The 80s

Thanks Knecht, its a great song.

I want Shipbuilding by Elvis Costello played at my funeral. Truly beautiful song.

Rooms on fire-Stevie Nicks at mine

Oh and also 'Shes like the wind' by Patrick Swayze. Maybe slightly an odd one, but I am a huge Patrick Swayze fan for his music and his films.

Clothing was mint

GreenWhiteBlack wrote:

Clothing was mint

Can't say I ever licked my clothes back then.

im doing time in a maximum security twilight home, ignore the machine, nightime (killing joke)
chart music from the eighties was dire, bland, commercial, and made SAW lots of cash

Saltash green was a big fan of Belinda carlisle

Greenjock wrote:

I want Shipbuilding by Elvis Costello played at my funeral. Truly beautiful song.

Creepily, I've already had this subject nailed down with my other half, concerning funeral tunes...this deserves a thread on it's own.

Saltash green wrote:

Saltash green was a big fan of Belinda carlisle

you may have won me over, i did the runaway horses tour, every date for free, as long as i hitched to them, i gained free entry(not to bc).

fun turning up to a gig, all minging and sweaty, dreadlocked and booted, with me kit bag and sleeping bag, two week old boxers, to be greeted by lots of polo shits and casual chicks, got me own space t odance in as i stank


happy daze

The Clash - bankrobber
The Clash - rock the kasbah
Smiths - Good times, for a change
Steve Hackett

[quote="downthetrack"]The Smiths-How Soon is Now
Madness-Baggy Trousers[/quote]

I happen to hate Morrissey with a passion, the Smiths were hugely overrated but that track is one of my all time favourites.

speaking of The Clash, does anybody else think the use of "London Calling" by BA in their olympics advert is amazingly apt? by which i mean as a song about a fascist, post apocalyptic london on the edge of sinking beneath the waves and an impending nuclear winter while everyone dies it is the perfect accompaniment to the olympics.

Just had a thought (yes I know that is strange in itself) about Block4green. Given his age now and his obvious liking for what for him is old music, what would I like if I was similar in liking old music before my time. Bing Crosby, Mario Lanza? Nope, it would have to be before that and somewhere in the 20's and 30's. I probably couldn't name more than a couple and would have to think hard even to do that.

The 80's and 90's were both rubbish and very forgetable. 60's led the way and 70's weren't to bad. Apart from middle of the road and Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep. I was onboard ship when that came out and it was No.1 all over Scandinavia where we were with the Ship's radio tuned into local. Every bloody day about 20 times that came on and we heard nothing but for weeks. Got back to Devonport and guess what. It was at No.1 in the UK and we had it for another several weeks. I hate that tune.

I slept through the 80's.

I had a great time in the 70's, 80's and 90's, life's what you make it I guess.

The 90's was a fantastic decade for electronic music. You may not like it but to right off the 90's as rubbish and forgettable is like writing of the 60's. The only reason the 90's is forgettable is because of spending too much time clubbing in Turnmills and Bagleys in London and some field somewhere in Hampshire. Alright!
The 80's for me was all about Hip Hop and to a certain extent Guns and Roses. The later part of the 80's with the emergence of the dance era and Stone Roses and the rest of that scene was pretty good fun too.

Homeboy, Hippie and a funky dread - Total confusion....

Patrick Swayze, she's like the wind. Do me a favour!

Chingers wrote:

The 90's was a fantastic decade for electronic music. You may not like it but to right off the 90's as rubbish and forgettable is like writing of the 60's. The only reason the 90's is forgettable is because of spending too much time clubbing in Turnmills and Bagleys in London and some field somewhere in Hampshire. Alright!
The 80's for me was all about Hip Hop and to a certain extent Guns and Roses. The later part of the 80's with the emergence of the dance era and Stone Roses and the rest of that scene was pretty good fun too.

Homeboy, Hippie and a funky dread - Total confusion....

Patrick Swayze, she's like the wind. Do me a favour!

This is so true. The 90's were a bit of a blur. Far far too many recreationals, but hey, I'm still here. Good times.

Christ some of the 90's is hazy. Luckily, between my mates and I, we can fill in most the blanks.
Ravers moved into the clubs, everyone loved each other in the early to mid 90's and life was really good fun. I look back at the 90's and really miss it. A lot.

The 80's was all about sport and being really shit around girls.

Czarcasm wrote:

Chingers wrote:

The 90's was a fantastic decade for electronic music. You may not like it but to right off the 90's as rubbish and forgettable is like writing of the 60's. The only reason the 90's is forgettable is because of spending too much time clubbing in Turnmills and Bagleys in London and some field somewhere in Hampshire. Alright!
The 80's for me was all about Hip Hop and to a certain extent Guns and Roses. The later part of the 80's with the emergence of the dance era and Stone Roses and the rest of that scene was pretty good fun too.

Homeboy, Hippie and a funky dread - Total confusion....

Patrick Swayze, she's like the wind. Do me a favour!

This is so true. The 90's were a bit of a blur. Far far too many recreationals, but hey, I'm still here. Good times.

Hear hear. Most of the time I can pinpoint a song down to within a year either side, by remembering events I connected the song with. Anything from the 90's and I can be 5 years out either way and that's on a good day.

Greenjock wrote:

Czarcasm wrote:

Chingers wrote:

The 90's was a fantastic decade for electronic music. You may not like it but to right off the 90's as rubbish and forgettable is like writing of the 60's. The only reason the 90's is forgettable is because of spending too much time clubbing in Turnmills and Bagleys in London and some field somewhere in Hampshire. Alright!
The 80's for me was all about Hip Hop and to a certain extent Guns and Roses. The later part of the 80's with the emergence of the dance era and Stone Roses and the rest of that scene was pretty good fun too.

Homeboy, Hippie and a funky dread - Total confusion....

Patrick Swayze, she's like the wind. Do me a favour!

This is so true. The 90's were a bit of a blur. Far far too many recreationals, but hey, I'm still here. Good times.

Hear hear. Most of the time I can pinpoint a song down to within a year either side, by remembering events I connected the song with. Anything from the 90's and I can be 5 years out either way and that's on a good day.

You're not alone Greenjock. Can't wait for the flashbacks to start. It will great to relive it all again.

Chingers wrote:

Greenjock wrote:

Czarcasm wrote:

Chingers wrote:

The 90's was a fantastic decade for electronic music. You may not like it but to right off the 90's as rubbish and forgettable is like writing of the 60's. The only reason the 90's is forgettable is because of spending too much time clubbing in Turnmills and Bagleys in London and some field somewhere in Hampshire. Alright!
The 80's for me was all about Hip Hop and to a certain extent Guns and Roses. The later part of the 80's with the emergence of the dance era and Stone Roses and the rest of that scene was pretty good fun too.

Homeboy, Hippie and a funky dread - Total confusion....

Patrick Swayze, she's like the wind. Do me a favour!

This is so true. The 90's were a bit of a blur. Far far too many recreationals, but hey, I'm still here. Good times.

Hear hear. Most of the time I can pinpoint a song down to within a year either side, by remembering events I connected the song with. Anything from the 90's and I can be 5 years out either way and that's on a good day.

You're not alone Greenjock. Can't wait for the flashbacks to start. It will great to relive it all again.

Don't. It's only been a couple of years since I stopped salivating at about 7pm every Friday night, years after taking anything that would make me dribble

Some dodgy sweaty scally in a club.... "E's trips whizz". ha ha. happy days.

By the time 1980 arrived I was already 31 with 3 kids. I was either working, doing overtime for extra cash or working at home. That is probably why it is forgettable as far as I'm concerned. By the time 1990 arrived I was 41 and comatosed. The 60's were more my free and easy era which is why I remember it much more.