ＢＢＣ Radio 2 で週一、こんな番組が放送されていたことを知りました。
Jeremy Vine introduces Radio 2's audio journey through the years from 1951 to 2000, helping listeners to relive the music, news, radio, TV and movies of the times
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0103r3t
今日は28週目の1978年。
1978 is the year of Grease, Sid Vicious and the Sultans of Swing. There are great comebacks for Muhammad Ali and Bob Dylan, big wins for Liverpool and Argentina, and chart recognition for Baker Street, Wuthering Heights and the YMCA.
触りだけ流れる曲名は以下のとおりですが、大学に入学したこの年、一体何を聴いていたのかな。
当時は Dire Straits を知らなかったですし、そうですか、ディランの Forever Young はこの年なんですね。
The Boomtown Rats — Rat Trap
The Rolling Stones — Miss You
Jeff Wayne — War Of The Worlds
Nick Lowe — I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass
Dire Straits — Sultans Of Swing
Chic — Le Freak
Gerry Rafferty — Baker Street
Jilted John — Jilted John
Sham 69 — If The Kids Are United
Rod Stewart — Do You Think I'm Sexy?
Village People — Ymca
Elvis Costello — I Don't Want To Go To Chelsea
Genesis — Follow You, Follow Me
Electric Light Orchestra — Mr Blue Sky
Boney M. — Rivers Of Babylon
Bob Dylan — Forever Young
Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta & Jeff Conaway — You're The One That I Want
The Police — Roxanne
The Rutles — I Must Be In Love
Blondie — Denis Denis
The Undertones — Teenage Kicks
Kate Bush — Wuthering Heights
Elvis Costello — Radio Radio
Meat Loaf — Bat Out Of Hell
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0156rlg
因みに Gerry & The Pacemakers の You'll Never Walk Alone は1963年、Terry Jacks の Seasons In The Sun は1974年でしたね。
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0103r3t/episodes/2011
