The 80's, the best decade of them all!

[dragonflies]

Since a few of us were talking in another thread about how awesome the 80's were, I figured it needed it's own thread to gush about lol

 

 

[amybrickwallace]

It was indeed a great time to be a kid. I wanted to be Jem.

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[dragonflies]

LOL I wanted to be She Ra 

[kalbir]

Yes it was. Then we became teens in the 1990s.

[dragonflies]

I was a teen in the 80s turned 13 in 1987

[Soapsuds]

Dallas, Dynasty, knots landing, falcon crest, golden girls, 227, the Jefferson's, ATWT, Y&R, GL, murder she wrote....

Madonna, Tina Turner, Wham, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson.......etc...

[victoria foxton]

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[dragonflies]

Yes, all this lol

[victoria foxton]

We are the same age.

There was just something special about the 80's.

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[amybrickwallace]

I noticed one day a couple of weeks ago that my cable has the GAC network. Among the shows they air reruns of is Silver Spoons. I hadn't really watched it since I was a kid. It brought me right back to the 1980s, and yet it holds up very well because the cast has so much chemistry. There were THREE child actors on the show who went on to successful careers as adult actors: Ricky Schroder, Jason Bateman and a pre-Carlton, break-dancing Alfonso Ribeiro. 

It's too bad Ricky Schroder grew up to go full-fledged MAGA, because he really was an engaging young performer. It's really been fun rediscovering this show. Who didn't love the train in the living room or the mallard duck phone that quacked for a ringtone?

[dragonflies]

I was born 1974 

[Faulkner]

Such a great music decade, even though it had gotten a bad rap for a lot of its very dated hit ballads and tinny synth-based production. So many genres really flourished and made good on the advancements of the ‘70s (dance music, hip-hop, alternative and New Wave out of punk and glam rock). Sexuality was bolder and more thoughtful. I love really Pet Shop Boys, New Order, The Smiths, Madonna’s ‘80s hits, Prince, Erasure, et al.

[kalbir]

1980s music to me will forever be defined by four artists: Michael Jackson, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson.

1990s music to me was the R&B/Hip Hop decade, from New Jack Swing to West Coast Gangsta Rap to East Coast Rap. 1998 was probably the last good year for music. It's been downhill since then.

[victoria foxton]

I was born in November of the same year. I came early my mom went into premature labor. Her due date was Jan of 1975. One of the things i love about the 80's was how cheap comics were. How accessible they were. There was always something fun to watch on tv. Saturday Morning cartoons were awesome. Weekday after school cartoons were awesome. Playing with friends on Halloween. Wearing cheap Halloween costumes. From Woolworth's which ended up torn to pieces. I feel like wasn't invited to party. But i wanted to reply to the thread non the less. 

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[amybrickwallace]

Add Phil Collins and you have 80s music in a nutshell.