I Miss the 80's

[The Ween]

I hear a lot of 80's songs being retreaded today.

 

[vodoun]

Yeah, those clips had me beaming nostalgically. I'd totally forgotten about Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors. I used to really like Around the World with Willy Fog, too (no laughing please); I was only about six years-old when it last aired and it actually fuelled my imagination.

But, I agree, TV now is mostly appalling; the kids' shows in particular are woefully crap.

I remember Willy Fog on BBC1, I just can't get over how I don't even remember the intro anymore...

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The end credits were even better with Rankin Bass. That electric guitar. \o/

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Surely some must remember these...

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Funny.
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I used to watch She-Ra when I was a kid. God knows why I liked it. I tried watching two episodes on Netflix recently and it was awful.

Yeah, to some degree back then I liked how it was a little darker/more fantasy with Hordak?

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Several years back when some friends started talking about old cartoons I decided to Youtube them, it's funny how your memories think of them so much better. Yet when you see them now everything just looks so terrible cheesy. It somewhat kills the memories you once had. :/

I guess it proves some things are just meant to be left in memories. Even Thundercats and Inspector Gadget I always thought was somewhat dark with Mum-Ra/Dr. Claw. It's just not the same seeing them anymore compared to what you remember.

I hear a lot of 80's songs being retreaded today.

It never gets old.

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[DiFabio]

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[The Ween]

It never gets old.

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I love the old stuff, just hate when the new groups today re-do 'em.

Can't see this in the US.

 

[Rock83]

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[vodoun]

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Boo... no Meatloaf in the 80's.


I hadn't heard of this one until when Turtles 3 came out. What a freaky guy.

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[karamazov80]

Great choices there, Rock. Alphaville never had much of an impact here in the states, which is unfortunate. Here's a few more greats:

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[vodoun]

That Police video is frighteningly scary in similarity to The Lost Boys. I'm not sure which way.

Can't forget Tangerine Dream!

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[karamazov80]

Probably the poofy hair. Sting looks a bit like Kiefer Sutherland there, though no mullet

BTW, that's what the future is gonna look like. Lots of paper flying around, people will stand on piles of garbage wearing tattered, colorful outfits, etc. Some will wear make-shift football pads, some will dare not to.

 

[Senketsu]

I remember Willy Fog on BBC1, I just can't get over how I don't even remember the intro anymore...

The theme song was the thing I remembered most clearly! I still recall Andy Crane proclaiming one particular day to be National Willy Fog Day - I'm not making this up - and attempted to get kids across the country to sing along to the opening theme song in unison. My mum (bless her) even ordered me one of the lyric sheets!

 

[CelticPredator]

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I love this so much...thank you.

 

[jimjimmyjones85]

Don't know if it has been mentioned, but one of my favorite lines in Karate Kid is when the Cobra Chi (Khi?) kid at the tounranment yells "Put him in a body bag Johnny!! Yeah!!"

"Get him a body bag !!! Yeah !!!!' LOL.

I hear a lot of 80's songs being retreaded today.

Always. They know it was the best era... so many memories.

This video alone shows why...

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[vodoun]

The original version was just as bad. Shows you the amount of hacks there is trying to ride on the originals success.

 

[jimjimmyjones85]

You do realize I meant the Video itself and the movies in it right ?

 

[Jen]

You all are making miss the 80's.

 

[Jen]

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Just a few that popped into my head....

 

[Jen]

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[karamazov80]

synthesizers > other musical instruments

 

[Jen]

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OK that's enough for now.

 

[vodoun]

"Things I F#$%ing Hate" Youtube's region detection. That's as stupid as saying the world wide web when it's region dependent. Thats the kind of crap you'd expect from DVD's. It really cheeses me off. Truly.

Martika - Toy Soldiers. \o/

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