The music

1989 The Musical™ is a “jukebox” musical, meaning that it features songs that are written & composed by other musicians.

As this is “an 80’s musical for the rest of us”, it features songs by some of the more obscure bands.

Here are the songs, in order, that are featured in the musical. During the songs, the audience is encouraged to dance and even sing along.

1989 The Musical – the songs

0. “Don’t You Forget about Me” – Simple Minds

1. “Evelyn” – Clan of Xymox

2. “I Ran” – Flock of Seagulls

3. “Shout” – Tears for Fears

4. “The Ghost in You” – Psychedelic Furs

5. “Lips Like Sugar” – Echo and the Bunnymen

6. “Love like Blood” – Killing Joke

7. “Under the Milky Way” – The Church

8. “Where is my Mind?” – The Pixies

9. “Head over Heels” – Tears for Fears

10. “Space Age Love Song” – Flock of Seagulls

11. “Push” – The Cure

12. “Alex Chilton” – The Replacements

13. “Could you be the one?” – Husker Du

14. “How Soon is Now?” – The Smiths

15. “I’ll Fall with your Knife” – Peter Murphy

16. “A Light that Never Goes Out” – The Smiths

17. “Waiting Room” – Fugazi

18. “Hollow Man” – The Cult

19. “No New Tale to Tell” – Love & Rockets

20. “Never Let Me Down Again” – Depeche Mode

21. “Love to Hate You” – Erasure

22. “China” – The Red Rockers

23. “Don’t Change” – INXS

24. “Sanctify Yourself” – Simple Minds

25. “Major Tom” – Peter Schilling

26. “Things Can Only Get Better” – Howard Jones

27. “Alive and Kicking” – Tears for Fears

28. “Take on Me” – A-Ha

29. “Obsession” – Animotion

30. “True Faith” – New Order

31. “Don’t Forget Me When I’m Gone” – Glass Tiger

32. “Pour Some Sugar on Me” – Def Leppard

33. “True” – Spandau Ballet

34. “Bad” – U2

35. “Something Abou You” – Level 42

36. “Don’t You Forget about Me” – Simple Minds