what was the good and bad bits of the 80's for you?
2006-08-03 23:20:10 · 34 answers · asked by spongebob 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Other - Entertainment
I loved the 80's! Fat hair, great music, and money seemed to flow. It was labeled as the "me" decade...and there was some truth to it. The Cars, Police, Huey Lewis, Run DMC, etc...and let's not forget the Thriller album...came from that era. Interest rates were high, but everyone was having such a great time; it was only a small mark on a huge blackboard of sound and dance. "Clubbing" was at an all time high, the VCR came into being; and everyone had to get a microwave oven. It was a relief after the 70's! Top Gun and Flash Dance were must sees...and the list goes on.
2006-08-03 23:36:48 · answer #1 · answered by riverhawthorne 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Good? My son was born 26th November 1980 so that was good! Bad? We lived in Belfast then and the hunger strike was about to start and claim 10 lives and that was horrific, the Falklands war was another thing! Maggy Thatcher was the lady of the moment, Kate Bush sang 'Babooshka' a loaf of bread was 60P, we still had a milkman deliver fresh milk in glass bottles, postman came twice a day, and bus fare from my place to town was 30Pence! I drive now so i don't use the bus all that much, imagine my shock when i got told the fare was £1-40! I couldn't believe it! O and it was the introduction of council tax in Scotland ARGH!!! That's a bad memory and all! Other good memories of this era? LOL i quit smoking, went on a diet and slimmed down to a 28 inch waist!!! Part from that ... Family members were younger, i had a baby to look after, his siter 7 years older than him so you could say it was pretty busy! Definitely not the best decade if not the worst either!
2006-08-03 23:30:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good parts -well, it was my childhood, things are in a somewhat hazy - golden - recollection - mist, back then. I used to live in a very beautiful town (moving away in 1990 was really hard on me, not only because of the loss of friends).
Bad... well, it was a communist regime back then. I mean, I was taught that I have two mothers - the woman who gave me birth, and the Party. And the Party should be loved more, because it gives work and payment to my physical mother... I think one gets the trend. I'd say the worst part of the 1980s for me was the brainwashing, and my being unable to realise it on my own...
2006-08-03 23:26:58 · answer #3 · answered by AlphaOne_ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What a decade!!!
Left school
Lost my virginity...and got some practice in
Passed my driving test
Stated working
The Falklands Conflict
Aww....Aids/HIV then scared the **** out of us all
Live Aid
Got engaged....got disengaged!
Left home
Bought my 1st car
My body was as fit as it had ever/has been! :o(
The music was ok...Soft Cell....Spandeau Ballet...but not as good as the 70's!!
Dirty Dancing...wow...Partick Swayze was a hottie
Europe...The Final Count Down
Lionel Ritchie
Food became more interesting...garlic bread was popular..so were all the Italian dishes
Started smoking :o(
Gosh.........were did the 90's go to????
2006-08-03 23:31:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The music was fresh.
The clothing was embarassing (See bubble skirts)
Aids
Chernobly
New romantics
Ronald Regan
The Breakfast club
Alf
Death of John Lennon
Death of my best friend
Dreams of a bright future
Yeah, as said above... WHAM
We are the world concerts. (Feed the world)
Michael Jackson was still considered normal, and black.
And Australia won the Americas Cup.
It was a great time to be a young adult
2006-08-03 23:34:40 · answer #5 · answered by D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mullet hair, leggings, hair permed at the back, Rita Sue and Bob Too
Moccasins, Oxford Tie Shoes, Farahs, Gibson shoes, tank tops, body warmers, Space Invaders.
2006-08-03 23:25:00 · answer #6 · answered by Rick 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bad=
AIDS & HIV were realized by society..in the USA (thanks Africa)
big hair bands(rock) all sounding alike
attempt of assasination of Pres. Reagan
economy levels out in late 80's
Good=
married in '89(he died in '91 of illness)bittersweet memories
bought a new Honda Accord in '82,had it 13 yrs.,good car
fashion at a stand still for something new & different(leg warmers,thigh high boots,jeans so tight ya couldnt breath)
Cars started to shrink in size,more modified & safety features were big issues
2006-08-03 23:42:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
oops!
i'm just 28 and can not remember anything of that decade!
any one here older that 200?
but whenever i hear the song"disco" it brings to my head the phrase "the 80's " because i wanted to download the sonf from internet and i had to search for "the 80's" :)
2006-08-03 23:36:49 · answer #8 · answered by sweetwilliam 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Margaret Thatcher, Mass unemployment, War against Argentina, War against the Trade Union movement. War against Arthur Scargill and the Miners. wholesale destruction of our manufacturing industries. Denationalisation of our public utilities -
The 'Hurricane' (October 1987). The stock market crash (also October 1987)
2006-08-03 23:33:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Live Aid. Maradona's 'Hand of God'. Bermuda shorts. Coca-cola yo-yos. BIG hair. Sons & Daughters. Miner's strikes. Wincy Willis. Five Star. Puffball skirts. Sarah Green. Neon socks.
2006-08-03 23:26:58 · answer #10 · answered by angelina.rose 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋