Desert Island Discs Goes To Skool
#31
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It's in mine specifically because we had a bizarre general-studies course that was taught by one of the music staff, and I remember we had to make a themed mix-tape for homework. My subject was "war" so I had Frankie Goes To Hollywood's B-side remake of the Supremes' "War - what is it good for," y well....
#33
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Grange Hill or Please Sir theme music?
#36
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Great track. Have a version on a compilation CD which is superb, and I've been trying hard to find on Spotify, but no luck. Just a flatter version which is a re-recording. Wonder where the original is ?!?
Last edited by Shard; Sep 28th 2017 at 8:23 pm.
#38
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I well recall my sister going, seemingly instantly from Wham to full on goth, purple tassly skirts, sister of mercy and all. It was quite the transformation.
#40
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I suppose it depends when you left school and whether/when anything of particular note (travel, romance etc) happened.
I left school at 16 so I still had three teen years left and new found wealth with which to experiment with. Sounds like drugs.
I had my pocket money at school but it went no further than an occasional single. I wanted to see David Bowie but at the time I was dependent on parents for an advance of pocket money. They didn't approve of him so wouldn't do it.
But they didn't mind doing it for the Beatles 67-70 compilation because they were respectable.
It was with great glee when I swapped it for Bowie's Aladdin Sane. That showed them
When I started work my wages meant that I could go down to Virgin Records shop in town (before it became Mega) and listen to LPs and actually buy them, exposing myself to something more than just singles.
For me, there was then a change in my late teens.
I left school at 16 so I still had three teen years left and new found wealth with which to experiment with. Sounds like drugs.
I had my pocket money at school but it went no further than an occasional single. I wanted to see David Bowie but at the time I was dependent on parents for an advance of pocket money. They didn't approve of him so wouldn't do it.
But they didn't mind doing it for the Beatles 67-70 compilation because they were respectable.
It was with great glee when I swapped it for Bowie's Aladdin Sane. That showed them
When I started work my wages meant that I could go down to Virgin Records shop in town (before it became Mega) and listen to LPs and actually buy them, exposing myself to something more than just singles.
For me, there was then a change in my late teens.
#41
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Re: Desert Island Discs Goes To Skool
I suppose it depends when you left school and whether/when anything of particular note (travel, romance etc) happened.
I left school at 16 so I still had three teen years left and new found wealth with which to experiment with. Sounds like drugs.
I had my pocket money at school but it went no further than an occasional single. I wanted to see David Bowie but at the time I was dependent on parents for an advance of pocket money. They didn't approve of him so wouldn't do it.
But they didn't mind doing it for the Beatles 67-70 compilation because they were respectable.
It was with great glee when I swapped it for Bowie's Aladdin Sane. That showed them
When I started work my wages meant that I could go down to Virgin Records shop in town (before it became Mega) and listen to LPs and actually buy them, exposing myself to something more than just singles.
For me, there was then a change in my late teens.
I left school at 16 so I still had three teen years left and new found wealth with which to experiment with. Sounds like drugs.
I had my pocket money at school but it went no further than an occasional single. I wanted to see David Bowie but at the time I was dependent on parents for an advance of pocket money. They didn't approve of him so wouldn't do it.
But they didn't mind doing it for the Beatles 67-70 compilation because they were respectable.
It was with great glee when I swapped it for Bowie's Aladdin Sane. That showed them
When I started work my wages meant that I could go down to Virgin Records shop in town (before it became Mega) and listen to LPs and actually buy them, exposing myself to something more than just singles.
For me, there was then a change in my late teens.
#42
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Well to be fair, teh way I saw this post was that it isnt a about "all time great tunes"....or even your favourites, its about the tunes that remind you of your school days....so there is definitely going to be some cringey cheese in there! lol