Since it is now the year 2005, in May will be 20 years since I graduated High School. Like fine wine, though, I have only improved with age.

Anyway, let us know all about what was going on in your senior year such as music, television, events, etc. Remember, your senior year starts from September of one year through May of the next year.

Here's mine:

Events:

The movie "Purple Rain" was released the summer before my senior year so it was HUGE during my senior year. The tour was also going on during this year also. All within the same year, everyone praised him for "Purple Rain" and abandoned him for "Around The World In A Day", which was released a few months before graduation.

The Jacksons had their "Victory" tour which costed, I believe, $35, which was an unheard of price back in those days.

Coke changed their formula to the highly unnacceptable "New Coke".

The presidental election took place this year with the first lady ever, Geraldine Ferraro, running as Vice President. Also, another first was the first ever black presidential candidate, Jesse Jackson.

"We Are The World" also happened in my senior year.

Television:

Miami Vice
Dallas
The Golden Girls
Hunter
The Facts Of Life
The Cosby Show (which had just started)

Music:

When Doves Cry - Prince
17 - Rick James
I Feel For You - Chaka Khan
Freakshow On The Dancefloor - The Barkays
Operator - Midnight Star
Egypt, Egypt - The Egyptian Lover
Reckless - Chris "The Glove" Taylor and David Storrs
Siberian Nights - Twilight 22
The Men All Pause - Klymaxxx
The Word Is Out - Jermaine Stewart
Request Line - Rockmaster Scott and the Dynamic Three
The Whole Roxanne, Roxanne Saga
In The Mix - Roger
Outrageous - Lakeside
Just The Way You Like It - The SOS Band
In The Dark - Roy Ayers
Throwdown - Griffin
Time Is Running Out - The Jonzun Crew
Jungle Love - The Time
The Glamorous Life - Sheila E.
Sex Shooter - Apollonia 6
Innocent - Alexander O'Neil
Sugar Walls - Sheena Easton
Freak-A-Ristic - Atlantic Starr
Basketball - Kurtis Blow
Superbowl Shuffle - ?
Erotic City - Prince
My Love Is Alive - Chaka Khan
99 1/2 - Carol Lynn Townes
Save Your Love For #1 - Rene and Angela
Beep A Freak - The Gap Band
Five Minutes Of Funk - Whodini
Big Mouth - Whodini
You Talk Too Much - Run DMC
Talking In Your Sleep - The Ramones
Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Mr. Groove - One Way
Let It All Blow - The Dazz Band
My Tu Tu - Denise LaSalle
Midnight Hour - Roger
Body Snatchers - Midnight Star
Sanctified Lady - Marvin Gaye
Meeting In The Ladies Room - Klymaxx
Don't Stand Another Chance - Janet Jackson
State Of Shock - The Jacksons
Let's Go Crazy - Prince
The Bird - The Time
Tricky - The Time
Happy Birthday, Mr. Christian - Apollonia 6
I Simply Like - M'Tume
Sex-O-Matic - The Barkays
Electric Lady - Con-Funk-Shun
Fresh - Kool & The Gang
Be Your Man - Jesse Johnson
Oak Tree - Morris Day
Pretty Mess - Vanity
Rhythm Of The Night - DeBarge
Can't Stop - Rick James
The Party Has Just Begun - Freestyle
Jam The Box - Pretty Tony
Girls - The Egyptian Lover
Can You Rock It Like This - Run DMC
Rainforest - Paul Hardcastle
Sound Chaser - Paul Hardcastle

We're the baddest class alive, we're the Class of 85!

No wonder you don't like Prince past 1985. You are so old.

My senior year was in 1996. Year of the Macarena. :shudder:

We also had Quad City DJ's - remember them? "C'mon ride the train...and ride it!"

The Tony Rich Project came out that year, too. "Nobody Knows" is still a killer song. I was really hoping he'd blow up big-time.