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80’s Music revisted
Posted by georgieporgie on March 6, 2008All this roots,wings and music talk has me totally getting nostalgic….be-fore warned this is another very interactive,clickable blog and I may repeat myself….like right here Phil does indeed rock I dont care what my beans say…
I loved 80’s music, was a big 80’s hair band music lover and a BIG one hit wonder fan… I always at the time wanted to turn up the radio.
Ummm mr gp is insiting I add the following Red Ryder, Billy Thorpe,shooting star’s BREAKOUT which from the you tube gods can not be found, but he swears IF you can find it, it will be sooooo worth it , Gary Newman, Donnie Iris, The Buggles, The Fixx how bout a lil rainbow and while sooooo not a one hit wonder another song by BOC because we love them…..
There is always the B-52’s which may or not be very 80’s…the Talking Heads and I am soooo hysterically laffin at the fact that anyone would wanna be a cowboy…didnt we all want Betty Davis eyes? OH you know theres gotta be some Hall & Oats involved here, and Saga is on the Loose…It is Always hard to say I’m Sorry. Air Supply was one of those bands for me,they could make love outta nothing at all .
When MTV played “music videos” the Pet Shop Boys was one of my favs. Ever feel like somebodys watching you? My my my how the videos of my days have changed…who could forget Falco,Michael Sembello,Quiot Riot,Toni Basil or Ah-Ha. I remember running off the school bus to get home so I could watch my MTV. I am definately a by-product of the 80’s everything I ever found cool,hip or happening came from the 80’s.
I preach this lil diddy to my beans all the time. I wanted to rock down to Electric Ave. One New years eve I saw the Divinyls perform on MTV. Surely you have all skated to Rappers delight or Queen…which makes me stop and giggle, why, at the time, girls and boys alike always carried a comb in their back pockets and on the all boy skates the girls would stand by the rails an hold their hands out with the hopes a cute boy would come by and slap your hand inevitably leadng to a couples skate…OHHH those were the days…and my how things have changed!
Remember when Frankie went to Hollywood? This song by the weather girls reminds me of my gaylord poster. But no walk down the 8o’s lane would be complete without some Glam Hair Bands…gosh all the boys wanted to be them and all the girls wanted them! I am certain the hairspray industry took a huge hit after the hair bands became extinct. I blame the demise of the great 80’s hair bands all on Kurt Cobain and the grunge era…
I will start with some of my favorite “power” ballads like Save Your Love,Heaven,November Rain and something I need a lil more of Patience! I LOVED Def Leppard and Love Bites and as if that wasnt enough Every Rose has it’s thorn. Is this Love? There was definately a pattern to those ballads of the 80’s, You never Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone). The Damn Yankees(I know I am 1990 here BUT I saw them in concert and I love them…) So they will get 2 clickable links from me. I have to add a lil bit of Tesla. Lastly they definately qualify for Glam and Big hair they just aren’t male Heart rocks and who could forget Alone!
I remember struttin my stuff(or so I thought) at the caravan to Girls,Girls,Girls and the Crue! Hangin out at the local Q-Spot ona Friday night and me my “crew” would put quarter after quarter in the jukebox to hear Rock Me . At the ripe old age of 16 I so wanted Bret Micheals to Talk Dirty to Me and I was never ever Nobody’s Fool and one more by Cinderella. Dokken could break my chains any day of the week. Remember when I said I LOVED Def Leppard? Pure Hysteria (in good way)at the thought of Joe Elliot Pouring some Sugar on Me and I ain’t Foolin! He would be my Rock of Ages!
The Scorpions sure could Rock You Like A Hurricane and they made sure you knew There’s No One Like You! Ratt’s Round and Round was another big night at the caravan song! I remember crusin’ the Fontana with Welcome to the Jungle and Paradise City BLARRRING from my windows…
Bon Jovi had me Living on a Prayer and when I saw him in concert he SWORE I don’t give love a bad name! Who could forget Skid Row…well, I still Remember You! I think Danger Danger were very under-rated for the time bang bang!
I couldn’t end my blog without mentioning a few more songs that bring back some memories…
Thats a lot of music folks and it doesnt even scratch the surface of the 80’s era…I know music is a very personal choice and for one reason or another each song listed above brings back a memory for me….
My confession for today: The 80’s were so “kick-ass!”
I have had to edit this blog since Naturegirl brought something to my attention…
The Bee Gees with their super sweet melody how deep is your love, night fever ,some jive talkin or Too much Heaven, stayin alive reminds me of when my mom worked at pizza inn,in Muskogee and she would play this at 1am when she was closing up and my sisters and I would be falling asleep in one of the booths…no matter what song is your favorite they have beautiful falsetto’s