The 80's - Your Faves of This Decade

@ashiflett (1045)
United States
December 16, 2006 2:10am CST
Most of us remember the 80's - hair bands, pop rock, bubble gum rock, The Breakfast Club, and all things totally cool! If you enjoyed the 80's, share it here. What was your favorite thing about the 80's? I will name a few of my favorite 80's stuff: The Care Bears Madonna The movies "Space Camp" Motley Crue and other hair bands... Guys with long hair that wore their makeup well Atari and many other things..... I think the music of the 80's decade was the best! (Yes, I am getting old...I was just sitting here reflecting things of my past as today is my Birthday. I just turned 30 and started thinking about all the different things that have come and gone in my lifetime...that is when the 80's crossed my mind...lol)
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@sbeauty (5865)
• United States
16 Dec 06
Michael Jackson's Thriller album and all the songs on it was probably my favorite. Kids who see Michael Jackson today just can't imagine what a statement he made back in the '80s. He was truly a genius in both music and dance before he changed his face and got so wierd.
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@rebelann (112966)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Apr 20
Oh yeah, Thriller is a fantastic video and song.
@DanHibiki (422)
• United States
17 Dec 06
I was only a little kid in the 80's, so I kinda missed out. But it looked like a cool era.
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@annihilus (2181)
• Italy
16 Dec 06
yes but I remember '70! good ages for music!
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• India
16 Dec 06
ure so right man ! I love GnR and RnB
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@perugu (5279)
• India
16 Dec 06
hi,by asking once you made me to go to my youth memoris in 80's.....i was in college enjoying with HIPPY STYLES of hair, BELL BOTTOM fashion to pants...big size collors..spectacles..colorful shades in clothes WOW.i can't forget those days...
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@ashiflett (1045)
• United States
16 Dec 06
That sounds like a lot of fun. It is hard to forget the 80's, that is for sure!
@sunnypub (2128)
• United States
16 Dec 06
I really loved the 80's. It's hard to say what my favorite thing about the 80's is so I guess I will be like you and make a list. I got my drivers license I graduated High School the music, of course going to the roller skating rink the carefree attitude people had big hair Jessie's Girl the Breakfast Club switching from beta to vhs Cagney and Lacey going to the arcade rubik cube leg warmers cabbage patch dolls gag me with a spoon Dungeons & Dragons I could just go on and on. It truly was a magnificent decade and I loved being being a teenager in it. Thanks for this discussion because it brought back a lot of good memories.
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@ashiflett (1045)
• United States
16 Dec 06
You are quite welcome. You had a few things on your list that I forgot about...lol. There really is too much to name!
@librarian (181)
• United States
10 Feb 07
I miss the arcades, and being ignorant about the environment & terrorism.
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• United States
17 Dec 06
Flock of Seagulls, "Spaceballs", and "Splash". 'Nuff said!
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@rockslide (689)
• United States
5 Feb 07
My favorite thing about the 80's is the atari video gaming system. particularly the 2600 system.
• United States
17 Dec 06
I really miss the friendlyness of people in the 80's as well as the uncrowded stores and streets.
@bishu_sinha (1457)
• India
17 Dec 06
Agreed with you
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@mbs730 (2147)
• Canada
17 Dec 06
Ah yes, the 80's. I remember the good old days. Yeah, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, even Michael Jackson LOL. Oh and the Cabbage Patch dolls, the jelly shoes, the crimped hair which I am waiting for to make a come back because I want to use that crimper again! Things were also so much simpler back then! Oh and.. Happy Birthday.
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• United States
17 Dec 06
I Like women with featherback hair and the jeans they wore. my favorite movie of the 80s is Return of the Jedi.
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• United States
17 Dec 06
80's music totally rox! I love the cartoons of the 80's too. Fraggle Rock Cabbage Patch kids The crazy garbage pail kids cards The begining of Boy bands too! fun stuff like the leg warmers, big sweaters, and tight jeans, as well as the movies! DIRTY DANCING! and the shorts! Had to have those jean shorts!
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@Shaun72 (15959)
• Palatka, Florida
17 Dec 06
I have alot of favorites from the 80's. My favorite movie was Footloose I still like it.I like my atari game system and 80's music well I have a lot of pickes there. The 80's were great and I still like 80's music.
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@aimee750 (1116)
• United States
17 Dec 06
I miss the music, KISS, Poison, Metallica, Bon Jovi, Warrant, etc. And remeber the big hair, and all that hairspray you had to use everyday?
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@zeeterman (1066)
• United States
17 Dec 06
My favorite things from the 80's are: Atari & Colecovision Government Cheese $1 Movie Theater The Empire Strikes Back Dungeons & Dragons Oingo Boingo skinny leather ties poofy hair
• United States
17 Dec 06
I LOVE Valley Girl! Ever since then I have always loved Nicolas Cage -no matter how old he gets, I will always seem him as Randy. I always love the music to that movie. Big hair is another one, lots of make and way too much hair spray. Lot's of colored hair spray too when I would go to football games or dances. I think 90210 and Melrose also started near the end of the 80's which are two great shows.
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• United States
17 Dec 06
Anybody remember wearing parachute pants to the roller rink on Friday night?
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@jenniem (89)
• United States
17 Dec 06
God, I didn't even grew up in the 80s (born in 1987) but I can still name my favorites. I love the 80s. -John Cusack in "Say Anything" -The Brat Pack -Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, The Sure Thing, Valley Girl -hair bands -80s music in general the list goes on...
• United States
17 Dec 06
My favorite thing about the 80's was being born. Yep you can't beat that. Also there was my wonderful kindergaden teacher. I remember being in a school play about the alphabet.
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