"Like, gag me with a spoon," "Awesome," "Totally tubular!"
If you've ever said any of these things, then slip on your parachute pants, feather your hair, and keep on reading because the 80's have come to celebrate with you! The Disco Inferno of the 70's was stamped out thanks to the club scene which was culminated by such icons as Blondie, "The
Velvet Underground," (featuring Lou Reed) "Los Lobos," "The GoGos," and more.
The early club scene begat punk. Punk begat pop rock. Pop Rock begat glam-rock, and so on. If you can remember when MTV was still a music video channel, clap your hands! You must be a genuine 80's child. Remember Martha Quinn? Back in the old days, MTV did not have
shows at all. They served up the real thing.
Just for Trivia's sake, remember Falco? They had the 'one hit wonder' "Rock me Amadeus." Allegedly, Falco was killed Feb. 7, 1998 in a car crash while vacationing in the Dominican Republic. An Austrian gent, he was only 40 years old.
From Dee Snyder of Twisted Sister, scaring moms all across the planet, to the heart-throb Rick
Springfield, the 80's are truly missed. Below are some links and some info. Rolling Stone magazine listed the top 100 albums of the 1980's. At the top of the list was, none other
than, "London Calling" by The Clash! Close behind them were:
(2) "Purple Rain," by Prince
(3) "The Joshua Tree," by U2
(4) "Remain in Light," by Talking Heads
(5) "Graceland," by Paul Simon
(6) "Born In the U.S.A., by Bruce Springsteen
(7) "Thriller," by Michael Jackson
(8) "Murmur," by R.E.M.
(9) "Shoot Out The Lights," by Richard & Linda Thompson
(10) "Tracy Chapman," by Tracy Chapman
By the way, if you don't already know, Offspring's "Pretty Fly for a White Guy" samples Def Leppard's "Rock of Ages."
There were several songs about the cold war from the 80's. Everybody remember Sting's "Every Breath
You Take?" That one's about cold war spies. (Not about love and not a psychotic stalker, to clear up some rumors) "Wind of Change," is all about the end of the cold war and the fall of the Berlin wall. Appropriate enough, seeing that they were a German band.
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Name:SeanMike Whipkey Major: n/a Comments:
You do have to admit, however, that the greatest thing to possibly come out of the 80s was the power and glory that is GWAR. Even though they tried to hide their origins as a crappy Richmond punk band called Death Piggy, they still did something good, but I've run out of steam 'cause I got distracted. I just like to say GWAR. Heh heh heh, GWAR.
