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