What Epitomised the 80s?
February 23rd 2012 01:40
Remember the 80s?
Choose Life Tee-shirts, legwarmers, big hair and shoulder pads, Hazee Fantasie and a whole lotta movies which you don't readily admit to actually enjoying.
Well, the 80s as much as any other era had its own style, its own fashion disasters, its own spokespeople and its own music.
It was the decade which introduced Madonna to the world, proved that men wearing flower pots on their heads could actually be cool and that David Bowie wasn't the only one who could get away with excessive amounts of hair gel, eyeliner and androgenous musings - though anyone who could come up with
Ashes to ashes,
funk to funky,
We know Major Tom’s a junkie,
Strung out in heaven’s high,
Hitting an all-time low
. . . does deserve special mention.
It's where Rubiks Cubes came into their own and hyper colour t-shirts gave every boy hope of being grabbed in the entirely wrong place by the entirely right girl.
We saw Apple computers start to take a foothold in the market (right behind Atari, the Commodore 64 and Amstrad).
Cabbage Patch Kids. Molly Ringwald, the Breakfast Club, Cheech and Chong, Max Headroom, Revenge of the Nerds, Flashdance and Ghostbusters.
Punky Brewster, Pac Man, the Sony Walkman, Adam Ant and REO Speedwagon . . . the list goes on and on and well - on!
But for those who remember (or care to remember) who or what epitomised the 80s for you?
Choose Life Tee-shirts, legwarmers, big hair and shoulder pads, Hazee Fantasie and a whole lotta movies which you don't readily admit to actually enjoying.
Well, the 80s as much as any other era had its own style, its own fashion disasters, its own spokespeople and its own music.
It was the decade which introduced Madonna to the world, proved that men wearing flower pots on their heads could actually be cool and that David Bowie wasn't the only one who could get away with excessive amounts of hair gel, eyeliner and androgenous musings - though anyone who could come up with
Ashes to ashes,
funk to funky,
We know Major Tom’s a junkie,
Strung out in heaven’s high,
Hitting an all-time low
. . . does deserve special mention.
It's where Rubiks Cubes came into their own and hyper colour t-shirts gave every boy hope of being grabbed in the entirely wrong place by the entirely right girl.
We saw Apple computers start to take a foothold in the market (right behind Atari, the Commodore 64 and Amstrad).
Cabbage Patch Kids. Molly Ringwald, the Breakfast Club, Cheech and Chong, Max Headroom, Revenge of the Nerds, Flashdance and Ghostbusters.
Punky Brewster, Pac Man, the Sony Walkman, Adam Ant and REO Speedwagon . . . the list goes on and on and well - on!
But for those who remember (or care to remember) who or what epitomised the 80s for you?
| 41 |
| Vote |
subscribe to this blog
Comment by James Rickard
unlucky_ fishermen.com
Angling Fish
Check this out...
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
Pop Culturist
Pop Rock Factory
The Bangles!
Struck you as more a Flock of Seagulls kinda guy
Comment by Nicasio Martinez
Truth - Respect - Decency
Comment by Anonymous
Comment by James Rickard
unlucky_ fishermen.com
Angling Fish
Check this out...