Twelve Out of 1979

Back to School with Twelve Songs from 1979

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12 out of 1979 likely reflects the amount of correct marks I got in science subjects at school! I am speaking about school because that awesome writer and inventor of the magnificent Plethora of Pop Buddy Gott is back again with a vengeance.

This time he is determined to send us all back to school despite our age. I am not sure I really want to go back as I learned more from a three-minute record than I ever learned in school.

However, despite my aching bones, the thought not only makes me feel younger, but Buddy has given us a great incentive with his writing prompt. Pick a year and then select your chosen records from it. Below is Buddy’s prompt.

What Songs Would Have Been on Your Back-To-School Playlist?

This initially got me vexed. I was caught between two years: 1977 and 1979. 1977 was a pivotal year for me as it was the year that I started what we called senior school. I may have mentioned before that I went to a boarding school and the school was split geographically by about half a mile between the Junior school and the senior school. It was the senior…