The second episode of FX’s new Cold War-era spy thriller “The Americans” was down 39 percent in total viewers from the 90-minute premiere, but I’m not hitting the panic button yet. I expect the numbers will get a healthy boost when DVR playback is factored in. One of the things I love most about the

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The second episode of FX’s new Cold War-era spy thriller “The Americans” was down 39 percent in total viewers from the 90-minute premiere, but I’m not hitting the panic button yet. I expect the numbers will get a healthy boost when DVR playback is factored in.

One of the things I love most about the show is the time period: 1981. Makes me nostalgic for the clunky technology, cassette tapes, unflattering fashion and most of all, the music. Wish we could hurry up and get to 1983 so we could hear Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s “Relax.”

What ’80s songs do you want to hear in “The Americans?”