Witness the 1989 Zeitgeist, courtesy of Soul II Soul #totp

Ah, 1989. Graduating from Uni and entering the workforce like a proper grown-up. #totp

Now *this* is a banger - Sly Fox 'Let's go all the way' #totp

Just joined tonight's #totp. Missed the Manics but found Sting instead.

Anyone heard any rumours about incoming full backs to #nufc ? With Tino having an op and Tripps gone, we clearly need 2 joining us....

England vs DR Congo in the World Cup means a Wissa hat-trick, then crock himself during his first training session back with #nufc.... Amirite?

In June 1988, Simple Minds took the stage at Wembley Stadium for the historic Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute.

Disco Bonnie !!! #totp

Haven't heard this Gerry Rafferty song for decades, but it's rather good. #totp

Tina Turner was wearing that hair 17 years later. #totp

Len will be the best track we hear tonight. All downhill from here.... #totp

Just been out for a run....

I quite fancy a very large, very cold glass of Pimms right now.

Jim has contributed to a new three-part Channel 4 documentary series, Free Nelson Mandela. If you're in the UK, you can watch the full documentary on Channel 4 via the link below. www.channel4.com/programmes/f...

"It was an Amazon gift card from my mum and I spent it on stuff to go in my bedroom."

I can sense an imbalance in the Force. I have Port in the house, but no cheese.

Just watching this MC Hammer video makes my knees hurt. #totp

Old person moan... My hearing aids don't know how to handle Jackie Brambles voice. #totp

Play Talk Talk or I kill your first born child. #totp

Comrade 1 - our people are craving western music and culture. Comrade 2 - send Magnum. That'll fuck them. #totp

Ben was fortunate to exist during the brief window of 80s time when he could dress and dance like that without getting his head kicked in. #totp

I saw ABC live a few weeks ago. Still touring, still sounding great. #totp

I don't think David Coverdale call pull off the moody look... #totp

I'll never understand who it was who bought this identikit SAW slop in the late 80s, in sufficient numbers that it charted. #totp

“And I would’ve gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids”.

The world’s first trillionaire now, apparently. But he still doesn’t have the love of a beautiful woman and he hasn’t had a letter printed in Viz. So who’s the real winner?!

Delighted for Tony, but why has it taken *this long*?

I really need to trim my bush this morning

The 80s were the decade of straight boys trying to pull girls on the dancefloor while dancing to gay singers. #totp

One reason I like late 80s #totp is because I was at Uni at the time and full of optimism for the future. Even with Morrissey in the charts. And now we have all *this* going on....

I love Voice of the Beehive. One of the most underrated bands of the 80s. #totp

This Mai Tai track is a banger mainlining pure 80s into my veins. #totp

So that Wurzel's song must be a skit on 'Kaiser Bill's Batman' by some whistling bloke. My dad had the vinyl single. God knows how old the original was. #totp

It's like Reform UK booked a booth at an incel convention.

I just opened a can of corned beef and extracted the contents without lacerating myself. Go me.

Currently re-watching Guy Garvey's 'From the Vaults' on NowTV. I heartily recommend this curated alternative to #totp. The 1981 episode is on right now with some absolute bangers from Kirsty McColl, Adam & the Ants, Toyah, Madness, Depeche Mode etc. Don't understand the rockabilly stuff though.

How things used to work before smartphones and age verification.

Simple Minds will be headlining #R2InThePark Stirling on the 13th September! 🧡 www.bbc.co.uk/radio2inthep...

Obviously after reading this I should stop eating kebabs. And yet..... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I do love Cyndi Lauper, and 'I drove all night' is my favourite song of hers. And #totp cut her off early 😖

Play Stevie Nicks you bastards #totp

Very upsetting news. This man did so much for #nufc The optimism, excitement, the absolute thrill of watching his team tear into the opposition has never been replicated 😢

Of all the men who have been involved with Newcastle United, Keegan is really one of us. Whether it was fronting up to fans about why selling Cole was the right long-term thing for the club. Or telling Ashley to eff off when he broke promises. A hero of the city. #NUFC

Jamiroquai definitely won't feel the benefit wearing those big hats and thick coats in the #totp studio.

I'm not sure those are real nuns. #totp

Don't hackers normally take money out of your account?

Is this a 3-5-2 with Murphy and Hall as wing backs? Because if it's 4-2-3-1 I don't see that Burn is a better choice at full back than Trippier these days, particularly if it forces Hall onto the 'wrong' side... #nufc

There was a glut of earnest female singer-songwriters in the early nineties. #totp

I did the Race Against Time at Hyde Park. Prepared by drinking beer and smoking tabs while waiting for it to start. Once we eventually got through the start line we legged it to some bushes for a wee cos we were desperate by then... Still got the Tee shirt. #totp

Saw Divine play live in maybe 1986 at Uni. She shouted "Do you really want to fuck me" between miming the actual songs. "No" we shouted back. #totp