SHOW #123 - "She left because she understood the value of defiance..."

The Cult "She Sells Sanctuary"
Shannon "Sweet Somebody"

Altered Images "Happy Birthday"
Marillion "Incommunicado"

Leon Haywood "Don't Push It, Don't Force It"
Prefab Sprout "When Love Breaks Down"

Kids From Fame "Hi-Fidelity"
Jacksons "Lovely One"

Bryan Adams "Run To You"
XTC "Towers Of London"

THE HARDER I TRY:
Phyllis Nelson "I Like You"

Yazz "Fine Time"
Genesis "That's All"

Poison "Nothin' But A Good Time"
Gary Numan "White Boys And Heroes"

UB40 "Red Red Wine"
Teardrop Explodes "Passionate Friend"

Evelyn Champagne King "Back To Love"
The Smiths "Bigmouth Strikes Again"

Madness "Sweetest Girl"
Debbie Gibson "Lost In Your Eyes"

AC/DC "That's The Way I Wanna Rock N Roll"
Lotus Eaters "The First Picture Of You"

Howard Jones "Look Mama"
Toto "I Won't Hold You Back"

THE NOBODY'S DIARY:
Age Of Chance "Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Noise"

Sam Brown "Stop"
The Beat "Too Nice To Talk To"

Shalamar "Make That Move"
Was (Not Was) "Spy In The House Of Love"

Black Box "Ride On Time"
Stranglers "European Female"

Imagination "Just An Illusion"
Sting "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"

Iron Maiden "The Clairvoyant"
Simply Red "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"

Heaven 17 "Temptation"
Bill Wyman "A New Fashion"

B52s "Planet Claire"
Salt n Pepa "Push It"

THE HARDER I TRY:
Blue Zoo "(I Just Can't) Forgive And Forget"

Adam and the Ants "Prince Charming"
Jeffrey Osborne "On The Wings Of Love"

Beggar & Co "Mule (Chant No.2)"
Eurythmics "Right By Your Side"

SHOW #122 - "And every minute I keep finding clues that you leave behind..."

Police "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"
Belinda Carlisle "La Luna"

Michael Jackson "Rock With You"
Vixen "Cryin'"

Wah! "Story Of The Blues"
Terence Trent D'Arby "If You Let My Stay"

Style Council "You're The Best Thing"
Jellybean featuring Adel Bertei "Just A Mirage"

Level 42 "Micro Kid"
Alvin Stardust "I Feel Like Buddy Holly"

THE HARDER I TRY:
Toto Coelo "Dracula's Tango"

Jesus & Mary Chain "Darklands"
Hall & Oates "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)"

Freddie Mercury "Time"
Dusty Springfield "Nothing Has Been Proved"

U2 "Desire"
Sharon Redd "Never Give You Up"

Depeche Mode "Strangelove"
Billy Ocean "Suddenly"

Morrissey "Ouija Board Ouija Board"
T'Pau "Valentine"

Mike Oldfield & Maggie Reilly "Moonlight Shadow"
David Bowie "Time Will Crawl"

Belouis Some "Some People"
Run DMC vs Aerosmith "Walk This Way"

THE NOBODY'S DIARY:
Quarterflash "Harden My Heart"

Kool and the Gang "Celebration"
Duran Duran "New Moon On Monday"

Bruce Willis "Under The Boardwalk"
Undertones "Wednesday Week"

Paul Simon "You Can Call Me Al"
Big Audio Dynamite "Medicine Show"

Gloria Gaynor "I Am What I Am"
Paul Young "Love Of The Common People"

Glass Tiger "Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone"
Barbara Jones "Just When I Needed You Most"

Bryan Ferry "Slave To Love"
Heatwave "Gangsters Of The Groove"

Selecter "The Whisper"
Simple Minds "Promised You A Miracle"

THE HARDER I TRY:
Re-Flex "Couldn't Stand A Day"

Spandau Ballet "Musclebound"
Natalie Cole "Pink Cadillac"

Paul McCartney "Take It Away"
The Damned "Anything"

SHOW #121 - "See your innocence slipping away, don't believe it's coming back soon..."

The Clash "Rock The Casbah"
Rockers Revenge "The Harder They Come"

Eurythmics "Beethoven (Love To Listen To)"
Phil Collins "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)"

OMD "Forever Live And Die"
Quincy Jones "Razzamatazz"

UFO "Young Blood"
Culture Club "Move Away"

Assembly "Never Never"
George Benson "Love X Love"

THE HARDER I TRY:
Animotion "Let Him Go"

Grace Jones "Pull Up To The Bumper"
Status Quo "A Mess Of The Blues"

Whitney Houston "Saving All My Love For You"
Beastie Boys "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)"

Big Country "Look Away"
Steven Dante "I'm Too Scared"

Trio "Da Da Da"
Smokey Robinson "Being With You"

Laura Branigan "Gloria"
John Foxx "Europe (After The Rain)"

Hue & Cry "Looking For Linda"
Fresh 4 featuring Lizz E "Wishing On A Star"

Monsoon "Ever So Lonely"
Go West "Don't Look Down"

THE NOBODY'S DIARY:
Lonnie Hill "Galveston Bay"

The Smiths "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side"
Kim Wilde "Four Letter Word"

Donna Summer "Unconditional Love"
Bee Gees "You Win Again"

A-Ha "You Are The One"
Japan "Visions Of China"

AC/DC "Rock n Roll Ain't Noise Pollution"
Steve Arrington "Dancing In The Key Of Life"

Pretenders "Back On The Chain Gang"
Rock Steady Crew "Hey You (The Rock Steady Crew)"

Odyssey "Going Back To My Roots"
UB40 "I Won't Close My Eyes"

Nik Kershaw "The Riddle"
The Imposter "Pills And Soap"

THE HARDER I TRY:
Nick Straker Band "Leaving On The Midnight Train"

The Cure "The Love Cats"
Haywoode "Roses"

Flying Pickets "When You're Young And In Love"
Fuzzbox "Self"

This was the final edition of 2012, and as such, the acts featured in italics represent artists of the 1980s who died this year.