Too-Rye-Ay - The '80s

[Suzy]

Born in the late 60s or early 70s? Then the '80s is surely a decade that influenced you. You may even remember a little bit if you were born in the early 80s...

- Come On Eileen (Dexy Midnight Runners)
- Tide is High (Blondie)
- Red, Red Wine (UB40)

...these were only some of my favourit songs from the 80s.

There was Live Aid, Band Aid, and USA for Africa. Other artists who made their mark in this decade were Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Cyndi Lauper, Bowie, Wham, Rick Springfield, and the Eurythmics just to name a few.

My favourite show was FAME, but other popular shows were the Cosby Show, Different Strokes, Fantasy Island and the Love Boat.
I enjoyed the movies Flashdance and E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, Sixteen Candles and the Breakfast Club. Breakdancing was popular too!

Tell me what you remember?
How did the 80s impact you (besides MIKA being born...)? :wink2:

[Gatagordinha]

I'm an 80s girl! My formative years.

Isn't it scary though how it only feels like yesterday...

For me the 80s is:

Hair gel/hairspray, the smell of it.
Shoulder pads in T-shirts - horrible.
Flat shoes OR stilettoes and nothing in between
Perms - not that I had or needed one!
Gender-benders (Boy George, Marilyn, David Sylvian, etc)
Stock, Aitken and Waterman
Piano house and acid
The Sony Walkman!
Dallas/Dynasty

I'll think of more when I've slept on it, it's late here!:biggrin2:

On the day Mika was born I was 14 years and 161 days old; I was on holiday in Corfu! Little did I know then..:roftl:

[mandilambi]

I was born in 1985, but I actually remember a lot of it. I remember hearing songs by Prince, Wham, and Madonna on the radio. I also remember not being allowed to watch MTV...lol..

The 80s rocked. Still love to listen to the music...

[wasabi_tea]

I was born in '87, but the 80's were still rockin' the airwaves in the early 90's, when I was ickle! :biggrin2: Because of this, I love loooooaaaaaads of 80's music!

Some of my fave 80's stuff~

UB40 (one of my first ever favourite bands!)
Michael Jackson
Klaus Nomi
Madness
Wham!
Depeche Mode
Madonna
Joy Division
And a TON of random cheesy synthpop hits, WOOOO XD

I also watched a bunch of 80's kids shows when I was little, like Button Moon, Postman Pat, Heathcliff, Thomas the Tank Engine, Trap Door...

Ah, the good old days... :wub2:

[mandilambi]

I just remembered one of my favorite things from the 80s: The original Mario Brothers! Did that game rock your socks or what! My parents have old videos of me and my siblings when we were little and you can see us playing it...lol!

[wasabi_tea]

Ah, Mario Bros! My cousin used to have a NES, and I used to love playing on that XD

[Suzy]

Shoulder pads in T-shirts - horrible.


Yes! And jelly shoes, leg warmers, and stirrup pants!

I also remember not being allowed to watch MTV...lol..


I think I remember reading MTV's first video was "Video Killed the Radio Star"!



Depeche Mode


Yes! I loved "Just Can't Get Enough"

I just remembered one of my favorite things from the 80s: The original Mario Brothers! Did that game rock your socks or what! My parents have old videos of me and my siblings when we were little and you can see us playing it...lol!

Actually, for me, PAC MAN was my first obsession before MIKA :roftl:

[wasabi_tea]

Yes! I loved "Just Can't Get Enough"

Heh, yeah, that song's great!
I love their later, darker stuff even more, though! :biggrin2:

[Hannah]

I was born in '89, but I remember all of that stuff as I grew up with siblings who were born in the 70s and seemed to be stuck on the 80s throughout most of the 90s. I look at photos of my sister and laugh, because she looks like the typical 80s girl, with the gigantic, poofy hair that she would put purple streaks in, heavy eye makeup and dangly earrings. She had this outfit that is in my closet still and it is a black dress with a fluorescent orange skirt and pink and green braces attached. I remember she used to wear it and would make me dance with her to Michael Jackson and would video tape us on one of those ginormous video cameras. I learned the Thriller dance at a very young age, and played all of the Super Mario games on my brother's Super Nintendo.

[Suzy]

I was born in '89, but I remember all of that stuff as I grew up with siblings who were born in the 70s and seemed to be stuck on the 80s throughout most of the 90s. I look at photos of my sister and laugh, because she looks like the typical 80s girl, with the gigantic, poofy hair that she would put purple streaks in, heavy eye makeup and dangly earrings. She had this outfit that is in my closet still and it is a black dress with a fluorescent orange skirt and pink and green braces attached. I remember she used to wear it and would make me dance with her to Michael Jackson and would video tape us on one of those ginormous video cameras. I learned the Thriller dance at a very young age, and played all of the Super Mario games on my brother's Super Nintendo.

Fluorescent clothing! Forgot about that...
I'm now remembering being very scared of Michael Jackson's Thriller video everytime it came on! :shocked: Even scarier, were those tacky, fake leather Michael Jackson jackets people would wear!

[cath85]

I was born in 1985, but I actually remember a lot of it. I remember hearing songs by Prince, Wham, and Madonna on the radio. I also remember not being allowed to watch MTV...lol..

The 80s rocked. Still love to listen to the music...

same here! love the whole 80s music!!

[jackiexx]

yes, i love tide is high !

The tide is high but Im holding on

Im gonna be your number one...

Im not the kind of girl

Who gives up just like that

lalalala

but by atomic kittens as born in 80s

[suzie]

Tell me what you remember?
How did the 80s impact you (besides MIKA being born...)? [/FONT]:wink2:
What I remember is:

Duran Duran vs Depeche Mode
Modern Talking, Sandra, Opus, Falco, Alphaville
Kim Wilde
Stock/Aitken/Waterman:thumbdown:
neon colours:mf_rosetinted:
hairbands
George Michael and GM lookalikes (with stubbles) :naughty:
Jacko :shocked:
Pet Shop Boys
Bros
A-ha
tape recorders

...all acceptable in the 80s... (by the way, that Calvin Harris song is brilliant)

and the impact? I like pastel colours now...:cool:

[FREDDIESDOUBLE]

Ohh nice thread :thumb_yello:

Adam ant and that makeup , can anyone do the dance moves to prince charming :thumb_yello:

Duran Duran and the Rio video

The dark one from bananarma , mmmmmm me fancied :mf_lustslow:

Queen at wembley , too young to go :thumbdown:

Bross! and those bottle tops on training shoes

Human league man soo many!!!!

I loveee 80 music

[Blue]

When it comes to music I am a child of the 80s... :blush-anim-cl:

I was born in 1974 and I started listening to pop music (I mean - proper listening) at the age of 10/11. Eurythmics, Nena, Falco, Alphaville, Bruce Springsteen, the Cure, U2... In 1985 I developed a crush on a popstar for the very first time: the victim was Morten Harket from A-ha (I still have a thing for his beautiful eyes). :biggrin2:

In 1989 I found out about Marillion - I mean, I found out that there was more excellent material than just Kayleigh - but I also found out that they had just split up. Bugger. :sneaky2:

OK, what else... Tape recorders, leg warmers, rollerskates (the blue-and-yellow ones - I owned 2 pairs!), me going to secondary school in 1986...

Eighties rock! :punk:

[scg]

ahhh the 80s ! my best years , there was knotts landing & dynasty on the telly , all the disco`s were opened until 5 in the morning ! i wore dimonte earrings & brotches , my poser suits with "yes" shoulder pads . i even had my hair dyed blue at one point with my spikey hair . if i could only turn back time to the 80s everyone was so friendly there was no knife weilding neds all over the place !

[Gatagordinha]

In 1985 I developed a crush on a popstar for the very first time: the victim was Morten Harket from A-ha (I still have a thing for his beautiful eyes). :biggrin2:

Ahh, Morten! :mf_lustslow:

[Blue]

He is still gorgeous, isn't he? :blush-anim-cl:

I ran into a video of my favourite Dutch female 80s pop group. May I present to you - The Dolly Dots (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SsPntDPfgI)! :biggrin2:

[RAK1]

AAAHHHH! The 80's.
Adam and the Ants (yes I could do t he Prince Charming dance, and my nephew was terrified by the video, where he broke the mirror at the end). Loved Adam like I love Mika now. Reading his autobiography at the moment absolutely fascinating.
The Thompson Twins. The first concert I ever went to, was a HUGE fan of theirs, member of the fan club and everything.
Dexys Midnight Runners. again big fan dressed in the dungerees at the concerts.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Relax, had the T shirt.
George Michael post Wham, although I did go to The Final concert with my sister, which was fantastic (to quote their first album).
Queen. Another One Bites The Dust still has the best bassline on a song EVER.
Prince, love everything he has ever done, but Diamonds and Pearls is my alltime favourite.

I remember having the worst perm ever in the 80s, although then I thought I looked good (what was I thinking!)
It was when I got my first job after college, and my best friend left to live in Cornwall. Got great holidays from that.
I remember Miami Vice, The A Team, Moonlighting, Peter Gabriels So album, Duran Durans The Reflex, the Brat Pack films (The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, St Elmos Fire etc), The Goonies, ET.
Can't think of anymore right now.

[nico_collard]

I remember having the worst perm ever in the 80s, although then I thought I looked good (what was I thinking!)

Everyone thought perms were good... I remember most of the 80's (I was born in 1983)... Leg warmers and rollerskates I definitely remember... as well as fluoro coloured clothing and shoulder pads... and mullets (I had the makings of one when I was about 5)...

Music was def good!!! :thumb_yello:

[backflip_76]

Well, considering I was born in 1987, I really don't remember any of the 80's at all. But I love watching I LOVE THE 80'S on VH1 and learning about the amazingness of the decade, so I am definitely an 80's fan! I just wish I was a little older so I could have experienced the magic myself!

[-Jennie-]

Speaking of Dexy's Midnight Runners, they used to live on the same road as my mom :) They all went to the local pub together to celebrate getting into the charts.



I was only there for about 8 months of the 80's but I loooove 80's music. I think I was definately born about 15 yearss too late :thumbdown:

[girlintheblue]

I dyed my hair black and crimped it!!! Mmmm...good look!

[carrinevie]

I had long blonde hair - shaved at the sides and dyed red!!!!!!

[Gatagordinha]

I dyed my hair black and crimped it!!! Mmmm...good look!

ha ha, crimpers!! that was kind of an 80s version (or inversion?) of the hair straighteners of today.

Were you a Goth then?

[vanessa]

I'm born in 1987!But music was definetely good!
I like George Michael ,Cindy Lauper ,Depeche mode ,Duran Duran

[curly]

OMG!!! I LOVE THE 80S!!!!!

Just a bit wierd considering i was born in '92???

I know practically all the songs and movies out of the 80s.... just name them... :biggrin2:

[Sarahlou1973]

Superb thread!!! Memories of the 80s....hmmm where do you start??

To start with it has to be the dodgy perm I had - my first and last....

Music - everything mentioned so far and far too many others to mention at the moment!!!

I'll give this some serious thought and hopefully provide some more 80s inspired ramblings soon.....

[Blue]

Have I already said that the best music was made between 1973 and 1987? :biggrin2:

OK, we're talking about the second part of that period now. How could I forget to mention Madonna, the Simple Minds, Ultravox, Tina Turner, OMD, Kate Bush, Spandau Ballet, Pat Benatar, Dan Hartman (Reeeeeee...light my fire) - and many many more...

Footloose (Kevin Bacon was HOT!), Flashdance, Fame... And of course the A-Team - my mum hated it but finally she allowed me to watch. :naughty:

Oh and I should not forget the My Little Ponies... :blush-anim-cl:

[Blue]

I forgot Wham! How can I forget Wham! :shocked:

[carrinevie]

IMagination - Body talk with Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee john!

[Suzy]

did popstars cancel gigs in the '80s? good thing i never obsessed one then.
i would have been younger and more heartbroken.

need some of that red, red wine (ub40) right about now...

[Becks]

did popstars cancel gigs in the '80s? good thing i never obsessed one then.
i would have been younger and more heartbroken.

need some of that red, red wine (ub40) right about now...

Awww....Suzy!!!:tears:

[backflip_76]

Ok, so this really made me think of the 80s...the local news was just on TV, and they showed this prison in Japan (I think that's where it was), where they had all the inmates dancing to Thriller by Michael Jackson for daily exercise :roftl: Apparently they have someone to teach them the choreography and then they all dance together...it said they dance to other 80s songs too...just imagine hundreds of inmates in orange jumpsuits dancing to Michael Jackson:roftl: :roftl: :roftl: :roftl: :roftl:

[Hannah]

Ok, so this really made me think of the 80s...the local news was just on TV, and they showed this prison in Japan (I think that's where it was), where they had all the inmates dancing to Thriller by Michael Jackson for daily exercise :roftl: Apparently they have someone to teach them the choreography and then they all dance together...it said they dance to other 80s songs too...just imagine hundreds of inmates in orange jumpsuits dancing to Michael Jackson:roftl: :roftl:

WTF?! :roftl::roftl: Oooh, how I'd love to see that.

[backflip_76]

WTF?! :roftl::roftl: Oooh, how I'd love to see that.

If only I could have recorded the local news tonight...that little clip could cheer me up instantly...:roftl:

[MIKA&RBDluvr101]

I was born in 1994. But I liked the tv show like the Snorks, Transformers and such.

[scg]

did popstars cancel gigs in the '80s? good thing i never obsessed one then.
i would have been younger and more heartbroken.

need some of that red, red wine (ub40) right about now...

yes they did cancel gigs in the 80s ! i was 15 & planning to go to my first ever concert to see scritti politti in edinburgh but he suffered from stage-fright & cancelled i cryed for weeks ! do you know when i finally got to see scritti politti play live ....... last year at the fringe festival in edinburgh ! that was a wait of 22 years to see someone playing live :shocked:

[nico_collard]

I was born in 1994. But I liked the tv show like the Snorks, Transformers and such.

Oh, I loved Transformers!!! And He-Man!!! Oooh Smurfs!!!

Actually I was watching Back To The Future today!!! Michael J. Fox is such a great actor!!!

[Suzy]

Sorry for the multiple quotes...I would have done a litte yesterday but I was in a really bad mood.:thumbdown:



Human league man soo many!!!!

I loveee 80 music

Yes! Don't You Want Me Baby! and Fascination!

When it comes to music I am a child of the 80s...

I was born in 1974 and I started listening to pop music (I mean - proper listening) at the age of 10/11. Eurythmics, Nena, Falco, Alphaville, Bruce Springsteen, the Cure, U2... In 1985 I developed a crush on a popstar for the very first time: the victim was Morten Harket from A-ha (I still have a thing for his beautiful eyes). :biggrin2:
OK, what else... Tape recorders, leg warmers, rollerskates (the blue-and-yellow ones - I owned 2 pairs!), me going to secondary school in 1986...

Eighties rock! :punk:

Take on Me! I lived in Roller Skates! Had dice on them too!

ahhh the 80s ! my best years , there was knotts landing & dynasty on the telly

Linda Evans and Joan Collins rivalry!

AAAHHHH! The 80's.

The Thompson Twins. The first concert I ever went to, was a HUGE fan of theirs, member of the fan club and everything.
Dexys Midnight Runners. again big fan dressed in the dungerees at the concerts.


I loved the song "Hold me Now"!


I remember having the worst perm ever in the 80s, although then I thought I looked good (what was I thinking!)

... St Elmos Fire etc


Everyone thought perms were good... I remember most of the 80's (I was born in 1983)... Leg warmers and rollerskates I definitely remember... as well as fluoro coloured clothing and shoulder pads... and mullets (I had the makings of one when I was about 5)...

Music was def good!!! :thumb_yello:


Superb thread!!! Memories of the 80s....hmmm where do you start??

To start with it has to be the dodgy perm I had - my first and last....



No. My perm was the worst. I have the thickest, coarsest, stick straight asian hair...you don't even wanna know :roftl:

[Suzy]

Have I already said that the best music was made between 1973 and 1987?
OK, we're talking about the second part of that period now. How could I forget to mention Madonna, the Simple Minds, Ultravox, Tina Turner, OMD, Kate Bush, Spandau Ballet, Pat Benatar, Dan Hartman (Reeeeeee...light my fire) - and many many more...

Footloose (Kevin Bacon was HOT!), Flashdance, Fame... And of course the A-Team - my mum hated it but finally she allowed me to watch.

Oh and I should not forget the My Little Ponies...

OMD! Yes! I loved the song "Secret"! and Spandau Ballet's "True"!

Ok, so this really made me think of the 80s...the local news was just on TV, and they showed this prison in Japan (I think that's where it was), where they had all the inmates dancing to Thriller by Michael Jackson for daily exercise :roftl: Apparently they have someone to teach them the choreography and then they all dance together...it said they dance to other 80s songs too...just imagine hundreds of inmates in orange jumpsuits dancing to Michael Jackson:roftl: :roftl:

Not Japan - It's the Philippines! :wink2:

yes they did cancel gigs in the 80s ! i was 15 & planning to go to my first ever concert to see scritti politti in edinburgh but he suffered from stage-fright & cancelled i cryed for weeks ! do you know when i finally got to see scritti politti play live ....... last year at the fringe festival in edinburgh ! that was a wait of 22 years to see someone playing live :shocked:


OMG. The Perfect Way. :roftl:

[scg]

Suzy are you a closet scritti fan ! do you know at the gig last year someone asked green to play absolute do you know what his reply was "absolutely not" all that wait & no absolute bummer :thumbdown:

[curly]

I love the movies out of the 80s! Especially stuff like the Lost Boys, Breakfast Club...so on.... :roftl:

Too bad i wasn't in them times... :thumbdown:

[backflip_76]

Not Japan - It's the Philippines! :wink2:



Oh ok! Thanks for the info :thumb_yello:

[Gatagordinha]

Ok more things I love from the 80s:

TV:
Battle of the Planets (Japanese anime)
Rentaghost (ha ha, one of the main characters was called Mr. Meeker, I always think of him these days:wink2: )
The Tube
The Young Ones
Brideshead Revisited (I had a huge crush on Sebastian:wub2: )
Razzmatazz
Cheggars Plays Pop derderder derder der-dee-der der, etc..

:biggrin2:

[RAK1]

Ok more things I love from the 80s:

TV:
Battle of the Planets (Japanese anime)
Rentaghost (ha ha, one of the main characters was called Mr. Meeker, I always think of him these days:wink2: )
The Tube
The Young Ones
Brideshead Revisited (I had a huge crush on Sebastian:wub2: )
Razzmatazz
Cheggars Plays Pop derderder derder der-dee-der der, etc..

:biggrin2:

I can't believe I forgot The Tube, Jules Holland is a legend. Every Friday night 6pm on Ch4, they were the first show to have Frankie Goes To Hollywood on and weren't they the show that French and Saunders started out on? They had all the best bands on, does anyone remember Belouise Some, he sang "Imagination". He had bleach blonde hair and the video was a bit racey, but they still showed it.
Other things I remember about the 80s, Brookside and Falcon Crest (like Dynasty and Dallas, but set in a vineyard).
I was a big fan of Scritti Politti too, and was sad to hear Green wouldn't sing any of the old songs now, loved "WoodBeez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)".
And that reminds me (only 'cause they duetted together, Aretha, not Green), Annie Lennox in The Tourists ("I Only Wanna Be With You") and The Eurythmics, both great bands. I wish I hadn't forgotten so much, it was definitely my favourite era, so much fun back then.

[girlintheblue]

RAKI1 - was it you who asked if I was a goth with my black, crimped hair? No, definitely not, more Bananarama!!!!

Brideshead Revisted!!! Cheggars!! (older, and more sleazy now - did you see him on Extras? :shocked: ) Rentaghost was horrible - the stuff of nightmares.

Why doesn't Green do his older stuff? That really annoys me. Obviously that's what a lot of fans want to hear and there's nothing wrong with that. Sounds a bit pretentious to me.

You all probably won't have heard of the band Love and Money (except scg) - they were an 80s Scottish band and I met the lead singer James Grant a good few years after they had made it big here. I was telling him (in a club) that I loved their album - think it may just have been called Love and Money, but it had Candybar Express on it - and he was rolling his eyes - really rude!!! Then he told me he wasn't a popstar, he was a poet. I literally turned and walked away! Arse.:naughty:

[girlintheblue]

Had to share this with you. So 80s!

Joey Lawrence's clothes here epitomises the mid-late 80s for me!!!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kYCSCbqbdJA&mode=related&search=

[girlintheblue]

Just realised this is from the 90s!!!

I was sure the clothes were very 80s - didn't Bros used to dress like this? Ripped jeans, white tshirt, leather jacket?

I was obviously a little older than I thought I was when I was watching this! :naughty: Surely I didn't watch this in my 20s??!

[Hannah]

I used to have a pair of sunglasses that were black but the parts that go behind your ears were fluorescent green and it had one of those little bands that hold them to your head. :roftl: This was in the early 90s, but I think that those glasses were an 80s thing.

[Sarahlou1973]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=q_o-uACayEA

I don't think this has been posted here yet....enjoy :biggrin2:

[Blue]

This thread inspired me to dig up my Popclassics - the 70's and 80's album again. :naughty:

I am listening to Roxy Music now (Avalon). :naughty:

[scg]

heres one of my fav songs from the 80s http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VP4tj7mdLdU

[Sarahlou1973]

heres one of my fav songs from the 80s http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VP4tj7mdLdU
LOL!!!! How funny is that!:roftl:

[carrinevie]

he he that reminds me of "Kraftwek" -are they still going??

[Suzy]

Sorry...never heard of them:blink:

But I did just remember other songs..."Bizarre Love Triangle" by New Order, "Electric Avenue" by Eddie Grant, and "Our House" by Madness. And I thought Belinda Carlisle was soooo pretty especially in the "Mad About You" video.

I also remember making friendship beads and collecting stickers in photo albums.:bleh:

[Blue]

For the 80s lovers:

From 6-11 August Radio Veronica is broadcasting the Top 1000 Allertijden edition 2006 (the one from last year indeed - a 'summer special'). Many songs from the eighties! :punk:

http://www.radioveronica.nl/

[Gatagordinha]

Who remembers when Acid House hit the UK?? 1988 if I remember...

Did anyone do the 'acid dance' (me..:blink: ), the hands in the air big fridge/small microwave thing..?):roftl:


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=FEdiOBz4zeM

[Blue]

Acieeeeed... And people were wearing t-shirts with smilies. :naughty:

[Gatagordinha]

Smileys...:biggrin2: whatever happened to them :biggrin2: I just don't know:biggrin2:

I had smiley badges, earrings, pendants, tattoos (those kids' ones from chewing gum packs), I was such a sad fashion victim!:naughty:

I did ONCE go to the Hacienda in Manchester at the height of acieed, it was so pretentious! I never felt 'cool' enough to be in there even though I was a student in Manchester at the time and even with all my smiley accessories:naughty:

[Suzy]

Who remembers when Acid House hit the UK?? 1988 if I remember...

Did anyone do the 'acid dance' (me..:blink: ), the hands in the air big fridge/small microwave thing..?):roftl:


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=FEdiOBz4zeM

:roftl: Made me chuckle, but no, don't remember that... And the smiley's yes - but now sadly it only reminds me of our Walmart store :roftl:

[Moonlightchild]

He is still gorgeous, isn't he? :blush-anim-cl:

I ran into a video of my favourite Dutch female 80s pop group. May I present to you - The Dolly Dots (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SsPntDPfgI)! :biggrin2:

Yeh the Dolly Dots,I think I still have the record (LP) somewhere.

I Loved and stil love the '80s music.
pop and popular rock,new wave alsow
I love Madonna then and now.
Then the '90s came along.What a bummer I hated the most music on the radio then.
Not clouseau loved them(group from belgium,you know them bleu) and a few others.
But in general somthing went wrong with music that day's. Stars where created by the music industrie and i really didn't like that.
So I went for uderground house and techno.
Mika reminds me off 70s, 80s and even a litlle bit off the 60 music but all in a verry fresh and new way.
Even the way he dresses reminds me off the 80' the colerfull breclets and the stuf around his neck. I had that kind off stuff too back then.

[Sarahlou1973]

Who remembers when Acid House hit the UK?? 1988 if I remember...

Did anyone do the 'acid dance' (me..:blink: ), the hands in the air big fridge/small microwave thing..?):roftl:


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=FEdiOBz4zeM
LOL :roftl: :roftl:

What WERE we thinking.....:shocked:

[dcdeb]

BUMP.

Since Blue just got tickets to see The Cure, some of us Oldlings
have been reminiscing about the '80s again... and since I missed
this thread somehow the first time Suzy started it...
thought we ought to resurrect it for a bit...

I was a big-time '80s girl... everyone from the Cure to Depeche Mode
(still a fave) to Culture Club to Go West to King to... well, just about
all "New Wave" as we called it in the states... Back in the day I
went to shows by the B-52s, Culture Club, Madonna, The Cars, and how
could I forget HUMAN LEAGUE! :blush-anim-cl:

Yes, the '80s were definitely my decade! :thumb_yello:

dcdeb

[happikali]

:blush-anim-cl: Ok ..... I'm gonna post here ....... :biggrin2: :wink2:

[Suzy]

:biggrin2: Ha - I just read that Blue is going to see 'The Cure' and I regressed back to my 80s music this morning too!

[Suzy]

BUMP.

Since Blue just got tickets to see The Cure, some of us Oldlings
have been reminiscing about the '80s again... and since I missed
this thread somehow the first time Suzy started it...
thought we ought to resurrect it for a bit...

I was a big-time '80s girl... everyone from the Cure to Depeche Mode
(still a fave) to Culture Club to Go West to King to... well, just about
all "New Wave" as we called it in the states... Back in the day I
went to shows by the B-52s, Culture Club, Madonna, The Cars, and how
could I forget HUMAN LEAGUE! :blush-anim-cl:

Yes, the '80s were definitely my decade! :thumb_yello:

dcdeb

:blush-anim-cl: Ok ..... I'm gonna post here ....... :biggrin2: :wink2:


:thumb_yello: :wub2:

[happikali]

:thumb_yello: HEHEHEHEEHEH ... this thread will be SOOO much fun for me !!!
I was born in 1961 ..... therefore , my 'SALAD DAYS' were in the '80's .... after teens ..... & before ....'the rest of it' ... !!!:biggrin2: :naughty:

[newsong]

Not sure where this thread came from, or why I haven't seen it til now!!! But count me IN LIKE FLYNN!! Total 80's chica here. I had the big blond hair, the shoulder padded shirt worn with the stirrup pants, the whole bit!

My fave clothes were those ones that changed colors with your body heat!! Do you guys remember them?? You're shirt would be purple, and then you're smartass friends would have to put their hands all over it and make it pink! So cool! Whatever was in those clothes is probably going to give us cancer one day. LOL!

[Blue]

BUMP.

Since Blue just got tickets to see The Cure, some of us Oldlings
have been reminiscing about the '80s again... and since I missed
this thread somehow the first time Suzy started it...
thought we ought to resurrect it for a bit...
:biggrin2: Ha - I just read that Blue is going to see 'The Cure' and I regressed back to my 80s music this morning too!
:naughty: :naughty:

Thanks for bumping Deb! :thumb_yello:

Yup, I'm going to see The Cure! Well I have to be patient though: the concert is scheduled for 18 March 2008. :biggrin2:

I am such an 80s girl... Born in 1974 I started listening to pop music when I was 10/11 years old - '84/'85 (Eurythmics, Wham!, Falco, A-ha, Madonna...). I am convinced the best music was made in the 70s and 80s. And nearly all the contemporary music I like reminds me of those days. I guess that is the main reason why I like Mikas music. :naughty:

[happikali]

:naughty: :naughty:

Thanks for bumping Deb! :thumb_yello:

Yup, I'm going to see The Cure! Well I have to be patient though: the concert is scheduled for 18 March 2008. :biggrin2:

I am such an 80s girl... Born in 1974 I started listening to pop music when I was 10/11 years old - '84/'85 (Eurythmics, Wham!, Falco, A-ha, Madonna...). I am convinced the best music was made in the 70s and 80s. And nearly all the contemporary music I like reminds me of those days. I guess that is the main reason why I like Mikas music. :naughty:
:thumb_yello: Yep !!! Even tho' I'm 13 yrs older than you Blue ... hehe ... we still seem to have some of the same musical influences .... Rock On !!!:thumb_yello:

[Gatagordinha]

:naughty: :naughty:

Thanks for bumping Deb! :thumb_yello:

Yup, I'm going to see The Cure! Well I have to be patient though: the concert is scheduled for 18 March 2008. :biggrin2:



I saw The Cure in 1989 in Madrid at Ventas bullring. It was FANTASTIC. They were brilliant. I was in love with Robert Smith, especially the hair and the lipstick!!!!:mf_lustslow:

[dcdeb]

Yup, I'm going to see The Cure! Well I have to be patient though: the concert is scheduled for 18 March 2008. :biggrin2:

Oh good lord! I didn't realize it was that far away! :insane:

I am such an 80s girl... Born in 1974 I started listening to pop music when I was 10/11 years old - '84/'85 (Eurythmics, Wham!, Falco, A-ha, Madonna...). I am convinced the best music was made in the 70s and 80s. And nearly all the contemporary music I like reminds me of those days. I guess that is the main reason why I like Mikas music. :naughty:

*cough* 10 or 11??? :roftl:

But oh, did I love Wham! and George Michael... and Eurythmics -- Annie
Lennox was my hero!

*sigh* Definitely get nostalgic for those days... and I agree, a lot of
the new music I like now reminds me of the music then. In fact, there's
a band called Blacq Audio (spun off from AFI, which is one of my
son's faves) -- the first time I heard them I thought for sure it
was Depeche Mode reincarnated. My son, of course, was scandalized! :naughty:

dcdeb

[Sarahlou1973]

Great to see this thread up and running again.... Being born on 1973, the 80s were my era as far as music goes..... I think I have more 80s music in my collection than anything else!

[happikali]

Oh good lord! I didn't realize it was that far away! :insane:



*cough* 10 or 11??? :roftl:

But oh, did I love Wham! and George Michael... and Eurythmics -- Annie
Lennox was my hero!

*sigh* Definitely get nostalgic for those days... and I agree, a lot of
the new music I like now reminds me of the music then. In fact, there's
a band called Blacq Audio (spun off from AFI, which is one of my
son's faves) -- the first time I heard them I thought for sure it
was Depeche Mode reincarnated. My son, of course, was scandalized! :naughty:

dcdeb
.... erm ... what is your birth year ..... if you don't mind me asking ??!!:wink2:

[dcdeb]

.... erm ... what is your birth year ..... if you don't mind me asking ??!!:wink2:


Oh, it's no secret, HK! I am OLD! :roftl:

OK, brace yourself... 1... 9.... 5.... 9...

:boxed:

dcdeb

[Sarahlou1973]

I just tried to get tickets for the Cure in London, as I forgot they were going on sale until Blue mentioned it. Surprise, surprise, sold out already! Serves me right for being forgetful!

[happikali]

Oh, it's no secret, HK! I am OLD! :roftl:

OK, brace yourself... 1... 9.... 5.... 9...

:boxed:

dcdeb
:shocked: Heheeheheh ... ya big Oldie !!!! I'm 1961 !!!!! :roftl: WOW you are SOOOOOOOO much older than me !!!!!:sneaky2: :sneaky2: :wink2:

[Blue]

I just tried to get tickets for the Cure in London, as I forgot they were going on sale until Blue mentioned it. Surprise, surprise, sold out already! Serves me right for being forgetful!
Come to Rotterdam Sarahlou! :punk:

(...if it's not sold out yet...)

[dcdeb]

:shocked: Heheeheheh ... ya big Oldie !!!! I'm 1961 !!!!! :roftl: WOW you are SOOOOOOOO much older than me !!!!!:wink2:

Yep, ready for the rocking chair, that's me :wheelchair:

Actually, I think I'm going to stop using the word OLD... going to
try MATURE... doesn't that sound better? Like I've aged, like a
fine wine... :blush-anim-cl:

aaaah whatever... age is just a number, right? :biggrin2:

dcdeb

[Blue]

My 30- friends tend to call me 'young-aged'. :biggrin2:

[Sarahlou1973]

Come to Rotterdam Sarahlou! :punk:

(...if it's not sold out yet...)
ooohhh.....that's tempting:wink2:

[happikali]

Yep, ready for the rocking chair, that's me :wheelchair:

Actually, I think I'm going to stop using the word OLD... going to
try MATURE... doesn't that sound better? Like I've aged, like a
fine wine... :blush-anim-cl:

aaaah whatever... age is just a number, right? :biggrin2:

dcdeb
Heheehehehehehe .... yes Dahling ..... I think the word we are looking for now is 'VINTAGE' .... which is 'oh so cool & retro ' these days !!!!!:wink2: :roftl:

[dcdeb]

Edward Scissor Hands was one of my favorite.

I love the 80's!

How could anyone not love Edward Scissorhands!? The best. :wub2:

I just bought it on DVD -- but it actually was 1990... so it almost
counts -- definitely had an '80s feel to it!... :thumb_yello:

dcdeb

[Sarahlou1973]

How could anyone not love Edward Scissorhands!? The best. :wub2:

I just bought it on DVD -- but it actually was 1990... so it almost
counts -- definitely had an '80s feel to it!... :thumb_yello:

dcdeb

Lovely film....Johnny Depp.....:wub2:

[newsong]

LOL!! Just watched Eddy Scissorhands this morning!! I looove anything with Johnny Depp!!!

Does anyone remember him in the 80's tv series 21 Jumpstreet??? That was his first start. I have seasons 1 & 2 on DVD!!

[Sarahlou1973]

LOL!! Just watched Eddy Scissorhands this morning!! I looove anything with Johnny Depp!!!

Does anyone remember him in the 80's tv series 21 Jumpstreet??? That was his first start. I have seasons 1 & 2 on DVD!!
Ooohh.....I don't know that one!

Sleepy Hollow was on last night, but I forgot and missed the first half......:sneaky2:

[Em']

How could I miss this thread? Sorry guys I'm late but I join in!

I'm such an 80s girl, it was my whole teens (I was born in 1972)!

My friends are sick of me putting on songs from the 80s at every party ...

One of my fav: The Buggles: Video killed the radio stars!

[Suzy]

I think leg warmers are back en vogue.
I could certainly use them this winter as my ankles are bothering me already (now this ailment just confirms how old I really am getting now):biggrin2:

[Blue]

Leg warmers are definitely back. I saw them advertised a few times lately.

I remember the summer of '84. I remember it very well because I was staying at my aunt and uncle's house for the holidays, the Olympics were on tv and they had cable tv at home (which impressed me, we didn't have that yet). It was quite a hot summer, but I was running around in pink trousers with even more pink leg warmers - I was 10 years old at the time. :naughty:

[Suzy]

Leg warmers in the summer! Ha! I remember wearing plastic "jelly" shoes in the hot summer with stirrup pants and my feet being so sticky... :naughty:

[dcdeb]

Found and resurrected, as threatened, Diana :naughty:

My latest '80s moments -- hearing Blondie and Devo tunes used as
commercials for cleaning products! :shocked:

How *could* they? Just because they think that all the '80s girls are
now '00s middle-aged moms more concerned with
cleaning and running households than dancing and singing???:sneaky2:

dcdeb

[sariflor]

Oooh, what a great thread! I had such a laugh reading through it...

Born in 71, I'm a true 80's kid...I remember it all very vividly.

Most things (both good like the music, and atrocious like the fashion) have already been mentioned, but I clearly seem to remember getting super excited when the first music videos ("video clips") came out, and when video recorders came out...Also had a few terrible perms, when in fact my hair is naturally wavy already!! Oh and did I mention that I permed my hair but left my fringe straight?:roftl:
Pathetic.

Those stirrup pants were truly horrific, as were the Tshirts with gigantic shoulder pads, which I'd wear even to the swimming pool:naughty:

Oh gosh, sweet memories....

[HollyD]

Aaaahhhh! I was born in 77' *I was 6 when Meeks came into the world*
I remember HOW MUCH fun all of the teenagers use to have - and being SO jealous!!!!! My brothers were over 12 years OLDER than me - so by the time I 'knew anything' they were teenagers and going to the drive-in and always partying like it was 1999. :naughty:

The 80's had the BEST music hands down - that is why it is still alive and kicking to this very day!!!

[Queenie]

Found and resurrected, as threatened, Diana :naughty:

My latest '80s moments -- hearing Blondie and Devo tunes used as
commercials for cleaning products! :shocked:

How *could* they? Just because they think that all the '80s girls are
now '00s middle-aged moms more concerned with
cleaning and running households than dancing and singing???:sneaky2:

dcdeb

I know!! It´s horrible :crybaby:
I was born in the mid-80s and i was a child, i grew up listening some of these tunes and i became a big fan of these decade
I have the need to post this vid...:wub2:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gSq8ZBdSxNU

And this...:wub2:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=arUqoKjU3D4

[cath85]

I listen to 80's music all the time! I was born in the middle of the 80's like queenie and I have been hooked to that music ever since :wub2:

[Niki27]

Ahahahaha so you digged it up? :naughty:
I was born in the 80's (subliminate message for someone here) and I grew up with these tunes, of course, especially with elder bros and sisters making me watch MTV when they were babysitting me :naughty:

We need to organise some 80's MFC party online, really, with the best vids, songs and haircuts we can dig up :roftl:

[Queenie]

Yes, please!! I´ll plan to comb my hair :lol3:

[cath85]

yeah queenie we have the right hair for that :naughty:

[Niki27]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7_IKcMl_a9A

You just need the leather pants that go with the hair :roftl:

[cath85]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7_IKcMl_a9A

You just need the leather pants that go with the hair :roftl:

:naughty:I look like that when I brush my hair :roftl:

[Mika4Life13]

I was born in the '90's. I hated the '90's.

[Niki27]

I was born in the '90's. I hated the '90's.

You gotta be kidding, the 90's were great too!

[*carrie*]

I was born in the '90's. I hated the '90's.

:shocked: The 90s were awesome!

[vickylovesmika]

heres one of my fav songs from the 80s http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VP4tj7mdLdU

Yipppe !!
I'm so glad i found this thread! I was born in 1971 so am a real 80's gal!
so many memories, i love reading through here now!!!:punk:

I was a mega Duranie ! I loved loads of others too, so many to mention.
Kate Bush, Thompson Twins, Eurthymics, Japan, Flock of Seaguls !
Visage
Imagination, Sister Sledge! god so many!
Tears for Fears!!

Oh yes remember this one!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=iS9RPyznAPg

I'm gonna love this thread!:punk:

In those days Mika did not say Relax, Frankie did !!!!
Oh yes i had a t shirt to prove it! :naughty:
and short hair with a little bit left at the back

[lollipop_monkey]

Haha what a great thread! Good one to resurrect. :wink2:

I was born in '84, but my siblings are early '70s babies who, erm...influenced me. Stirrup pants, puff paint, AC/DC...here's to the '80s! :cheers:

[LadyGodiva]

Does inheriting my older sisters 80's clothes count?:naughty::mf_rosetinted:

[shoni]

YEAH I'M HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I didn't know this thread even existed. I am such an 80's throwback. My big thing then was Adam and the Ants. I used to even 'tipex' a white stripe accross my nose going to discos.:punk: It was such a great time in my life !! 80's ROCK:punk:

[wasabi_tea]

Oh yes remember this one!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=iS9RPyznAPg

:wub2:

Here's a funny one for y'all: Cliff tries to be cool... FAILS. (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qcSwOwtyVHA#)
(Good song, though!)

[dcdeb]

I know!! It´s horrible :crybaby:
I was born in the mid-80s and i was a child, i grew up listening some of these tunes and i became a big fan of these decade
I have the need to post this vid...:wub2:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gSq8ZBdSxNU

And this...:wub2:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=arUqoKjU3D4

Well, Queenie, I'll forgive you the first because of the perfection of the second.
:naughty: Wasn't Don't You Want Me, Baby? the anthem of that particular
time? I saw the Human League live, back in the day, second row in a
smaller venue -- it was one of the best concerts ever. *sigh*

This walking down Memory Lane is exhausting! :wink2:

dcdeb

[Mici]

Born in the late 60s or early 70s? Then the '80s is surely a decade that influenced you. You may even remember a little bit if you were born in the early 80s...

- Come On Eileen (Dexy Midnight Runners)
- Tide is High (Blondie)
- Red, Red Wine (UB40)

...these were only some of my favourit songs from the 80s.

There was Live Aid, Band Aid, and USA for Africa. Other artists who made their mark in this decade were Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Cyndi Lauper, Bowie, Wham, Rick Springfield, and the Eurythmics just to name a few.

My favourite show was FAME, but other popular shows were the Cosby Show, Different Strokes, Fantasy Island and the Love Boat.
I enjoyed the movies Flashdance and E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, Sixteen Candles and the Breakfast Club. Breakdancing was popular too!

Tell me what you remember?
How did the 80s impact you (besides MIKA being born...)? :wink2:

I was born in 1981, growing up i remember my sister's big earrings, huge belts and those colourful shirts, also all those sorts of weird hair styles.
I remember also all the great music played around the house by my dad & my brother, Lots of U2, Queen, Depech Mode and the likes.

[silver]

Ah the 80s! Big hair and shoulder pads (rara skirts and puffballs anyone?:roftl:)

But the music: Human League, Thompson Twins, Eurythmics, OMD, Adam and the Ants, Ultravox (what was Vienna about?), The Cure, Visage, A Flock of Seagulls (now that was hair), Blancmange, Simple Minds, Teardrop Explodes, and not forgetting Japan ( David Sylvian - at the time, definitely the most beautiful man in the world).

[silver]

And Mika sometimes reminds me of Bruno in "Fame"

[Queenie]

Haha what a great thread! Good one to resurrect. :wink2:

I was born in '84, but my siblings are early '70s babies who, erm...influenced me. Stirrup pants, puff paint, AC/DC...here's to the '80s! :cheers:
1984 was a great year, wasn´t it? :naughty:

Well, Queenie, I'll forgive you the first because of the perfection of the second.
:naughty: Wasn't Don't You Want Me, Baby? the anthem of that particular
time? I saw the Human League live, back in the day, second row in a
smaller venue -- it was one of the best concerts ever. *sigh*

This walking down Memory Lane is exhausting! :wink2:

dcdeb
Oh deb. Keep walking down for me :wink2:

[vickylovesmika]

And Mika sometimes reminds me of Bruno in "Fame"

Oh no !! now come on!!! Don't say that!!!!:sneaky2:
( i know what you mean but it was only the hair)!!!:roftl::naughty:

Ah the 80s! Big hair and shoulder pads (rara skirts and puffballs anyone?:)

But the music: Human League, Thompson Twins, Eurythmics, OMD, Adam and the Ants, Ultravox (what was Vienna about?), The Cure, Visage, A Flock of Seagulls (now that was hair), Blancmange, Simple Minds, Teardrop Explodes, and not forgetting Japan ( David Sylvian - at the time, definitely the most beautiful man in the world).

Agree! I loved David Sylvian and Nick Rhodes from Duran :wub2:
Great taste in above btw!:thumb_yello:

Doesn't Robyn's hair remind you of Flock of Seagulls! :naughty:


Good song, though!)[/SIZE]


Ah yes, my friends mum liked him!

[Laurel]

So glad I've just found this thread... I pretty much love the 80's ... you'd know if you saw my record collection.

I was born in 1974:

First pop star I ever loved was Adam Ant in 81'. Even young I had taste.

Loved Adam between 81-83.... So did the tipex thing as well... much to mum's annoyance... or lipstick later for Prince Charming... and yes I can still do THAT dance... :thumb_yello:

83-85 - Durannie time... Simon Le Bon...

85-87 - A-ha - God how bloody hot was and is Morten Harket :wub2:
Mainly notable cos' this is when my mother seriously started to
notice how into boys I was getting... and I got the birds and bees
story... I still absolutely love A-ha and always will. The first record I
ever bought myself was "Take On Me". Have bought every album
they've ever released since they started. Saw them live in 2003 and
2005. Have to say they were probably the most emotional concerts
I've ever been to. Just simply because I never thought I'd seen
them at all ever.
87-88 - Rick Astley. OK... I thought he was cute... and what a voice.
88-89 - Bros. Matt Goss. Enough said.
89-92 - New Kids On The Block. Major obsession with Jordan Knight.
First concert I ever went to was to see them at Wembley Arena.
Mum thought I was too young for the others.

My music taste's changed drastically after New Kids... Blur etc...

Other notable loves of the 80's.

Davy Jones from The Monkees... OK - Not the 80's but it was on repeat alot.
Dirk Benedict from The A-Team. :wub2:
(My mum bought me an action figure of Faceman for Christmas - My brother was jealous and broke it the very first day I had it - within hours of me getting it)
Christopher Reeve as Superman... Only as Superman though... not as Clark Kent.
Dex Dexter from Dynasty. :boxed: Can't actually remember what he looked like now - but I think he was hot.

I had a disaster with my very first perm. Ummm my mother got abit confused when I kept asking for a perm... she finally gave in and took me to the hairdressers - and gave me a bloody granny perm... :roftl:

I KID YOU NOT... I WAS A LAUGHING STOCK... :thumbdown:

I think these vids sums up the fantastic 80's - Great band... Great hair :roftl:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=iS9RPyznAPg

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uUjIA3Rt7gk

[Blue]

85-87 - A-ha - God how bloody hot was and is Morten Harket :wub2:
Mainly notable cos' this is when my mother seriously started to
notice how into boys I was getting... and I got the birds and bees
story... I still absolutely love A-ha and always will. The first record I
ever bought myself was "Take On Me". Have bought every album
they've ever released since they started. Saw them live in 2003 and
2005. Have to say they were probably the most emotional concerts
I've ever been to. Just simply because I never thought I'd seen
them at all ever.
My story. Except for the concerts, I've never seem them live. But I had a HUUUGE crush on Morten - I was only 11 years old! He is the only really older guy I ever fancied btw. :naughty:

Take on Me was also my first single ever bought. And the album it's on was the first album I ever bought on tape. Still keeping it - for ever and ever. :naughty:

Ow man. Morten has the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen. :wub2:

http://www.aha-fr.com/mortenharket/images/banniere.jpg

On MSN Music there's a live performance (Kiel, Germany, open air in some harbour setting) filmed in 2006, have you ever seen it? They look eh... well-conserved for almost 50 year olds. :wink2:

BTW Speaking of the A-team: all my female classmates had a crush on Face. My favourite was Murdock. :naughty:

[Laurel]

Ha, yes I've seen the Kiel concert... Really strange as the crowd is across the water and not really anywhere near them... liked it though...

The last time I saw them they did Living A Boy's Adventure Tale off of their first album..

I have to say It's one of my fave songs ever.... and cos' it's just an album track... I never thought I'd ever hear them play it all this time later... I cried and I'm not ashamed to say it. Could barely belief when they started it and I could hear Morten's soaring vocals... Do you have Morten's solo album.. Wildseed... It was released in 1995 - I think... I love that too... he's supposed to be releasing another one this year... but I've forgot to check when it's out... it's been delayed since January... :(

[cath85]

My story. Except for the concerts, I've never seem them live. But I had a HUUUGE crush on Morten - I was only 11 years old! He is the only really older guy I ever fancied btw. :naughty:

Take on Me was also my first single ever bought. And the album it's on was the first album I ever bought on tape. Still keeping it - for ever and ever. :naughty:

Ow man. Morten has the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen. :wub2:

http://www.aha-fr.com/mortenharket/images/banniere.jpg

On MSN Music there's a live performance (Kiel, Germany, open air in some harbour setting) filmed in 2006, have you ever seen it? They look eh... well-conserved for almost 50 year olds. :wink2:

BTW Speaking of the A-team: all my female classmates had a crush on Face. My favourite was Murdock. :naughty:

looks like eyeryone had a crush on morten :naughty:

[Blue]

Do you have Morten's solo album.. Wildseed... It was released in 1995 - I think...
I knew he released a solo album... Didn't know it was called Wildseed though, now I'm getting curious.

Hunting High and Low is one of my all time favourite songs... :wub2:

[Laurel]

Well I can put it on sendspace and send you the links if you like...

:)

Bit late tonight for me as I'll be turning in soon... but I'll send you the pm's as I do them if you want them... let me know :)

[dcdeb]

We need to organise some 80's MFC party online, really, with the best vids, songs and haircuts we can dig up :roftl:

I don't think there were any "best haircuts" in the '80s! :roftl:

But wouldn't an MFC party be fun! :thumb_yello:



In those days Mika did not say Relax, Frankie did !!!!
Oh yes i had a t shirt to prove it!
and short hair with a little bit left at the back

I was out to brunch with my mom and sister the other day, and
a young girl (too young to remember the '80s!)
was wearing a Frankie Says RELAX t-shirt. I just smiled.
A very big smile :biggrin2:



First pop star I ever loved was Adam Ant in 81'. Even young I had taste.


Desperate... but not serious... he was fab, it's a shame how he's struggling
now. :(

Davy Jones from The Monkees... OK - Not the 80's but it was on repeat alot.

No, definitely NOT the '80s! LOL! The very saddest thing is that I remember
the Monkees -- and NOT from them being on repeat :naughty:

And guess what? I'm going to see Davy Jones next week. He's performing
at Disney World in Florida and I have to go down for a day on business
(yes, on business -- yes, AGAIN!). I've seen him there before -- I guess
he lives in the area now, and he performs every year at this time, during
what they call their "Flower Power" concerts. :naughty:


Dex Dexter from Dynasty. Can't actually remember what he looked like now - but I think he was hot.

Yes, he was. I was a big Dynasty fan -- used to go over to my friends'
Mark and Frank's apartment and have big Dynasty parties and try to
figure whose shoulder pads were more deadly -- Crystal's or Alexis'!

dcdeb

[Laurel]

Alexis - no doubt... how can you doubt the ultimate tv bitch.... :)

Crystal was too nice even when she was trying to outdo Alexis...

[vickylovesmika]

I know Deb, i did think about getting one made saying

Mika says Relax!]:naughty:
wonder if anyone would get it!!:shocked:

[Blue]

Well I can put it on sendspace and send you the links if you like...

:)

Bit late tonight for me as I'll be turning in soon... but I'll send you the pm's as I do them if you want them... let me know :)
Well that would be cool! :thumb_yello:

[Blue]

For those who visit Glasgow from time to time: I really enjoyed this place when I was there last year November! :punk:

http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=3772695663

Can you imagine a bunch of girls (and Freddie) in their 30's on the dancefloor, dancing like loonies to Queen, Duran Duran etc. etc. ? :roftl:

This bar is even mentioned in the Glasgow Wiki: http://glasgow.openguide.co.uk/wiki/Reflex

[Niki27]

I know Deb, i did think about getting one made saying

Mika says Relax!]:naughty:
wonder if anyone would get it!!:shocked:

Now this would be awesome :roftl:

[vickylovesmika]

Now this would be awesome :roftl:

I think so!
Maybe a few of us could do it sometime!!!:roftl:

This is one of my all time fave raves from the golden era of the 80's!!:punk:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcOZ6xFxJqg

[vickylovesmika]

http://popbytes.com/archive/2006/11/mika_says_relax.shtml

I knew some one must have thought of it!
Ok, I'm gonna get a t shirt for sure:roftl::naughty:

[Laurel]

I think so!
Maybe a few of us could do it sometime!!!:roftl:

This is one of my all time fave raves from the golden era of the 80's!!:punk:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcOZ6xFxJqg

I have that on 12" :punk:

I lurve that song :wink2:

[HollyD]

I heard Come on Eileen during my lunch break- and I thought about Suzy!!!!

I was :punk: OUT!!!! :naughty:

[Laurel]

I have that on 12" :punk:

I lurve that song :wink2:

LOL... :roftl:

I have my laptop on random and out of the thousands of songs on it - it's just come on with this... 12" version

:thumb_yello:

I think my computer knows what I type... cos' it does this often :blink:

[Queenie]

Hihihi. Hope deb loves them and won´t kill me this time...
It´s the long version :bleh:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gCWyYOOS8FQ

[Hevthehampster]

Born in the late 60s or early 70s? Then the '80s is surely a decade that influenced you. You may even remember a little bit if you were born in the early 80s...

- Come On Eileen (Dexy Midnight Runners) i love that song
- Tide is High (Blondie) this one too
- Red, Red Wine (UB40) dont know this one

...these were only some of my favourit songs from the 80s.

There was Live Aid, Band Aid, and USA for Africa. Other artists who made their mark in this decade were Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Cyndi Lauper, Bowie, Wham, Rick Springfield, and the Eurythmics just to name a few.

My favourite show was FAME, but other popular shows were the Cosby Show, Different Strokes, Fantasy Island and the Love Boat.
I enjoyed the movies Flashdance and E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, Sixteen Candles and the Breakfast Club. Breakdancing was popular too!

Tell me what you remember?
How did the 80s impact you (besides MIKA being born...)? :wink2:

haha - i know most of this stuff and i was born in 93!!!! haha

[kaatje066]

Being born on the last day of '66 I remember almost everything mentioned! :shocked::roftl:

Wham, Bruce Springsteen (Born in the USA-tour, :punk:), Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Michael Jackson, Live Aid, could go on for hours. Dutch band: Doe Maar. You just had to wear fluorescent pink and green if you were a fan.
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=RXWdQGtl6qs

Leg warmers, broad shoulders, a perm, leggings, been there done that. Fame, Flashdance, Kevin Bacon, watching the A-team with my brother.
Mass demonstrations agains nuclear weapons, remember Hollanditis?
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll42/kaatje066/different/opland.jpg
And ofcourse I'll never forget losing my virginity :naughty:

[vickylovesmika]

Hihihi. Hope deb loves them and won´t kill me this time...
It´s the long version :bleh:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gCWyYOOS8FQ

The wild boys eh!!!:punk:
Oh yes i remember when that one came out so well, i was a massive Duranie!!
Nick Rhodes in those days was my :wub2:, he's too old now tho, i need younger flesh .....
like our :kaf::naughty:

[vickylovesmika]

Classic new romantic :dance_man:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-recskrzunI

[Blue]

Dutch band: Doe Maar. You just had to wear fluorescent pink and green if you were a fan.
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=RXWdQGtl6qs
I'm going to see them soon! Reunion tour, 10 & 12 July in Rotterdam - I'll be there on the 12th! :punk:

I was too young for the actual hype and fandom, I was only 10 when they split up. But some of my classmates had older sisters who were fans, and I knew the lyrics to a lot of their songs (to my mum's annoyance - she thought lyrics like Nederwiet and Belle Hélène were not really eh... 'pedagogisch verantwoord' :naughty:)

[kaatje066]

I'm going to see them soon! Reunion tour, 10 & 12 July in Rotterdam - I'll be there on the 12th! :punk:

I was too young for the actual hype and fandom, I was only 10 when they split up. But some of my classmates had older sisters who were fans, and I knew the lyrics to a lot of their songs (to my mum's annoyance - she thought lyrics like Nederwiet and Belle Hélène were not really eh... 'pedagogisch verantwoord' :naughty:)

That's great! I'm still in France myself then (stupid holidays, missing Mika in Amsterdam and missing Doe Maar) :thumbdown:

[Blue]

Aw, sorry to hear that Kaatje... :sad:

The Doe Maar goodbye farewell interview: http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=OFZJVddo1g8

And the Doe Maar goodbye farewell concert in 1984: KLIK (http://nl.youtube.com/results?search_query=doe+maar+afscheidsconcert&search_type=)

[kaatje066]

Aw, sorry to hear that Kaatje... :sad:

The Doe Maar goodbye farewell interview: http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=OFZJVddo1g8

And the Doe Maar goodbye farewell concert in 1984: KLIK (http://nl.youtube.com/results?search_query=doe+maar+afscheidsconcert&search_type=)

:bow::huglove:

[Queenie]

The wild boys eh!!!:punk:
Oh yes i remember when that one came out so well, i was a massive Duranie!!
Nick Rhodes in those days was my :wub2:, he's too old now tho, i need younger flesh .....
like our :kaf::naughty:

Classic new romantic :dance_man:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-recskrzunI

I always had a thing for John Taylor...:wub2:

[wasabi_tea]

Duran Duran did some good songs :thumb_yello:

Does anyone else like Dalek I (Love You) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalek_I_Love_You)? My dad has their long out-of-print album Compass Kumpas on LP, and he ripped it to MP3 and now I listen to it all the time :biggrin2: It's really quite a random album, but I think that only adds to its enjoyment factor.

Also, I don't know if I've already mentioned him earlier on in this thread (would've been a long time ago, and my memory is baaad), but... KLAUS NOMI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gma5IUNMTn0)!! :biggrin2:

[Blue]

There's a live concert by The Housemartins on Dutch Radio 2 right now. It's their performance at the Werchter Festival in Belgium, 6-8-1987.

If anyone is interested in listening: http://www.radio2.nl/page/live (click the yellow box with the dog).

[vickylovesmika]

There's a live concert by The Housemartins on Dutch Radio 2 right now. It's their performance at the Werchter Festival in Belgium, 6-8-1987.

If anyone is interested in listening: http://www.radio2.nl/page/live (click the yellow box with the dog).


Thanks Blue, am trying !!:punk:

[vickylovesmika]

I always had a thing for John Taylor...:wub2:

Yes, funny that i started as a JT fan and then moved on to Nick!!:naughty:
Duran Duran did some good songs :thumb_yello:

Does anyone else like Dalek I (Love You) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalek_I_Love_You)? My dad has their long out-of-print album Compass Kumpas on LP, and he ripped it to MP3 and now I listen to it all the time :biggrin2: It's really quite a random album, but I think that only adds to its enjoyment factor.



Hi, don't think i do know this one!:blush-anim-cl:

[Mom4Mika]

JT!!! He was mine. Started learning bass because of him.

Imagine if there was the internet with this sort of fan club at the time of their success, I would gone INSANE!:insane:

*John Taylor Duran Duran

[LadyGodiva]

I always had a thing for John Taylor...:wub2:

JTT Home improvement! :wub2::wub2::wub2::wub2::blush-anim-cl:
(My sister loves him also)

[Queenie]

Yes, funny that i started as a JT fan and then moved on to Nick!!:naughty:

More for me then!! :bleh:

JT!!! He was mine. Started learning bass because of him.

Imagine if there was the internet with this sort of fan club at the time of their success, I would gone INSANE!:insane:

*John Taylor Duran Duran
Actually, i have a thing for bass players...Even i dated a few :wub2:

JTT Home improvement!
(My sister loves him also)
We should create a fanclub right now :naughty:

[England]

Born in the late 60s or early 70s? Then the '80s is surely a decade that influenced you. You may even remember a little bit if you were born in the early 80s...

- Come On Eileen (Dexy Midnight Runners)
- Tide is High (Blondie)
- Red, Red Wine (UB40)

:wink2:


well I wasn't born then, but I love that music from 70's 60's 80's ... well I love
come on eileen
rasberry beret
I like Chicago
and some others, but that music besides MIKA, is the best I've heard!!


:biggrin2::wink2:

[Suzy]

I just saw this in a Wal-mart flyer. :shocked:
So who wants to play?!

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x304/Liontamer_2007/5CAUTOIMAGES5CHG44230lg.jpg

[dcdeb]

I just saw this in a Wal-mart flyer. :shocked:
So who wants to play?!

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x304/Liontamer_2007/5CAUTOIMAGES5CHG44230lg.jpg

Oh, count me in, Suzy! LOL! That could be so much fun! :naughty:

dcdeb

[Suzy]

Oh, count me in, Suzy! LOL! That could be so much fun! :naughty:

dcdeb

Yay! I'll try to buy the game soon and I'll post random questions here.
In the meantime...let's get warmed up. I'll ask a random 80s question now.

I will post some random words and you have to come up with the person the clue is related to:

Clue # 1 - "I never meant to cause you any sorrow..."

[vickylovesmika]

I just saw this in a Wal-mart flyer. :shocked:
So who wants to play?!

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x304/Liontamer_2007/5CAUTOIMAGES5CHG44230lg.jpg

Yes please!!!!