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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
Was certainly a decade where my musical and fashion tastes were forged - well the first three years or so anyway - went a bit crap after that.
Was also the decade when I went from arrogant teen to a young and (mostly) respectable man |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Was certainly a decade where my musical and fashion tastes were forged - well the first three years or so anyway - went a bit crap after that.
Was also the decade when I went from arrogant teen to a young and (mostly) respectable man"
that's good then lol |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"It was socially acceptable for me to wear onesies and be naked in public.
no it wasn't lol
I turned 4 in November 1989, so...  "
Oh shit I was 23 ahhh lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Just being a teenager throughout was the best bit of the 80s... loved the music, loved the fashion, loved the permed hair, loved electric blue eyeliner. Happy happy days. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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lost my virginity in 1981.was ill in 1984. Had my daughter in 1989.from 1980 to 1988 went to football matches with a friend. Saw a lot of famous player's of that time. Met a famous snooker player in 1982 and had a cup of tea and sandwiches with him. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Turned up collars, neon lights, Top of the Pops, 10p Arcade machines, Star wars toys, cartoons, The Goonies, Nintendo system, Game cassettes and floppy disks on the Commodore 64, TV sitcoms, big prize game shows. It felt like the decade of innovation and full entertainment. Just saw a very young Jason Donovan from 1989 on TV. Love it.
https://youtu.be/bPwAJuY9vgI?t=47
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By *.D.I.D.A.SMan
over a year ago
London/Essex... ish... Romford to be exact |
Men were real men doing jobs that men do. Dad's would be smoking 20 a day and down the pub putting bets on the horses whilst women were getting their hair permed before sorting out the dinner and learning to use the new shiny microwave. Kids were swearing and playing football in the street littered with dog shit and risking their lives on climbing frames whilst evading dogs with rabies. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"The music was awful "
I don't know I support that. I had sisters 6 & 8 years older than me so was permanently drowned out by their music:-
Crowded House, Police, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Madness, The Eurythmics, Genesis, The Smiths and then that slowly twisted into Erasure and Pet Shop Boys......and then Early dance music.....Lisa Stanfield, Black Box, Bobby Brown, and Adamski's Killer.
I'd agree is wasn't all good, but there was some wheat in and amongst the chaff!!!!  |
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By *rsPricklePantsWoman
over a year ago
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"The music was awful
I don't know I support that. I had sisters 6 & 8 years older than me so was permanently drowned out by their music:-
Crowded House, Police, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Madness, The Eurythmics, Genesis, The Smiths and then that slowly twisted into Erasure and Pet Shop Boys......and then Early dance music.....Lisa Stanfield, Black Box, Bobby Brown, and Adamski's Killer.
I'd agree is wasn't all good, but there was some wheat in and amongst the chaff!!!! "
I still listen to half the artists you named there |
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I do remember the tracksuits, lino Kitchen floor, tape deck and blasting old school hop, while trying to breakdance in the middle of city centre. Wtf was I thinking  . Mind you the up rocks we're funny. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I loved growing from a child to a teenager in the 80's, music was good. But nowhere near as good as the '90s. The '90s was too much fun.
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I'd agree....we must be similar ages.
I went to university in liverpool. Loads of live music.....but Cream and Medication at the Nation on Monday nights in the same venue.....omg.
Been listening to Cream Classics (triple cd) loads, to lift the blues of my pending divorce. Music has such power.....to elevate you and take you to that special place.
Tough call....but if push came to shove.....I'd probably take blindness over deafness!!!!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Being born in the early 80s I loved the early computers and consoles,
School life was good as no homework was set or in our local area they was non until secondary school but in was not there to early 90s.
You could go round to your friends without alone without any worry.
The music was great of course.
Bigger chocolate position sizes.
Kellogg's frosties had a proper sugar glaze to them.
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Big hair
Glam rock
Lost my virginity (16th birthday)
Discovered alcohol (MD 20/20 & thunderbird )
1989 got a train to Blackpool, couple of drinks in the wine bar,onto a rock club and taxi home with change from £30, happy days. |
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"what did you like about it was it the music?
Music and it seemed a safe era and fun. Happy memories "
There was a lad in my class who wanted to be a ballet dancer but his dad wanted him to do boxing.
But I do enjoy looking back on the music and that's due to reruns of music shows and radio shows. However, the 80s weren't good for the North East and it's easy to forget that. Also worth checking out the British film's like Mike Leigh to see how it was. |
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By *.D.I.D.A.SMan
over a year ago
London/Essex... ish... Romford to be exact |
"what did you like about it was it the music?
Music and it seemed a safe era and fun. Happy memories
There was a lad in my class who wanted to be a ballet dancer but his dad wanted him to do boxing."
I think I know this lad. Billy Elliott right? Lol |
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The era of getting dizzy on babycham, nightly pub visits after work, ‘opps upside your head’ floor moves, wearing crazy outfits (but thinking you looked cool), cheap airfares with Laker airlines, getting by on 5 hours sleep..I could go on, it was a brilliant time that’s no doubt. |
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Gender Bending , Boy George , Goths , underground fetish club scene in London . Frankie Goes to Hollywood video Relax .. latex dresses in the kings road shops .. Kensington Market London .. And soho was still a seedy den of eniquity ... Being a motorcycle courier and no speed cameras .. Cops had to catch you fair and square .. The intrepid fox pub Wardour street .. The amount of live music venues in and around Fulham and Hammersmith .. |
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"The era of getting dizzy on babycham, nightly pub visits after work, ‘opps upside your head’ floor moves, wearing crazy outfits (but thinking you looked cool), cheap airfares with Laker airlines, getting by on 5 hours sleep..I could go on, it was a brilliant time that’s no doubt. "
Add some white lighting as well |
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