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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

what did you like about it was it the music?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The electric blue mascara and No17 twighlight teaser lipstick

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I liked that I wasn’t born

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Too right it was the music

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"The electric blue mascara and No17 twighlight teaser lipstick

Got to love the lipstick

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Men with long blonde curly hair, Especially from a rock band or a surfer.

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By *ady23Woman
over a year ago

Coventry

"what did you like about it was it the music? "

Music and it seemed a safe era and fun. Happy memories

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Too right it was the music

It was good wasn't it

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I liked that I wasn’t born "

You missed out

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Power ballads

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I liked that I wasn’t born

You missed out

Nah I’m all good

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

80’s were the best .. end of ...

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Was certainly a decade where my musical and fashion tastes were forged - well the first three years or so anyway - went a bit crap after that.

Was also the decade when I went from arrogant teen to a young and (mostly) respectable man

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

The good old days when i had long permed hair, big boobs, not a care in the world and listened to amazing music on my Sony walkman.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Big hair held in place by copious amounts of Bristows hairspray!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The one and only Rick Astley.

. Still going and he’s a legend.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The shell suits, She-Ra, Speak and Spell, Key Keepers and Bananarama

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Was certainly a decade where my musical and fashion tastes were forged - well the first three years or so anyway - went a bit crap after that.

Was also the decade when I went from arrogant teen to a young and (mostly) respectable man"

that's good then lol

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By *omerset tvTV/TS
over a year ago

Weston-super-Mare

"The good old days when i had long permed hair, big boobs, not a care in the world and listened to amazing music on my Sony walkman.

You still look amazing now x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Although I was too young to remember most of it I do love the music and I have some 80s surfer hair going on at the moment

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

It was socially acceptable for me to wear onesies and be naked in public.

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

The decade that made me who I am

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Legwarmers and tacky plastic jewellery, big hair, Madonna and the music

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By *rsPricklePantsWoman
over a year ago

Room 237 at The Overlook Hotel, Suffolk

The freedom of being a kid and not having a care in the world

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By *adbury girlWoman
over a year ago

Lanarkshire

Big hair!!

Just blast my hair with hairdryer and tons of hairspray aNd that was me ready!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"It was socially acceptable for me to wear onesies and be naked in public."

no it wasn't lol

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"It was socially acceptable for me to wear onesies and be naked in public.

no it wasn't lol "

I turned 4 in November 1989, so...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The A-Team.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It was the Best of Times

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"It was socially acceptable for me to wear onesies and be naked in public.

no it wasn't lol

I turned 4 in November 1989, so...

Oh shit I was 23 ahhh lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just being a teenager throughout was the best bit of the 80s... loved the music, loved the fashion, loved the permed hair, loved electric blue eyeliner. Happy happy days.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Youtube it I am.... no pub no club just good music.... enjoy

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

"The good old days when i had long permed hair, big boobs, not a care in the world and listened to amazing music on my Sony walkman.

You still look amazing now x"

Thank you.x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My first 10 years, life was simple

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"My first 10 years, life was simple "

it was then

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

spokey dokeys out of the Kellogg’s box ... and a 10p mix up with a can of shandy bass thinking you was all grown up

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By *llaboutthewifeCouple
over a year ago

Cardiff

My teens loved it

Takes me back

Jo x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

loved the music

Not the fashion

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just love the 80’s........ music was brilliant

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

The 80s were my formative years. They are simply what I know. Luke

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Men with long blonde curly hair, Especially from a rock band or a surfer."

I had long blonde wavy hair trying to do the LA rock god thing...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The gummie bears

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Radio 2, Friday's at 8, Sounds of the 80's with Gary Davies... teenage years all come flooding back

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

lost my virginity in 1981.was ill in 1984. Had my daughter in 1989.from 1980 to 1988 went to football matches with a friend. Saw a lot of famous player's of that time. Met a famous snooker player in 1982 and had a cup of tea and sandwiches with him.

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By *uvhandle20Man
over a year ago

SE London

I was young, I was innocent, I kissed a girl, I got laid, I wasn't that innocent any more.

And great music, although I prefer the 60s and 70s

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

Moping and being fashionably miserable. Turn up jeans and Dr Martens. Something's haven't changed.

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By *B69Woman
over a year ago

Wiltshire

Definitely my era, permed Highlighted hair, Dungarees, pump shoes or kitten heels, so many music genres and Lambrusco was about £2 for a litre

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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago

Kettering

Oh I had long blond hair in the 80s totally bald now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"what did you like about it was it the music? "

.. and the nightclubs x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Turned up collars, neon lights, Top of the Pops, 10p Arcade machines, Star wars toys, cartoons, The Goonies, Nintendo system, Game cassettes and floppy disks on the Commodore 64, TV sitcoms, big prize game shows. It felt like the decade of innovation and full entertainment. Just saw a very young Jason Donovan from 1989 on TV. Love it.

https://youtu.be/bPwAJuY9vgI?t=47

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The music was awful

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By *.D.I.D.A.SMan
over a year ago

London/Essex... ish... Romford to be exact

Men were real men doing jobs that men do. Dad's would be smoking 20 a day and down the pub putting bets on the horses whilst women were getting their hair permed before sorting out the dinner and learning to use the new shiny microwave. Kids were swearing and playing football in the street littered with dog shit and risking their lives on climbing frames whilst evading dogs with rabies.

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By *arkstaffsMan
over a year ago

Rugeley

Great music and some cracking motors.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

80s movies are the best xx

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By *am450Man
over a year ago

North Kent/Greater London

"what did you like about it was it the music? "

Life was so much simpler and safer

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The music was awful "

I don't know I support that. I had sisters 6 & 8 years older than me so was permanently drowned out by their music:-

Crowded House, Police, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Madness, The Eurythmics, Genesis, The Smiths and then that slowly twisted into Erasure and Pet Shop Boys......and then Early dance music.....Lisa Stanfield, Black Box, Bobby Brown, and Adamski's Killer.

I'd agree is wasn't all good, but there was some wheat in and amongst the chaff!!!!

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By *rsPricklePantsWoman
over a year ago

Room 237 at The Overlook Hotel, Suffolk

"The music was awful

I don't know I support that. I had sisters 6 & 8 years older than me so was permanently drowned out by their music:-

I'd agree is wasn't all good, but there was some wheat in and amongst the chaff!!!!

I still listen to half the artists you named there

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By *erces LetiferMan
over a year ago

Somewhere off the edge of the map... 'ere there be monsters

The music... the movies... the colours... the people being brought into the world.

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By *mooth Operator 07Man
over a year ago

in the deep mist of the valleys

I loved growing from a child to a teenager in the 80's, music was good. But nowhere near as good as the '90s. The '90s was too much fun.

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By *mooth Operator 07Man
over a year ago

in the deep mist of the valleys

"what did you like about it was it the music?

.. and the nightclubs x"

I'm older than you, night clubs in the 80's

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By *mooth Operator 07Man
over a year ago

in the deep mist of the valleys

I do remember the tracksuits, lino Kitchen floor, tape deck and blasting old school hop, while trying to breakdance in the middle of city centre. Wtf was I thinking

. Mind you the up rocks we're funny.

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By *oungAtHeartCurvyCoupleCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow

No adult worries (80s were teen years) less technology no social media etc the music was def better in the 80s

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I loved growing from a child to a teenager in the 80's, music was good. But nowhere near as good as the '90s. The '90s was too much fun.

I'd agree....we must be similar ages.

I went to university in liverpool. Loads of live music.....but Cream and Medication at the Nation on Monday nights in the same venue.....omg.

Been listening to Cream Classics (triple cd) loads, to lift the blues of my pending divorce. Music has such power.....to elevate you and take you to that special place.

Tough call....but if push came to shove.....I'd probably take blindness over deafness!!!!

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By *rink Me xxWoman
over a year ago

Shropshire

The films! Breakfast club, 16 candles, cant buy me love, lost boys, goonies, so so many

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By *rink Me xxWoman
over a year ago

Shropshire

Pretty in pink!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Pretty in pink knickers!

Yes you are.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The 80s was the start for me (mr)

Rare groove

Stay press farah trousers

Desert boots

Adidas gazelles

House music was born

Whole world opened up

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Being born in the early 80s I loved the early computers and consoles,

School life was good as no homework was set or in our local area they was non until secondary school but in was not there to early 90s.

You could go round to your friends without alone without any worry.

The music was great of course.

Bigger chocolate position sizes.

Kellogg's frosties had a proper sugar glaze to them.

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By *os19Man
over a year ago

Edmonton

I left school in 1984 and went out and got a job straight away

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've worked (playing guitar for) some of the big 80s artists.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"what did you like about it was it the music?

.. and the nightclubs x

I'm older than you, night clubs in the 80's

Me, 16 in '84'

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By *llaboutthewifeCouple
over a year ago

Cardiff

Massive earings and batwing jumpers

Jo x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The birth of electronic music

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By *urlyCatzWoman
over a year ago

Blackpool

Big hair

Glam rock

Lost my virginity (16th birthday)

Discovered alcohol (MD 20/20 & thunderbird )

1989 got a train to Blackpool, couple of drinks in the wine bar,onto a rock club and taxi home with change from £30, happy days.

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By *oxyVikingCouple
over a year ago

East Anglia

Crackerjack! X

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By *.D.I.D.A.SMan
over a year ago

London/Essex... ish... Romford to be exact

I liked the innocence of not knowing that TV presenters were horrible nonces.

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By *hloevtTV/TS
over a year ago

norwich

Boy George, lush x

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

"Boy George, lush x "

George Michael lusher

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By *urhamjayMan
over a year ago

Durham

"what did you like about it was it the music?

Music and it seemed a safe era and fun. Happy memories "

There was a lad in my class who wanted to be a ballet dancer but his dad wanted him to do boxing.

But I do enjoy looking back on the music and that's due to reruns of music shows and radio shows. However, the 80s weren't good for the North East and it's easy to forget that. Also worth checking out the British film's like Mike Leigh to see how it was.

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By *ollycouple71Couple
over a year ago

manchester

Loved the 80s

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By *errynjuneCouple
over a year ago

Barnsley

Got married, bought our first house, had the first of our 5 kids, went on strike for a year.

Never thought such interesting times would topped by the current situation.

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By *eplicant JoWoman
over a year ago

Sussex countryside

I went from new romantic through metal and used bottles of bright blue hair mascarra

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By *.D.I.D.A.SMan
over a year ago

London/Essex... ish... Romford to be exact

"what did you like about it was it the music?

Music and it seemed a safe era and fun. Happy memories

There was a lad in my class who wanted to be a ballet dancer but his dad wanted him to do boxing."

I think I know this lad. Billy Elliott right? Lol

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

It was Acceptable In The 80's - Calvin Harris

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOV5WXISM24

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"It was Acceptable In The 80's - Calvin Harris

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOV5WXISM24"

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"what did you like about it was it the music?

.. and the nightclubs x

I'm older than you, night clubs in the 80's

Youv'e got some catching up to do innit

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By *exyfuncouple-40Couple
over a year ago

Bloxham

Flash dance and lady with a grinder

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By *uenevereWoman
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

Not having to pay bills, spending my money on fun things and enjoying being a teenager.

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By *martin1001Man
over a year ago

Bromsgrove

Pre-HIV casual sex

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By *eliciousladyWoman
over a year ago

Sometimes U.K

The era of getting dizzy on babycham, nightly pub visits after work, ‘opps upside your head’ floor moves, wearing crazy outfits (but thinking you looked cool), cheap airfares with Laker airlines, getting by on 5 hours sleep..I could go on, it was a brilliant time that’s no doubt.

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By *rystal DreamtimeTV/TS
over a year ago

horsham

Gender Bending , Boy George , Goths , underground fetish club scene in London . Frankie Goes to Hollywood video Relax .. latex dresses in the kings road shops .. Kensington Market London .. And soho was still a seedy den of eniquity ... Being a motorcycle courier and no speed cameras .. Cops had to catch you fair and square .. The intrepid fox pub Wardour street .. The amount of live music venues in and around Fulham and Hammersmith ..

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Heavy rock back on the scene, home computing are a couple of topics that spring to mind.

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By *exyfuncouple-40Couple
over a year ago

Bloxham

"The era of getting dizzy on babycham, nightly pub visits after work, ‘opps upside your head’ floor moves, wearing crazy outfits (but thinking you looked cool), cheap airfares with Laker airlines, getting by on 5 hours sleep..I could go on, it was a brilliant time that’s no doubt. "

Add some white lighting as well

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