Mandy likes 80's music. Ee-ee writes about 80's music. I can't recall exactly how my tastes played out in undergrad other than they were pretty broad. Liked the Eurymics, the Clash, Bowie, King Crimson, U2 and later Bragg, the Pogues. Even the ubiquitous Phil Collins hit had its purpose. Weird things like video dances where a huge screen was at one end of the room playing Prince's "When Doves Cry" and no one looked at who they were dancing with stick out more. I think the only things I can confirm I found no value in was the Dickie Marks tune - along the lines of Dan "I'm So Damn Tired" Hill. Whiner loser ballads by guy about the girl who left without an ounce of realization that they left because the guy was a whiner loser. And that is why the Lord God made The Smiths: "Girlfriend in a Coma" is the song of the decade.
[Ed.: In our house the nickname for Iain is "Ee-ee" so Ian has been dubbed. Better than the five year old's version of Iain which is inexplicable "Goo-goo"].
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Arthur - January 22, 2004 8:14 AM
made The Smiths: "Girlfriend in a Coma" is the song of the decade.
I'm pretty sure our fathers in heaven made 'Big Mouth Strikes Again' song of the decade.
Alan - January 22, 2004 8:19 AM
Jeese - I can't even remember that one. Is it this? [<i>Later</i>: Nope. Hard to google that title.] Maybe it did not cross to North America. What else could be nominated as the most telling song of the 80's - not the most popular or the best song. The song that most sums up the 80's.
Arthur - January 22, 2004 8:29 AM
Jeese - I can't even remember that one
Yo: I make it easier for you. Hard to play on guitar.
Alan - January 22, 2004 10:09 AM
Totally missed it.
Mandy - January 22, 2004 1:21 PM
Hey, thanks for the introduction and the link Alan
as I said in my post about 80s vids, I know I like the 80s mainstream, that I can imagine you just hated... I don't blame you. Not to point out the facts here, but you were my age in the 80s and I know I'm now watching the "mainstream" junk on tv and thinking - wow, when did it all go down hill?? I can see people in the 80s thinking the same thing.
As we said, it's all about perspective. I guess I'm longing for a more simple time or something. I dunno... but gawd I love the 80s.
Alan - January 22, 2004 2:09 PM
Do whatcha do, Mandy. Old farts can't criticize as I know damn well I was dancing to "The Reflex" and "Bye Bye Mon Cowboy" with everyone else at Brandies and Cabbagetown. Bags knows. She was there and it wasn't pretty.
Mandy - January 22, 2004 9:26 PM
LOL now, if I ever make it to Kingston, will you save me a dance to "The ReFlex"??
Alan - January 22, 2004 10:00 PM
Jumpin' Jeeesus - no one wants to see that...
Mandy - January 23, 2004 12:07 AM
Ah, we'd have a blast..... fle fle fle flex...
Mike - January 23, 2004 9:13 AM
For me, perhaps in spite of myself, it's Talk Talk's "It's My Life". That's 'the 80s song' for me.
I like the No Doubt cover, too.
Alan - January 23, 2004 9:58 AM
I have yet to hear the cover other than the clip in the ad. That is a pretty good claim for the big hair groups of, say, 84. I think I would lean toward "And I Ran" in that category - was that Flock of Seagulls or Haircut 100. Best dumb band names as well.
Mandy - January 23, 2004 10:16 AM
No Doubt did do the song justice, but I'm an old school fan who prefers Talk Talk's version.
Cyn - January 23, 2004 10:36 AM
(Our son Ian's nickname is 'E'. Just the letter E. His monogrammed houserobe features the letter E. He also gets E-boy.)
Arthur - January 23, 2004 7:38 PM
Talk Talk's "It's My Life".
Weren't those the guys who wrote the song 'It's a shame'? Oooooh. I always liked Talking Heads 'Psycho Killer': that's another nominee too. Or... Blondie (Naturally). Or... Culture Club... Or.. The Cure.
Where has time gone?
Alan - January 23, 2004 8:05 PM
Just to make you feel old, "Psycho Killer" is on <i>Talking Heads 77</i> so that is a early miss by 3 years as is much of Blondie. Now the other two bands are great candidates. A couple of years ago I bought a crappy best of Cutlure Club for something like 8.99 and loved it.
Arthur - January 23, 2004 8:30 PM
"Psycho Killer" is on Talking Heads 77 so that is a early miss by 3 years as is much of Blondie.
Hmmm: If I think about the Seventies, I always think of straight Disco music, not typically the bands mentioned above (well aside of Blondies'HEart of Glass').
Alan - January 23, 2004 9:19 PM
1977 to 1980 is a discrete pre-new wave post-disco era all of its own.