1978 Soundtrack of an epic holiday

We we were self-confident, full of energy, our careers were burgeoning. Of course we wanted to show the world, or at least Europe. We headed off on a package holiday to Diano Marina in Northern Italy. I taped my favourite music of the week off the Capital Countdown, and it was played endlessly to Jussi and Pena, from Helsinki, eager to drink in the British culture, while getting us to drink all kind of dubious alcoholic concoctions, often straight after breakfast. Another punk send-up song had captured the imagination. Jussi and Pena learnt "Jilted John" word for word

Meanwhile Siouxsie & the Banshees, rapidly maturing into a talented act with staying power, captured the sunlight and optimism with "Hong Kong Garden"