Classic Island Hits Are Back

Radio M.I.U. (Mel's Internet Universe) is back with the recent re-opening of the 8Tracks.com streaming website. Once again you can stream 17 music genre playlists for free on the Radio M.I.U. portion of 8Tracks.com.

Among the 17 channel playlists at Radio M.I.U. are the following:

• Classic Island Radio Hits
• Top Star Hits of 1970
• Top Star Hits of 1971
• Top Star Hits of 1972
• Disco Trekkin'
• You Can Dance
• Classic Rock Tracks
• Rock as You Remember It
• Rock of the 80s Again
• Super Golden Oldies
• Super Golden Oldies 2
• Ten From the 1990s
• Sonic Alternatives 1
• Sonic Alternatives 2
• Uncle Mel's Classic Country Tracks
• Uncle Mel's Popular Standards

The Classic Island Radio Hits list has been updated.

Track List

If you listened to Top 40 radio on 1380 KPOI, KKUA 69 or KORL 65 in the late 1960s and early 1970s you probably heard some if not all of these songs. Here they are once again, top 40 hits with an island flair!

1. Cheryl Moana Marie by John Rowles
2. Morning of Our Lives by The Arkade
3. If That's the Way That You Want It by Diamond Head
4. You And Me by Cecilio & Kapono
5. Nightbird by Kalapana
6. E Lei Ka Lei Lei (Beach Party Song) by Don Ho
7. My Little Japanese Boy by Linda Green & The Tempos
8. Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying by Gerry & the Pacemakers
9. Forevermore by Tokyo Happy Coats
10. Love Can Make You Happy by Mercy
11. My Hawaii by The Rascals
12. Lahaina by Loggins & Messina
13. Summer Sun by Jamestown Massacre
14. Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep by Middle of the Road
15. Lean on Me by Bill Withers
16. Ebony Eyes by The Stylistics
17. New Years Eve -1976 by Summer
18. Frisco Bay by Society Of Seven
19. Hawaii Five-O by The Ventures
20. Remember Mary (vinyl version) by Sweet Marie

Streams for FREE.

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BOSS Radio Is Streaming Online

While it is not exactly the old KHJ "Boss Radio" of old (no live DJs), this radio stream I first found on Apple's iTunes Internet Radio tab is kind of like no other oldies audio stream. Surely, they play much of the same old stuff as other streaming stations.

Boss Radio Online however streams blocks of music of one specific year per hour. So like if you stumble into a block, you may be locked in to say 1961 or 1970. It depends on the time of day you listen to a stream. 

Needless to say, I like Boss Radio Online even without any live DJs. You get the old style jingles such as "And the Hits Just Keep on Coming" along with the same style of bumper music you remember as a kid.

Since this is a streaming station (broadband internet required), unlike the old AM band of yore, there is no static. The music is all original with most tracks presented in full stereo sound. Nice.

Some of the early year webcasts also include music inserts from years prior to the targeted time span (1961 to 1973) presented on Boss Radio.

All you need to listen to Boss Radio Online is a browser pointed to the following URL on your computer or device:

http://backwhenradiowasboss.com/index.html

Boss Radio Online is also available on the iTunes internet radio tab as well as through free downloadable apps for your Android and iOS device. Access to the stream is FREE! A great bargain.

Here is a set list for Year 1961:

Boss Radio 1961-01

Let the Four Winds Blow - Fats Domino

Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles

Hello Mary Lou - Rick Nelson

Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes

Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & the Comets

Mountain's High - Dick & Deedee

Tower of Strength - Gene McDaniels

Take Good Care of My Baby - Bobby Vee

One Track Mind - Bobby Lewis

Bird Dog - The Everly Brothers

Corinna Corinna - Ray Peterson

Heartaches - The Marcels

Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King

Gee Whiz (Looks At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas

I've Told Every Little Star - Linda Scott

Broken Hearted Memories - Sarah Vaughan

Rubber Ball - Bobby Vee

Crying - Roy Orbison

Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka

Big Man / Santa Catalina - The Four Preps

Travelin' Man - Rick Nelson

Mama Said - The Shirelles

Some Kind of Wonderful - The Drifters

Magnificent Seven - Al Cariola

I will be posting set lists on occasion.