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I've had a Talking Heads kind of week. Yesterday, I heard the Talking Heads the other day on the radio. They were singing Burning Down The House. Arsons anyone?

Talking Heads Burning Down The House Meme

Then this funny meme came up on some feed. I remember the Talking Heads album cover, and I remember the Office episode when Dwight puts on the fake skin face...mashed both together. Funny!

Dwight and the Talking Heads. Funny!

Then I moved onto Depeche Mode. Can you ever get enough Depeche Mode? In my opinion, no.

Depeche Mode - Can you get enought?

How about the Police?

Truthfully, I can never get enough Toto. The rains down in Africa is sometimes on repeat on my playlist.

Toto, me, and this Elephant miss the rains down in Africa

I can get enough Rick Astley. I know I can skip his song because he is never gonna give me up.

Rick Astley is Never Gonna Give You Up

Speaking of Rick, I hit on a classic I haven't heard in awhile. One of my old favourites, Jessie's girl by Rick Springfield.

Jessie's girl funny

Yes, my playlist is full of the same music. Same as it ever was, if I'm allowed to quote the Talking Heads.

Same as it ever was

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80s MUSIC MEMES like DURAN DURAN

 80s MUSIC MEMES

Duran Duran. Simon and the gang were so awesome to listen to in the 80s. They had the biggest egos too. Loved the Rio album, and the song Rio. Who was Rio anyway? A lady friend?

Duran Duran meme

Which Duran Duran guy is RIO?

Her name is RIO.

I love Duran Duran stuffs.

Duran Duran, love it!

Dance, into the fire!

Dance, into the fire.

You can never quote Duran Duran too much

I heard a Duran Duran song at the gym the other night. I ran, ran so far away.

I ran, ran so far away

Then Madonna came on. She would make a great personal trainer. Really demanding!

Madonna - demanding 80s lady.

Then I went home and watched some classic 80s movies. Like Bill and Ted, the original Tedx talk - excellent!

First Ted Talk - excellent!

Then The Princess Bride. Inconceivable that anyone doesn't like that movie.

The Princess Bride meme

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Hilarious 1980s memes

When someone at the office likes the same 80s bands that you do:

80s bands joke

The 80s living room. We all had this velvety flowery couch, or your grandma did.

80's couch

Get the cassette in the Fiero que'd up, we going to the mall babe.

Cool 80s dude

Nobody every said, 'i lost my phone', in the 80s!

Nobody ever said I lost my phone

Frankie sang 'Relax'...

Frankie says RELAX

High tech passwords are just reused 80s singers names.

Kenny Loggins password

WHAM! I know as a teen in the 80s I didn't want to wake up before you go go'd.

Wake Me Up Before You go go Wham!

Remember long distance phone rates were outrageously high, then there was this new '10 cents' a minute thing *after 10 pm, certain states, certain dates, non-competing phone lines only...

80s phone calls were not 10 cents a minute

We could debate for hours who was bad - Michael Jackson or Mr T.

MJ and MR T, who's bad?

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Elton John Greatest Hits

BORN IN THE USA - Bruce Springsteen Memes

BORN IN THE U.S.A.

Up there as one of the greatest albums of all time, it was released on June 4th, 1984. You know what I think would have been even cooler? If it was released a month later on July 4th, USA day. Born in the USA was release on the date the USA was ‘born’ itself. That would have been symbolic.

Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen album cover

The album was recorded over a two year stretch. Bruce had plenty of song ideas - some say The Boss wrote 70 or 80 songs during that time. But, when it came down to the last day of recording, the producer said to Bruce. “We need one more song.” Obviously Bruce was a bit pissed, but he went home that night and came back with a gem of a song. One of my favourites, DANCING IN THE DARK.

A last minute addition turns out the be a number one hit!

The E street band

I think it helped that he added a little of the 80s sound to it. You know, a little electronic synthesizer sound. Made it a little easier to dance to than his previous music that had a folkier sound to it.

Bruce Springsteen adds more keytar

We all know the famous 80s dance from the video of DANCING IN THE DARK. That cheesy arm swaying by Courtney Cox is iconic. Apparently that was the inspiration for the Carlton dance from Fresh Prince of Belair…in other words, dorky dancing!

The Carlton dance

The cover was also very, of the times. Tight ass, worn in jeans, his white shirt…obviously the red and white stripes in the background all add upto the American flag. Born in the USA. You can make the easy connection there.

Apparently Bruce picked this picture b/c he thought his backside looked better than his face. Ouch.

The songs on this album took this US theme and ran with it. Songs about the state of the States, Unions, unemployment, tough times for the poor seemed a little radical for the times, but seemed to be a turning point for this kind of rock. Helping similar artists like Tom Petty or John “Cougar” Mellencamp, who had similar kinds of lyrics.

Born in USA album was made in China!

I wouldn’t take any of his song titles literally, I’M ON FIRE was not about him being lit up and burning. It was about love, a love song.

Bruce Springsteen - I'm on fire

DANCING IN THE DARK was also not about turning the lights off and dancing around, that sounds dangerous. It was about ‘coupling’ I believe.

Dancing in the dark is dangerous

MY HOMETOWN, was not about Bruce’s hometown. It was about a generic small town that anyone could have grown up in. Bruce was actually born on a tree called Long Branch, in New Jersey somewhere. I’m guessing an oak tree b/c they can have big branches.

GLORY DAYS, well that was about the glory days, but not Bruce’s real glory days. It was about a made up guy, unnamed. Possibly Spruce Bringsteen.

I think the only song title that was actually true was BORN IN THE USA. As I said earlier Bruce was born in New Jersy on a long branch in an oak tree.

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