It started when a song came on the radio that instantly took us back to a nightclub on Sauchiehall Street. The memory of when the place belonged to your crowd and carefree weekends had a set soundtrack.
We started a wider conversation with readers on the songs that remind them of Glasgow nightclubs from the past and we had over 700 responses, which led to this 20 song playlist of local nightlife from the past.
13. The Union: The Jesus and Mary Chain - Upside Down
“The sound of the Strathclyde Student Union indie disco , 1985-86”
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14. Viva: The Blue Nile - Tinseltown in the Rain
“This song by The Blue Nile reminds me of the Viva I went to back in 1986/7. Its now The Cathouse.”
15. Hollywood Studios: Simple Minds - I Travel
I travel round, decadence and pleasure towns - an anthem for Hollywood Studios, once a fashionable nightculd on the Broomielaw. Photo: Ethan Miller
16. The Cotton Club: Blur - There’s No Other Way
“There’s No Other Way by Blur always reminds me of The Cotton Club in 1991” - a nightclub off Sauchiehall Street in the 80s and 90s owned by John Quigley.