[Happy 15th Flashbackiversary!] -- I started posting the Friday 80s Flashback on September 3, 2010. So, this week marks my 15 year Flashbackiversary!
To celebrate, let's turn back the clock -- er, calendar -- 15 years and revisit that very first flashback, which appeared on Prophet or Madman. I'm struck by the sparsity and simplicity of my initial foray into weekly pop-culture ruminations. In fact, that very first flashback has no commentary whatsoever! There isn't even a theme! The weekly theme didn't become part and parcel of the flashback until the fourth entry, on September 24, 2010 (a two-fer: Angry Edition and Uplifting Edition). Sample lyrics first appeared in the November 5, 2010, flashback (Politics Schmolotics). On December 10, 2010, we saw my first attempt at incorporating a header image with the Flashback (Winter Holidays: Week 2). Then, on 6/24/2016, I moved the weekly Flashbacks to its current home, right here on Bookended by Cats.
The rest of this post more or less shares the text and videos from my 9/3/2010 Flashback, slightly updated to correct for any missing files or videos.
Facebook has made me a lazy blogger. Case in point: For several months now, I have been posting video links as "Friday 80s Flashbacks" ... but only on my Facebook page. I think it is high time I share those gems here as well, don't you?
Let's get started!
Flashback #1: I'm not walking on sunshine just yet, but you might be after checking out the bouncy "Walking On Sunshine" by Katrina & The Waves.
Flashback #2: I love when 80s bands covered hits from the previous decade. Love & Rockets' take on "Ball of Confusion" was pitch-perfect for its time and it should have been even more of an anthem, reaching out well beyond the college radio crowd.
Flashback #3: Almost every word that Alison Moyet sings is true. And when she sang "We all need a love resurrection" in 1984, it's possible that she sang the greatest truth of her entire career in less than four minutes. (Note: The video I embedded in 2010 was no longer available. So, this post includes a replacement that was uploaded in 2017).
Even when flashing back to a previous flashback, the rule of three applies. It's hard to believe we've been getting together once a week for 15 years now. Hopefully, we can continue for some more years to come. There's plenty of great 80s music to keep us busy, I know that! Dedicated 80s-philes can find more flashbacks in the Prophet or Madman archives or via Bookended's 80s Flashback tag. As always, your comments are welcome on today's, or any other, flashback post. And if you like what I'm doing here, please share the link with your friends. If, however, you don't like the flashback, feel free to share it with your enemies.
I'll see you in seven!
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