Saturday, June 09, 2007
No-stalgia
So, I've been tagged by La Flor (who are you?). These are the rules:
1. Go to the Billboard #1 Hits listings (scroll down and you’ll see them separated by decades on the left in the sidebar)
2. Pick the year you turned 18
3. Get yourself nostalgic over the songs of the year
4. Pick 5 songs and write something about how these songs affected you
5. Pass it on to 5 more people
Slight problem. I turned 18 in 1988, and the hits of that year trend toward 80s luminaries like George Michael ("Faith" and "Father Figure"), Guns 'n Roses ("Sweet Child 'o Mine"), Billy Ocean ("Get Out of My Dreams... and Into My Car') and Poison ("Every Rose Has Its Thorn").
What I'm feeling right now isn't exactly nostalgia.... It's hard to pick the five worst, so the ones above will do. How did these songs affect me? Hmm. Let's say this: they gave me a greater appreciation for leaving the 80s far, far behind. I can't bring myself to do this to anyone else, so, if you want to be tagged, just consider it done!
1. Go to the Billboard #1 Hits listings (scroll down and you’ll see them separated by decades on the left in the sidebar)
2. Pick the year you turned 18
3. Get yourself nostalgic over the songs of the year
4. Pick 5 songs and write something about how these songs affected you
5. Pass it on to 5 more people
Slight problem. I turned 18 in 1988, and the hits of that year trend toward 80s luminaries like George Michael ("Faith" and "Father Figure"), Guns 'n Roses ("Sweet Child 'o Mine"), Billy Ocean ("Get Out of My Dreams... and Into My Car') and Poison ("Every Rose Has Its Thorn").
What I'm feeling right now isn't exactly nostalgia.... It's hard to pick the five worst, so the ones above will do. How did these songs affect me? Hmm. Let's say this: they gave me a greater appreciation for leaving the 80s far, far behind. I can't bring myself to do this to anyone else, so, if you want to be tagged, just consider it done!
Labels: 80s, billboard, tagged
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Gotta agree with you for the most part about 1988 - BUT - Need You Tonight by INXS is one of the absolutely sexiest songs ever! I still love to dance to it even today. And as far as George Michael goes, "Monkey" is also on the 1988 list and was a great tune.
I turned 18 in 1987, which isn't much better. 86 was WAAAY better...
I turned 18 in 1987, which isn't much better. 86 was WAAAY better...
Wow, that was funny to look at! You're right, '88 was a pretty bad year, though I liked George Harrison and Steve Winwood. My year was 83 which at least had Billy Joel, Men at Work, The Police, David Bowie!
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