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I'm back home this weekend for my 20th reunion and I remember that myself and four friends really wanted New Editions "Boys to Men" to be the song but it lost to Rod Stewart's "Forever Young" I still hate that song but this weekends parties are going to be great and so much big fun!

wishuhvn said:

Oooh I know you were mad!

all the music sucks from my year, i wish i was 20 years older

I'd have to say Prince's "Condition of the heart", because my friends and I had a project to make. So made a video, trying to capture the lyrics and storyline on film. "...there was a girl in Paris, whom he sent a letter to..."

Single released in the fall of 1986. Great way to start senior year.

sextonseven said:

I used to watch this over and over, trying to learn the steps. It was popular the later part of my senior year (I graduated in 1986). But it was after high school that this song got really big. I was just obsessed with the video. I love the whole story line in it, The Time, and Ja'net Du'bois playing her mama! A true instant classic.

Fleetwood Mac - Big Love

sextonseven said:

This video is so fun, I luv it!

Harlepolis said:

This was my first year out of high school and you made that vivid as hell!

I don't remember...

Heatwave's "Boogie Nights" - I bought the single in the fall of 1977

http://www.youtube.com/wa...zoDqmDtD1Q

Here's another song that I couldn't get enough of during senior year:

ernestsewell said:

That was my 5th grade graduation song!

It doesn't matter though, because I'm feeling waaaay old up in this thread!

godyssey said:

If you were in 5th grade in 1986, you're far from old.

Second, how does someone graduate from 5th grade? School's barley to the halfway point.

ernestsewell said:

I usually don't feel old. However, seeing some of the songs that were out when these younger kids graduated, sort of makes me feel that way at the moment.

To answer your question, lot's of schools are K-5. So, you have a 5th grade graduation before going on to middle school, and then an 8th grade graduation before going to high school.

Although some schools are K-8 with no 5th grade graduation.
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PEARL JAM - ten

and I believe that was also the year of Diamonds & Pearls, and Tori Amos Little Earthquakes.

Those albums i seem to remember listening to the most.

Love Knocks You Down-Ms. Keri

ernestsewell said:

"The Greatest Love of All" was my graduation song from middle school in 1986, but it was the George Benson version. I remember it made me weep during practice. I don't recall having a song when I graduated from 5th grade. In my head tho from that day forward I associated Culture Club "Time (Clock of the Heart)" with it.
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This song haunted me (and my mom) through out the whole year

2005
Song played at Pep rallies:


Best songs played at Prom:

Class Of 2002

One for the Class of '84

Van Halen ~ Jump


from the apt titled LP "1984"