Disclaimer: this post was written in December 2023, and scheduled for future posting. Its contents may no longer be accurate or appropriate.
Mother of god, this blog is nineteen years old today. Cue an obvious song. The impact of this, and the accompanying video, on the teenage me is hard to overstate - when this came out, it looked and sounded so completely new and fresh. I even taped the video off the TV (probably Top of the Pops), so I could watch and rewatch it on grainy VHS. It was just so different. Ironic, then, that I post it to celebrate the birthday of something that is basically the same, week in, week out. Whatever. Paul Hardcastle's 19 might have dated a bit, but the video remains powerful.
Unlike this blog, 19 was a global smash, as shown by Wikipedia below. It even did well in the US, despite the subject matter. Or maybe because of.
19! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteStores that song away for a few years down the line.
Cheers!
DeleteDon't ever stop!
ReplyDeleteThere is comfort in the familiar. Being different is overrated.
Well, this is barely rated at all, so little chance of being over-rated!
DeleteMany happy returns
ReplyDeleteCheers.
Delete19 of your finest years,congratulations sir for the patience and perseverance to keep going.
ReplyDeleteAs the Courteeners say-youre not 19 forever....sadly!
Cheers, ears. Good song spot there too - maybe I'll use that ironically when/if this blog hits 20!
DeleteMany congrats Martin, 19 years is heck of an achievement.
ReplyDeleteOnly made possible by not being prolific!
DeleteCongrats Martin, huge achievement, you were doing it before I even knew what a blog was...
ReplyDelete'19' came out while I was working in the record shop - and it seemed for a while as if every single person who came in the shop came in for a copy of it. You're so right about the impact.
I also remember the Rory Bremner parody 19 not out about the England cricket team, although admittedly that was less impactful...
DeleteBelated MHROTD! I think, actually I know, you'll love this.
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DeleteCheers John. And yes, it's new to me but I do like that!
DeleteBelated happy birthday. As C has mentioned above, you were doing this sort of thing before most of us cottoned on to what a blog was....and you're still going very strong in an era where such things are well out of fashion. More power to your fingertips.
ReplyDeleteCheers. I've only lasted this long by not being prolific.
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