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“My God, I Thought You Were Someone to Rely On”
“Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on” – George Michael / Wham! I will not apologize for the following post despite your eyerolls and the potential disdain you might personally harbor for this song! I will snowball fight you … Continue reading
“If It’s a Car You Lack”
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“She Dashed by Me in Painted on Jeans”
“And all heads turned cause she was the dream.” – Billy Ocean Every now and then, a “deal” comes along where you say to yourself “Self, I’d pay (x) amount to go see (fill in the blank), because how many … Continue reading
“Oh Now, Still Beats Steady, This Heart I Handed You For Free”
“Should you ever need a thing, it won’t be hard to find me.” – Turnpike Troubadours A happy Labor Day weekend to you! This non-80’s song has been spinning loops in my mind at various times since it was released … Continue reading
“So I Saw You in the Pizza Place. You Were With Another Girl.”
“It was a crime, it was such a disgraceYou really shattered my world.” – The Flirts The previous post dedicated to Foreigner and featuring their hit “Juke Box Hero” lead me down a rabbit-hole of sorts. A rabbit hole of … Continue reading
“Standing in the Rain, With His Head Hung Low”
“Couldn’t get a ticket, it was a sold out show.” – Foreigner (Photo Credit Paul Natkin/Getty Images) It was indeed a sold out show a few weeks ago at The Walmart Amp in Rogers, Arkansas. It was one of many … Continue reading
“When Your Heart Has Been Broken”
“Hogwash has been spoken. It ain’t easy, but it’s only love.” – Tina Turner (almost) MISHEARD LYRICS PART I Back in the 80’s we didn’t have this fancy thing called the internet with Google or Lyrics.com or Genius or the … Continue reading
“Sitting In My Class, Just Drifting Away”
“Staring into the windows of the world, yeah” – Shanice I read your posts and your tributes to mothers everywhere. I read your stories about your celebrated day as a mother, or your tribute to your mother, or maybe your … Continue reading
“Like to Tell Ya About My Baby”
“You know she comes aroundShe about five feet fourFrom her head to the ground” – Them Thanks for checking back into part two of my St. Patrick’s Day 2023 post (If you missed part one, you can scroll down below … Continue reading
sincerely, the 80's 