25 years ago this month

[Elendil]

If you are in your early 40's, like me (Graduated H.S. in 1985) this should bring back some memories.

Top 10 singles February 1985..............

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1. "Careless Whisper," Wham![/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]2. "I Want To Know What Love Is," Foreigner[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]3. "Easy Lover," Philip Bailey & Phil Collins[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]4. "Loverboy," Billy Ocean[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]5. "Method Of Modern Love," Hall & Oates[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]6. "Neutron Dance," Pointer Sisters[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]7. "The Boys Of Summer," Don Henley[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]8. "The Heat Is On," Glenn Frey[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]9. "You're The Inspiration," Chicago[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]10. "Can't Fight This Feeling," REO Speedwagon[/FONT]​

 

[Elendil]

Also:

Major Events of 1985

Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader.

"Live Aid" pop concert raises money for the starving in Africa.

French secret agents sink Greenpeace ship, "Rainbow Warrior".

Two Iraqi Exocet missiles strike the USS Stark.

British Telecom announces the retirement of Britain's red telephone boxes.

The Coca-Cola Company introduces New Coke. After marketing problems, Coca-Cola returns to the original formula after less than 3 months.

Britain and Ireland sign the Anglo-Irish agreement, giving the Republic of Ireland, for the first time, a role in Northern Ireland.

39 soccer fans are killed in the Heysel Stadium disaster.

Nintendo releases the Nintendo Entertainment System in the USA.

First Blockbuster Video store opens, in Dallas, Texas.

The comic strip Calvin and Hobbes is published for the first time.

 

[M & M]

25 years ago, you thought people in their early forties were old!!!!!!!!!!!
And back then I was in my forties and hubby was more excited about Nintendo than the kids.

 

[seven]

I was only 3 years old =P watching he-man and tom and jerry

 

[NCC]

Wow, those songs were out when I was trying to survive a horrible marriage, living in a horrible city, and had a horrible job. Not the best of times, for me.
My Sr. HS year was a bit earlier:

American Pie - Don McLean
Without You - Harry Nilsson
Happiest Girl in the Whole USA - Donna Fargo
Heart of Gold - Neil Young
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
Chantilly Lace - Jerry Lee Lewis
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Oh Girl - Chi-Lites
Funny Face - Donna Fargo
Lean On Me - Bill Withers
It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) - Merle Haggard

 

[Mjrich]

1985 - was the best! We must be the same age as I graduated in 1985 as well. Seems like forever ago.... yet, just like yesterday too. Brings back great memories for me!

 

[ZambucaLu]

Also:


Nintendo releases the Nintendo Entertainment System in the USA.

OMG! We got our first Nintendo in 1988 when my daughter was 13. I made her play Zelda until she won. I was relentless....poor kid!

25 years ago, you thought people in their early forties were old!!!!!!!!!!!
And back then I was in my forties and hubby was more excited about Nintendo than the kids.

Haha! My mom is 88 and calls people in their 50s kids! And the older I get, yeh, I can see the rationale

Nintendo Zelda was the best...I could watch my kids play it for hours.

I was only 3 years old =P watching he-man and tom and jerry

Ha! My oldest son was 5. He loved he-man!

Wow, those songs were out when I was trying to survive a horrible marriage, living in a horrible city, and had a horrible job. Not the best of times, for me.
My Sr. HS year was a bit earlier:

American Pie - Don McLean
Without You - Harry Nilsson
Happiest Girl in the Whole USA - Donna Fargo
Heart of Gold - Neil Young
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
Chantilly Lace - Jerry Lee Lewis
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Oh Girl - Chi-Lites
Funny Face - Donna Fargo
Lean On Me - Bill Withers
It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) - Merle Haggard

Showing our age now NCC?

Lu

 

[HzG8rGrl]

Just takes me back-My how times have changed and yet, so much is still the same, just more of it.

 

[notsoogood]

Wow, those songs were out when I was trying to survive a horrible marriage, living in a horrible city, and had a horrible job. Not the best of times, for me.
My Sr. HS year was a bit earlier:

American Pie - Don McLean
Without You - Harry Nilsson
Happiest Girl in the Whole USA - Donna Fargo
Heart of Gold - Neil Young
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
Chantilly Lace - Jerry Lee Lewis
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Oh Girl - Chi-Lites
Funny Face - Donna Fargo
Lean On Me - Bill Withers
It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) - Merle Haggard

Yeah!!! Back when music was good!!!

Okay okay....so some of it now is allright!!!

 

[AppleJack]

Sometimes I can't stand it and have to play some Hagg music. Saw him in concert once and was hooked!

 

[BARENETTED]

25 years ago, you thought people in their early forties were old!!!!!!!!!!!
And back then I was in my forties and hubby was more excited about Nintendo than the kids.

I will never forget - when I was 20 years old, my uncle (my Mother's Brother) died of a massive heart attack. He was 42 years old and left a wife and 4 young children. The entire family was going crazy. I just couldn't understand it. I thought he was old. I couldn't get why they were so shocked. Funny how it is all in it's proper perspective now that I am mature.

 

[5cardstud]

Well I don't want to scare anybody but when I was 20 yrs. old this was the top 10:
1. The Beatles, "Hey Jude"
2. Marvin Gaye, "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
3. The Rolling Stones, "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
4. Otis Redding, "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay"
5. Steppenwolf, "Born to Be Wild"
6. Archie Bell and the Drells, "Tighten Up"
7. The Temptations, "I Wish It Would Rain"
8. Tommy James and the Shondells, "Mony Mony"
9. Diana Ross and the Supremes, "Love Child"
10. Jimi Hendrix, "All Along The Watchtower"

 

[NCC]

Well I don't want to scare anybody but when I was 20 yrs. old this was the top 10:

So, I was six years behind you. Boomers rule! And, grew up in turbulent times. I saw a comment posted on YouTube yesterday by a youngster who stated they had never SEEN a turntable before. I once handed a grocery store cashier a Kennedy Half Dollar as part of a purchase. She held the coin in the palm of her hand, staring at it, slack jawed ... I asked her if she'd ever seen a Kennedy Half before. She had not.

We're cool.

 

[CoffNoMoJo]

5Card and NCC, there's some good tunes! I still listen to that stuff A LOT! My ol' dog hates (or loves?) Magic Carpet Ride. Sings at the top of her lungs.

Let's don't forget Cream, Blind Faith, Zeppelin, Joplin, Santana, Joe Cocker, etc. I came real close to going to Woodstock with a bunch of friends (from S. Indiana) but at the last minute our VW bus broke down and we couldn't fix it in time.

Am I really old? Heck I'm trying to teach my 8yo granddaughter the Cha Cha Slide. 8-o Horrifying. I'm a danger to civilized society.

 

[Brewster 59]

The 50s and 60s had some great music but nothing compares to
Led Zepplin Physical graffiti
Pink Floyd Dark side of the moon, The Wall
Rush 2112
B.T.O Not fragile
B.O.C Some enchanted evening
Queen, Fat bottom girls
Eric Clapton

at least not to me anyways.

Man I miss those days.

 

[TWISTED VICTOR]

Mississippi Queen-Mountain

Detroit Rock City-Kiss

.......-Clapton

Godzilla-Blue Oyster Cult

Schools Out-Alice Cooper

I graduated in '82 so I got to spend my formative years with the good stuff too, Brewster .

 

[IndyJay]

1985 I was only 5 years old . Don't remember much, sorry.

 

[Katattack]

ah...1985
5th grade was pretty cool

 

[mrjaguar]

graduated in 87. I work with young people.. I feel old.. my hair is all platinum white (genetics) and people thing I'm 50+. till I talk, or I get in my car and turn up the stereo.. (I'm a autoaudiophile) and rock some bassmekanik or some megadeth or some disturbed or something.. I'm only as old as I feel, but quite often, I wake up and feel like a stomped dog turd.

 

[Elendil]

1985 I was only 5 years old . Don't remember much, sorry.

ah...1985
5th grade was pretty cool

Ok the both of you can go to hell and leave this thread immediately.

I mean that in the friendliest manner possible