2006-07-21 09:57:56 · 47 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Hey CityGent - do you think Norm did not like the 80s??
I loved Frankie GTH and Wham (at the time)! I had no idea George was gay - I was so shocked. I have no idea why... as I look back now and think, how could I not notice??!!!
I was 11 at the start of the 80's it was great times for teens! I loved being a new romantic but was always torn between my other eclectic tastes!!
2006-07-21 10:16:26 · update #1
LOVE.... Magie Thatcher , Good Burgers , Real ale , real music , no Geroge bush , no bush puppy ( Blair)... Tiswas .... Runaround ...Iits a knock out ( love that ). Think of a number ,With Johnny ball. Sony walk man. .. Rubix cube... The Sweeney... the mobile phone... the Video ( not beta max ) sandwitch toasters..Vespa scooters...the new mod revival.....a big mars bar... Bazooka Gum....Space hoppers... Chopper Bikes ... ( i had a red one )...Skate Bords.... ( With ACS 651 truck's and 70mm Orange Kriptonic's )...Fish & Chip ( in News paper )
HATE .. Pole Tax ..( ok is magies fault ) Arther scargill , Dave lee travis ( Radio 1 ) re-runs of old crap BBC1 programs... Kids programs like Magpie and Blue peter... Rolff harris... Animal magic..
Timy ( the wanker )Mallet,,Keith Chegwin..Roy castel ..The Proffessionals... Cross roads.. Culture club.. Electric tin openers...electric knives.. .. Digital watches... Snorkel parkers..Tank tops....
I could be here all sodding night..!!!.. LOL :)
2006-07-21 10:30:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 4⤋
THINGS I LIKED ABOUT THE 80S:
My 3 children were born, (1981, 1982, 1985);
I attended "Live Aid" concerts where I heard some great music and had some wonderful fellowship with others;
Cd's were introduced;
Nintendo was popular and I used to love to put my kids to bed, turn my stereo on and play Mario..he he he;
The first version of "windows" was introduced by Microsoft;
I enjoyed Break Dancing, Pat Benatar, Blondie, Bryan Adams, Bon Jovi,Metallica and so many more artists;
I attended a wonderful Methodist Church and made excellent friends there;
My neices were born (1987 and 1986);
I saw "ET" for the first time, the "Star Wars" movies, the "brat pack" movies were popular;
good tv shows like M*A*S*H, Miami Vice, Roseanne and The Simpsons;
THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE ABOUT THE 80S:
The Space Challenger explosion;
Accident at Chernobyl in 1986;
AIDS was identified;
the assassination of John Lennon;
2006-07-21 10:11:04 · answer #2 · answered by amomentssunlight 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is sounding like that Billy Joel song, which is also something I love from the 80's:
Billy Idol, Loverboy
Foreigner, and Almond Joy
Jackets with the sleeves pushed up
Leggings with stiletto pumps
Big belts, big hair
Slouch boots and ghetto-wear!
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
LOL
I also loved: Depeche Mode, Foreigner, sweatshirts with the collar off one shoulder, shoulder pads, highschool, cheerleading, college, Airplane, Flash Dance, Breakfast Club, Miami Vice, MTV with Nina Blackwood, Jelly Bellies, Ronald Reagan, and moving away from home.
What I hated:
Iran-Contra scandal, hostages in Iran, the assassinations of Anwar Sadat and John Lennon, the space shuttle Challenger tragedy, Loma Prieta fire, AIDS, I smoked, drugs everywhere, MASH went off the air, Cabbage Patch dolls, and puberty
2006-07-21 10:41:55 · answer #3 · answered by Jen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now theres a question ......
Well in the eighties i was oooooooh twenty ish and working as a DJ. I disliked the hair fashions due to the fact that my hair at the time grew outwards and not down and the fashion being for long hair i looked a real freak !!!
Loved the music which still holds out today although the younger ones hear the cover versions and think its theirs ! that kinda annoys me does it you ? or am i just being old and grumpy.
Oh and i loved the girls in the eighties !
2006-07-21 10:02:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hated Wham and Frankie goes to Hollywood. I was only between 8 and 17. Missed oot on all those chicks and Stellas
2006-07-21 10:00:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loved the stiletto and skinny jeans look with leg warmers, come to think of it, the fashion has came around again in 20yr cycles, next decade we'll be back to wearing leggings and sweaters., omg!!
Hated the fact that the 80's became the 90's
2006-07-21 10:05:26 · answer #6 · answered by Dark Angel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love: He-man, Voltron, Smurfs, Nintendo, Atari
Hate: Gradeschool
2006-07-21 10:04:17 · answer #7 · answered by beeweev 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loved the Pop Muzik
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_Muzik
Hated the Pop Music
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaddap_You_Face
2006-07-21 10:12:04 · answer #8 · answered by Frog Five 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
love the music who doesn't
hated my parted down the middle and feathered on the sides hairdo
hate the gummy shoes
coleco vision coolest video game system
hate the neon colored accessories
hate big neck sweaters
hate the garden weasle hairdo you know the one, its flat all in the back and sides and sticks up in front like some kind of weapon or the waterfall hairdo
hated it when people rolled their jeans
and when they put safety pins in their pants to make them more peg legged
sticking your collar up on your shirt even when it was a button down - especially the white collar on the sirt with pink stripes
pin striped jeans love em
michael jackson jackets - rocked back then but its ugly
loved parachute pants I d wear them if I had them do you know where I can get them? panadior was the brand to have
loved rollerskating on friday night speed skates
loved the new wave look its hilarious if I look back at photos
hated when girls wore their socks over their jeans and low
hated stirrup pants
loved my ponys
loved my big hightops
loved my dirt bike with a mongoose neck and pads and mag wheels
loved being a safety and leaving school early to smoke
hated banana clips
loved the gummy bracelets on chics
madonna was queen
loved frankie goes to hollywood hated the frankie says shirts
breakfast club
16 candles
the brat pack of those movies gotta love em.
we had the best movies
rodney dangerfield back to school all teen movies were the best ya know during the 80s I loved it all its just now looking back that you go yikes!!
2006-07-21 10:11:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything Love, Movies Musci, the style I miss the 80's alot. I wish I could open up a theme place that had everything from the 80s from food music movies, ect.
2006-07-21 09:59:34 · answer #10 · answered by boxing_fan_4_wlad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loved: I got married in 1980 to a terrific husband. My kid was born in 1981!
Hated: The 80's were really pretty boring---had no personality like the 70's did! Now, the 70's ROCKED!!!
2006-07-21 10:11:02 · answer #11 · answered by kj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋