How Did The 80’s Affect You? (please comment!!!)
19February 19, 2014 by Mike Lyles
In the 1980’s, the world was introduced to so many new things: CDs, MTV, Sony walkman, Pac-Man, VCRs, PCs, the Apple Mac, and by 1989, Tim Berners-Lee was getting started on a new invention he called the “World Wide Web”.
With that said, I NEED YOUR HELP!!!!
I want your inputs on all the things that stand out when you think about your memories of life in the 80’s. I need your memories to be things that people remember (e.g. Alf, Pac Man, cassettes, Back to the Future, Rubik’s cubes, hair-bands, Swatch watches, etc).
I will give you some help as you reminisce:
- What was your favorite song from the 80’s?
- What was your favorite musical group?
- What are your favorite electronic ‘gadget’?
- What games did you like?
- What was your favorite movie?
- What is your favorite quote (either from movie, song, or book) from the 80’s?
- What 80’s song/movie/title/quote most accurately describes your day to day life at work?
I’m pulling this information together to support an article and presentation I am doing this year. Please comment below and let me know what you remember the most!!
Thank you in advance for sharing your thoughts with me!!!
80s hair metal bands – Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe
Commodore Amiga, waiting and waiting for games to load and hoping the load actually worked
Breakfast Club and Top Gun
Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?
The Hand of God handball by Maradonna and Wimbledon FC being The Crazy Gang ( English soccer moments)
Thank you so much Phil!!!
What was your favorite song from the 80′s?
Sunday Bloody Sunday – U2 – 1983
Warsaw then Atmosphere – Joy Division close 2nd and 3rd – 1988
What was your favorite musical group?
U2 – Last good album: The Joshua Tree (1987) everything after, crap…
What are your favorite electronic ‘gadget’?
Matel Classic Football: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41S43M5FHYL.jpg
What games did you like?
Fedal, D&D
What was your favorite movie?
Terminator (1) hands down.
What is your favorite quote (either from movie, song, or book) from the 80′s?
Can’t decide my favorite:
“Life moves pretty fast. You don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller
“No more yanky my wanky. The donger need food.” – Long Duk Dong – 16 Candles
What 80′s song/movie/title/quote most accurately describes your day to day life at work?
“I’ll be back” Aarnold – Terminator
Thanks so much Rick!!
I don’t remember, I was too young. ;P
Such a kid 🙂
I had no electronic gadgets.
Terminator was my movie.
I can’t remember any particular song, but Whitesnake stands out as my 80’s band.
No movies for me, I just didn’t have the time.
For me is about falling in love, that’s what happen to me in the 80’s.
Thank you so much Lisa!!
Favorite song: Rush – Limelight and Def Leppard – Photograph
Favorite Band: Rush – Permanant Waves, Moving Pictures, Signals, Grace Under Pressure, Power Windows, Hold Your Fire and Presto. All awesome albums.
Favorite Electronic Gadget: Walkman, couldn’t afford it but thought it was cool.
Games: Arcade version of TRON and Dragon Quest
Favorite Movie: Star Trek – Wrath of Khan
Favorite Quote: KHAAAANNNNNN!!!!!!
Most describes my day to day life at work: Show Don’t Tell (Rush)
Yeah, bit of a Rush fan.
Thanks so much Jim! I really appreciate it!
I want your inputs on all the things that stand out when you think about your memories of life in the 80′s. I need your memories to be things that people remember (e.g. Alf, Pac Man, cassettes, Back to the Future, Rubik’s cubes, hair-bands, Swatch watches, etc).
Some of my favorite memories of the 80’s are Cabbage Patch Dolls, Jelly Shoes High School (football games, basketball games, dances, etc) hanging out with and cruising with my friends, going to Myrtle Beach with my friends especially going to the Magic Attic and Pavilion at Myrtle Beach.
My favorite “Hair Bands” of the 80’s were SugarCreek/The Creek, Firehouse, Poison, Motley Crue, Twisted Sister, Ratt, Quiet Riot, Def Leppard, Whitesnake (to name a few).
Some of my favorite songs from the 80’s were: Girls just want to have fun, You’re the one that I want, Turn up the Radio, I love Rock-n-Roll, Word Up, Whip it, Puttin on the Ritz, 1999, Pump up the Jam, Technetronic, Dirty Laundry, Mickey, Devil went down to Georgia, anything by Alabama, Elvira by the Oak Ridge Boys,
• What was some of your favorite songs from the 80′s?
• Girls just want to have fun, You’re the one that I want, Turn up the Radio, I love Rock-n-Roll, Word Up, Whip it, Puttin on the Ritz, 1999, Pump up the Jam, Technetronic, Dirty Laundry, Mickey, Devil went down to Georgia, anything by Alabama, Elvira by the Oak Ridge Boys, Hit me with your best shot, Rocky Top. (I could go on and on) today all I listen to still is 80’s music!
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• What was your favorite musical group?
• SugarCreek/The Creek & New Kids on the Block
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• What are your favorite electronic ‘gadget’?
• Intelevision (our first video game system), Color TV
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• What games did you like?
• Clue, Monopoly, Hungry Hippos, Connect Four, Twister, Go Fish, Old Maid
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• What was your favorite movie?
• Grease, West Side Story, North & South
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• What is your favorite quote (either from movie, song, or book) from the 80′s?
• Mrs. Dobbins: “Can’t never could do nothing”, ET phone home, Bueller? Bueller?
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• What 80′s song/movie/title/quote most accurately describes your day to day life at work?
• Quiet Riot: Mental Health/Bang your Head
Thank you so much Dawn!
MUSIC
Duran Duran
The Outfield
Skid Row (18 and Life)
Guns N’ Roses (Paradise City)
GAMES
Walkmans
Frogger
Galaga
MOVIES
Chariots of Fire
Back to the Future
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
QUOTES
Ronald Reagan quotes, “Trust, but verify.” and “Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.”
BOOKS
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Salman Rushdie in the news
MISC
The Challenger Shuttle disaster
“valley girl” grammar (“like”, “whatever”, “way”, “as if!”, “totally”)
Carl Lewis, Mary Lou Retton and the 1984 Olympics
short gym shorts, shoulder pads, and stirrup pants
Thank you so much guys!!
How could we forget about Star Wars
It means so much to me to see so many comments from everyone! I really appreciate each and every one of you so much for your inputs! Tell your friends….I’m wrapping up my data in a few days…..
I have fond memories of grabbing issues of Compute! and typing in pages and pages of code into edlin on my 4MHz 8088 (with a whopping 30MB hard drive).
Hey Mike,
-Favorite songs
Funkytown
Jessie’s Girl
Africa
Take On Me
With or Without U
& “_____” by Michael Jackson
-Favorite musical groups
U2
Run DMC
Public Enemy
Journey
-Favorite electronic ‘gadgets’
Walkman
Nintendo System, Power Glove, Gun, Gameboy
Speak & Spell
-Games
Tetris
Duck Hunt
Mario Bros
-Favorite movies
Karate Kid
Earth Girls are Easy
Robocop
Transformers
Back to the Future
Ferris Bueller
Roger Rabbit
and of course the Goonies
-What 80′s song/movie/title/quote most accurately describes your day to day life at work
Muppet Babies and Oregon Trail
Thank you so much for your inputs Harrison!