A palate cleanser…
After that godawful monstrosity from 1981, we all need this from 1984. Close your eyes, open your mind, and travel to the peace of the Highlands for a few minutes…
… (just don’t look for a translation of the lyrics OMG)
Music Charts #2…
October 16th, 1981
At first glance I thought this was another shit week of music but the longer I looked the more I realised I liked a lot of it–again, viewing through the rose-coloured glasses of time and nostalgia. Obviously, as usual there are some real stinkers but also a lot of great tracks, and a couple of bona fide classics (looking at you, Ghost Town).
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Music Charts #1…
May 23rd, 1980
Although FM had reached SA a year or two earlier, the AM station, 5AD was still dominating the airwaves. Some choice songs on this weeks chart but also a couple of real stinkers, with Skinny Girls by Alan O’Day being the standout in this category; holy crap did some people have questionable taste! If you’re really curious, I checked and a few folks have upped it on YouTube.
As far as the album chart goes they’re isn’t really a dud on there; of course, I say this now with nostalgic hindsight for my youth but back then I thought most of them were fucking shite!
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