It was the first year I have actual memories of - birthdays, Christmas etc. I started Infant School in September 1983 after being in the nursery department the previous year.
It was also the same year that my old constituency got a Conservative MP (and kept him until 1992).
I wouldn't mind going back to that year - Tracey Ullman in the charts; celebrity Thatcherites (too many to mention) gracing their derrieres on the infamous beige TV-am sofa (mostly because Michael Foot was regarded by many as a communist); Sesame Street misleading me into pronouncing the final letter of the alphabet incorrectly...
Perhaps George Orwell should have gone a year earlier for the title of his novel in order to match the OP's opening gambit?
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I left school and grew up. Went from school to nightclubs in about 4 month.
Musically 83, merges very much with 82 for me.
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Manchester Utd win FA cup 4-0 in a replay with Brighton, who nearly won the 2st game in extra time but were jinxed it by the quote "and Smith must score", & missed.
Korean Airlines Flight 007 is shot down after straying into Soviet airspace.
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Dennis Nilsen was arrested after human remains where found blocking drains at his London home in Feb 1983.
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Originally posted by victorbrunswick View Post1983 must have had some bad juju because it was rotten year for me too.
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Originally posted by Star Attraction View PostFor personal reasons, the year I wish could be written out of the 1980s. Too many bad personal memories too private to air on any public forum.Originally posted by Techno View PostIt was a bad year for me too interestingly.
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irene cara flashdance
police every breath you take
films
return of the jedi
superman 3
flashdance
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Left school.The biggest reason to celebrate.Got my first job............boooo!:cry:
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January 31st - A bad day for freedom of choice as Britain's first seat-belt use law came into force, mandating the use of belts in front seats, where fitted.
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My celebrity crush got married in this year but not to me unfortunately!
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I managed to get drunk,stay out all night and lose my ch... .um ..... have relationship with the opposite sex. Very good year.
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It was a bit up & down for me, I managed to get Measles, Mumps & Chicken Pox all in this year.
I had my first overseas holiday in Portugal, which & was nostalgic enough for that I went back there a couple of years ago & visited some of the same places.
My parents managed to miss voting in the general election that year because it was called at short notice & we were going to be out the country, & in those days taking holiday wasn't good enough for a postal vote.
On of the odder(!?) Xmas number ones this year, being the Flying Picket's a capella version of Yazoo's Only You.
A mellowed down version of a synth heavy debut song would also top the charts 20 years later.
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