Need Help with British Pop Music 1970's and 90's, and Wedding Traditions

[Joe Bento]

In other words, we are more or less a common culture separated by an
ocean.  The "British Invasion" of the 1960s likely forever linked the
music tastes of Britain and North America.  A second British invasion
occured in the 1980s with The Fixx, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, etc.

Ah yes, the Village People.  YMCA is a bar classic here in the states
as well.  I frequent the Hard Rock Cafe in Salt Lake City, and it's a
big laugh every time that song comes on.  (I shudder to think of Snape
doing THAT dance!)  

Joe



--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Sarah" <plungy116 at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "shanti_50130" 
> <seuferer at n...> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I need to know some fairly specific things about British pop music 
> > in the time of the Mauraders, and then also in 1996.  How much of 
> it 
> > is similar with the U.S.?  For example, in the mid/late 1990's 
> there 
> > was a dance here called "The Macarena" (don't know if I'm spelling 
> > that right).  Did that 'fad' occur in the U.K. as well? 
> 
> Yes, we did have the Macerena (sp?) and the stupid dance and it would 
> have been a hit at weddings with the little girls (pre teen).  Also 
> The Village People tend to feature fairly heavily (YMCA being a 
> particular favourite).
> In 1996, gosh that's nearly 10 years ago, what was I listening to 10 
> years ago?  Oh now I remember, I was at university - its all a bit of 
> a blur!!  I suppose Blur and Oasis (Wonderwall is always good) and 
> other Britpop, Pulp erm ... no I'm stumped.  I think I was listening 
> to Marc Bolan, which most of the rest of the population were not!
> Marauders time? Late seventies when they are older teenagers or 
> earlier?  Late seventies - The Damned, Bowie, Blondie, Kim Wilde, The 
> Specials, Madness (or were they a bit later?) Status Quo (the dad's 
> favourite) and Cliff Richard (the grannys favourite) any more 
> suggestions.  Both eras are out of my time, I was only a child of the 
> seventies, and was grown up and listening to what I wanted in the 
> nineties. HTH
> Sarah xx