I will acknowledge that there are songs that were so popular in their time that they literally represent a generation, a decade, a genre, etc. I will also acknowledge that, even as a musician and music lover, I didn't - and still don't - like some of those decade-defining songs. At all. And will turn off the radio if they come on. Among them:
"Money For Nothing", Dire Straits
If it's not "Sultans of Swing", I don't want to hear it. I know, I know, it's the calling card of the MTV generation - MY generation - but I can't stand that song. *shudders*
"Eye Of The Tiger", Survivor
I don't know why I don't like it. Maybe it's because I don't like the Rocky movies (no, that's not a typo, I don't like the Rocky movies ... STELLLAAAA). Maybe because it was played a hundredmillionbilliontimesaday and was the theme of EVERY school in America's Homecoming in 1982/83.
"Conga" & "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You", Miami Sound Machine
Again, not sure what it is but .. I just .. can't .. listen to it without cringing. I think a part of it has to do with the videos.
ANYTHING by Billy Ocean
Seriously, I know I doth blaspheme as far as many of you are concerned. His voice just didn't make me think, "yeah- that's the SH*T!" Plus, the dude couldn't dance and that irritated me.
"Macarena", Los Del Rio
How many times can you listen to the same four lines in a language you don't understand before you go nuts?
Now, before it starts to sound like I'm a wench content on bashing the lovers of popular music, I will also admit to some guilty pleasures ... and if this gets out, I will deny it all and hunt you down.
"The Right Stuff", New Kids On The Block
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooohhhhh ... guys, I even know the choreography from the video. Seriously.
"The Beat Goes On", Brittney Spears
Yes, she covered this Sonny & Cher classic on her debut album and I really liked it. A lot.
Any and all music by KISS
I was, and am, a member of the KISS Army! (Peter Criss was supposed to be my husband but he, apparently, didn't get the memo).
"I Write The Songs", Barry Manilow
while I'm not a "FANilow", I do love this song a lot.
EVERYTHING by the Carpenters
I cried when Karen died.
Whoa .. I feel so vulnerable now
by sosikof 13 years ago
What's the name of that zombie movie in the 80's where a girl peirces herself?What's that movie where a guys father is doing an experiment and the son's girlfriend gets infected and starts turning into a zombie and pierces herself with glass, pins, syringes and metal?
by jaydawg808 10 years ago
What were your favorite 80's TV shows?
by Bruce Chamoff 12 years ago
What 80's One-HIt Wonders do you remember? Name the artist and song title.I remember these: 1. Kajajgoogoo with Too Shy2. Sweetheart from Frankie and the Knockouts3. Relax from Frankie Goes To Hollywood.
by Nichol marie 7 years ago
Are 80's fashion back?Bright colors, half shirts, pink and orange for men. do you see 80s rebound in fashion?
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