Every Saturday at 11am we count down 9 classic songs from a mystery year. We will give you some hints along the way on your quest to figuring out what was the year on the Classic 9 At 11!
Do you remember Kim Wilde's massive hit?
It was the year Bobby Sands began a hunger strike in the Maze Prison.
Christopher Cross had a hit with this.
Ireland narrowly missed out on qualifying for the 1982 World Cup finals in Spain on Goal Difference.
we were all singing along with Duran Duran this year.
This year changed music forever with the arrival of MTV.
This year saw the first episode of the extremely popular British sitcom "only Fools and Horses" appear on our screens.
it certainly happened for The Undertones in this year!
in this year John Paul II was shot and nearly killed by Mehmet Ali Agca, a Turkish gunman who is allegedly on orders from the KGB to shoot the Pope.
Will you remember Hazel O'Connor?
It was also the year Ireland hosted the Eurovision but the title went home to the U.K. with Bucks Fizz.
It was the year U2 appeared on the Tomorrow show with Tom Snyder Show, it was the first American TV appearance.
Looking at the weather you could argue that Madness wrote this for the Irish.
it was the year Kerry GAA beat Ofally GAA 1-12 to 0-8 to bring home Sam for the fourth year in a row!
Kraftwork had a hit with this.
In this year the smash hit videogame "Donkey Kong" was released.
An oldie, but a goodie! Tainted Love
Also in this year Fine Gael leader Garret Fitzgerald was elected Taoiseach, and the 22nd Dáil Éireann was assembled.
And Dire Straits were at number 1 with this!
Drum roll please....
And the year was 1981!
one of the big Movies from this year was "On Golden Pond".
See you next Saturday at 11!
