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6 things our kids will never understand

A floppy disk and flash drive
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You know you’re getting old when you mention something from your formative years to your children and they […]

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October 28, 2020 A dad's life

Saturday Songs #26: All I Want for Christmas is You – Mariah Carey

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For an artist who has produced 18 number one singles in the US – that’s six more than Madonna […]

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December 17, 2016 Saturday songs

Saturday Songs #25: Do They Know It’s Christmas? – Band Aid

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Bob Geldof and Midge Ure both enjoyed chart success in their own right but it is a hastily […]

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December 10, 2016 Saturday songs

Saturday Songs #24: Fairytale of New York – The Pogues

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It’s funny how a song about a drunken, down-on-their-luck couple is considered by many to be the greatest […]

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December 3, 2016 Saturday songs

Saturday Songs #23: Into the Groove – Madonna

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Many of music’s greatest songs carry great weight. Some make you think (Suzanne Vega’s Luka, say, or Christina […]

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November 26, 2016 Saturday songs

Saturday Songs #22: November Rain – Guns N’ Roses

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There I was, pondering which song to pick this week. It’s November. It’s rainy. Oh, I know … […]

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November 19, 2016 Saturday songs

Saturday Songs #21: Turn the Beat Around – Vicki Sue Robinson

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Many of the tracks featured on my Saturday Songs series are classic hits that span the generations. Some […]

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November 12, 2016 Saturday songs

Saturday Songs #20: Holding Out for a Hero – Bonnie Tyler

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I often talk about how the 1980s was the definitive decade for great movie soundtracks and Footloose is […]

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November 5, 2016 Saturday songs

Saturday Songs #19: Word Crimes – Weird Al Yankovic

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If Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines was one of the most controversial songs of this decade, then Weird Al […]

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October 29, 2016 Saturday songs

Saturday Songs #18: Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana

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Depending how you look at it, Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit either celebrated its 25th birthday last month or […]

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October 22, 2016 Saturday songs

Saturday Songs #17: Beautiful – Christina Aguilera

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She started her career as a direct rival to Britney Spears but Christina Aguilera is perhaps best known […]

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October 15, 2016 Saturday songs

Saturday Songs #16: Luka – Suzanne Vega

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One of my favourite songstresses from the 1980s achieved the grand total of one US top 50 single […]

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October 8, 2016 Saturday songs

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