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Posts Tagged ‘1982’
Survivor: Eye of the Tiger
982. The Eye of the Tiger. The (Chinese) Year of the Dog. Fast forward to 2010. The Eye of the (rather aged) Tiger. The year of The Tiger. This year, the Chinese New Year takes place on February 14th, so I am giving you all ample time to practice [...]
Prince: 1999
The end of another decade – it seems like only yesterday we were partying like it was, actually, two thousand zero zero. Remember Y2K? That came and went as quickly as the millennium bug… a technological meltdown that created mass panic amongst the less technologically inclined of proportion of the population. Was [...]
A Flock of Seagulls: I Ran (So Far Away)
Ok, I will admit it. The only reason I posted this was to poke fun at the 80’s. It’s pretty difficult not to with the quality (lack thereof) camera work and effects (check out the tin-foil and mirror scenes), the trademark A Flock of Seagull’s choice of hairstyle, and the love of how [...]
The Kinks: Come Dancing
Here is something to energize us all for the start of a new work week!
Dexys Midnight Runners – Come on Eileen
In 1982, Come on Eileen was the UK’s biggest selling single, spending much of August and the beginning of September number one in the charts. Who was Eileen? The lyrics were written by band-member Kevin Rowland, Jim Patterson and Billy Adams, and was about a girl Rowland used to date. The band [...]
