Some 80s Nostalgia: Nominate your fav. movie, CD, crush, anything fashion!

[jon1jt]

let's come to terms with this fundamental fact: the 1980s was the best decade of the 20th Century. and if you didn't live it you certainly heard about it. for all the interesting music that's followed, there's no denying that the 80s music has stood the test of time, with even The Sopranos final episode finishing with Journey anthem Don't Stop Believin.

don't be shy all you 80s Children (i know who you are!) or not ~ list your favorite movie, CD, quote, or fashion piece! or maybe you had a crush on Rob Lowe or Demi Moore?

feel free to post pix too! ---
The (Un)Official Anything 80s Thread.


here's my picks:

Best Album: Diver Down ~ Van Halen; AC/DC ~ Back in Black
Best Song: Walking on Sunshine ~ Katrina & the Waves

sexiest female fashion piece ~ Leg Warmers
For male ~ The Izod shirt

Fav Movie ~ The Lost Boys

My crush ~ Ally Sheedy
(and then Winona Ryder came along)


Best movie line ~
"You know how you said before, how your parents use you to get back at each other? Wouldn't I be outstanding in that capacity?" -Bender to Molly Ringwald's character, The Breakfast Club

[Demian]

Boy, the 80's seem like a decade more innocent than the fifties in today's post 9/11 world. In the 80's we didn't have to worry about terrorists or cyclones. The only thing we had to worry about was really big hair. I vote for A Flock of Seagulls here. Their hair was truly distressing.

[SleepyWitch]

sexiest female fashion piece ~ Leg Warmers

baaaaah, the 80s were one of the most tacky decades in the history of mankind! legwarmers being one of the main reasons (the others being aerobics clothes.. what do you call them? leotards?, leggins, carroty jeans and bushy hairstyles.

fave 80s song: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper

[manolia]

Wasn't 80's the decade with the worst haircuts??

[crisaor]

I hate the aesthetic of the 80's. Other than that, I had a happy childhood in it.

I believe the main 80's nostalgia element for me are the cartoons & series I watched: He-Man, Transformers, Thundercats, The Smurfs, Super-friends, The Batman series with Adam West, Alf, Sledge Hammer, Benny Hill, Get Smart, The A Team, McGyver, Knight Rider, and perhaps others.

Those were good times.

EDIT And I should've never forgotten Looney Tunes or the Pink Panther.

[Nightshade]

SEsame Street!!!!!!!

[Lyn]

I nominate Queen's 'Its a Kind of Magic' 1986, and, of course, Highlander, as the perfect match....

[Riesa]

Okay, I'll quit.

[Idril]

Best Album: a tie between R.E.M's Green album and the Replacements' Pleased To Meet Me

Best Song: I just think that is way too hard to pick but a couple of ones that come to mind right away are Never Say Never by Romeo Void and I Know What Boys Like by the Waitresses.

female fashion fad: tight rolling jeans
male fad: parachute pants

Favorite Movie: Purple Rain

Crush: Well, there is the ever present David Gilmour but just to add a little bit of variety, I'll go with Stewart Copeland of the Police this time.





And just so I don't have to feel unfaithful to Dave:

[Lily Adams]

*cries tears of joy at the fact this thread was made*

You're right on the dot, my friend.

I like the early '80s. But it all looked like it rocked.

Movies:

AMADEUS being a big one. Back to the Future, Beetlejuice, PeeWee's Big Adventure. And all the neat TV shows. Blackadder, PeeWee's Playhouse. Ahhhhhhh...

As for music, new wave all the way. It's all about DEVO. Even though they started in '72. *expert*

But I like Depeche Mode and some random one-hit-wonders like "Cars", "Take On Me", "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)", etc. I like one-hit-wonders a lot.

DEEEEEEVVVVVOOOOOOO. I even have an enormous crush on the lead singer. I do, I do, I do. So there's my crush.








I like going through my mom's old clothes drawer cuz she has classic excercise spandex junk and leg warmers. All vintage. All bought in the 80s.

My favorite fashion piece?

...

Whatever DEVO wears. @_@

[Shalot]

The eighties:

Mall Bangs:



Wham (My uncle told me George Michael was gay and I went to school and repeated this informaton and an eighth grader got very irate about that. "George Michael is not gay," she said):



The Shoulder Pads power suit for the eighties working woman:



Ms Pacman:


and Motley Crue (Nikki Sixx )

[Lily Adams]

The eighties:

Mall Bangs:



Wham (My uncle told me George Michael was gay and I went to school and repeated this informaton and an eighth grader got very irate about that. "George Michael is not gay," she said):



The Shoulder Pads power suit for the eighties working woman:



Ms Pacman:

The first three made me laugh. XD

YEEAAAAHHHH Classic 80s arcade games! GALAGA. CENTIPEDE. I flock to them at Golf 'n' Stuff. I always am stuck to them. They rock. I have a couple on my computer, too.

A lot, actually.

[jon1jt]

How about those Whitesnake videos?!

[Telegram Sam]

The 80's wasn't all leg-warmers and hair bands and assortments of annoying color schemes; I have three (or two and a half) words for all of you: The Princess Bride.



Any decade that spawned such a movie (not to mention myself, or Spinal Tap, or any number of overlooked 80's masterpieces) is alright in my book.



Need I say more?

[Lily Adams]

The 80's wasn't all leg-warmers and hair bands and assortments of annoying color schemes; I have three (or two and a half) words for all of you: The Princess Bride.



Any decade that spawned such a movie (not to mention myself, or Spinal Tap, or any number of overlooked 80's masterpieces) is alright in my book.



Need I say more?

SECONDED. Expecially Labyrinth. <3