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The opposite of that last thing I said!

1986 #25:

Mike wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 8:32 am The opposite of that last thing I said!

Hahaha! Truth!

1986 #26. I recognized this song when it started playing, but based on just the group name and song title, I could not remember what song this was. And yet it was #26 for the year I turned 16.

Probably heard this most from GirlTalk's remix with "Work It" that opens this track...



Remember mash ups? Stick around for Heart with Public Enemy.

1986 #27:

Funko figures must be popular but I find them and their square heads ugly.

I cannot separate this song in my head from the steamy Top Gun love scene. No no, not the one with the volleyball... that was Playing with the Boys by Kenny Loggins. No, I'm talking about the other love scene--the one with Kelly McGillis.

1986 #28 (sorry, didn't have time to search for the version sung in English):

Take my Breath Away was also a staple of school dances.

1986 #29:

Tahlvin wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 1:08 pm 1986 #28 (sorry, didn't have time to search for the version sung in English):

We did not want that version anyway!!

1986 #30:

And I think I'll end there for 1986. On to 1987 next!

Morning is still awaited. Where are you, morning? Bathed the dog and was so exhausted by the effort that I fell asleep as soon as he laid down after, so now I'm up and wishing someone would appear with coffee and a poached egg.

I’m here!

Hey! How's it going?

1987 #1:

An absolute favorite as a seven-year-old. And as much as it's no longer a staple of 80s stations and is probably in the process of a culture insensitivity check, it's like so catchy and fun otherwise. I have returned to The Bangles in the last few years and they are like, really really good. Just listen to their greatest hits, it's awesome.

1987 #2, another female-led band!:

spaces can matter huge battle aftermath vs huge battle after math.

1987 #3:

Filmed at a Sears Portrait Studio?

Tahlvin wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 10:41 am 1987 #3:

What a weird experience. The name and artist meant nothing to me. I had no recollection of the #3 song of 1987 AT ALL. Then I played it and as the intro started, I thought, "Oh yeah. I remember this." But I know I haven't thought about it in well over 25 years.

And then I realized I knew all the lyrics and could sing along to it.

The brain is weird.

The Pandoras destroying the Bangles through mockery, inherent superiority, and probably booze:

Phoebe wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:16 am The Pandoras destroying the Bangles through mockery, inherent superiority, and probably booze:

Sure, but do they have the side-eye move of The Bangles?

1987 #4 (man, some of the hair styles are not fun to look back at):

She snatched her own wig off so she can do whatever.

Chuck D, on when people said he wasn't Rock enough for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, said "we're the roll." That line echoes in my mind when I hear this. Not rock, too glossy, but undeniable it's lineage from the classic R&B records of the 50s I've been aurally imbibing. This is great Roll music.

3/4 women, you're doing great 1987!

Chuck D, on when people said he wasn't Rock enough for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, said "we're the roll." That line echoes in my mind when I hear this. Not rock, too glossy, but undeniable it's lineage from the classic R&B records of the 50s I've been aurally imbibing. This is great Roll music.

3/4 women, you're doing great 1987!

Phoebe wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:16 am The Pandoras destroying the Bangles through mockery, inherent superiority, and probably booze:

They came out of the same Paisley Underground scene in LA. Kim said she was inspired by Susanna Hoffs, gonna call this a friendly ribbing. Or maybe they felt they sold out ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

And that's the last of the women-dominated groups until about #16 I believe. Here's 1987 #5:

Oh, they opened for The Bangles in 2016!
https://thescenestar.typepad.com/ss/201 ... shows.html
And, surprisingly, they were still playing "Egyptian" too
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-bang ... be168.html

Ok, now going deep into Setlist.fm -- did you know The Bangles performed The Rutles' "Number One" twice in 1984?

1987 #6:

Never heard this song.
This was a song?
A popular song?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
C'est la Vie

Popular enough to make it to #6. Anyways, here's 1987 #7:

Wow, I still loathe that song as much as ever!

Re: Pete information above, noted with pleasure and I accept it's a friendly Pandoras sendup of Bangles. As opposed to DESTRUCTION! But I enjoy it. The Bangles are like the fluffy, fancy version of the snarly, snarky Pandoras. That's my take anyway. Self-identification plays a role here, certainly. Also the inchoate rage I feel about the fact that "pedestals" for washers and dryers exist and cost STUPENDOUS amounts of money for what they are. Humans are terrible.

Is mayonnaise an instrument?

Yes. But only if you are allowed amplification for the concert.

Phoebe wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 5:04 pm The Bangles are like the fluffy, fancy version of the snarly, snarky Pandoras.

I'm new to The Pandoras but listening now, and dude, I they're good!

1987 #8:

Good morning!

Good good morning!

1987 #9:

How y'all?

1987 #10:

Y'all cannot fathom how much Mike was obsessed with the Slippery When Wet album by Bon Jovi. I'm not doing a bit. He fucking loved it.

1987 #11:

Kyle wrote: ↑Thu Mar 04, 2021 11:59 am Y'all cannot fathom how much Mike was obsessed with the Slippery When Wet album by Bon Jovi. I'm not doing a bit. He fucking loved it.

Word!

1987 #12:

WANG CHUNG!

1987 #13:

Love it. Love it. Love it.

Loved it then. Still love it.