80’s Wednesday’s with DJ Gary Givant in the arcade at Milk Bar

09/23/2026

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Pete Byrne, vocalist for the British new wave band Naked Eyes, who sang “Always Something There to Remind Me,” has died at 74 after a brief illness.

https://variety.com/2026/music/people-news/pete-byrne-dead-naked-eyes-1236873633/

09/10/2026

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Prince - When Doves Cry
https://www.tv80s.com/prince/the-revolution-when-doves-cry/
The song was released in May 1984 as the lead single from Prince's album Purple Rain. It reached No. 1 in the USA (where it became the best-selling single of 1984) and Canada, and No. 4 in the UK, alongside top-ten peaks across several international charts.

09/06/2026

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Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf
https://www.tv80s.com/duran-duran/hungry-like-the-wolf/
The song was released in May 1982 as the second single from Duran Duran's second studio album, Rio (though released as the fifth single overall in the UK). It reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Its cinematic, Raiders of the Lost Ark-inspired music video—directed by Russell Mulcahy and shot in the jungles of Sri Lanka—became an absolute sensation on American television, effectively breaking Duran Duran into the US market and launching the Second British Invasion.

09/05/2026

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09/05/2026

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09/02/2026

I’ll see you in The Polka Dot Room at Milk Bar tonight 💋

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08/30/2026

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Prince and The Revolution - Purple Rain
https://www.tv80s.com/prince/prince-purple-rain/
The song was released in September 1984 as the third single from Prince and The Revolution's monumental soundtrack album of the same name. It hit No. 1 in Belgium, France, and the Netherlands, and reached No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100, alongside a No. 6 peak in the UK.

Accompanied by a legendary guitar solo, it won Prince an Oscar for Best Original Song Score in 1985 (awarded for the entire soundtrack album). In a testament to its enduring legacy, following Prince's tragic death in 2016, "Purple Rain" surged back onto the charts, reaching No. 4 in the US and No. 1 in France.

08/29/2026

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08/28/2026

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08/28/2026

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Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers – Islands in the Stream
https://www.tv80s.com/dolly-parton/dolly-parton-kenny-rogers-islands-in-the-stream/
Islands in the Stream was released in August 1983 as the lead single from Kenny Rogers's fifteenth studio album, Eyes That See in the Dark. It hit No. 1 in the USA, Canada, Australia, and Austria, and reached No. 2 in South Africa, No. 7 in the UK, and No. 8 in Ireland.

Written by the Bee Gees (Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb) and co-produced by Barry Gibb, Karl Richardson, and Albhy Galuten, the timeless country-pop duet takes its title from an Ernest Hemingway novel.