Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper is one of a handful of songs that I remember from my primary school years. From the 1983 album Shes So Unusual, and probably only the second album that I was bought by my parents. Hey I was only 7 at the time.
And if you must know the first album was by Elvis Presley.
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In 1990 C + C Music Factory released Things That Make You Go Hmm, and I drove my family nuts. I can still remember going away for the week to Iluka and I took my 'boombox' and this single. Im pretty sure that it was the only thing I listened to all week. Looking back at it now I wonder how my mother coped with it.
But this is still on my ipod and I have to say I still sing just as loudly to it wether it comes up on that or the radio.
My son starts prep school today so for this Tune Tuesday I thought I would post about his favourite song: Thrift Shop by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.
When we drive places in the car I don't play kids music. I listen to the normal radio, generally on low. My iPod had a big selection of kids songs but unfortunately it's died and my husbands iPod doesn't fit our entire music library. (It's full of metal and rock music.)
When we went away at Christmas J started asking for some song to be played and kept repeating lines to us. Mostly the line "I have $20 in my pocket". It took almost 3 weeks before I heard the line on the radio and shazammed the song. (I love Shazam!). Every time we get in the car he asks if the song will play, doesn't quite get the concept of tv or radio.
So now that I have played it on my phone for him every time we get in the car he asks me to put it on my phone for him. I can't believe that he loves it so much, he is only 4. His last favourite song was Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
Hello! I have a really old song for you today. This was released in 1926 by Whispering Jack Smith. Now I know you are all wondering what made me choose this song, my grandmother Iris.
Nanna passed away on the 5th of January, she had been really sick with heart failure so it was a relief that she isn't suffering anymore. Growing up she was always singing this song to us, we had her funeral yesterday and I found out she use to sing it to her daughters as well.
Now I am not sure that this is the version that she sang as hers was a lot faster but that might just have been her adaptation of it. For approx the first 30 seconds he talks about a baby before he actually starts to sing the song.
Nanna, this is for you! We love you heaps and really miss you. XXXX
I apologise for no post last week, we went down the coast to Merimbula for my husbands birthday. I did take my laptop only to discover while down there that no matter what I did my internet would not work. (I'm with Optus.) Have to say I have learnt a very valuable lesson from that, schedule posts just in case!
So my song this week is Safri Duo's The Bongo Song. From their 2000 album, this was really popular at all the night clubs. Unfortunately I cant remember it, though the more I listen to it the more it does sound familiar.
I have to apologise for not having posted for the last week. Its taken me longer to recover from my operation than I though it would.
This was another very popular song at clubs when I started going out. Everyone would get up and do the dance. Though to be honest I have no idea what it is now.
In 1998 I went over to Canada to visit a friend and this was one of the songs I took. I had 1 old mix tape that I listened to non stop for 2 weeks while travelling.
Its Macarena Time!! By Los del Rio. Don't you just love this song, even if you won't admit it out loud.
My work party last year was a cruise. At the end of the night they played Macarena. Have you ever noticed how many people say they don't like this song but can do all the moves? Of course I had to get up as well. Its too fun not too.
In 1990 Betty Boo released Doing The Do. Can you believe that it has been 22 years since then? It's hard to take that in. I have to say that it still makes me want to dance.
What songs did you listen to as a teenager? Leave a comment if you would like me to post your song.
