Music Charts #12…
August 21st, 1983
Well, so far we’ve just been seeing what was happening in South Australia in the 80s, so now it’s time for a glimpse into the national charts.
Not surprisingly, a real eclectic bunch of tunes. A few crap ones (IMO, natch) but also some fucking killer tracks. The UK is well represented with Blue Monday by New Order, Speak Like A Child by The Style Council, Come Dancing by The Kinks, Fascination by The Human League, a couple of Eurythmics’ songs, and a host of others. Aussies get a good look in with Pressure Sway by Machinations, Show Me Some Discipline by The Sunnyboys, and tracks by Sharon O’Neil, Tim Finn, Real Life, and INXS amongst others. Pleasantly surprised that the US is the less represented for a change.
I do have to single out one track for a special mention, though. Save Your Love by Renee & Renato. Oh. My. Gawd. I fucking HATE that song. Hate! Anyone who skated at the Elizabeth Rink during this time may remember that this was a favourite of Bubsy, and he used to play it without fail. Damn, I’m grinding my teeth just thinking about it.
On this entry I have implemented a better plugin to display and control images. For those on a computer, clicking on the thumbnail image will now not only enlarge it but you can then zoom in further, or even jump to full screen if that floats your boat. You can now also move the image left, right, up, or down to read it better if necessary. To do this simply click on the image, hold down the right mouse button, and move the mouse about. Finally, clicking one of the arrow buttons on either side of the image will take you to the next image—in this case, the other side of the page—without the need of closing and opening that second image independently. For those of you on your phone or tablet, just tap the image and use your fingers to enlarge or move, and swipe left or right to see the next image. All in all, a much better image plugin than the lightbox previously used.