WHY WE LOVE THE 70S 80S 90S

THE MUSIC, THE TV, THE FILMS, THE FASHIONS .... THERE’S PLENTY OF REASONS WHY WE PLAY THE DECADES ON GREATEST HITS RADIO. WHO CAN FORGET THESE HIGHLIGHTS?

GLAM ROCK, DISCO FEVER AND LAVA LAMPS – SO BEGINS THE 70S. WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE?

David Cassidy posters adorned bedroom walls while Slade gave us big hair and glam rock. We jived to the Bee Gees and listened to ABBA’S Dancing Queen on our new cassette recorders. And who can forget lava lamps?

On the big screen Grease, Saturday Night Fever, Jaws and Star Wars were box office hits, while phone boxes and men in specs took on a whole new allure after Superman.

BIG HAIR, POWER BALLADS AND BLUE EYE SHADOW, THE 80S HAD IT ALL

Eighties fashion was all about the perm, legwarmers, Dayglo accessories, frosted lipstick and blue eye shadow. Ford Cortinas were the car of choice and windscreen stickers saying Gary 4 Debbie.

We watched Birds of A Feather and Top Gun while Foreigner wanted to know what love was and Whitney wanted to dance with somebody. We welcomed Wham!, and Freddie Mercury stole the show at Live Aid.

PATSY AND EDDIE, CRIMPED HAIR AND SUPERMODELS, WELCOME TO THE 90S

A superior decade for sitcoms: think Friends (and the ‘Rachel’ haircut) Frasier, Absolutely Fabulous and The Vicar of Dibley, while GHR’S own Pat Sharp immortalised the mullet on Fun House.

Cindy and co strutted as supermodels, the Spice Girls arrived with Wannabe, Bryan Adam stayed at No 1 with Everything I Do. We danced to Whigfield’s Saturday Night after a few Bacardi Breezers.