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| melody yarns |
Anyone remember The Human League?I do!I had my hair cut last week - it's still a Posh bob style - you know long at the front sides, short and cropped into my neck at the back. I tucked one long bit behind my ear this afternoon- instant Human League 'do'!! I've been singing "Don't you want me baby" non-stop ever since; trouble is, I only ever sing one line..... 
All I need is a black cocktail dress and lots of eyeliner to go to work in tomorrow - result! |
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| Fi |
I remember them.
Always wanted a Phil haircut but mum would na let me sulk. |
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| Seahorse |
"I was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar..."
I hope you've got your white stilettos on too Debs!!! Claire |
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| Jobo |
I reckon I could sing the whole song all the way through - now that is sad  I've got the haircut too Debs, but not the white heels 
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| carolinne |
when i was at sheffield uni in the early eighties i used to go to the same newsagent as phil oakey ........there is no end to the dizzy heights of fame against which i have brushed 
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| murdo |
"when I met you" | ||
| carolinne |
that much is true | ||
| cazzie |
'Louise' always reminds me of an ex-boyfriend (not all bad) | ||
| melody yarns |
"Add your voice to the sound of the crowd"
Deffo the bestest Human League single ever! My choice of singalong tunes at work has got better recently - it was Amarillo a couple of week ago
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| melody yarns |
White heels eh?
I'm on door duty 2moz so I gotta look my bestest ain' I?? (we don't pronounce the final 't' of 'ain't' in Leciester y'know....) |
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| murdo |
I have their Cd's...love it. | ||
| janice |
Don't you want me was in the charts when I met DH 
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| murdo |
Remember the Gordons Gin advert in cinemas with wonderful eletronic music?? That was them 
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| melody yarns |
Ultravox anyone?? Loved them too! I saw them in concert in Sheffield about the same time that Carolinne lived near to Phil Oakley.
Orchestral Manoevres? Roxy Music? I still have lots of albumns and CDs and can oft be heard wailing along to Virginia Plain and Let's Stick Together when there's no-one else in the car 
Ah, the memories... |
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| Jobo |
Kajagoogoo anyone?
Or Curiosity Killed the Cat, - The Cure, Culture Club, Simple Minds
I do lots of wailing in the car Debs, I love embarrassing my kids when I am giving lifts to their friends
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| jacquie |
Spandau Ballet was my fave 80s group | ||
| franney |
I  them! I used to have a "Phil Oakey haircut" back in the day
We saw them a few years ago and they were superb, he sill has a great voice and is sooo handsome! *swoons*
We've also seen Tony Hadley, Curiosity and Limahl... OH! And John Foxx who used to be in Ultravox i think it was, he was fantastic!
You may be able to tell, i adore 80's music
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| GrannySmith |
I saw Kajagoogoo in concert at the Guildhall, Portsmouth
Human League, Come on Ilene - I was a dancer in a club in Portsmouth, the US Fleet were in and it was the end of the Falklands War, the sailors kept putting the song on over and over ..... Alison Monet, Duran Duran, Jimmy Somerville, Kate Bush are a couple of others I can think of ....... |
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| FatCat |
Erm, GS, I think we were both probably there on both those occasions ..... definitely the Kajagoogoo concert, and I was a regular in most of the Portsmouth nightclubs around that time .... (regular attendee for drinks and dancing I mean - free entry for laydees, that kinda thing. Not regular for sailors!) |
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| franney |
Didn't Dexy's sing Come on Eileen? Or am i as confused as usual 
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| melody yarns |
I think I'll move this to the music section, hang on to your haircuts everyone! | ||
| GrannySmith |
You could be right, Franney
As FatCat will support me in this - sailors took you mind off the important things in life. However just like FC I never got caught by one, all my friends including my sister are all married to sailors - but not me. 
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| FatCat |
yeah, Franney's right. It's easy to get those 80s tunes confused, especially at our age ...
Oh yes, sailors. The Americans were the most polite, struck up conversation, bought you drinks and didn't automatically expect something in return. Those were the days, when the fleet was in port. When there actually was a major naval port for the fleet to be in ... But don't get me started on that one
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| franney |
Sorry, i don't mean to contradict, or be pedantic, i just knows me 80's moosic
My Uncle was in the Navy, my Mum tells me stories of boys she dated that he had "vetted", he didn't want her to date a Navy man cos he knew what they were like
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| murdo |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qIuEx85LFc | ||
| craftybernie |
Weren't they around in the 50's or something???  Sorry, yup, I remember them too. Only I wasn't that keen. Guess I was too young.
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| murdo |
:aims a bread roll at Craftybernie:
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| Aknita |
Soft Cell - that's who I liked. Tainted Love was a wonderful song!
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - I went to see them 8 months pregnant with DD ( who's 21 now  ) - I did feel a little out of place for some reason  but they were FANTASTIC!
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| craftybernie |
Phew! At least it wasn't your dpns.
Na nah na na nah!!! 
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