August 1992

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During this week in 1992, we were right in the middle of the Barcelona Olypics where Australia finished in the top 10 with 7 gold medals... you might remember this famous race that grabbed one of those golds!

 

While you were watching the olympics... the kids might have been watching this new show that hit the tele during this week in 1992...

 

Plus this multi award winning movie was released in the first week of August 1992..

 

And on the 20 20 Retro Countdown - we'll play the number 1 from this week in 92 that was named after a long search through a map of the USA... so don't miss our countdown!

 

 

 

 

August 1982

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We're widing back the 20 20 Retro Countdown clock to the first week in August 1982... when the countdown was on to the Commonwealth games being held in Brisbane... so Matilda was probably starting to get nervous ahead of her starring appearance at the opening ceremony..

 

And it was the week when Coca-cola unveiled their new product..

 

During this week in 1982 - every news paper and magazine had the first pictures of young Prince William - he was only about 6 weeks old..

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All that and a number 1 that was only in the top spot for that week - and the artist never made the charts here again.... in our 20 20 Retro Countdown from early August 1982!

 

 

 

 

August Birthdays

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August is here... so, as is the tradition on the 20 20 Retro Countdown - we're starting the month by getting together all of the biggest artists who have a birthday this month - and throwing one big party!!!.... and, we can't go any further without recognising the horses birthday ofcourse ofcourse - August 1st!

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Along with horses, Gene Simmons is 66 in August - and listen as we unmask his hidden talent..

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And which member of Tears For Fears happily celebrates his birthday in August... but wasn't so happy with the fame he got through the duo?

 

That and more on the August Birthdays 20 20 Retro Countdown!

 

Listening To Time Go By

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We've got all the time in the world in our countdown of songs by incriments of time...

Starting with seconds... we'll hear songs that talk about hours, days, weeks, months, years and .... well, you'll have to listen to find out just how far we can go with this time thing...

 

I'll be playing the Beatles song that John Lennon called "Lousy"... see if you can guess which one...(keeping the theme in mind)

 

And did you know that Keith Urban loves goinjg ten-pin bowling top help the "Days Go By"... he's pretty good apparently!

 

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July 1983

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That's the destination in the 20 20 Retro Countdown - back to the week when adventurer Dick Smith completed his record breaking solo flight around the world in a helicopter.... you might remember that iconic picture of the kangaroo on the side of the chopper that he made that flight in...

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Now, you might have heard that there is a new "Vacation" movie hitting the cinemas soon... looks very funny! Rusty Griswald is all grown up and taking his family on a trip to Wally World....

Well - it was during this week in 1983 that the original premiered...

 

And Michael Jackson's hit "Beat It" was in the top 10 - while the album "Thriller" was high up on the album chart and well on the way to becoming the biggest selling album of all time... check out this rare interview with Michael from 1983.