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Why 1981 was my Year for the Ages

July 7, 2021 By Beverley Glick 3 Comments

We’ve all lived through those years in our lives – those golden, razzle-dazzle years when everything seems to come at us in an exhilarating, heady rush. I had one of those years 40 years ago: 1981. To understand why, let me take you back to 1980 and my appointment as a staff writer (under the pen name Betty Page) for Sounds in June of that year. Following that momentous event, I’d quickly … [Read more...] about Why 1981 was my Year for the Ages

Filed Under: My Personal Stories Tagged With: 1981, Betty Page, Soft Cell, Sounds, Tainted Love

The day Soft Cell saved me from the dance for perfection

January 4, 2014 By Beverley Glick 8 Comments

Bev and Marc

In the fifth extract from my memoir Hit Girl: My Bizarre Double Life in the Pop World of the Eighties, I recall my first meeting with Marc Almond and Dave Ball - otherwise known as Soft Cell - who would play a big part in my unfolding story... I first became aware of Soft Cell in 1981, when I heard their haunting track The Girl With The Patent Leather Face. My alter ego Betty Page and I were … [Read more...] about The day Soft Cell saved me from the dance for perfection

Filed Under: My Personal Stories Tagged With: Betty Page, Hit Girl, Marc Almond, New Romantics, personal stories, Soft Cell, Sounds

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