Matthew Rudd
@matthewjrudd.bsky.social
Creator of #forgotten80s (all my fault, then). Classic Pop scribe. I'm also an educator, a swimmer, a pescatarian, a #Corrie obsessive and the property of a rowdy French bulldog.
The Nobody's Diary (TND) via @runcorn.bsky.social:
So "Are You Sure"
Bible "Crystal Palace"
The Edge Of Heaven (TEOH) via Sonya Wright:
Secret Affair "Sound Of Confusion"
Then Jerico "Muscle Deep"
Del Amitri "Kiss This Thing Goodbye"
#forgotten80s
So "Are You Sure"
Bible "Crystal Palace"
The Edge Of Heaven (TEOH) via Sonya Wright:
Secret Affair "Sound Of Confusion"
Then Jerico "Muscle Deep"
Del Amitri "Kiss This Thing Goodbye"
#forgotten80s
November 23, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The Nobody's Diary (TND) via @runcorn.bsky.social:
So "Are You Sure"
Bible "Crystal Palace"
The Edge Of Heaven (TEOH) via Sonya Wright:
Secret Affair "Sound Of Confusion"
Then Jerico "Muscle Deep"
Del Amitri "Kiss This Thing Goodbye"
#forgotten80s
So "Are You Sure"
Bible "Crystal Palace"
The Edge Of Heaven (TEOH) via Sonya Wright:
Secret Affair "Sound Of Confusion"
Then Jerico "Muscle Deep"
Del Amitri "Kiss This Thing Goodbye"
#forgotten80s
The Nobody’s Diary - lower charting singles of the 80s by acts who would ultimately never make the Top 40! Tonight's two were by So + Bible, as suggested by @runcorn.bsky.social. Here’s the archive - open.spotify.com/playlist/7FB... #forgotten80s
The Nobody's Diary - an Absolute 80s archive
open.spotify.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The Nobody’s Diary - lower charting singles of the 80s by acts who would ultimately never make the Top 40! Tonight's two were by So + Bible, as suggested by @runcorn.bsky.social. Here’s the archive - open.spotify.com/playlist/7FB... #forgotten80s
All down to @runcorn.bsky.social ... #forgotten80s
November 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
All down to @runcorn.bsky.social ... #forgotten80s
It's the completely awesome Haircut 100 getting #forgotten80s going right now.! Join us on Absolute 80s until 11 ... we're online, on DAB+ across the UK in stereo, on your smart speaker and on Rayo!
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
It's the completely awesome Haircut 100 getting #forgotten80s going right now.! Join us on Absolute 80s until 11 ... we're online, on DAB+ across the UK in stereo, on your smart speaker and on Rayo!
Catching up on #strictly #scd ... Frankly, if La Voix can't dance any more, they should find something else for her to do rather than just sit there tonight and then vanish until the final. Like Chris last year, she made full use of the 'live' format and made the show take itself less seriously.
November 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
So, we have two grooming storylines, both of which involve characters we don't know and can't yet care about, an emotional abuse storyline, a sick unborn baby and a bloke in a wheelchair. #Corrie has gone all shade and no light and it's hard work.
November 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
So, we have two grooming storylines, both of which involve characters we don't know and can't yet care about, an emotional abuse storyline, a sick unborn baby and a bloke in a wheelchair. #Corrie has gone all shade and no light and it's hard work.
Scotland will have DR Congo, Iran and Costa Rica next summer.
November 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Scotland will have DR Congo, Iran and Costa Rica next summer.
The Nobody's Diary (TND) via Mark Hindle:
V Capri "Haunting Me"
Dare "Nothing Is Stronger Than Love"
The Edge Of Heaven (TEOH) via @bluejeanbaby01.bsky.social:
Adventures "Two Rivers"
Hipsway "The Broken Years"
Simply Red "Jericho"
#forgotten80s
V Capri "Haunting Me"
Dare "Nothing Is Stronger Than Love"
The Edge Of Heaven (TEOH) via @bluejeanbaby01.bsky.social:
Adventures "Two Rivers"
Hipsway "The Broken Years"
Simply Red "Jericho"
#forgotten80s
November 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The Nobody's Diary (TND) via Mark Hindle:
V Capri "Haunting Me"
Dare "Nothing Is Stronger Than Love"
The Edge Of Heaven (TEOH) via @bluejeanbaby01.bsky.social:
Adventures "Two Rivers"
Hipsway "The Broken Years"
Simply Red "Jericho"
#forgotten80s
V Capri "Haunting Me"
Dare "Nothing Is Stronger Than Love"
The Edge Of Heaven (TEOH) via @bluejeanbaby01.bsky.social:
Adventures "Two Rivers"
Hipsway "The Broken Years"
Simply Red "Jericho"
#forgotten80s
The Nobody’s Diary - lower charting singles of the 80s by acts who would ultimately never make the Top 40! Tonight's two were by V Capri + Dare, as suggested by Mark Hindle. Here’s the archive - open.spotify.com/playlist/7FB... #forgotten80s
The Nobody's Diary - an Absolute 80s archive
open.spotify.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The Nobody’s Diary - lower charting singles of the 80s by acts who would ultimately never make the Top 40! Tonight's two were by V Capri + Dare, as suggested by Mark Hindle. Here’s the archive - open.spotify.com/playlist/7FB... #forgotten80s
Tech issues and the mentions for Stray Cats and Whitney got lost in the ether. Fortunately (!) no request for those two came via Bluesky, so ... #forgotten80s
November 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Tech issues and the mentions for Stray Cats and Whitney got lost in the ether. Fortunately (!) no request for those two came via Bluesky, so ... #forgotten80s
Those of you saying you haven't heard this ... you almost certainly have - once. #forgotten80s
November 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Those of you saying you haven't heard this ... you almost certainly have - once. #forgotten80s
Cherish is divine and has by some distance Madonna's sexiest video. Justify My Love was like an episode of Crossroads by comparison. #forgotten80s
November 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Cherish is divine and has by some distance Madonna's sexiest video. Justify My Love was like an episode of Crossroads by comparison. #forgotten80s
Blimey, you managed it twice?!
Matt Bianco & their song about the duration of my lovemaking at the time
#forgotten80s
#forgotten80s
November 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Blimey, you managed it twice?!
The legend that is Rod Stewart is getting #forgotten80s going right now ... so tune in and join in!
You can hear Absolute 80s online, via Rayo, on DAB+ across the UK in stereo and via your smart speaker.
You can hear Absolute 80s online, via Rayo, on DAB+ across the UK in stereo and via your smart speaker.
November 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The legend that is Rod Stewart is getting #forgotten80s going right now ... so tune in and join in!
You can hear Absolute 80s online, via Rayo, on DAB+ across the UK in stereo and via your smart speaker.
You can hear Absolute 80s online, via Rayo, on DAB+ across the UK in stereo and via your smart speaker.
it's very rare I can hear Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley without singing the Rob Newman version which includes references to a white stick, a guide dog and turning into Max Bygraves. #strictly
November 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
it's very rare I can hear Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley without singing the Rob Newman version which includes references to a white stick, a guide dog and turning into Max Bygraves. #strictly
The only positive thing I can think of about 1975 is that Leeds United didn't win the European Cup final. Although their fans still sing that they did.
If one watches The Rock N Roll Years from that year, it's so bleak.
If one watches The Rock N Roll Years from that year, it's so bleak.
November 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The only positive thing I can think of about 1975 is that Leeds United didn't win the European Cup final. Although their fans still sing that they did.
If one watches The Rock N Roll Years from that year, it's so bleak.
If one watches The Rock N Roll Years from that year, it's so bleak.
I'm glad the wretched "internal monologue" contrivance lasted only half the latest #Corrie episode. Utterly nonsensical gimmickry used on a heartache storyline. The actors in question deserved better.
November 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I'm glad the wretched "internal monologue" contrivance lasted only half the latest #Corrie episode. Utterly nonsensical gimmickry used on a heartache storyline. The actors in question deserved better.
Reposted by Matthew Rudd
The Shining (1980, Stanley Kubrick)
a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a door with a cartoon character on it .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a door with a cartoon character on it .
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The Shining (1980, Stanley Kubrick)
At some point, the entire media needs to be reminded that Trump can't sue the BBC here due to the "year and a day" deadline within our libel laws.
November 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
At some point, the entire media needs to be reminded that Trump can't sue the BBC here due to the "year and a day" deadline within our libel laws.
The Nobody's Diary (TND) via Jeff West:
Nancy Nova "No, No, No"
Shooting Party "I Know That Mood"
The Edge Of Heaven (TEOH) via Jason Hart:
Chords "Something's Missing"
Stranglers "Thrown Away"
Fleetwood Mac "Hold Me"
#forgotten80s
Nancy Nova "No, No, No"
Shooting Party "I Know That Mood"
The Edge Of Heaven (TEOH) via Jason Hart:
Chords "Something's Missing"
Stranglers "Thrown Away"
Fleetwood Mac "Hold Me"
#forgotten80s
November 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The Nobody's Diary (TND) via Jeff West:
Nancy Nova "No, No, No"
Shooting Party "I Know That Mood"
The Edge Of Heaven (TEOH) via Jason Hart:
Chords "Something's Missing"
Stranglers "Thrown Away"
Fleetwood Mac "Hold Me"
#forgotten80s
Nancy Nova "No, No, No"
Shooting Party "I Know That Mood"
The Edge Of Heaven (TEOH) via Jason Hart:
Chords "Something's Missing"
Stranglers "Thrown Away"
Fleetwood Mac "Hold Me"
#forgotten80s
The Nobody’s Diary - lower charting singles of the 80s by acts who would ultimately never make the Top 40! Tonight's two were by Nancy Nova + Shooting Party, as suggested by Jeff West. Here’s the archive - open.spotify.com/playlist/7FB... #forgotten80s
The Nobody's Diary - an Absolute 80s archive
open.spotify.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The Nobody’s Diary - lower charting singles of the 80s by acts who would ultimately never make the Top 40! Tonight's two were by Nancy Nova + Shooting Party, as suggested by Jeff West. Here’s the archive - open.spotify.com/playlist/7FB... #forgotten80s
Reposted by Matthew Rudd
Got these new trainers today but I can't get it out of my head that they look like fuckin DC Tosh Lines from The Bill
November 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Got these new trainers today but I can't get it out of my head that they look like fuckin DC Tosh Lines from The Bill
We're getting #forgotten80s underway right now with JoBoxers ... so make sure you're tuned in and joining in!
You can find Absolute 80s on Rayo, online, on DAB+ in stereo across the UK and via your smart speaker.
You can find Absolute 80s on Rayo, online, on DAB+ in stereo across the UK and via your smart speaker.
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
We're getting #forgotten80s underway right now with JoBoxers ... so make sure you're tuned in and joining in!
You can find Absolute 80s on Rayo, online, on DAB+ in stereo across the UK and via your smart speaker.
You can find Absolute 80s on Rayo, online, on DAB+ in stereo across the UK and via your smart speaker.