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xoggoth replied

10 June 2025, 08:36
All these years and I thought they were singing Kingston Rifles not Eton Rifles.

PS Nobody mentioned friendly bombs yet?

Last edited by xoggoth; 10 June 2025, 08:45.
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DoctorStrangelove replied

9 June 2025, 17:16
John Betjeman: "Come friendly bombs" etc. .
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Uncle Albert replied

9 June 2025, 15:42

Originally posted by SueEllen View Post

Some of us are old but not that old ...

I am.

The top 100 songs of 1979 has some belters in it (along with some utter dross).

https://uk-charts.co.uk/index.php/ch...4-top-100-1979

01	Art Garfunkel	Bright Eyes
02	Cliff Richard	We Don't Talk Anymore
03	Dr Hook	When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman
04	Tubeway Army	Are 'Friends' Electric
05	Gloria Gaynor	I Will Survive
06	The Boomtown Rats	I Don't Like Mondays
07	Blondie	Heart Of Glass
08	Lena Martell	One Day At A Time
09	Blondie	Sunday Girl
10	Roxy Music	Dance Away
11	Ian & The Blockheads	Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
12	The Village People	YMCA
13	The Police	Message In A Bottle
14	M	Pop Muzik
15	Pink Floyd	Another Brick In The Wall
16	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Oliver's Army
17	Gary Numan	Cars
18	The Bee Gees	Tragedy
19	Anita Ward	Ring My Bell
20	Racey	Some Girls
21	Queen	Crazy Little Thing Called Love
22	The Buggles	Video Killed The Radio Star
23	Janet Kay	Silly Games
24	BA Robertson	Bang Bang
25	Earth Wind & Fire With The Emotions	Boogie Wonderland
26	The Police	Walking On The Moon
27	Abba	Chiquitita
28	The Three Degrees	Woman In Love
29	Squeeze	Cool For Cats
30	The Bellamy Brothers	If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me
31	Squeeze	Up The Junction
32	The Sex Pistols	Something Else / Friggin' In The Riggin'
33	Peaches & Herb	Reunited
34	Lene Lovich	Lucky Number
35	Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand	No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
36	The Dooleys	Wanted
37	Michael Jackson	Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
38	Sad Cafe	Every Day Hurts
39	The Village People	In The Navy
40	Blondie	Dreaming
41	Earth Wind & Fire	September
42	Abba	Gimme Gimme Gimme
43	Abba	Angeleyes / Voulez Vous
44	Chic	I Want Your Love
45	Racey	Lay Your Love On Me
46	The Real Thing	Can You Feel The Force?
47	The Tourists	I Only Want To Be With You
48	The Jacksons	Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
49	Roxy Music	Angel Eyes
50	Edwin Starr	Contact
51	Dave Edmunds	Girls Talk
52	Dollar	Love's Gotta Hold On Me
53	Boney M	Hooray Hooray It's A Holi-Holiday
54	Abba	Does Your Mother Know
55	The Police	Can't Stand Losing You
56	The Commodores	Still
57	Electric Light Orchestra	Don't Bring Me Down
58	Earth Wind & Fire	After The Love Has Gone
59	The Shadows	Don't Cry For Me Argentina
60	Gerry Rafferty	Night Owl
61	Abba	I Have A Dream
62	The Crusaders	Street Life
63	The Sex Pistols	C'mon Everybody
64	Olivia Newton-John	A Little More Love
65	The Gibson Brothers	Que Sera Mi Vida
66	The Shadows	Theme From 'the Deer Hunter' (Cavatina)
67	The Jam	Eton Rifles
68	Leif Garrett	I Was Made For Dancin'
69	The Special AKA	Gangsters
70	Amii Stewart	Knock On Wood
71	McFadden & Whitehead	Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
72	Rainbow	Since You've Been Gone
73	Amii Stewart	Light My Fire / 137 Disco Heaven
74	Status Quo	Whatever You Want
75	Ian Dury & The Blockheads	Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3)
76	Darts	Duke Of Earl
77	Quantum Jump	The Lone Ranger
78	Randy Vanwarmer	Just When I Needed You Most
79	Chic	Good Times
80	Patrick Hernandez	Born To Be Alive
81	The Sugarhill Gang	Rapper's Delight
82	Driver 67	Car 67
83	Electric Light Orchestra	Shine A Little Love
84	Supertramp	The Logical Song
85	Madness	One Step Beyond
86	Wings	Goodnight Tonight
87	David Bowie	Boys Keep Swingin'
88	Fleetwood Mac	Tusk
89	The Ramblers	The Sparrow
90	The Dooleys	The Chosen Few
91	Sister Sledge	He's The Greatest Dancer
92	Queen	Don't Stop Me Now
93	Eruption	One Way Ticket
94	Dire Straits	Sultans Of Swing
95	The Beach Boys	Lady Lynda
96	Sham 69	Hersham Boys
97	Gene Chandler	Get Down
98	The Gibson Brothers	Ooh What A Life
99	Gary Moore	Parisienne Walkways
100	The Flying Lizards	Money