Show Notes
PRETTY IN PINK – 40 YEARS LATER
In this episode of Turn The Beat Around we celebrate one of the most beloved teen films — and one of the most influential alt‑pop soundtracks — of the 1980s: Pretty in Pink (1986). John Hughes’ suburban‑romance classic starred Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, Jon Cryer and James Spader, but it was the music that turned the film into a generational touchstone.
We explored how the soundtrack became an even bigger success than the movie itself, climbing to No. 6 on the ARIA Albums Chart in 1986 and introducing Australian audiences to a wave of British new‑wave and post‑punk acts.
From the Psychedelic Furs’ title track to OMD’s era‑defining “If You Leave,” this episode revisits the songs that shaped the emotional architecture of the film and helped define teen culture in the mid‑80s. A soundtrack that inspired a generation, and still stands as one of the decade’s most enduring alt‑pop compilations.
PRETTY IN PINK Psychedelic Furs
ROUND AND ROUND Belouis Some
DO WOT YOU DO INXS
POSITIVELY LOST ME The Rave-Ups
LEFT OF CENTER Suzanne Vega featuring Joe Jackson
WOULDN’T IT BE GOOD Danny Hutton Hitters
SHELLSHOCK New Order
BRING ON THE DANCING HORSES Echo & The Bunnymen
GET TO KNOW YA Jesse Johnson
RUDY Talk Back
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, LET ME GET WHAT I WANT The Smiths
GODDESS OF LOVE OMD
IF YOU LEAVE OMD
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