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Old 13-02-2011, 15:02   #13
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Re: how many remember this from their school days

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Originally Posted by steeljack View Post
think the link to Manchester ship canal is correct , I vaguely remember an early 60s film set in Manchester/Salford , "Taste of Honey" starring Rita Tushingham featuring the song in the soundtrack, part of the story involved her being dumped by a sailor
We covered that in O Level English, not only was she left abandoned by the sailor he was black & she was pregnant, her mam was a bit loose & took up with a fancy man & then the young Lass then gets taken in & looked after by a gay fella.

This all in the 50's ! So when you look at our modern society, no great change really, just a lot more of the same but without the stigma & tut tutting behind the nets. Actually quite a good book & insight into some of the everyday situations faced by many through the years.
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