8 Days Of 80’s ~ Day 6 ~ Bruce Hornsby & The Range ~ The Way It Is

Today is day six in my 8 Days Of 80’s FaceBook challenge and I’ve picked Bruce Hornsby & The Range with “The Way It Is”. I was nominated to take part in the 8 Days Of 80’s by one of my American friends, Rory, I’m supposed to nominate two more people each day but I’d prefer to see if anyone contacts me to be nominated – so if you are interested please let me know. These are just 8 random tracks – I could have picked 800 others!

As well as posting the 8 songs on FaceBook I’ve been telling my eighties story and putting some context to my choices.

In 1986 I opened The Disc & Tape Centre in Lymington in partnership with my friend Michael. I have so many wonderful memories of this time in my life – Ce and I had just got married and we moved from our first house on Calmore to a new-build which as been our home ever since.

Yet again there are so many stories I could tell about the business but you’ll have to buy me a cuppa if you want to know more than I’m sharing here – with just two more days of my challenge to go!

This is a picture Michael took of me with my mum and dad at about the time of the opening of the shop in the front doorway. I’m wearing a promo sweat-shirt for Adele Bertei – remember her? In fairness I couldn’t name any of her tracks. CLICK HERE to see her on video. I think I lived in promotional clothing for most of the 80’s and a fair bit of the 90’s!

Bruce Hornsby & The Range ~ The Way It Is

The single was also title track from their debut the album which also featured the songs “Mandolin Rain” and “Every Little Kiss”. I still have a promo CD that our RCA rep, Shay, gave us of a Hornsby concert from “The Way It Is Tour 1986-87”

To find out more about “The Way It Is” CLICK HERE