80s thread - The best of the 1980s
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That was included on the soundtrack to Repo Man, a great collection of early 80s California punk.
Not sure if Repo Man (1984) has made it onto this thread yet; starring Emilio Estevez and the late, great Harry Dean Stanton
Great movie and lots of good one liners from that flick ("Nice friends you got there." "Thanks, I made them myself.").
RIP Viv Savage.
Incidentally, I once watched Spinal Tap with someone who thought it was a genuine documentary. As in, I had to explain it was all a gag. It took some convincing.
Incidentally, I once watched Spinal Tap with someone who thought it was a genuine documentary. As in, I had to explain it was all a gag. It took some convincing.
Some 80s Canadiana:
This is like a female rick roll. I always thought it was sung by a black woman.
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Relatively Normal Healthy Teenagers with Hopeful Dreams....That '82 Mustang 4 eyed Fox 5.0 is Dope!
I didn't really focus on the gayness of this band until recently when it was brought to my attention that Fred Schneider is a flaming homo jew (duh?) and that Ricky Wilson, who I think is a very underrated guitar player, died of AIDS in 1985. Nonetheless, I rock their first album on vinyl first thing in the morning sometimes and even though this new information has come to light I don't see that changing. They should be in the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame. Here they are in 1980 at the height of their powers: