My husband and I like talk about what it would be like to grow up during a different decade. He is fascinated with the 20's ( cool cars and suits) and I always thought the 50's were cool ( who didn't love Happy Days)..but now that I look back on it. Growing up in the 80's was pretty "rad".
Garbage pail kids cards were my generation's pokemon cards. Pacman and frogger were my generations X-box. Cabbage patch kids were my generation's tickle me elmo. I still remember the stories of women fighting over these little dolls in the stores at Christmas.
MTV actually showed music videos and we watched them all day and into the night.
Big hair, bangle bracelets,jelly shoes and parachute pants we all the rave and wearing them all together was even better
Madonna and Michael topped the charts.
Everyone was asking " Who's the Boss? Mike Seaver had all the girls hearts fluttering. And Bill Huxtable was the ideal family man
Everyone was dancing to the Breakin soundtrack.
HeeHaw was a show people loved to watch, even if they wouldn't admit it.
Every girl felt grown up when she got to wear Love's Baby Soft.
We all LEARNED how to walk like an Egyptian, what would happen if you feed a Gizmo after midnight, that the Duke boys were the coolest rednecks on TV , who we were gonna call and we all wanted to be a member of the Brat Pack.
We all wanted to KNOW just what was a monchi chi chi and if they were in dead soft and cuddly, why smurfeete was the only female, just what was Willis was talking about, just exactly what a Fraggle is and where was the beef?
We just HAD to find out if Weebles wobbled but they didnt fall down, if there really was a place where everyone knows your name, if the Rubix cube could be solved and if Hanz and Franz could really Pump you up
Thinking back I loved the 80's. It seemed like a more innocent time. The music was fun , the clothes a little crazy, but the times a lot simpler. If you grew up or was around in the 80's then you can relate to this post and actually understand what I am talking about. If not then you ,missed out on a great decade and may be reliving it with the oldies station, or 80's night for Halloween( kids are still dressing up like Madonna or Michael). I hope you enjoyed this Blast from the Past and please feel free to share your favorite 80's fad, fashions, or song.
LOVE it! Ahh, those were the days :) Dont forget climbing THROUGH the car window to be as cool as the Duke Boys! And I can STILL remember where I was at the exact moment I heard on the radio that Michael Jackson's hair was caught on fire during the Pepsi Commercial!
ReplyDeleteSaturday morning cartoons!! Neon colors...slouch socks...biker shorts...perfectly feathered bangs....we had Pinwheel instead of nickjr....you could catch ghosts using your proton packs...Alvin and the Chipmunks....ALF.....Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, who knew turtles loved pizza!!
ReplyDeleteThe girls recently LOVED watching the Cosby Show! They have all the seasons and they watched each episode!
Can anyone sing along with me "Close your eyes, give me your hand darlin. Do you feel my heart beating? Do you understand?..." Eternal Flame was one of my favs.
ReplyDelete"....do you feel the same, am I only dreaming. or is this burning, an eternal flame... " Laney, I LOVED that song. I remember sitting by my boombox waiting for the song to come on the radio just waiting so I could record it. I had to listen to it over and over to learn every word. GReat song. I am singing it now :)
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