Hooray! Hooray! It's a holi-holiday - Boney M

There's nothing more appropriate than buying a single about holidays during your summer holiday. I guess that was the reasoning behind buying this single. Or it might have been that I was actually a big fan of Boney M when I was eight. Or the fact that this was the only single in the bargain bin with a picture sleeve. Or it might have been a combination of the three.

Whatever it was, it's one of Boney M's big hits. It was number one in the Netherlands and number three in the UK. Frank Farian was still the king of pop music and Bobby Farrell and his three girls were stupidly popular. Life was sunny.

My collection: 7" single no. 17

Found: London, 1979

Cost: 10p

Tracks: 'Hooray! Hooray! It's a holi-holiday' / 'Ribbons of blue'

Download: Album 'Best in Spain', including both tracks