New Posts For Thread: Chit Chat official best 1979/80 single shootout:https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30757993/chit-chat-official-best-197980-single-shootoutYour Vote? This started as me watching BBC4 old TOTP and thinking about a couple forgotten songs then looking at old charts:Pretenders "Talk of the town"Joe Jackson "Different for Girls" Joe Jackson "Is She Really Going out with Him"The Police "Don'tand I got through my exams by the skin of my teeth, it could actually have been a bit of a disaster. you failed any year where I was and you were out no 2nd chances.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30757993/chit-chat-official-best-197980-single-shootout?post_id=550575603#550575603and I got through my exams by the skin of my teeth, it could actually have been a bit of a disaster. you failed any year where I was and you were out no 2nd chances.Sun, 04 Dec 2016 11:58:50 -0600I was 18 slips and spent most of that year in different beds at the nurses home in Burton.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30757993/chit-chat-official-best-197980-single-shootout?post_id=550575545#550575545I was 18 slips and spent most of that year in different beds at the nurses home in Burton.Sun, 04 Dec 2016 11:51:04 -0600I was 16 in 1981 B-B, I was playing rugby, chasing skirt, walking my Dad's greyhounds, going to the Galway and Tralee festivals. That was a grand year.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30757993/chit-chat-official-best-197980-single-shootout?post_id=550575501#550575501I was 16 in 1981 B-B, I was playing rugby, chasing skirt, walking my Dad's greyhounds, going to the Galway and Tralee festivals. That was a grand year.Sun, 04 Dec 2016 11:46:46 -0600I actually prefered '81 myself, a year of pure debaucheryhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30757993/chit-chat-official-best-197980-single-shootout?post_id=550575423#550575423I actually prefered '81 myself, a year of pure debaucherySun, 04 Dec 2016 11:40:16 -0600Out of that list "Eton Rifles" is a standout winner.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30757993/chit-chat-official-best-197980-single-shootout?post_id=550575405#550575405Out of that list "Eton Rifles" is a standout winner.Sun, 04 Dec 2016 11:37:49 -0600Oh, to be 18 and revisit all the gigs I went to that winter ...The Teardrop Explodes released Treason, in that royal blue sleeve, in Feb. 1980. That'll do for me.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30757993/chit-chat-official-best-197980-single-shootout?post_id=550575323#550575323Oh, to be 18 and revisit all the gigs I went to that winter ...The Teardrop Explodes released Treason, in that royal blue sleeve, in Feb. 1980. That'll do for me.Sun, 04 Dec 2016 11:24:44 -0600As I say I just picked a few from the offical top 100 from the lists from the year, there are quite a few corkers listed above as well.I didn't want it to get too big! It was a golden era imho. I think the most important thing to notice is we don't hhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30757993/chit-chat-official-best-197980-single-shootout?post_id=550574603#550574603As I say I just picked a few from the offical top 100 from the lists from the year, there are quite a few corkers listed above as well.I didn't want it to get too big! It was a golden era imho. I think the most important thing to notice is we don't hSun, 04 Dec 2016 09:31:55 -0600^ plenty of other ones mentioned above, btw. Especially the punk / rockers.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30757993/chit-chat-official-best-197980-single-shootout?post_id=550574293#550574293^ plenty of other ones mentioned above, btw. Especially the punk / rockers.Sun, 04 Dec 2016 09:02:29 -0600I agree with Makybe. Enola Gay is one of history's many great toons.IMOhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30757993/chit-chat-official-best-197980-single-shootout?post_id=550574269#550574269I agree with Makybe. Enola Gay is one of history's many great toons.IMOSun, 04 Dec 2016 09:00:19 -0600The Golden Era? The Bee Gees Tragedy kinda sums this period up.As Sinead would say nothing compares to the mid to late 60s and very early 70s. After that it was only downhill apart from the occasional hiccup.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30757993/chit-chat-official-best-197980-single-shootout?post_id=550574211#550574211The Golden Era? The Bee Gees Tragedy kinda sums this period up.As Sinead would say nothing compares to the mid to late 60s and very early 70s. After that it was only downhill apart from the occasional hiccup.Sun, 04 Dec 2016 08:51:48 -0600