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The 80s, myth and reality?
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It's something I never got into. MTV Europe was always a satellite (subscription) channel. My folks didn't want subscription TV, and by the time I'd moved out it wasn't for me either. I used to see it most commonly in bars - well into the 2010s, it was a thing for a lot of town bars in Belfast, and then London I saw it when I moved, to have a screen running all day with MTV on it... but it'd be set to silent, and they'd be playing completely different music. No idea why it was a thing, but then MTV never appealed to me visually. I was just never particularly fussed on music video as a concept - the idea of sitting down in front of the TV to watch music doesn't particularly compute as a rule.
I'd imagine MTV is by this point a bit of a victim of its target age group, ver kids, having increasingly deserted old-school broadcast television. Certainly for the guts of a decade now, the vast majority of my undergraduates have been feeding back that unless they're still in their parents' house, they don't have, or feel the need of, a TV where they live. Everything's online for them. I imagine (if they're into music, that is; for every kid now who is a fan of music, there seems to be two or three more who regard it as aural wallpaper, not something to invest in in any meaningful way, in any sense of the word). Youtube is probably more important to music now, I expect. And doubtless Spotifiy (I know working musicians who are forcibly on Spotify as it's what venues now demand to know about before they get booked - how many streams have you had - where fifteen years ago it was how many Facebook followers have you got). Don't use Spotify myself, precisely because I do love music.
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Anna LaCazio must have been a w.t dream for some boys, I guess. 
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Many a happy afternoon watching Aerobicise on HBO...
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Mike Muir, 80s.
I had to look him up. Can't say I'm a fan.
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Meatball Sandwiches?? Is it italo-american style?
Now, THIS is a new idea for Germany! That sounds good to me!!
Now, THIS is a new idea for Germany! That sounds good to me!!
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The 80's was a time of little animals on your shirt to represent status.
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Never seen the middle. What brand??
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I finished high school in mid 1970s and was just getting out of the Army in 1980. What I remember about it was a turn around in how Americans felt about America. It took that long to get over Vietnam War. There was an optimism that things were going to get better and the economy boomed.
Russia was still an enemy that threatened us with nuclear war. But it was like we beat them with our economy.
Music began to go down hill as the decade progressed. And cable TV and VCRs became the norm.
I was just beginning my working career. That seems so long ago now. I am retired and a bit cynical of America today.
Russia was still an enemy that threatened us with nuclear war. But it was like we beat them with our economy.
Music began to go down hill as the decade progressed. And cable TV and VCRs became the norm.
I was just beginning my working career. That seems so long ago now. I am retired and a bit cynical of America today.
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There were changes. Policy changed. Living standards changed.
According to my Dad, the inflation in the mid to late 70's was a head Turner for a lot of people. A lot of households went from single income to dual income+. A lot more women had to go to work instead of staying at home. Most men had to pick up second jobs, or weekend jobs. Lining up for gas every other day, only to be allowed a few gallons was not fun. The overall day to day life left a lot to be desired.
The decade started with The Captain & Tennille singing "Do That To Me One More Time". I remember the 1980's as the MTV decade. A calculator on a wrist watch, was a status symbol. Harley Davidson was made by a bowling ball company. American cars were Dodge K Cars, Ford Escorts, and something called a Chevette. The Wall fell. Huey Lewis sang, "I Want A New Drug". America got crack cocaine. Kids of The 80's were the last generation to freely play, and enjoy, "Dodge Ball". There was no talk of bullying. The bigger, faster, stronger kids would nail the smaller, slower, weaker kids. Survival of the fittest. The decade closed with NWA rapping "F**k The Police".
According to my Dad, the inflation in the mid to late 70's was a head Turner for a lot of people. A lot of households went from single income to dual income+. A lot more women had to go to work instead of staying at home. Most men had to pick up second jobs, or weekend jobs. Lining up for gas every other day, only to be allowed a few gallons was not fun. The overall day to day life left a lot to be desired.
The decade started with The Captain & Tennille singing "Do That To Me One More Time". I remember the 1980's as the MTV decade. A calculator on a wrist watch, was a status symbol. Harley Davidson was made by a bowling ball company. American cars were Dodge K Cars, Ford Escorts, and something called a Chevette. The Wall fell. Huey Lewis sang, "I Want A New Drug". America got crack cocaine. Kids of The 80's were the last generation to freely play, and enjoy, "Dodge Ball". There was no talk of bullying. The bigger, faster, stronger kids would nail the smaller, slower, weaker kids. Survival of the fittest. The decade closed with NWA rapping "F**k The Police".
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