I love this so much Harriet - and relate so much too! My 80s jukebox musical spec script was a total labour of love and filled with music-related memories from my childhood: school discos, Smash Hits, Argos catalogue browsing for cheap Walkmans/boomboxes, taping the top 40 off the radio...! (It also has Level 42's 'Something About You' as one of the musical numbers :D).
I honestly think it was one of the most magical decades to grow up in - all that melodic, bubblegum pop and the birth of music tech - and feel so lucky to have been the age we were for it all.
Have you seen the Wham! documentary on Netflix? It's so evocative of that time, think you would love it if you haven't seen it already!
Oh I loved school discos, Friday football club discos and the Funk a Duck too and all I wanted to do was dance! You're so right about it being a magical decade for music. I think it's easy to dismiss it because it was bubblegum and synthy but that's why it was so brilliant. I have seen the Wham! doco but might have to revisit it, especially on a day like today when it's p****** it down! Thanks so much for sharing your memories too.
Haha this takes me back! My brother was so into Blondie and Madness. My first LP was The Smurfs!!! Clearly my path to the music industry was foretold even back then. My first gig was Showaddywaddy at the Dundee Caird Hall in 1977 - what made it most memorable was that I had chickenpox but my mum put me in a polo neck jumper and a hat so nobody would notice.
I love this so much Harriet - and relate so much too! My 80s jukebox musical spec script was a total labour of love and filled with music-related memories from my childhood: school discos, Smash Hits, Argos catalogue browsing for cheap Walkmans/boomboxes, taping the top 40 off the radio...! (It also has Level 42's 'Something About You' as one of the musical numbers :D).
I honestly think it was one of the most magical decades to grow up in - all that melodic, bubblegum pop and the birth of music tech - and feel so lucky to have been the age we were for it all.
Have you seen the Wham! documentary on Netflix? It's so evocative of that time, think you would love it if you haven't seen it already!
Oh I loved school discos, Friday football club discos and the Funk a Duck too and all I wanted to do was dance! You're so right about it being a magical decade for music. I think it's easy to dismiss it because it was bubblegum and synthy but that's why it was so brilliant. I have seen the Wham! doco but might have to revisit it, especially on a day like today when it's p****** it down! Thanks so much for sharing your memories too.
Aww fabulous. I think we need to get an 80s School Disco going in Ilkley somewhere, on a weekend afternoon/teatime, for us 40 to 60-year-olds. :D
What a fun post to read, Harriet! And huge congratulations on getting your blue Walkman words published!!!
Ah, thanks so much Annette! It doesn’t feel real right now but I’m sure it will when the book lands on the doormat 😊
Haha this takes me back! My brother was so into Blondie and Madness. My first LP was The Smurfs!!! Clearly my path to the music industry was foretold even back then. My first gig was Showaddywaddy at the Dundee Caird Hall in 1977 - what made it most memorable was that I had chickenpox but my mum put me in a polo neck jumper and a hat so nobody would notice.
That Showaddywaddy story is ace! They sang Under the moon of love didn’t they?
They definitely did. And Three Steps to Heaven.