which song gets you thinking about childhood

[Big Tim]

Re: which song gets you thinking about childhood

The first song that sticks in my head as being able to place myself in a specific time and place would be second year at junior school in 1986 - one classmate was forever singing Status Quo's "In The Army Now" - a song rarely heard on radio nowadays, but I'm guessing it must have been quite big at the time. The likes of Bros and Jive Bunny (not a fan of either) take me back to being 9 or 10, again at Junior School.

After that, the novelty summer record - "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" (Bombularina & Timmy Mallet) - 1990, takes me back to a summer holiday camping in the Lake District. No one could forget the summers of 1991 and 1994, with "Everything I Do, I Do It For You" (Bryan Adams) and "Love Is All Around" (Wet Wet Wet) respectively dominating the charts for months, which lived long in the memory of growing up. It was the early 90's when I started getting into music (although looking back now I love 80's and 90's music equally), and anything Indie / Britpop immediately takes me back to my last few years at secondary school / sixth form.

[darren]

Re: which song gets you thinking about childhood




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[marc]

Re: which song gets you thinking about childhood

Two songs by The Moody Blues. Your Wildest Dreams, and I Know You're Out There Somewhere.
Makes me think of my No.1 crush in school, Michelle Williams.
I wonder if she does remember me now?.....

[zabadak]

Re: which song gets you thinking about childhood

Early ones in my collection:

Dynamite/Travellin' Light - Cliff Richard
Baby Sittin' Boogie - Buzz Clifford

[80sChav]

Re: which song gets you thinking about childhood

Another few honourable mentions must go too to: Jimmy Summerville and The Communards - Don't Leave Me this Way, Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The world, Chesney Hawks The One and Only!

80sChav

[zabadak]

Re: which song gets you thinking about childhood

Some more from my stash...

Ain't That Funny - Jimmy Justice
So Do I - Kenny Ball
The Tall Texan - Jet Harris & Tony Meehan
Bad To Me - Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas
Heart - Rita Pavone
Makin' Love - Vince Eager

[80sChav]

Re: which song gets you thinking about childhood

The first song that sticks in my head as being able to place myself in a specific time and place would be second year at junior school in 1986 - one classmate was forever singing Status Quo's "In The Army Now" - a song rarely heard on radio nowadays, but I'm guessing it must have been quite big at the time. The likes of Bros and Jive Bunny (not a fan of either) take me back to being 9 or 10, again at Junior School.

After that, the novelty summer record - "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" (Bombularina & Timmy Mallet) - 1990, takes me back to a summer holiday camping in the Lake District. No one could forget the summers of 1991 and 1994, with "Everything I Do, I Do It For You" (Bryan Adams) and "Love Is All Around" (Wet Wet Wet) respectively dominating the charts for months, which lived long in the memory of growing up. It was the early 90's when I started getting into music (although looking back now I love 80's and 90's music equally), and anything Indie / Britpop immediately takes me back to my last few years at secondary school / sixth form.

Yer I agree with you on all these Big Tim. I will always recall where I was when I heard Don't Look Back In Anger/Sally Can Wait in 1996 - just like it was yesterday.

Put simply Liam and NNoel "could have" been the biggest band ever since the Beatles par for their problems, but yer I sure agree with you on the Brit-Pop era. At the minute I have been listening to a fair bit of Dusty Springfield's late 1980s/early 1990s music and some of Julio Iglesias' Music re; When You Tell Me That You Love Me and with Dolly Parton and other music of Julio's of the era

80sChav

[philipdalton]

Re: which song gets you thinking about childhood

At the matches of a local football team which I regularly go to they often play "Tom Hark" by the Piranhas. I had no idea what the song was called or who recorded it, but a line about being too busy listening to the radio to join the army sounded vaguely familiar. Upon Googling some of the lyrics, I managed to track down the song. I can remember hearing it on the radio as a child, probably on Radio 1 as they specialized in the current music of the time.

[zabadak]

Re: which song gets you thinking about childhood

At the matches of a local football team which I regularly go to they often play "Tom Hark" by the Piranhas. I had no idea what the song was called or who recorded it, but a line about being too busy listening to the radio to join the army sounded vaguely familiar. Upon Googling some of the lyrics, I managed to track down the song. I can remember hearing it on the radio as a child, probably on Radio 1 as they specialized in the current music of the time.

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[Richard1978]

Re: which song gets you thinking about childhood

At the matches of a local football team which I regularly go to they often play "Tom Hark" by the Piranhas. I had no idea what the song was called or who recorded it, but a line about being too busy listening to the radio to join the army sounded vaguely familiar. Upon Googling some of the lyrics, I managed to track down the song. I can remember hearing it on the radio as a child, probably on Radio 1 as they specialized in the current music of the time.

Until the BBC4 Top Of The Pops repeats I wasn't sure either who had recorded it. I used to think it was one of the Two Tone bands like The Beat or The Selector.

[philipdalton]

Re: which song gets you thinking about childhood

Until the BBC4 Top Of The Pops repeats I wasn't sure either who had recorded it. I used to think it was one of the Two Tone bands like The Beat or The Selector.

I must admit when I heard it I thought it was one of Madness's songs.

[akb48fan]

Re: which song gets you thinking about childhood

The one that sticks most to my mind would be Father Abraham - The Smurf Song!

[Mulletino]

Re: which song gets you thinking about childhood

The one that sticks most to my mind would be Father Abraham - The Smurf Song!

That was the first single I ever bought. the B side was "the Magic Flute Smurf".

[Richard1978]

Re: which song gets you thinking about childhood

That was the first single I ever bought. the B side was "the Magic Flute Smurf".

I spotted a Father Abraham LP in a charity shop window today, I didn't see what price it was though!

[philipdalton]

Re: which song gets you thinking about childhood

My dad used to listen to Radio 2 quite often in the late 70's when I was a child and they often played Neil Diamond songs. "Forever in Blue Jeans" is the one that seems to stock in my mind the most. I also remember one called "American Popular Song".