The 80s thread!

Rebelheart

So many things have just come back to me with the mention of ghettoblasters!

The Coca Cola spinners - all the rage in about 1984

Rubik's Cube - never quite sure how to spell it but definitely must have been the biggest invention of the 1980s in terms of games?

David O'Leary signed Texaco soccer balls

Brendan Grace freeing all those Nippers for Maxol ( don't even ask how I remember those two)

The black flags from the Hunger Strikers

Radio Nova - As brainwashed as it sounds I remember all the promos: "Radio Nova the weekend's just begun, Radio Nova Europe's Number 1" and 'What in particular do you like about the station?' 'Sexy John!' (another random memory; John O'Hara was one of Nova's top DJs)

Sunshine 101 & Energy 103 and and and Heartbeat Radio (!!!)

Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 ("And now here he is...") and Rick Dees American Music Magazine

Casey Kasem "Countin' them down from Coast to Coast" (every Saturday morning, I think)

Vincent Hanley (RIP), MTUSA on RTÉ 2 on a Sunday morning (The Beat Box took over when Vincent died of Aids)

Lionel Richie, Paul Young, Live Aid, Self Aid, Phil Lynott

Glen Maderios "Nothing's Gonna Change my love for you" becoming No 1 (and the hilarious video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLxTEV5vpyg)


'At this Moment' by Billy Vera and the Beaters (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Ncvl8WAWY)

Dennis DeYoung - Desert Moon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqjwt8qXjKc)


Some random songs:

Atlantic Starr 'Secret Lovers'; Jefferson Starship 'Nothing's Gonna Stop us now'; Boy Meets Girl 'Waiting for a Star to Fall', Bryan Adams Summer of 69, Chicago 'Hard to Say I'm Sorry', Marc Almond & Soft Cell 'Tainted Love'

The list is endless (compliments of American influenced pirate radio).

What do ye remember?

galwayrush

Getting my first BJ.

tony1kenobi

Aids and Ethiopia.

Sharpshooter

Freddie Mercury in Live Aid.

sub-x

Aw man you mentioned the 80s and ghettoblasters and not a word on Break Dancing with your polished lino for the back spins and such

1986 The first Beastie Boys album "Time To Get Ill".

Happy Days.

tony1kenobi

sub-x wrote: »

Aw man you mentioned the 80s and ghettoblasters and not a word on Break Dancing with your polished lino for the back spins and such

1986 The first Beastie Boys album "Time To Get Ill".

Happy Days.

License to Ill?

Rebelheart

Sharpshooter wrote: »

Freddie Mercury in Live Aid.

Status Quo opening Live Aid with Rocking All Over the World! (much preferred 'In The Army Now')

And Phil Collins flying between London and Philadelphia to do both concerts in the one day.

Rebelheart

sub-x wrote: »

Aw man you mentioned the 80s and ghettoblasters and not a word on Break Dancing with your polished lino for the back spins and such

1986 The first Beastie Boys album "Time To Get Ill".

Happy Days.

Ah Breakdancing forgot about that - but I remember Fame on TV every Saturday evening if that's any consolation and Michael Jackson's Thriller video (ah videos!)

tony1kenobi

Rebelheart wrote: »

And Phil Collins flying between London and Philadelphia to do both concerts in the one day.

....so that he could murder a few Led Zeppelin songs.

Rebelheart

E.T. Phone Home

sub-x

tony1kenobi wrote: »

License to Ill?

See I was going to add the end of the 80s Rave was born and the rest is a blur with some minor brain damage,its good that we can rely on the charity of good persons like yourself that can help unfortunates like me out.

Disease Ridden

It seems that people are always more nostalgic about growing up in the 80's than in any other decade!

tony1kenobi

sub-x wrote: »

See I was going to add the end of the 80s Rave was born and the rest is a blur with some minor brain damage,its good that we can rely on the charity of good persons like yourself that can help unfortunates like me out.

It was a decade of excess....I understand completely.

Sharpshooter

Good ole JR Ewing

Aidric

Did Gerry Ryan have a turkey neck back in the 80's?

Rebelheart

Sharpshooter wrote: »

Good ole JR Ewing

Wow! Dallas was absolutely masssssssssssssssive.

Remember the 'I Shot JR' stickers on the back window of cars all over the country? Legend!

sub-x

tony1kenobi wrote: »

It was a decade of excess....I understand completely.

Again your kindness shines through,I am humbled

Rebelheart

I just want to say:

Nicky Kelly is innocent!

Ruu_Old

Timmy Mallett! Linky.

Sharpshooter

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

juke

Ruu wrote: »

Timmy Mallett! Linky.

Who? Am I the wrong generation? (Bosco!)

Armin_Tamzarian

juke wrote: »

Who? Am I the wrong generation? (Bosco!)

Ginger kid, liked having a hand shoved up his ass...

Kess73

Fizzle Sticks. Mmmmmmmmmm


Proper wine gums.


A slim Kim Wilde

Toots

Getting born.

Rebelheart

juke wrote: »

Who? Am I the wrong generation? (Bosco!)

Bosco was leg! And Wanderly Wanderly Wagon ("Here comes the wagon....")


And 'Judge' telling us all to '"Always use the safe cross code"


Not forgetting 'Fortycoats'

Nforce

The_Coon wrote: »

Ginger kid, liked having a hand shoved up his ass...

Who?..Timmy Mallet or Bosco?;):D


80's clothing memories..... shoulderpads, leggings,teenyboppers....suit jackets with teeshirt underneath (ala Miami Vice)


almost forgot..... TIME bars and Refreshers.mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm luuuverly

Rebelheart

Nforce wrote: »

Who?..Timmy Mallet or Bosco?;):D


80's clothing memories..... shoulderpads, leggings,teenyboppers....suit jackets with teeshirt underneath (ala Miami Vice)


almost forgot..... TIME bars and Refreshers.mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm luuuverly

Time bars were the pink rectangular ones that you chewed, or were they Wham! bars?

Refreshers were great as my Dad used to lose his temper and say "Oh Boy, give me patience!" and I'd take out my Refresher sweet that said "Oh Boy!" and hand it to him. hehe.

Rebelheart

Does anybody remember that 'Pop Rock' sweet stuff that you'd put in your mouth and your whole mouth would pop/sparkle with the sweet?


It was all the rage for a while - before the Slush Puppy came!

Armin_Tamzarian

Rebelheart wrote: »

Time bars were the pink rectangular ones that you chewed, or were they Wham! bars?

Refreshers were great as my Dad used to lose his temper and say "Oh Boy, give me patience!" and I'd take out my Refresher sweet that said "Oh Boy!" and hand it to him. hehe.

They were Wham bars.
Then you had every parent's nightmare - Stinger bars (containing the dreaded E123).

peasant

Nforce wrote: »

80's clothing memories..... shoulderpads, leggings,teenyboppers....suit jackets with teeshirt underneath (ala Miami Vice)

..not to mention the dodgy hairstyles

sub-x

Kess73 wrote: »

Fizzle Sticks. Mmmmmmmmmm


Proper wine gums.


A slim Kim Wilde

Jaysus Kim Wilde was my first crush

Rebelheart

Rebelheart wrote: »

Time bars were the pink rectangular ones that you chewed, or were they Wham! bars?

Refreshers were great as my Dad used to lose his temper and say "Oh Boy, give me patience!" and I'd take out my Refresher sweet that said "Oh Boy!" and hand it to him. hehe.

time bars were in a yellow wrapper, a hard bit chunk of hard fudge covered chocolate stuff. Tasty. Still around too I think.

K-9

The Hoff before he was the The Hoff, Kitt and Knight Rider.

A Team, Remington Steele, Miami Vice, Young Ones etc.

Music was mostly crap.

Life was mostly crap.

themadchef

Ahh the 80ts

Walking the mile home from school kicking a stone along the way ...and taking almost an hour to get there.

Mr Freezes at the football match..if you were lucky. Remember your mouth would turn blue?

Long hot summers (cant remember the rain), the hay, the fecking bog, flasks of tea and runny salad sandwiches.

Never being allowed to watch Dallas! Saturday night baths and being marched to mass on a Sunday.

Mullets, bad clothes and no money

2 TV channels and Atari...... Happy Happy days

CDfm

sub-x wrote: »

Jaysus Kim Wilde was my first crush

Bananarama oooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Lirange

Goonies never say die.

Jacko wasn't so wacko.

Victoria Principal. nyom

O.A.P

What themadchef said and then getting the bus to London because there was nothing for us here. Nevermind I enjoied London

gurramok

The_Coon wrote: »

They were Wham bars.
Then you had every parent's nightmare - Stinger bars (containing the dreaded E123).

Don't forget the chomp bars!!

Funny how we are in a recession where good music is re-occurring plus those mullet hairstyles, timewarp, ironic

Sharpshooter

deja vu.

CDfm

K-9 wrote: »

Music was mostly crap.

David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes _Scary Monsters LP
The Proclaimers - I Wanna Be -500 miles - Letter to America
Talking Heads -Stop Making Sense -Psycho Killer -Little Creatures
Rolling Stones in Slane - Bruce and Born in the USA
Hothose Flowers & Dont Go at the Eurovision
Robert Palmer -Addicted to Love the band wore black G strings -VPL free days arrive

Tom & Fitz have Hairy Arse(Tribute to Bonos Mullet) competition at the Sundial in UL when drunk after coming to the realisation that they loved U2 only when drunk after the Joshua Tree arrives. Toms arse looses.

Slade make Stadium comeback.

Best of all -the men in beards ZZ TOP - Eliminator - Gimme All Yer Lovin- if ya didnt get the Quo ya got this.

My 80s rocked.

K-9

CDfm wrote: »

David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes _Scary Monsters LP
The Proclaimers - I Wanna Be -500 miles - Letter to America
Talking Heads -Stop Making Sense -Psycho Killer -Little Creatures
Rolling Stones in Slane - Bruce and Born in the USA
Hothose Flowers & Dont Go at the Eurovision
Robert Palmer -Addicted to Love the band wore black G strings -VPL free days arrive

Tom & Fitz have Hairy Arse(Tribute to Bonos Mullet) competition at the Sundial in UL when drunk after coming to the realisation that they loved U2 only when drunk after the Joshua Tree arrives. Toms arse looses.

Slade make Stadium comeback.

Best of all -the men in beards ZZ TOP - Eliminator - Gimme All Yer Lovin- if ya didnt get the Quo ya got this.

My 80s rocked.

Exceptions to the rule, considering it's a decade of music.

Sharpshooter

The Stardust.:mad:
No explanation needed.
RIP

CDfm

K-9 wrote: »

Exceptions to the rule, considering it's a decade of music.

Daniel O'Donnell is that you:D

K-9

Sharpshooter wrote: »

The Stardust.:mad:
No explanation needed.
RIP

Hillsborough, Heysel, Bradford City fire etc. Jaysus, football off the pitch has improved, if not on it. Drogba wouldn't last a sec.

CDfm wrote: »

Daniel O'Donnell is that you:D

LOL. Stones hardly qualifies as 80's.

80's in Ireland, yes! :pac:

Bowie is timeless, decades don't count.

PS. I'll give you Talking Heads and the Robert Palmer Palmer video! WOW! I was 15!

Oh and who mentioned Kim Wilde! Babe!

CDfm

K-9 wrote: »

LOL. Stones hardly qualifies as 80's.

They did Slane.

Ya had Live Aid and Phil Lynott died.

Agamemnon

sub-x wrote: »

Jaysus Kim Wilde was my first crush

Oh mine too, oh what a woman.

Agamemnon

If you were a child in the 80s, this video will bring back memories:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnUfYEn506I

magenta73

:Dleg warmers and box jackets with diamond ear rings!:D

Rented Mule

The economy was healthier and people dressed better.

According to everything that I read in the newspapers this week.

kelle

Mullet hairstyles, perms and Pat Butcher style earrings.

American music had a stronger influence in those days, thanks to MTUSA which was replaced by Finding Fax Future in 1987/88 (anybody remember this - there was no presenter, each song would be introduced by members of the public off the streets of Dublin or Cork).
I remember these songs in particular
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIgEuZakXsc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c3cby1M7x8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwtKgowUyfY


Jeans with turn-ups, ankle boots with folds at the top, t-shirts with loud designs.

Girl magazine and Suzy for girls aged 10-14, followed by Jackie and My Guy, then Just Seventeen.

Smash Hits for the song words, and latest info on pop stars. Waiting all day for your favourite song to come on the radio so you could tape it onto cassette, then the DJ would talk all over it!

Oh, I loved the 80s:D

Rebelheart

kelle wrote: »

Jeans with turn-ups, ankle boots with folds at the top, t-shirts with loud designs.

Jeans with turn-ups were a godsend for the mammies of the 80s as the trousers would last a couple of years longer!

I used to look fierce cool as I went off to me roller disco (!!!) with me hair gelled up with super cool Brylcreem and my Dingo jeans turned up at the bottom.