Eighties Nostalgia
Here's a deleted chapter from Things I Wish I'd Known which I rescued from the editing room floor and serve up to you now as my Christmas offering. Hope you enjoy it! Click Here
Here we go then, in celebration of everything eighties in Things I Wish I’d Known, some top tens and a top five for you. Would love to hear your own versions. Please e-mail me through this website or send me a tweet. Hope you like the school photo of me, aged 14 in 1984, trying desperately to look like Tricia Yates out of Grange Hill and failing dismally!
My Top 10 80s films
1. Dead Poet's Society
Not girly, I know but truly inspiring and 'captain, my captain' always makes me cry.
2. When Harry Met Sally For the classic 'I'll have what she's having' scene.
3. Witness Fantastic sexual chemistry between a fully-clothed Kelly McGillis and Harrison Ford.
4.Dangerous Liaisons Chick-flick in corsets. Wonderfully wicked and clever.
5.Gregory's Girl so wanted to be Dee Hepburn.
6.The Breakfast ClubThe brat pack at their best and a very cool teen flick.
7.A Fish Called Wanda - Great cast – very funny
8.Rain Man - Superb double act by Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman
9.An Officer and a GentlemanRichard Gere doesn't usually do it for me but when he scooped Debra Winger up in his arms . . .
10.Fatal Attraction
The film that brought a whole new meaning to a 'kitchen sink drama'.
My top 10 80s music then (several of these are mentioned in Things I Wish I’d Known):
- True – Spandau Ballet
- The Reflex – Duran Duran
- Careless Whisper – George Michael
- Into the Groove – Madonna
- Come on Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runners
- Don’t You Forget About Me – Simple Minds
- Wake Me Up Before You Go Go – Wham!
- Don’t You Want Me Baby – Human League
- Saving All My Love for You – Whitney Houston
- Hold Me Now – Thompson Twins
My top 10 80s music now (because fortunately our tastes do mature!):
- Life in a Northern Town – Dream Academy
- With or Without You – U2
- Going Underground – The Jam
- Talking ‘Bout a Revolution – Tracey Chapman
- Atomic – Blondie
- Baby I Love You – Ramones
- Will You – Hazel O’Connor
- Every Breath You Take – Police
- New Year’s Day – U2
- Woman in Chains – Tears for Fears
My top 10 80s TV shows
- Blackadder
- The Young Ones
- Fame
- Grange Hill
- Dempsey and Makepeace
- Only Fools and Horses
- Not the Nine O’Clock News
- Bread
- Just Good Friends
- Three of a Kind
My top 5 heartthrobs on my bedroom wall
- Gary Mabbutt (Spurs and England footballer)
- Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
- John Taylor (Duran Duran)
- George Michael
- Rob Lowe
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