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The year of my birth.

No. 1 the day I was born?

Red Red Wine by UB40.

That's all I have to add.

Does it work like the modern ones do (well I think they do) where "Now Thats What I call 1983" actually had all the music from 1982?

And next week...........................

1984.

Oh, and I swear Paul Young was miming

It was a complete and utter pile of shite.It was shite then and is an even bigger pile of shite now.

ahhh it was a telly or radio show? I thought it was an old compilation tapes or something.

Of course he was. His voice was f*cked in the 80s. Only saw that and Kajagoogoo.

 I hated UB 40 with a passion, now it's just hate lite.

 I can do a passable imitation of Chalkie's Shorts meeting Pete Winkleman, on a hearing of the odious derivative pap, that is RRW.

 Fair play I suppose, they made a vast pile of $, out of supposedly being a bit leftie, but where's the soul, where's the fire in the belly?  In fucking Jamaica that's where.

 

there first album signing off is fucking brilliant reg, then they went shit.

My grandad was good mates with ub40's manager. Went to watch them live in 94 at wembley. Was brilliant they even had bitty mclean as support

  Out of repect I'll take your word for it Mex...don't think I'll bother seeking out a copy though.

seems to me that the only people that like this 80 s shit are people that didnt have to put up with it 1st time round,its all fucking lame.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2CHP071rnQ&feature=related

There you go reg, saves you buying something.

I disagree.

90% of the eighties music was awful. Fucking awful. Clubbing was fucking appaling until about 88. There was always the odd decent band but you had to fucking look long and hard for it. Thats why us oldies big up the stone roses, they were like a breath of fresh air after years of fucking dross. Not just musically but they changed club land, fashion and yeovils haircut.

I guess I'm just a cheesy guy!!  :D

One song that wasn't awful was Blue Monday by new order. You must admit there were some classics released in the era.

 Wouldn't disagree with that...the early part of the 80's there were still some decent late 70's bands turning stuff out like The Clash and The Specials.....then Joy Division/ New Order,to an extent Human League, and some good synth popsters, who produced one or two decent things.  Also there was always good American disco type stuff.

 I got political in the 80's, then had kids, so music took a bit of a back seat. The fact it was mostly crap, just sort of reinforced my feeling that I'd had it good in 60's and 70's so time to move on.

 

'King': Double A side with 'Food For Thought'. Loved both, but disliked virtually everything by UB40 thereafter!

I just put that 7 inch vinyl on my record player and am playing it dead loud.

91 for me, happy days  :)

Mine's in the loft. Mrs NMH wouldn't let me play it loud anyway!

Did you like the Anti-Nowhere League Reg?

Unless you lived in madchester. FACT51.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=AH7pOUm5s9k