Let me start this post by saying that I am in no way, shape or form cool. I'm firmly entrenched in suburbia, from my SUV to my middle-management-dead-end-job to taking my kids to soccer practice. I dress in khakis and golf shirts, listen to public radio, and go to bed by 11 each night. The only slightly off thing about me might be my liberal political leanings, but even that is more evidence that I'm old than anything else (apparently, it's "in" to be on capitalist overdrive by that's another rant).
So why is it when I listen to the music of the 80's I suddenly feel in again? I never play the radio loud, but when I listen to the music of the early 80's, I just have to crank the volume and sing along (badly, I might add). I can't even listen to popular music today, but somehow 80's music makes me want to dance. Was it so much better back then? Probably not. The funny thing is that anything I've purchased lately in terms of CD's are Celtic (also known as easy-listening only with more interesting instruments). So why can I wail along with "Walking on Sunshine"? Why does "Goody Two Shoes" make me want to dance? I guess my musical tastes atrophied in my early 20's. I don't understand this new-fangled music stuff, but put "Mickey" on the CD player and you'll hear me ... "Oh Mickey, you're so fine, you're so fine you blow my mind, Hey Mickey" (must be the profound lyrics - *snerk*).
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Oh yeah, it's the profound lyrics! =P~
I hear you on this one... I actually like almost all kinds of music but I feel the same as you do about 80's music. Then again, I feel that way about almost EVERYTHING from the 80's. I'm not sure it has much to do with the "being in" as it does with feeling "young" and "carefree" and all that goes with that.
I was a child of the 80's and to this day, when I hear an 80's song... or see an 80's movie (or star), I'm immediately transported back to being 16 again. And I miss a good chunk of that.
Maybe it's the same for you... or, mebbe it's something entirely different. I'm just sayin'... I think a lot of us join you in the "Goody Two Shoes" dance and it's not all that bad! =)
Ditto what Jynxie said.
My Mom is giving me a real hard time because I am giving up 32 hours of my week to watch MV, and that involves seeing the same eppie four times over (I like repeats!). I love it because it takes me back to a time when my life was simple...I had no debts, I knew how and where I would be spending my days...
Ahhh, bring back the good times!
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