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Printablewasitgood4u said: Did nobody else get depressed about what we used to call "teenybopper" music that predominated in the 80s from '83 onwards. I could never stand Duran Duran, or the Tears for Fears one with "Shout" plus all the fluff like Bros, Howard Jones etc.
I hate 80s nostalgia!!!!!  Back in the 80s,even the so-called "teenybopper music" was fun.Duran Duran were great! And how could you not like Howard Jones' infectious hit "Things Can Only Get Better"? It's a shame that today's kids don't get alot of fun music like that. | |
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SoulAlive said: wasitgood4u said: Did nobody else get depressed about what we used to call "teenybopper" music that predominated in the 80s from '83 onwards. I could never stand Duran Duran, or the Tears for Fears one with "Shout" plus all the fluff like Bros, Howard Jones etc.
I hate 80s nostalgia!!!!! Back in the 80s,even the so-called "teenybopper music" was fun.Duran Duran were great! And how could you not like Howard Jones' infectious hit "Things Can Only Get Better"? It's a shame that today's kids don't get alot of fun music like that. Today's pop music sounds like it was written by Satan himself. Not "fun", quite void of genuine emotion. | |
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I was born this year!     &  | |
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CherrieMoonKisses said: I was born this year!
I have lots of friends born in 1983  | |
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I can't believe . . . has anyone mentioned this landmark?
Cut in '83. [Edited 9/11/08 19:48pm] Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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thatruth said: You know what's so funny, people keep talking about how huge MTV was in the 80s, truth be told MTV wasn't all that. There was so many other outlets for music videos, before I moved to Texas I lived in Oakland near Lake Merritt and they had an all black music network called Soulbeat and they played music videos and concert footage (I saw the 1999 tour on Soulbeat, I have some of that footage on tape). Plus there was Friday Night Videos, Top 10 with Casey Kasem, Hot Tracks, and another show I can't think of the name. MTV spawned a lot of those competing shows, but you're right. There was this local show that came on Saturday nights in my town called "Miscellanea." The local weather guys hosted it right after Saturday Night Live. I remember not getting much sleep before my football games on Sunday because I stayed up too late to catch it! Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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Horrible video, great song...
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namepeace said: I don't think anyone (except maybe my sisters) understand how I am affected daily by that beat. I "hear" it underneath EVERYTHING, and all kinds of mental remixes. | |
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Wow... '83 was a good year. WHAM! anyone?  VOTE....EARLY | |
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No love for Donna Summer's output from that year? | |
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TRON said: No love for Donna Summer's output from that year?
"Woman" :teeth: "People, People" :80sdance: "Stop, Look and Listen" Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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Has someone allready mentioned that WHAM! released their Fantastic album? | |
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Cinnie said: I've been listening to this on MP3 but I wish I could have a CD or record:
 ALL André Cymone fans wish they could have it on CD! None of his albums have ever been officially released on disc. I've seen some home-made copies on ebay, but that's it. Mine is on vinyl. | |
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namepeace said: I can't believe . . . has anyone mentioned this landmark?
Cut in '83. [Edited 9/11/08 19:48pm] If I were to include singles, this would be right up there. I'm waiting for someone to start a 1984 thread so I can rank their first album in my top five. | |
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TRON said: No love for Donna Summer's output from that year?
I forgot about her .. female anthem song.. | |
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Y'all are sleepin' on some pretty great music...
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sextonseven said: Cinnie said: I've been listening to this on MP3 but I wish I could have a CD or record:
ALL André Cymone fans wish they could have it on CD! None of his albums have ever been officially released on disc. I've seen some home-made copies on ebay, but that's it. Mine is on vinyl. I have that album and the one that came after ('A/C') on vinyl  Never heard his first album. | |
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Flowers2 said: TRON said: No love for Donna Summer's output from that year?
I forgot about her .. female anthem song.. I remember in June 1983,seeing this video on MTV and I nearly went insane At that time,Prince and Michael Jackson were the only black artists who were shown regulary on MTV.When they added Donna,I knew that things were finally changing. | |
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SoulAlive said: Flowers2 said: I forgot about her .. female anthem song.. I remember in June 1983,seeing this video on MTV and I nearly went insane At that time,Prince and Michael Jackson were the only black artists who were shown regulary on MTV.When they added Donna,I knew that things were finally changing. | |
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PsychedelicGoof said: Y'all are sleepin' on some pretty great music...
my 1st post, I posted videos to this album .. | |
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SoulAlive said: sextonseven said: ALL André Cymone fans wish they could have it on CD! None of his albums have ever been officially released on disc. I've seen some home-made copies on ebay, but that's it. Mine is on vinyl. I have that album and the one that came after ('A/C') on vinyl Never heard his first album.Go grab that first one off Ebay Soul, it's his best album as a whole IMO | |
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SoulAlive said: wasitgood4u said: Did nobody else get depressed about what we used to call "teenybopper" music that predominated in the 80s from '83 onwards. I could never stand Duran Duran, or the Tears for Fears one with "Shout" plus all the fluff like Bros, Howard Jones etc.
I hate 80s nostalgia!!!!! Back in the 80s,even the so-called "teenybopper music" was fun.Duran Duran were great! And how could you not like Howard Jones' infectious hit "Things Can Only Get Better"? It's a shame that today's kids don't get alot of fun music like that. I think ppl have rose-tinted memories. To me, a lot of this crap was the same kind of waste as the boy bands in the 90s and the current airwave pollution. I did like the first two Wham! singles, though (Young Guns and Wham Rap) but Club Tropicana? Careless Whisper? Last Christmas? Ahggghhh! "We've never been able to pull off a funk number"
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Abdul said: SoulAlive said: I have that album and the one that came after ('A/C') on vinyl Never heard his first album.Go grab that first one off Ebay Soul, it's his best album as a whole IMO Out of his 3 albums??? ..... (I don't agree) | |
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SoulAlive said: sextonseven said: ALL André Cymone fans wish they could have it on CD! None of his albums have ever been officially released on disc. I've seen some home-made copies on ebay, but that's it. Mine is on vinyl. I have that album and the one that came after ('A/C') on vinyl Never heard his first album.I had A/C on tape and "Dance Electric" on 12" (though I don't know where that walked off to) | |
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I was born that year but luckily learned about songs from the 82-85 period around age 3 and kindergarten.
As much as I love Thriller and am a huge mj fan, I preferred the other artists so much more like Tears for Fears, Madonna, Prince, Phil Collins, Duran Duran etc. And let's not forget Flashdance, with the amazing songs What a Feeling and Maniac, also from 83! | |
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wasitgood4u said: SoulAlive said: Back in the 80s,even the so-called "teenybopper music" was fun.Duran Duran were great! And how could you not like Howard Jones' infectious hit "Things Can Only Get Better"? It's a shame that today's kids don't get alot of fun music like that. I think ppl have rose-tinted memories. To me, a lot of this crap was the same kind of waste as the boy bands in the 90s and the current airwave pollution. I did like the first two Wham! singles, though (Young Guns and Wham Rap) but Club Tropicana? Careless Whisper? Last Christmas? Nope, no rose-tinted memories here, just different tastes. I think "Young Guns" and "Wham Rap" are terrible (if amusingly so ), but I love the other three.  "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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Cinnie said: Abdul said: Go grab that first one off Ebay Soul, it's his best album as a whole IMO Out of his 3 albums??? ..... (I don't agree) Yep Cinnie, out of his three I dig the first one as a whole most, the other two have cuts I like but I can't listen to them all the way through without skipping a track. | |
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Abdul said: Cinnie said: Out of his 3 albums??? ..... (I don't agree) Yep Cinnie, out of his three I dig the first one as a whole most, the other two have cuts I like but I can't listen to them all the way through without skipping a track. I haven't heard the first one that many times to be honest. Maybe it will grow on me yet. | |
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wasitgood4u said: SoulAlive said: Back in the 80s,even the so-called "teenybopper music" was fun.Duran Duran were great! And how could you not like Howard Jones' infectious hit "Things Can Only Get Better"? It's a shame that today's kids don't get alot of fun music like that. I think ppl have rose-tinted memories. To me, a lot of this crap was the same kind of waste as the boy bands in the 90s and the current airwave pollution. I did like the first two Wham! singles, though (Young Guns and Wham Rap) but Club Tropicana? Careless Whisper? Last Christmas? Ahggghhh! Are you seriously suggesting that "Careless Whisper" is a crap song?! | |
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Abdul said: SoulAlive said: I have that album and the one that came after ('A/C') on vinyl Never heard his first album.Go grab that first one off Ebay Soul, it's his best album as a whole IMO Will do  | |
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