Yes, it's January, 1983, and I am done with high school. I am ecstatic because to say I hated High School, would be an understatement. As you, probably, know I was very badly bullied...the usual plus having to go to the ER, every year, because they tried to break my fingers, threatened to cut my throat from ear to ear, told to kill myself as everyone would be better off, yadda, yadda...I was glad to be done. That being said, I was starting on the best school years of my life come September, so 1983, was a big change and these songs were big on the airwaves. It's theme week over at Monday Music Moves Me, and it's to choose songs from the year you graduated.
1. HOT GIRLS IN LOVE BY LOVERBOY
Loverboy was a huge band, from Calgary, Alberta, back in that time, creating some classic hits including this song and " Turn Me Loose" which was so overplayed that I, still, hate hearing it. This song about hot girls, I can still enjoy.
2. SAFETY DANCE BY MEN WITHOUT HATS
I love this song by this band, from Montreal, Quebec. I really like the video even though it is not liked by critics. Who knows why, just enjoy.
3. TELL KNOW LIES BY THE SPOONS
The Spoons actually appeared, a couple of times, at Brock University, since they were considered a local band. They were from Burlington, Ontario and we were proud that they made it big. I'd see them now, if I could.
What songs were big the year you graduated?
Graduated the same time. Not a fan of high school either. College is where I found my stride.
ReplyDeleteInteresting question!
ReplyDeleteSchool (1975) Bay City Rollers: Bye Bye Baby
BA (1978) Boney M: Rivers of Babylon
MA (1981) Human League: Don’t You Want Me
Not sure if the first and last would have crossed the Atlantic.
Kids are cruel. They learn it from their parents and I doubt the world will ever change. Just look at some of the folks who get elected! Sorry you had to go through that.
ReplyDeleteOh. I looked up the number one song: I Want to Hold Your Hand.
Delete1983? That was the end of 6th grade for me. I remember those songs!
ReplyDeleteI was in my 30's in 1983 but I still enjoyed your set. The first two songs are favorites and Spoons was a new group for me. I liked the beat of that song. I was a little surprised it was 1983 because it had a vibe of a little later in the 80's for me. One of our local stations loved to rag on Loverboy but I was a fan.
ReplyDeleteI don't know any of those songs 😅 I graduated high school in 2015, so the big songs were "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran, and "Blank Space" by Taylor Swift! I never liked "Uptown Funk" much, but I liked the other two even though they were (and sometimes still are) overplayed!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for all your comments. Hey Anabel, I know all those songs very well.
ReplyDeleteYes…bullying is alive and well and will never go away.
I love Uptown Funk! That’s my favourite. What I find interesting is that when I graduated high school, I still knew songs from 25, 30 years before and I wasn’t alone, Most of us knew. I wonder why your age group have no idea about older songs. It’s a shame to be honest.