Bobby Moron's Mum.
Jul 7, 2018 10:14:18 GMT
Post by banana on Jul 7, 2018 10:14:18 GMT
I’d begged my mum for the Portrait Of Donny LP, but had to make do with the single.
What I remember most about Love's Theme is that my mum bought the single! As I said before, my parents weren't really into pop music, though they were coming around a bit by this stage. In fact by the 80s my mum had gotten quite 'with it'.
My mum really liked the Stylistics.
The single I had was (naturally) Going Home by the Osmonds. It was a good song, but far from the best that week. My mum tried to talk me out of having it with the logical approach all kids hate.
Alan was the Roller my mum liked best as she thought he looked ‘quiet and shy’.
My mum hated Noddy Holder’s voice and thought Slade were the pits.
My mum was the same age as Elvis and very shocked by his death.
My mum would say, “But it’s such good value.. It has all these hits on it”. I’d reply, “But Mum, they’re not the proper artists”.
My mum had Britt’s autobiography (called True Britt:D) in the 80s.
However, in the 70s my mum did start to like a lot of music in the charts and even bought some records herself.
I remember my mum saying Bowie had "a nice voice" once.
Steve Priest always looked like he was in on the joke. I remember my mum used to like his ‘lines’ on the Sweet singles.
If my mum bought me new shoes, I’d choose the cheapest pair I could so there was money over for a single.
Let Me In was my mum’s favourite Osmonds single. Superbly slushy.
I loved "Brenda" too. My mum always used to say she was less annoying than Rhoda!
My mum didn't really like pop music, so pretty much followed my lead. Not a great idea as I had terrible taste.
I begged my mum to return it, but she wasn’t used to record shops and was scared to.
My mum always said Madonna was 'hard-faced', and I do kind of agree with that.
My mum liked this. Like many she may have had a bit of a crush on old Gary Glitter.
My mum had Perry Como’s And I Love You So LP.
My poor old mum used to call her 'snotty nosed Linda'.
Even my mum, who didn't really like much pop music, but did like Queen said he was the star of that show.
My mum wasn't bothered about pop music.
My mum found Lulu’s fan club address out of a magazine and wrote and told her how much I loved her song.
Gonna Make You A Star was the best pop single David Essex ever made. I remember begging my mum for the self-titled LP it came from.
My poor old mum didn't understand when I bought a single that I already had on an album.
My mum loved and bought that Paul Da Vinci single.
I often wonder what my poor old mum would think of my collection if she were here. I'm sure she'd question my sanity.
'They're such good value for money', my mum would say.
'But Mum, they're NOT the original artists', I'd cry.
'But Mum, they're NOT the original artists', I'd cry.
Bought by clueless parents and grandparents thinking they were 'good value'. Often heard was the cry. 'But Mum, they're not the proper artists!'
My mum found out her fan club address and wrote to tell her she had a child who wouldn't stop going on about BBAB.
I've often wondered if the reason I don't like I Honestly Love You is my mum's fault. I'd often come home from school for my mum to say, 'Tony Blackburn's played that Olivia Newton-John dirge again!'
My mum loved their take on the standard, I Can Dream Can't I? It was her favourite Karen vocal.
My mum didn't like Linda Ronstadt's voice either. She said she always sounded like she had a cold and needed to blow her nose.
Lulu's Boom Bang A Bang. My mum said I became extremely excitable when it came on the radio or TV. Mum even wrote to Lulu to tell tell I loved the song and she sent me a signed black & white photo.
I remember my old mum laughing at the video and saying what a pretty 'girl' Roger Taylor made.
My poor mum got so sick of me going on about BBAB that she wrote to Lulu's fan club (I think she got the address from the TV Times) telling her how much I loved the song.
A couple of weeks later, I received a black and white autographed photo of Lulu.
A couple of weeks later, I received a black and white autographed photo of Lulu.
TOTP LPs represented great value for money to my mum.
My mum was a big Carpenters fan and she hated Ticket To Ride.
My mum wasn't a great pop music fan. She loved the Carpenters. Especially I Can Dream Can't I from the Horizon album.
My mum discovering the hated 'good value' Top Of The Pops LPs threw a huge spanner in the works. But I've gone on about that on here already.
I can remember my mum liking the gentler stuff like Abba and the Carpenters, but she and my dad both thought the majority of the charts were rubbish.
My mum's were the Carpenters and Queen. I think she had a crush of Freddie. I tried to get my mum into Olivia, but she used to say she didn't like her breathy, high-pitched voice. Same with Linda Ronstadt. She'd say it sounded like Linda had a bad cold and needed to blow her nose!
My mum was the same about Karen. She only liked 3 female singers. Karen, Cass Elliot and Doris Day!
My mum was the same about Karen. 'She's the best singer I've ever heard', she'd often say. As an ONJ fan, my records were often sneeringly put down with comments like, 'she's not even in the same league as Karen'.
I was obsessed with Boom Bang A Bang to the extent that my mum wrote to Lulu and told her. She responded with a signed photo. Cheers, Lulu!
My mum was a huge Carpenters fan and loved 'The Singles 1969-73' album. Yet whenever she played it and it got to 'Ticket To Ride', she'd say 'I really don't like this one. It spoils the side!'
I can remember my mum saying what lovely, shiny hair Kiki had first time around!
Those 'Top Of The Pops' albums! My poor old mum could never understand why I was ungrateful to receive an LP full of 'hits'... 'It's good value', she'd say.
