I was listening to the radio yesterday afternoon ( squirting anti-inflammatory liquid down Mary's ears!) when this song came on the radio.
Immediately I was taken back to a grubby staff club at the West Cheshire Psychiatric Hospital in Chester...circa 1985.
It was around 11.30pm and I was standing in the small foyer waiting for friends to come out slightly worse for wear. The door to the club opened and this music was playing as a rather drunk staff nurse I had been working with a few months before passed me. He hugged me in way of greeting and unexpectedly kissed me on the lips .
Out of the blue I returned the kiss a second time.....which surprised both of us and I was suddenly left with the notion that I kinda liked it......
LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN !
Immediately I was taken back to a grubby staff club at the West Cheshire Psychiatric Hospital in Chester...circa 1985.
It was around 11.30pm and I was standing in the small foyer waiting for friends to come out slightly worse for wear. The door to the club opened and this music was playing as a rather drunk staff nurse I had been working with a few months before passed me. He hugged me in way of greeting and unexpectedly kissed me on the lips .
Out of the blue I returned the kiss a second time.....which surprised both of us and I was suddenly left with the notion that I kinda liked it......
LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN !
Just Northern towns??
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you didn't know until 1985 -thirty years ago?
I was a late starter
DeleteUnexpected kisses can be a blessing or a curse
ReplyDeleteI once kissed Princess Diana's half brother - goodbye.
ReplyDeletei think my first real snog was also in 1985. It was less successful
ReplyDeletefirst real kiss - 1973; I was 19, he was 30.
ReplyDeleteI kissed a boy... and I liked it.
ReplyDeleteWhenever I put together an 80s compilation, that song always finds its way in there somewhere.
ReplyDeleteAmazing what will trigger good memories.
ReplyDeleteThe best snog is with a bit of rough.
ReplyDeleteAmen to that, however with hindsight its best not to take it to the extreme and marry them !
DeleteA bit of rough is always on the side..
DeleteOh I do like this song.
ReplyDeleteI kissed a lot of boys and I still like it :)
Music is an incredibly good aide-memoire, isn't it?
ReplyDelete31 years ago, amazing how a piece of music can wipe away the years.
ReplyDeleteMy first male kiss was also in 1973, anne marie in philly!
ReplyDeleteHaven't looked back.....
How very sweet! Our niece told us her own first proper song memory a while back. She'd been married to a nice man, went out dancing with friends and got a nice kiss from a woman. "Oh," she thought, "This is what it's supposed to feel like." Also, my own first kiss was from an adorable young blond gay bartender in a gay bar in San Diego, and it's a kind memory I hope I'll never forget. He was a dear!
ReplyDeleteThis rings no bells at all with me. I see it got to #15 in, as you say, 1985.
ReplyDeleteBeing a clueless American, I had to look up the definition of "snog".
ReplyDeleteBeing from Los Angeles, I initially thought your post title was about air pollution.
My first kiss came after a rather fancy dance thing and I was leaning up against my best friend's mom's Lincoln Continental in the parking lot and a fella I liked a lot whom everyone called Mafia (seriously) kissed me good. I liked it as much as I'd known I would.
ReplyDeleteYou lucky dog. You didn't have to go to it, it came to you.
ReplyDeleteI feel like one of those Easy girls from North Carolina lol I can't remember my First kiss .. I remember kisses but not sure about that "first" one .. I have a feeling it was not memorable in any way ..
ReplyDeleteBut as the years went by, I did get some pretty good kisses from a boy or two ... actually, this is funny ( to me ) but when I met my husband, he kissed me on the street in NYC and then walked away and ... well, he had me at that kiss.
We were married so many years and I never got tired of those kisses :)
This is one of favorite songs. I have played it since it first came out and is never off my playlist.
ReplyDeletecheers, parsnip and thehamish
My first proper snog lasted about an hour and a half at the Youth Club disco ... well we did come up for air occasionally !!
ReplyDeleteIt was good practice but when I saw him in the daylight the following week I decided not to pursue matters 😉
The sound track I recall included The Osmonds with Crazy Horses and The Rubettes.
Ahhh .... Those were the days!!
I have at last started my blog.It was the cheering nature of your daily posts that partly made me want to do that.Stop by if you want to and thanks.
ReplyDeleteThat song is FABULOUS!!
ReplyDeleteLead singer reminds me very much of a boyfriend I had in 1968 - ah, those were the days.
What a sweet memory for you!
Music really does hold memories tightly, does it not?
ReplyDeleteFirst boy kissed - 1982. First girl kissed - 1994. The girl was a better snogger, but we both returned to normal service afterwards, so to speak.
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