Anyone remember 1985?

**Janszoon** · 11-21-2013, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by ladyislingering

Jealous of you guys who have memories of the 80s. I wasn't even swimming around in dad's balls at that point.

Spoiler for wah wah:

Why are you jealous of having memories of the 80s, out of curiosity? I have nostalgic feelings about the 80s because I was a kid then but I don't think it's any better of a decade than the one we're living in now when all is said and done.

ladyislingering · 11-23-2013, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Why are you jealous of having memories of the 80s, out of curiosity? I have nostalgic feelings about the 80s because I was a kid then but I don't think it's any better of a decade than the one we're living in now when all is said and done.

It's not my chosen decade, but it seems it was a strange, self-indulgent time to be alive.

Puffnstuff · 11-23-2013, 04:40 AM

For me the 80's had a special air about them that I've not experienced again.

**Janszoon** · 11-23-2013, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by ladyislingering

It's not my chosen decade, but it seems it was a strange, self-indulgent time to be alive.

I think it was actually less self-indulgent then than it is now honestly, but it did have an interestingly sharp divide between pop culture and counterculture—much more so than any decade since I think.

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Originally Posted by Puffnstuff

For me the 80's had a special air about them that I've not experienced again.

That was from all the hairspray.

Musicwhore A-Z · 07-26-2014, 08:06 PM

Yes. I turned fifteen that year and I'd already gotten bit by the music bug about two years prior by that point. It was a lot of fun as far as the music. Hard rock was riding high at the time, with Queensryche leading the way for me as far as my greatest memory of the bands of that era. Unfortunately, it was also the Reagan era and ultra right wing propaganda was at it's height, starting with all of Nancy Reagan's 'Just Say No' bull**** and the so-called "war on drugs". The ONLY thing that was accomplished from that farce was bucketloads of wasteful spending of tax dollars and substantial tax write-offs for wealthy elected officials. Truth be told, it's no wonder why the 90's would take popular music into a darker direction, THANKFULLY! Gen X was definitely the "product" of that environment, and NOT for the better (

)!! Interesting question.

Hockeyman · 08-02-2014, 01:28 PM

1985 by The Crash Kings is another 1985 song

Black Francis · 08-02-2014, 02:08 PM

I was 2 yrs old so i don't remember much..

The thing about the 80's i most remember though is the hair style they used and my mom's shoulder pad suits.

Dylstew · 08-03-2014, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Charlie

I kissed a girl for the first time in 1985. It was beautiful. She called the cops on me. One of those sentences is false.

I kissed a girl for the first time in..wait.. I never did yet.

djchameleon · 08-03-2014, 09:19 AM

"chosen decade"

zootallures · 08-17-2014, 09:07 PM

yes
cyndie lauper
zztop
glen fry
dirty laundry!

07-26-2014, 08:06 PM	#15 (permalink)
Musicwhore A-Z Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 139	Yes. I turned fifteen that year and I'd already gotten bit by the music bug about two years prior by that point. It was a lot of fun as far as the music. Hard rock was riding high at the time, with Queensryche leading the way for me as far as my greatest memory of the bands of that era. Unfortunately, it was also the Reagan era and ultra right wing propaganda was at it's height, starting with all of Nancy Reagan's 'Just Say No' bull**** and the so-called "war on drugs". The ONLY thing that was accomplished from that farce was bucketloads of wasteful spending of tax dollars and substantial tax write-offs for wealthy elected officials. Truth be told, it's no wonder why the 90's would take popular music into a darker direction, THANKFULLY! Gen X was definitely the "product" of that environment, and NOT for the better ( )!! Interesting question. Last edited by Musicwhore A-Z; 07-26-2014 at 08:29 PM.

08-02-2014, 02:08 PM	#17 (permalink)
Black Francis Out of Place Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: in an abstract house Posts: 4,111	I was 2 yrs old so i don't remember much.. The thing about the 80's i most remember though is the hair style they used and my mom's shoulder pad suits. __________________ "Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

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Puffnstuff Symphonic Metal Junkie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 136	For me the 80's had a special air about them that I've not experienced again.

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Hockeyman Groupie Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 14	1985 by The Crash Kings is another 1985 song

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zootallures Groupie Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 6	yes cyndie lauper zztop glen fry dirty laundry!