Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now (1987)

Side A:
I Think We're Alone Now

Side B:
No Rules

Oh boy.

In my late teens and early 20's, I was always a total snob when it came to what records went into my collection. If I had anything remotely daggy, I made sure I justified it somehow (usually irony or nostalgia). As time wore on, I began to care less and less about filtering what went into my collection. These days, anything goes. Because, why the fuck not?

Plus, I do have a soft spot for bad pop songs.

Hello, Tiffany.

A lot of 80's songs like this are now socially acceptable, thanks to the 80's revival that's now lasted longer than the 80's did. Which irks me somewhat. Because, songs like this really are atrocious. Though, I think that's the appeal? Because, loathe as I am to admit in a public forum such as this, I fucking love 'I Think We're Alone Now'. Goodbye punk rock street cred. Perhaps it's nostalgia? This was my favourite song in the world when I was 5. I have fond memories of singing this song as a child (and have, somehow, never forgotten the words).

I also have fond memories of acquiring this record. It was when I moved to London in 2011 and my friend Kate bought me this, along with a hand full of other 45's, to cheer me up when I found out that my cat died. We'd spotted it earlier at the record fair we'd stumbled across and had all been highly amused by Tiffany's denim jacket. When I wasn't looking, Kate went back and bought it for me. Bless her heart.

OK, enough about Tiffany (oh, except to say that the B-side here was, unlike the A-side, - which is gloriously terrible - offensive in it's terribleness).