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Sixteen at sixteen

My favourite songs at the age of 16

Alrighty then, another excellent writing prompt to attend to! This time, Pierce McIntyre has invited us to share our 16 favourite songs from the year when we were 16 years old. Surely, that can’t be too hard. Wrong!

Here is Pierce’s story:

Holdin’ On To 16 As Long As I Can

I turned 16 early in 1985. My music collection was growing significantly. I substantially upgraded my stereo system, moving from a poxy little three-in-one cheapie to a Technics hi-fi set up that cost a bomb. My parents and I went thirds in paying for my new baby. In hindsight, using an inflation calculator, it would be priced today at just under US$3,000. That’s a pretty cool bit of kit for a teenager. And it lasted me 30 years! My teens were a giant pain in the backside for multiple reasons. Music was my escape, my saviour. My parents recognised that, hence the assistance with some top quality hi-fi gear.

I reckon 1985 was a pretty good year for music. In my humble opinion, the year gave us great songs like ‘Raspberry Beret’ and ‘Walking On Sunshine’, and excellent albums such…