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1981 Top Thirteen

This one was particularly tricky to call. 1. Ultravox – Vienna – 02-1981 2. The Jacksons – Can You Feel It – 04-1981 3. Rainbow – I Surrender – 02-1981 4. Kim Carnes – Bette Davies Eyes – 05-1981 5. The Police – Every Little Thing She Does is Magic – 10-1981 6. Randy CrawfordContinue reading “1981 Top Thirteen”

My 1980s

I’ve always maintained the 80s was one of the busiest decades of my life, chock-a-bloc full of major events every two years. These are some highlights: 1982 – Graduated from what is now Coventry University with a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering – the first local female to do so. Although it was aContinue reading “My 1980s”

1980 top thirteen

Here’s the first one in a new decade when disco and funk are replaced with rock and punk:1. Styx – Babe – 01-19802. Randy Crawford – One Day I’ll Fly Away – 09-19803. Martha & The Muffins – Echo Beach – 04-19804. Police – Don’t Stand So Close To Me – 09-19805. Billy Joel –Continue reading “1980 top thirteen”

Autumn Bliss

Last Saturday, my son Chris married his fabulous fiancee, Sophia. Here’s a flavour of the day: All week, my hubby and I had scoured various weather forecasts which predicted torrential rain all weekend, and they were almost right – it poured down all day Friday as we travelled down to West Sussex and shared anContinue reading “Autumn Bliss”

1970s Top Thirteen Artists

So, having considered every year in the 70s, I did a quick analysis of how often each artist had a record in the top 20 during the decade – this (number) may not be absolutely accurate, but it certainly stacks up with what I remember. My top thirteen 70s artists were: Slade (17) Queen (12)Continue reading “1970s Top Thirteen Artists”

God Bless Lilibet

Truly an inspiration to us all, and I’m proud to have been an Elizabethan.

1970s Gadgets & Inventions

Home VCR, 1970 Big bulky plastic tapes that held our favorite movies and cartoons. A step behind the CD but, still truly a great invention in it’s time. Family movies were brought from the reels and stored onto VCR tapes. These tapes were more durable and took up less space than the reels of film.Continue reading “1970s Gadgets & Inventions”

1979 Top Thirteen

1) Billy Joel – My Life – 02-1979 2) Sad Café – Every Day Hurts – 10-1979 3) The Crusaders – Street Life – 09-1979 4) Dire Straits – Sultans Of Swing – 04-1979 5) Sister Sledge – We Are Family – 06-1979 6) Earth, Wind & Fire With The Emotions – Boogie Wonderland –Continue reading “1979 Top Thirteen”

1970s Holidays

Holidays as a child in England invariably meant the seaside. Actually, it was more clearly defined than that – for those of us lucky enough to be living in the very centre of England (a couple of hours’ drive to the sea in any direction), a day-trip to the beach invariably meant either Skegness, orContinue reading “1970s Holidays”

1978 Top Thirteen

1) Kate Bush – Man With The Child In His Eyes – 07-1978 2) Billy Joel – Just The Way You Are – 03-1978 3) The Electric Light Orchestra – Mr. Blue Sky 02-1978 4) Earth, Wind & Fire – Fantasy – 03-1978 5) The Patti Smith Group – Because The Night – 05-1978 6)Continue reading “1978 Top Thirteen”