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Any 80's fans here?

This lot are reforming apparently:

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Kajagoogoo announce British tour

Wonder if Limahl will still have his mullet :wah:

There were some good bands around in the eighties. Pity Kajagoogoo wasn't one of them!.........:wah:

dubs;1193366 wrote: There were some good bands around in the eighties. Pity Kajagoogoo wasn't one of them!.........:wah:


That's what I thought :wah: Why do they do it and will they sell any tickets



What ever happened to Big Country ?

Betty Boop;1193371 wrote: That's what I thought :wah: Why do they do it and will they sell any tickets



What ever happened to Big Country ?


The singer died quite young I think.

Betty Boop;1193371 wrote: That's what I thought :wah: Why do they do it and will they sell any tickets



What ever happened to Big Country ?


Didn't Simple Minds sing that?

Im not an 80s fan at all. I thought the entire decade was a farce and lacking any passion or originality. Musically I could just puke, Im sure some good music came out in 10 years but I cant think of one single stand out band or musician that appealed to me. Politically there were some interesting things that happened but quite frankly I think Reagan had full blown Alzheimers by his 2nd year in office. Im not trying to be a jerk but to me the 80's was crap.

I would die happy if i could have lived through the decade of the twenties and been in my prime. I love everything about the twenties.

I cant say the eighties did much for me either. As a whole I'm not a great fan of much of the music, although there were exceptions. It tended to be a little flat and two dimentional. As for the fashion... well...looking back at the photographs, I looked less of a berk in the 70's

Betty Boop;1193371 wrote: That's what I thought :wah: Why do they do it and will they sell any tickets



What ever happened to Big Country ? In the 80's Big Country supported the Stranglers so i got to see them a fair bit. I even bought their records. They did a brilliant set as back up at the Reading Rock Festival one year.



Please don't bring back the 80's. I couldn't bear any of them,

Duran Duran

Spandex Ballet

Adam Ant

Depeche Mode

Soft Cell

etc etc

Awful..... With the exception of Echo and The Bunnymen, they should all have been rounded up, put in a field and shot.

Betty Boop;1193356 wrote: Any 80's fans here?

This lot are reforming apparently:

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Kajagoogoo announce British tour

Wonder if Limahl will still have his mullet :wah: Deforming more like.

Limahl is only 2 ft 3 inches high.

In the mid 80's I was living in Germany late teens enjoying everything German girls had to offer.

Besides the really BAD hair it wasn't all that bad. Seeing the Scorpions and Nena perform in native tongue was cool. Which brings me back to German girls..........

oscar;1193710 wrote: In the 80's Big Country supported the Stranglers so i got to see them a fair bit. I even bought their records. They did a brilliant set as back up at the Reading Rock Festival one year.



Please don't bring back the 80's. I couldn't bear any of them,

Duran Duran

Spandex Ballet

Adam Ant

Depeche Mode

Soft Cell

etc etc

Awful..... With the exception of Echo and The Bunnymen, they should all have been rounded up, put in a field and shot.


Do you remember the Live Aid concert? What a blast.:guitarist I loved the 80's music...Sorry nomie..I was alive in that era, lol. Still am.

panzermk2;1193744 wrote: In the mid 80's I was living in Germany late teens enjoying everything German girls had to offer.



Besides the really BAD hair it wasn't all that bad. Seeing the Scorpions and Nena perform in native tongue was cool. Which brings me back to German girls..........


I can see the upside to that.

Im getting some good visuals.

oscar;1193710 wrote: With the exception of Echo and The Bunnymen, they should all have been rounded up, put in a field and shot.


Oh good grief. They were as depressing as that daft git Morrissey. Music to slash your wrists to

panzermk2;1193744 wrote: In the mid 80's I was living in Germany late teens enjoying everything German girls had to offer.

Besides the really BAD hair it wasn't all that bad. Seeing the Scorpions and Nena perform in native tongue was cool. Which brings me back to German girls..........


Scorpions, yeah they were good.

And Dokken, they were German werent they ?

There were a few good rock bands about in the eighties providing you turned a blind eye to all that ridiculous coiffured hair. Bowie could get away with wearing make-up. Everybody else just looked ludicrous. How could you ever take Steve Strange seriously ? and the less said about that bloke from Flock of Seagulls' hairstyle, the better

Depressed Mode anyone?

The more I think about it the more I cannot pinpoint anything outstanding having come from the eighties

Those were my teenage years too, maybe I slept through the eighties :wah:

I think the trouble with the eighties, is were having such a great time with rock and roll, then glam rock then the punk era, then it all went pear shaped with the New Romantics and the preening vanity that went with it

Snowfire;1193866 wrote: Oh good grief. They were as depressing as that daft git Morrissey. Music to slash your wrists to I saw them live a few times and loved them. I was alot younger then and quite fancied Ian McCulloch. Morrissey was not my style although the album 'Meat is murder' was quite good. I'm a huge fan of The Verve and can see the similarities between them and Echo and the Bunnymen.

Betty Boop;1193870 wrote: Depressed Mode anyone?

The more I think about it the more I cannot pinpoint anything outstanding having come from the eighties

Those were my teenage years too, maybe I slept through the eighties :wah: I think this was my all time fav from the 80's.

YouTube - ABC - All Of My Heart.flv

Didn't fancy Martin Fry though. :wah:

Betty Boop;1193870 wrote: Depressed Mode anyone?

The more I think about it the more I cannot pinpoint anything outstanding having come from the eighties

Those were my teenage years too, maybe I slept through the eighties :wah:


I loved the 80's...was also a teen & young adult. Hubs & I grew up in that era and had a blast.

oscar;1193963 wrote: I saw them live a few times and loved them. I was alot younger then and quite fancied Ian McCulloch. Morrissey was not my style although the album 'Meat is murder' was quite good. I'm a huge fan of The Verve and can see the similarities between them and Echo and the Bunnymen.


I just listened to this...for you Oscar...a great song to have in your head all day:wah:

YouTube - The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony

qsducks;1194097 wrote: I just listened to this...for you Oscar...a great song to have in your head all day:wah:

YouTube - The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony Thanks Ducks.... I have this track and on surround sound, it is just the bizz isn't it. Pete says it's music to commit suicide by but i love it. I want this as one of my funeral songs. :-4

I saw the Verve at Glastonbury last year and they were fantastic. Richard Ashcroft knelt down and said into the mike 'You got to go to a job you hate, work for a boss you hate, your a slave to money'. You couldn't hear the rest for the roar that went up from the crowd..... they were absolutely brilliant :-4:-4

qsducks;1194097 wrote: I just listened to this...for you Oscar...a great song to have in your head all day:wah:

YouTube - The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony


Cool tune! :-6

oscar;1194177 wrote: Thanks Ducks.... I have this track and on surround sound, it is just the bizz isn't it. Pete says it's music to commit suicide by but i love it. I want this as one of my funeral songs. :-4

I saw the Verve at Glastonbury last year and they were fantastic. Richard Ashcroft knelt down and said into the mike 'You got to go to a job you hate, work for a boss you hate, your a slave to money'. You couldn't hear the rest for the roar that went up from the crowd..... they were absolutely brilliant :-4:-4


I'm with Peter. Don't have anything sharp nearby when you're listening to The Verve......

dubs;1194234 wrote: I'm with Peter. Don't have anything sharp nearby when you're listening to The Verve......


Betty puts the scissors away.... :-2

dubs;1194234 wrote: I'm with Peter. Don't have anything sharp nearby when you're listening to The Verve...... I am not joking in saying that my husband will leave the house if i play The Verve too long :yh_rotfl

oscar;1194241 wrote: I am not joking in saying that my husband will leave the house if i play The Verve too long :yh_rotfl


Mr Ducks & Laura both love that song...we love the beat. I have Laura downloading songs on to discs all the time...yeah...she's my other fave baby at the mo...she's an adult:wah:...whereas C & J are two mouthy teens:-5:-5:-5...yes, they go back to school tomorrow..

oscar;1194177 wrote: Thanks Ducks.... I have this track and on surround sound, it is just the bizz isn't it. Pete says it's music to commit suicide by but i love it. I want this as one of my funeral songs. :-4

I saw the Verve at Glastonbury last year and they were fantastic. Richard Ashcroft knelt down and said into the mike 'You got to go to a job you hate, work for a boss you hate, your a slave to money'. You couldn't hear the rest for the roar that went up from the crowd..... they were absolutely brilliant :-4:-4


Can you imagine if you played that song for Pete 24/7?:wah:

qsducks;1194273 wrote: Can you imagine if you played that song for Pete 24/7?:wah: I did hen they first released it and i got a rap version by 'Treatinforme'.......... I drove him mad :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

oscar;1194276 wrote: I did hen they first released it and i got a rap version by 'Treatinforme'.......... I drove him mad :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl


Do the foxes like it...that's the big question?:yh_rotfl Other than that Pete can go climb under a bed:wah:

qsducks;1194281 wrote: Do the foxes like it...that's the big question?:yh_rotfl Other than that Pete can go climb under a bed:wah: My foxes do prefer The Stranglers to The Verve and one likes a bit of classical. Pete can't hide under the bed, there's no room :wah:

oscar;1194286 wrote: My foxes do prefer The Stranglers to The Verve and one likes a bit of classical. Pete can't hide under the bed, there's no room :wah:


What? No room under the bed? My god how is Jimbo or ElGuapo going to hide in your house?

qsducks;1194287 wrote: What? No room under the bed? My god how is Jimbo or ElGuapo going to hide in your house? El whopper hides in the airing cupboard, Jimbo hides in the dogs room, the gasman hides in the loft and the electric man hides in a wardrobe.

[QUOTE=oscar;1194292]El whopper hides in the airing cupboard, Jimbo hides in the dogs room, the gasman hides in the loft and the electric man hides in a wardro

And the plumber hides in the attic?:yh_rotfl