This week I’m joining in with Kate’s Listography Linky,
which has a kind of September Back-to-School feel as she asks bloggers, what
are the 5 songs you grew up with?
1.
The Shadows – Apache
I love this still. It reminds me of living in a bungalow in
a Devon village by the sea in the 1970’s. It’s Sunday and we’ve been for a walk
with my dad across the fields. He casually chewed on a piece of grass as he
walked; my brother and I did the same. We thought it looked cool. When we get
home my Dad has a gin and tonic. My brother and I had a children’s version;
tonic water with ice and a slice.
2.
Hot Butter – Popcorn
In the bungalow, in my bedroom, playing this vinyl 7” single
over and over on a portable record player that folded up into its own
box-shaped case. I would be younger than seven. I thought this electronic pop
tune sounded hilarious.
3.
Adam and the Ants – Stand and Deliver
That’s the song that came up when I thought back to junior
school. A singer who dressed as a dandy
highwayman – what could be cooler? I remember him swinging on a rope and
crashing through windows in one of his videos. My older cousin put a white
stripe on her nose and wore it in the playground.
4.
Bucks Fizz – Making Your Mind Up
I had the Bucks Fizz album and knew all the words. Me and my
best friend made up dance routines to Bucks Fizz songs and then later, Bangles
songs.
5.
My teenage years took me from Wham through Bros
and anything you’d find on Now That’s What I Call Music Volume 1. But as I was
leaving school there is one song that remained with me as something I really
love. Dee-Lite –Groove is in the Heart. There she is in her psychedelic
coloured cat suit on a TV in the corner of Charlie’s wine bar. I’m drinking
Southern Comfort and lemonade or Rum and Coke. I feel incredibly grown up and I
fancy boys from the local public school.
I used to have a friend who was a sound engineer. He said,
songs are like desktop icons to old memories.
What are the songs you grew up to? Check out the other
entries in the linky.
8 comments:
What a great saying and so true! Love Stand & Deliver, was watching earlier the kids weren't convinced :( x
I remember all these especially ".....you know that the time has come, for rolling a blind up!"
Dee lite is one of my all time favourites! A great list all round :D
Knew your list would be a good un! So gutted I missed out on Stand and Deliver - how could I possibly have forgotten the dandy highwayman!
Ahhh, Bucks Fizz-I'd forgotten about them! I always wanted one of those skirts with the velcro!
Glad y'all liked the list; it was just so hard to pick only 5! Somebody else picked Adam Ant I noticed when I was visiting linky entries. And yes Village Mama - I totally wanted a velcro skirt that could be ripped off in a dance routine!
ooh Bucks Fizz. I used to love that song! My husband loves that Deelite song and it always makes me smile watching him enjoy it!
Yes, yes, yes, yes and yes! Groove is in the heart -what a brilliant choice!
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