tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post1902047607693052699..comments2024-02-05T03:41:13.688+01:00Comments on Mikeb302000: A-Ha Video - Take On MeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-39514075800690354522008-10-10T05:45:00.000+02:002008-10-10T05:45:00.000+02:00The 70s almost went out with a bang for me--I live...The 70s almost went out with a bang for me--I lived just outside the Three Mile Island evacuation radius :). I remember parents coming into my Kindergarten class that day to pick up their kids and hightail it out of town. <BR/><BR/>When I asked my parents why we weren't leaving their response was something like "Eh, we're far enough away." I was 5 yrs old and I knew enough about what was going on to doubt their judgment. As it turns out, they were right, but I chalk that up more to luck or divine intervention than their foresight.<BR/><BR/>So the 80s were ages 6 to 16 for me, and I did dig them--especially music-wise. I have to admit that I was a total New Wave fan for the bulk of it, but also embraced heavy metal starting in 86 when I heard Metallica for the first time. Then came the 90s and it was all about goth and industrial. I was my rural high school's very first goth. Needless to say, I wasn't super popular, but getting dressed every day was REALLY easy. What should I wear today? Ooh! How about something black? <BR/><BR/>I do NOT miss 80s fashion. My entire wardrobe was fluorescent pink, green and yellow and I too had a horrific perm. Ugh. <BR/><BR/>I do agree with Weer'd. Timothy Dalton was a fantastic Bond and I haven't liked anyone as much until Daniel Craig. I dig Duran Duran's "View to a Kill", too, but GN'Rs "Live and Let Die" is just effing badass.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281817151011619011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-62098514471425145552008-10-09T19:09:00.000+02:002008-10-09T19:09:00.000+02:00Tom, I'm actually more into Heavy Metal than stuff...Tom, I'm actually more into Heavy Metal than stuff like the video I posted. Yet, the older I get the broader my appreciation gets of the old tunes. For example, growing up I loved the Stones and the Who and had no interest in the Beatles. They weren't cool at all for me and my friends. But, now, almost any Beatle song I hear fills me with nostalgia. It's the same thing with the Beach Boys.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-53102672519505631202008-10-09T11:18:00.000+02:002008-10-09T11:18:00.000+02:00Ah-Ha did one of the better themes to one of the B...Ah-Ha did one of the better themes to one of the Best Jame Bond film in my opinion. "View to a Kill"! Timothy Dalton's portrayal of Agent 007 was most similar to how Sir Ian Flemming's descriptions of the "Gentleman Spy"/Assassin that IMHO has only been surpassed by Daniel Craig's rendition in "Casino Royal".<BR/><BR/>Another Bond film that comes to mind is my favorite Roger Moore Bond film, "View to a Kill", theme by Duran Duran.<BR/><BR/>Christopher Walken as "Max Zorin" was a DAMN good Bond villan, right up there with Christopher Lee as "The Man With the Golden Gun" and the various incarnations of Ernst Blofeld.<BR/><BR/>I like my Bond films... : ]Weer'd Beardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528978001340070552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-25543502838770354792008-10-09T05:11:00.000+02:002008-10-09T05:11:00.000+02:00You'd have to post ABBA youtubes to make me closer...You'd have to post ABBA youtubes to make me closer to physically ill. I only made it about 20 seconds in to the crap synthesizer manufactured garbage and had to choose between hurling or hitting the big X.<BR/><BR/>I shall now listen to Piece of Mind (one of the finer products of the era, aavilable on vinyl at the time) to do my penance.tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230665595988628546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-41960539155344608922008-10-08T20:17:00.000+02:002008-10-08T20:17:00.000+02:00oh i did LOVE that video!! Every young girl's drea...oh i did LOVE that video!! Every young girl's dream! Iwas 18 then, starting my nursing and run around with a perm, big earrings, shoulderpads and white little boots!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Mike, that brought back a lot of good memories!<BR/>But i am not so sure about the new lyrics!Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148839320275812337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-47165637037069822212008-10-08T20:13:00.000+02:002008-10-08T20:13:00.000+02:00Mike,That is a great take off of the original. I t...Mike,<BR/><BR/>That is a great take off of the original. I thought you were just posting the music video.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-83963335803505869882008-10-08T19:45:00.000+02:002008-10-08T19:45:00.000+02:00But, did you notice the new lyrics to that famous ...But, did you notice the new lyrics to that famous old video? I thought it was really cool for reminiscing. But, like part of what Earl said, it's the early 70s that really work in my brain.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-15392487942080286402008-10-08T18:55:00.000+02:002008-10-08T18:55:00.000+02:00A-ha? Really?I turned 18 in 1984 and the 80's suc...A-ha? Really?<BR/><BR/>I turned 18 in 1984 and the 80's sucked! Bad music and even worse fashions. There was some pretty good stuff too, but it was hard to find.<BR/><BR/>The 70's (early) and the 90's (early) truly rocked.Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-7676684814986794772008-10-08T18:14:00.000+02:002008-10-08T18:14:00.000+02:00I guess I'm in the middle age wise between Nomen a...I guess I'm in the middle age wise between Nomen and Mike.<BR/><BR/>I turned 18 in 1981, joined the Air Force and spent 4 great years partying, seeing new places and working in a very dull place. Goldsboro North Carolina; I would like to know that special skill it is that allows the military to put bases 60 miles from anywhere. :)<BR/><BR/>After I got out in 85, I started working and going to school part time, so the rest of the time was an enjoyable period. I didn't get much sleep between working, school and a limited social life, but I was young. Was able to get a couple of hours of sleep, get up play some sand volley ball, shower, go to work, then school. Study for a few hours and start the cycle all over again.<BR/><BR/>I do find myself listening to much of the music of that age. I find good stuff in every decade, but much of the current stuff is just noises to this old man's ears now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-84090491646604160182008-10-08T17:49:00.000+02:002008-10-08T17:49:00.000+02:00i do, in fact, remember the 1980s. but this is onl...i do, in fact, remember the 1980s. but this is only because i was, at the time, too young to drink myself into a stupor so i could forget it was all happening.<BR/><BR/>i was much more formed by the 1990s; i think that's why i like noir films, dystopian novels, dark humor, and dripping sarcasm. it seemed to me a grittier, more down-to-earth decade, if also more cynical; i prefer things that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com