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Lyrical Sunday is Dancing!

July 17, 2011July 19, 2011 BritMumInNZ 6 Comments Lyrical Sunday

Welcome to Week 24 of Lyrical Sunday! This week we are dancing! Come and join us if you feel like it. Link up below with a poem or song. What makes you feel like dancing? Couldn’t resist this gem from the seventies (yes, I was a seventies born gal!). Moving to the beat I can’t […]

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ABBA – Spanning Generations

November 29, 2008 BritMumInNZ 6 Comments Sarah

There is so much music that spans generations and holds a special place in the hearts of families. I was born in the early 1970’s in the height of ABBA mania. Every Thursday evening I’d stay up to watch ‘Top of the Pops’ and dance around my parents living room. Of all the songs I […]

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