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Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

AHAHAHAHAHAHA! This song just makes me happy and giggly, not a bad way to start the work week!  :) 
So mi madre (that'd be my Mom for those of you who don't know Spanish) turns 60 this week and I thought for the next few days I would dedicate song of the day to my Mom and the songs she liked or likes. 
Today's song is thanks to Wham!  We loved this song, heck we loved Wham! 
I have a very clear memory of Sundays in the car with my Mom.  The radio station played the top 50? top 100? for the week and my Mom wrote out the list every week and compared songs, were they going up on the charts or down?  Now that I look back I'm not sure why she did this but this song was in the top for a long time.   
Watching the video makes me feel slightly hysterical.  My oldest redhead had a confused look while watching the video and then simply walked away and said, "And that's why I hate 80's music."  AHAHAHAHAHAHA! 
Have a happy Monday, this should get you started off on a good note!  :)

Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

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