Community Voices: Motherwell

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Younger speakers

Sam: I'm pretty sure it was gonna be that and I was-- and then but the second time we were walking doon and em there was this tatooist guy and he was like "oh do youse want a tattoo right lads?" I went "no no you're alright mate." And then he was Scottish so I was like "oh where are you from?" eh and he's like "I'm fae Motherwell." Went like that "Oh, I'm fae Motherwell."
Julie: No way.
Sam: He's like "do you support Motherwell?" I was like "aye" and he turned round he had "since I was young" tatooed there. He's like that "I got that after-- I done that after the Rangers play-off game." I was like "that's right cool." He's like that "do you want it on your neck?" I'm like "no, I'm alright."
Julie: Aye.

Older speakers

Iain: Look at that-- see that one there? Rock Around the Clock, 1956. So I would've been 11 at the time
Jean: 10
Iain: and that was Bill Haley and The Comets-- that was the first rock and roll band and they made their film and a' the rest of it em and that's-- it was on last night so we'll watch it.
Jean: There he's there, Bill Haley.
Iain: Bill Haley and The Comets - Rock Around the Clock, that was 1956, when I was a boy. Aye.
Jean: That's what I'm saying, I cannae believe we were listening to that when were just 10-- I would be 10.
Iain: Oh aye, aye.
Jean: And we thought it was great.
Iain: Oh that-- that was it.
Jean: I thought it was-- we thought it was wonderful.
Iain: Oh it was-- everybody went to the cinema-- the cinemas were packed oot to see that. Rock Around the Clock