Sep W20 P3)
- She’s Always a Woman – Billy Joel (1986 Feb W3 P53)
- The Only Way Is Up – Yazz (1988 Jul W15 P1_5)
- Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Tears For Fears (1985 Mar W17 P2)
- Purple Rain – Prince (1984 Sep W19 P6)
- More Than Words – Extreme (1991 Jul W11 P2)
- I Can Only Imagine – MercyMe (2021 Oct NO CHART)
- Here We Are – Gloria Estefan (1990 Mar W6 P23)
- Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond (1971 Feb W24 P5)
- 10. See You in Dreamland – The Cougars (1963 Mar W8 P33)
Mixtape 006: 80’s Decade
A Decade mixtape starts at the beginning of a decade, and you’ve guessed it, ends at the end of a decade. In this case we’re going from 1980 to 1989. Playing at least one track from from each year along the way.
- Enola Gay – OMD (1980 Oct W15 P8)
- Japanese Boy – Aneka (1981 Aug W12 P1_1)
- Living On The Ceiling – Blancmange (1982 Oct W14 P7)
- Flashdance…What a Feeling – Irene Cara (1983 Jun W14 P2)
- I Won’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me – Nik Kershaw (1984 Jun W13 P2)
- The Sun Always Shines on T.V. – a-Ha (1985 Dec W12 P1_2)
- Walk of life – Dire Straits (1986 Jan W12 P2)
- Heaven Is A Place On Earth – Belinda Carlisle (1987 Dec W15 P1_2)
- You Win Again – Bee Gees (1987 Jun W16 P1_4)
- Everywhere – Fleetwood Mac (1988 Apr W135 P4)
- Sowing The Seeds Of Love – Tears for Fears (1989 Sep W9 P5)
