This is kinda fun and nostalgic. You go over to: popculturemadness.com and you look up the "BillBoard Hits" for the year you turned 18. Then.........you write about them and how the hit songs "touched" you or how they made you feel.
Ok..........I am really trying to not be so jaded, sarcastic, synical, negative, mean, or whatever, but the 80's seriously sucked monkey ass! I mean, c'mon...........Reagan was our "President", the clothes were way too lame.........please! How attractive are pegged legs if you are 5'0 tall (on a good day), petite but sport a J-Lo ass? Really! It's all about balance! Not butt-in-a-bag.
The big hair thing was fine because, well, it doesn't matter what decade it is, I will always have big hair and I am very thankful for that. It could be worse..........female baldness kinda ranks up there with pegged leg jeans.
So here is the list for the wonderful of year of:::::::::::1982. 25 years ago............Damn, I am getting old!
1982
November 21, 1981 - January 29, 1982: Physical - Olivia Newton-John
January 30 - February 5: I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) - Daryl Hall & John Oates
February 6 - March 19: Centerfold - J. Geils Band
March 20 - May 7: I Love Rock n' Roll - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
May 8 - May 14: Chariots of Fire theme Vangelis
May 15 - July 2: Ebony and Ivory - Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
July 3 - July 23: Don't You Want Me - The Human League
July 24 - September 3: Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
September 4 - September 17: Abracadabra - The Steve Miller Band
September 18 - October 1: Hard to Say I'm Sorry - Chicago
October 2 - October 29: Jack & Diane - John Mellencamp
October 30 - November 5: Who Can It Be Now? - Men at Work
November 6 - November 26: Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
November 27 - December 10: Truly - Lionel Richie
December 11- December 17: Mickey - Toni Basil
December 18, 1982 - January 14, 1983: Maneater - Hall & Oates
Seriously? You're kidding me, right? What a year in music.
Do I dare pick each one of these "diddies" apart? I mean........would that be a complete waste of time, energy and words? There really are no words to describe these songs other than..........they basically all suck to some great level. So having said that, I think I will only pick a few just for giggles and laughs.
Don't you want me baby? Don't you want me knowwwwwwww? That's just gay! Enough said.
Oh Micky your so fine you blow my mind, hey Micky........ Speed kills, Toni.........and those clothes? Wow........
A little ditty about Jack and Diane...........no........I really don't care to hear about it.......
Truly, truly in love with you, girl. I am truly.....blah, blah, blah........(ok, I'll admit I played that one way too many times in my Celica). Sorry, Hallmark.......I think Mr. Richie beat you up in the saccharine dept.
I love Rock-n-Roll so put another dime in the juke box, baby......A dime? A dime? Ms. Jett? For the love of God........please wash your face. You really can not wear all of that black eyeliner, etc..........it doesn't look good. And? Act like a lady!
I seriously could go on and on...but I won't, I promise..........The ironic thing is I know the damn words to virtually every song on this list! And? I can still visualize most of the videos......Yuck!
On that "note" I think I will get a glass of wine and clear my mind from this musical decade of rubble.....or rubbish.......depending on how you view it.
Ciao,
Angie
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Bwahahahaha!
Okay, I turned 18 in 1982 also. The number one hits... eh. You are so right. But there were some good songs that year.
Depending on your taste--some I liked just for fun, like 867-5309 or You Dropped a Bomb on Me. We Got the Beat was a great one; also Rock this Town, I Want Candy, Waiting on a Friend and Going to a Go-Go (I was big time into the Rolling Stones that year).
But how did all of THOSE songs make it to number 1? I mean, really? What were we thinking?
I don't think we were thinking! I am also a Rolling Stones fan so....yeah, that would be in my "like" category.
Some of these songs were just lame!
Rock this town? Stray Cats? Wasn't that a little later?
You know, age.......memory......I forgot.
Hey it could be worse. Check out some of the other years!
ha that is halarious to see those songs. I can hear them in my head now.... oh my god they won't leave! I am stuck with 80s tunes in my head for the rest of the day.
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