Tuesday, July 14, 2009

10 On Tuesday

(Pic: Some of the gang ready for a night out back in the 80's *notice the 80's hair?* I wish my pics were better, I had to scan them.. Julie & Rhonda, Don't kill me k?) (Ps. I'm the shortest one....always!)

Today's topic is one I can sort of manage. It seemed easy at first, but geez, there are WAY more than 10, that's for sure! That was one fantastic decade for me, I met my BF Julie in the early 80's, graduated in the middle, had my first real jobs, had my own apartments, met my soon to be hubby, and got married right before the decade ended (1989)!

So here's just the tip of the iceburg:

(Just some of my) 10 Favorite Songs of the 80's.

1. The Promise - When In Rome (Me & Hubby's Song)

2. White Wedding - Billy Idol

3. Don't Let The Sun Go Down - George Michael/Elton John

4. Straight From the Heart - Bryan Adams

5. Love Bites - Def Leppard

6. Every Breath You Take - The Police

7. Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats

8. You Got Lucky - Tom Petty

9. The Politics of Dancing - Reflex

10. The Boys of Summer - Don Henley

We went to a lot of concerts back in the day....Julie, remind me which ones we went to K? I need a "wayback" machine desperately. We listened to almost every kind of music there is back then, and hit a LOT of clubs dancing to it....fun, fun, fun....those were great times.


We had a BLAST! Wouldn't trade the 80's for anything.

**Check out more lists here.

12 comments:

Julianne said...

AGH!!!!!!!!!! How much fun did we have!!! Oh my gosh, the concerts, Billy Squier, Sammy Hagar (remember our ears were buzzing for a whole week), Billy Idol Def Leppard, Journey, Police, Loverboy...you were so little that Perry always put you on his shoulders so you wouldn't get squished and so you could see the band...THOSE WERE SOME AWESOME TIMES.....I love the pics. I have them too. I wish I was that skinny again...And the big hair..wish I still had that thick hair..oh well...at least I have the great memories and boy were there some doozies..hahaha..thanks for reminding me of the good ol' days...Whaaaaa....makes me miss you more and more....love ya YBF

(P.S. had to delete first one because of editing...time to go to bed now).

Anna said...

What a great post! I love Def Leppard. Boy, that list brings back some memories.

NatRed2 said...

I LOVED the 80's so much fun!!! I loved going out dancing, and big hair was easy for me...LOL all these curls are hard to tame. I need one of those way back machines too! Back in those days I was an itty bitty size 0...far cry from that now.

Dawn said...

To be the size I was in the 80's!!! Fun times and remember when you had to stand against a wall to get your hair to stand up higher and spray the dickens out of it! Totally awesome times dudette!:) Love the pics!

Robin said...

Great list....
Have a beautiful day.

Bitter Sweet Moments said...

Love the pictures:) Happy Tuesday!!

Becca said...

I was born in '83 so I don't have great pics like you do! You also had quite a few songs I hadn't heard of. And lastly, have you heard Boys of Summer by The Ataris? It's obviously a remake but I really like it :)

Nikki Dee said...

I had trouble just picking 10 too! I have hundreds of favourite 80's songs! Best era ever!

My list

Carielle said...

Great list! I love the pics with the 80's hair :)

Anonymous said...

Great list! I especially love #10!

Megan, Life Revamped said...

The 80's was the best era of music!
Great pics, too! Looks like you really had so much fun!

Come see my "ten's" , too! Have a great week!

Rhonda Raine said...

Funny-I thot I was Madonna, somebody actually called me Radonna-why did I make a knot in my skirt? I am the wild looking one & u girls look so sweet & innocent-lol I remember u liking Pink Floyd's The Wall-remember that album? 80's we're the coolest & bestest decade & I'm glad to have experienced them & I have the best memories with you too! We we're scary crazy-so much fun!!!