Did you get this from your kids? One of my kids, that's pretty much all she says.
Yes. That is the first time I have used that phrase, and it felt horribly awkward. I took it from my millennial child, who is 26.
I was originally going to say "She definitely bops", but then I remembered that I heard that this song uses the phrase to refer to masturbation. And it occurred to me that if that were true, then anyone who knew that would see my comment as a pervy joke, and not the compliment I intended. In all of my overthinking, I connected with the word "slaps" and decided to use it.
Any time the solution is "banjo rifle", I'm in 100%.
I liked Billy Idol, but in retrospect- he's just a phony, right? Like, his big hits were covers (Rebel Yell and Mony, Mony) and, even though this is written by him, it's completely different from his image.
I just think he's a manufactured product that's trying to be Iggy Pop. Am I wrong?
Also- I still love this song. Even if he's a phony.
I’ll always remember this song playing on the radio as my wife and I were driving, in the rain, on our way out of town to move to Colorado Springs from Indiana after we got married. We ended up in Everett, Washington, several days later instead. That was in 1992, not 1984, but still a good memory.
In the US it was listed under: Wham! featuring George Michael
Which is just confusing given the modern usage of "featuring" but then again this was well after the band Rufus featuring Chaka Khan. But for starting a solo career, pretty much a perfect credit.
I'm obsessed with John Oates. I'm convinced he gets it, right? He realizes what's going on and he's having a blast on this ride. I think I might be falling in love with him.
Another one that's special for me. In summer 1985, 15-year-old me was in Civil Air Patrol and spent a week at an encampment at Fort Knox, Kentucky, doing survival training with a couple Air Force Pararescue PJs. It was a blast! I learned to rappel down cliffs, rock climbing, knife throwing, all sorts of stuff. It was a blast. And one kid at the encampment came from New Jersey or somewhere out east like that, and he brought a portable tape player, and this was the only tape he had with him, and he kept playing it over and over during our evening down times. Ah, memories...
The only thing I hated about that encampment was that I had a mosquito bite on my ankle that I scratched open that got infected. So the very last night of the encampment, for the going away party, I had a fever of about 102 degrees and was miserable the whole drive back to northeastern Indiana, then ended up on crutches for almost a week. But everything up until then was awesome fun for a 15 year old!
This song was a school dance staple forever. It’s hard to separate that experience and emotions from objectively analyzing the song, which I suspect is mediocre. But I love it.
Right? The effort, artistry, originality, and successful storytelling of the video kinda makes the music feel like the accompaniment of the visuals, even though it was created oppositely. An illusion created rarely, like in the best Fantasia scenes.
A bit confused how Billboard creates these lists, as We Are the World was the biggest selling single of 1985 and of all the 1980s. I guess radio play is given preference?
I love the A-Ha video too and have so many questions. They're all jumbled up in the crumpled comic, okay, so when she smooths it out does that have the effect of getting the bad wrench man out of the frame? So then dude is laying there, he's stuck in the hall, which is her hallway, so then he wakes up and tries to break himself out? Why can't he just open up a little window like he did before? Or is he being beat up by those bad guys and all the bopping around is what breaks him through the walls? And then... the cyberpunk reader/player in my wanted to know, was he zeroed at that point? WHO IS HE EVEN? Will she stash him in her room, forever? At various points this seemed like a good plan to me - like you would just keep him, there, because obviously he would otherwise be treated as an illegal immigrant. How would you go about getting him a driver's license so he could race little motorcycles with sidecars again? And who the hell races motorcycles with side cars? So many questions.
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I'll attempt answering, with nothing to back up my thoughts...
They're all jumbled up in the crumpled comic, okay, so when she smooths it out does that have the effect of getting the bad wrench man out of the frame? No, he took a beating and they left.
So then dude is laying there, he's stuck in the hall, which is her hallway, so then he wakes up and tries to break himself out? Yup. WIkipedia says it's based on the film "Altered States" where the guy uses his mind and muscle to bang himself into reality.
Why can't he just open up a little window like he did before? That's to bring people into/outof his world, not the other way around!!!
Or is he being beat up by those bad guys and all the bopping around is what breaks him through the walls? No, they gave him a beating and left. Prove me wrong, world!
And then... the cyberpunk reader/player in my wanted to know, was he zeroed at that point? He can never die, except off a cliff playing chicken, slipped off dead man's curve, or riding too fast as the leader of the pack.
WHO IS HE EVEN? THE HERO
Will she stash him in her room, forever? There's no keeping him caged.
How would you go about getting him a driver's license so he could race little motorcycles with sidecars again? License? He don't need no stinkin license!
And who the hell races motorcycles with side cars? Is this rhetorical?
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I remember our local radio station aired a version of this song that changed the spoken-word interlude to make explicit reference to Omaha (where the station was located). It was weird.
Any time the solution is "banjo rifle", I'm in 100%.
Mike wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 4:56 am
I remember our local radio station aired a version of this song that changed the spoken-word interlude to make explicit reference to Omaha (where the station was located). It was weird.
Yep, our local station changed it to references to Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was weird hearing that on the radio.
