Best year of the 80s

[suzanne]

I know we had a thread like this some where but I can't find it so I will start it again in here!! Of the 80s - what was your Favorite
year and why???

[Recker]

I have two that I can narrow it down to:

1985: I had left home, moved to the big city and got my first job and was FREE!!!!!!! That was a really fun year full of new experiences.

1987: I moved into a place with an old High School friend. It was the first time I was in a place of my own so to speak. Before I had always been boarding. It was heavy going financially, but we had the time of our lives.

[Slayergrrl]

1988...... My freshman year in high school. End of innocence for Carolann. hahahaha. I turned into Slayergrrl that year. It was year of firsts for me. First time i ever drank (hated it, made me throw up!) First time i got arrested. (now I do the arresting ;) )
First real boyfriend.

[David]

I was just thinking about what was going on in my life 15 years ago this summer. I had just graduated high school and was about to enter college. 1988 was the best year for me. I had long hair all around my head. I had just finished a somewhat successful soccer and football career in high school so I was in really good shape. Spent the time at the beach, chasing the waves and dreams (I would sit on the beach and dream up ideas for videos for my favorite songs). Believe it or not, I could have cared less for chasing the women. Before it was tabloid news, I was infatuated with a teacher I had in school- and she admitted the same. We NEVER got physical, but would spend long nites talking on the phone about all kinds of things, and I don't mean sexual, either. Listening to my metal music, trying to keep a garage band together. This is beginning to sound somewhat like a Bryan Adams song...

[Adam]

Good stuff guys! I need a little time to think of my best year of the 80s. I just wanted to let you guys know I really have enjoyed reading your responses to this thread so far. :thumbsup:

[suzanne]

I would have to say that by favorite year of the 80s - would have to be 85, It was my Junior year of high School and eveything was just clicking for me at that time!! The music during that year was great!! I don't know it was just really cool time for me!!:)

[nightcrawler]

1989 was the best year for R & B, I think i have all the 45's.
I even made tapes with all the songs....yay!!! It was so great, and so was my life then.....Ahhh!!!! the memories.....

Mica Paris -My one temptation
Taja Sevelle -Love is contagious
Dino - 24/7
Al B Sure -Nite -&Day
Keith Sweat - Make it last forever
Chaka Khan - Baby me
Simply Red -Its only love

I could just go on & on....
help someone....please stop me, heheheheh

nightcrawler

[MDC]

I would have to choose 1984 as the pivotal year of the 80s. It was the year that music and pop culture exploded and there was so much diversity in the music scene. Reagan was in the White House and the world seemed as if it was going to be okay, albeit briefly! :rolleyes: All-in-all, it was one hell of a year and George Orwell was off... by about fifteen years!
:D

[Voodoo]

I'd have to say 1982: it was my last year of high school, the year I started college and moved away from home. I made lots of new friends, started working on-campus, went to a dorm party now and then.

[suzanne]

Good stuff guys! I need a little time to think of my best year of the 80s. I just wanted to let you guys know I really have enjoyed reading your responses to this thread so far. :thumbsup:


So guys what do you think?? Has Adam had enough time to think of which year in the 80s was his fav??? j/k Adam, You know I love to give you a hard Time, Besides Tim Hasn't been here for awhile so I have to have someone to pick on :p

[babyant]

i think the best year in the 80's has to be 1981, duran duran were just getting noticed, adam and the ants were high in the charts *cheers* and it's in the early 80's which is the stuff i like most, i do like the late 70's though, the punk period

[PunkAnt]

ahhhhhh its gotta be 1988 the year I was born lol!!! :D

[Martika_fan]

This is a difficult question so I'll tally up the highlights of each year:

1980-

Films- The Empire Strikes Back, Gregory's Girl, Raging Bull
Music/Albums- Prince- "Dirty Mind", Madness- "Absolutely"

1981

Films- An American Werewolf in London, Escape from New York
Music Albums- The Specials- "Ghost Town", The Human League- "Dare"
Books- Red Dragon

1982-

TV- The Young Ones, Boys from the Blackstuff, and the classic 1975 Doctor Who serial "Genesis of the Daleks" was repeated that summer
Films- Blade Runner, Ghandi, Sophie's Choice, The Thing, Poltergeist, Rambo, Star Trek II- The Wrath of Khan, Cat People, Tron, Wild Style
Music Albums- Grandmaster Flash- "The Message" Prince- "1999", Michael Jackson- "Thriller", Shalamar- "Friends" Duran Duran- "Rio" The Clash- "Combat Rock", Madness- "Rise and Fall"
Theatre- Rita, Sue and Bob Too
Books- "The Demon Headmaster"

1983-

Films- The Big Chill, Return of the Jedi, Amityville 3- The Demon, Wargames
Music Albums- Tears for Fears- "The Hurting", Frankie Goes to Hollywood-"Welcome to the Pleasuredome", Depeche Mode- "Construction Time again"

1984-

Films (oh lots and lots)- Terminator, Splash, Romancing the Stone, The Cotton Club, The Breakfast Club, Once Upon a Time In America (All time Favourite), Footloose, Nightmare on Elm Street, Body Double
TV- Doctor Who serials "Resurrection of the Daleks" and "Caves of Androzani", Kids Incorporated
Music Albums- Prince- "Purple Rain", Run DMC- "Run-DMC", Depeche Mode- "Some Great Reward"
Books- The Young Ones: Bachelor Boys
Concert- Linton Kwesi Johnson

1985-

Films- Back to the Future, Brazil, Witness, View to a Kill, Cat's Eye, Subway, Santa Claus, Biggles- Adventures in Time (last two are guilty pleasures)
TV- Doctor Who- "Revelation of the Daleks"
Music Albums- Paul Simon- "Graceland", Kate Bush- "Hounds of Love", A-Ha- "Hunting High and Low" Linton Kwesi Johnson- "In Concert with the Dub Band"

1986-

Films (oh lots and lots)- The Hitcher, Star Trek IV The Voyage Home (All time Favourite), Manhunter, Rita, Sue and Bob Too, Mona Lisa, Children of a Lesser God, Salvador, Platoon, A Better Tomorrow, Blue Velvet, Short Circuit, Big Trouble in Little China
Music Albums- Janet Jackson- "Control"
Books- "Space Demons"

1987-
Films- The Untouchables, The Hidden (guilty pleasure), Robocop, the Living Daylights, Full Metal Jacket
Music- Eric B & Rakim- "Paid in Full", Boogie Down Productions- "Criminal Minded", Sting- "Nothing Like The Sun",
TV- Miami Vice- Down for the Count

1988-
Films- The Big Blue, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Midnight Run
TV- Doctor Who- "Remembrance of the Daleks", Red Dwarf season 1 & 2
Music- Martika- "Martika" (all time favourite), Slick Rick- The Great Adventures of Slick Rick

1989-
Films- Heathers, Back to the Future II, When Harry Met Sally, La Femme Nikita (cheating here, officially it was actually 1990)
TV- Red Dwarf season 3, By Dawn's Early Light TV Movie (Cold War Masterpiece)
Music Albums- Lisa Stansfield "Affection"

[Martika_fan]

It's gotta be 1984

[Martika_fan]

Just to add a few I missed

1980
Films- Superman II
Music Albums- Police- "Zenyatta Mondatta"

1982
Music Albums- Eddie Murphy- "Greatest Comedy Hits", UB40- "Brothers in Arms" ABBA- "Super Trouper"

1983
Music Albums- The Police- "Synchronicity", Spandau Ballet- "True"

1984
Music Albums- Thompson Twins- "In The Gap", Spandau Ballet- "Parade", Van Halen- "Jump"

1986
Music- Huey Lewis & the News- "Fore", Doctor & the Medics- "Laughing at the Pieces"
Films- Flight of the Navigator, Beverly Hills Cop II

1987
Films- Fatal Attraction, Red Heat

1988
Films- Colors, Twins, The Accused, Alien Nation

1989
Films- Batman, Amityville 4- The Evil Escapes
Music Albums- Jungle Brothers- "Done by the Forces of Nature", Cathy Dennis- "Move to This", Prince "Batman Soundtrack", Beastie Boys- "Paul's Boutique"

[Rooster]

Well let's see, I'd have to say '89, cuz that's the only 80s year that I remember because I was 2, and even that's just small bits and pieces. During my childhood I basically grew up on 80's stuff: the Batman movie, MJ's Thriller album, etc. So the 80's pop culture and attitude lie deep in my roots, if you know what I mean.

[SRVblues]

1987 -- that's when I graduated High School and started college. Hair Metal was in it's prime, and I went to some GREAT concerts that year, most notably Motley Crue and Whitesnake (I remember MOST of it).