"Classic" 80's songs you can't stand!!!

[Marky Dread]

Germanophobe.

Explain my Scorpions love then.

Poor taste in music?

Water off a duck's back to me. My problem is I love music too much. Rev seems to despise most music.

I like stuff that you both like so you can call me Hesbob.

[JennyB]

Here's VH1's top 100 songs of the 80s, if we're looking for some sort of Canon: https://spinditty.com/playlists/Top-100 ... of-the-80s

VH, Jr. has a friend from school who is very into Bon Jovi and Skid Row. I told him to tell him his music taste sucks.

Why is VH Jr. friends with a 50-year-old bozo?

Right? This kid is 11 and he just sucks in general.

[Dr. Medulla]

Here's VH1's top 100 songs of the 80s, if we're looking for some sort of Canon: https://spinditty.com/playlists/Top-100 ... of-the-80s

This list appears to have been compiled (mostly) by a teenager from Evansville, Indiana circa 1990.

Ha!

[BitterTom]

Here's VH1's top 100 songs of the 80s, if we're looking for some sort of Canon: https://spinditty.com/playlists/Top-100 ... of-the-80s

This list appears to have been compiled (mostly) by a teenager from Evansville, Indiana circa 1990.

Ha!

London Calling was released in 1982 according to this list. Interesting.

Other than that, plenty of good tunes here, the odd piece of wank but generally listenable.

[Marky Dread]

Here's VH1's top 100 songs of the 80s, if we're looking for some sort of Canon: https://spinditty.com/playlists/Top-100 ... of-the-80s

This list appears to have been compiled (mostly) by a teenager from Evansville, Indiana circa 1990.

Ha!

London Calling was released in 1982 according to this list. Interesting.

Other than that, plenty of good tunes here, the odd piece of wank but generally listenable.

It's okay real fans know it was released in 1980.

[Dr. Medulla]

That "Sister Christian" is on the list is iron-clad proof that it's the product of a thousand drunk monkeys working at a thousand broken typewriters.

[101Walterton]

Here's VH1's top 100 songs of the 80s, if we're looking for some sort of Canon: https://spinditty.com/playlists/Top-100 ... of-the-80s

This list appears to have been compiled (mostly) by a teenager from Evansville, Indiana circa 1990.

Ha!

London Calling was released in 1982 according to this list. Interesting.

Other than that, plenty of good tunes here, the odd piece of wank but generally listenable.

It's okay real fans know it was released in 1980.

Like a rolling stone

[revbob]

Germanophobe.

Explain my Scorpions love then.

Poor taste in music?

Water off a duck's back to me. My problem is I love music too much. Rev seems to despise most music.

I will agree that most music is shit.

[revbob]

Here's VH1's top 100 songs of the 80s, if we're looking for some sort of Canon: https://spinditty.com/playlists/Top-100 ... of-the-80s

VH, Jr. has a friend from school who is very into Bon Jovi and Skid Row. I told him to tell him his music taste sucks.

Why is VH Jr. friends with a 50-year-old bozo?

Right? This kid is 11 and he just sucks in general.

My son was telling me his entire 8th grade class (besides him) thought Billy Joels Uptown Girl was a good song.

[Dr. Medulla]

Here's VH1's top 100 songs of the 80s, if we're looking for some sort of Canon: https://spinditty.com/playlists/Top-100 ... of-the-80s

VH, Jr. has a friend from school who is very into Bon Jovi and Skid Row. I told him to tell him his music taste sucks.

Why is VH Jr. friends with a 50-year-old bozo?

Right? This kid is 11 and he just sucks in general.

My son was telling me his entire 8th grade class (besides him) thought Billy Joels Uptown Girl was a good song.

Weep for the future. I mean, yeah, we collectively fucked up by making it popular the first time around, but why are you repeating the mistake with all the evidence that it's shit?

[Marky Dread]

Here's VH1's top 100 songs of the 80s, if we're looking for some sort of Canon: https://spinditty.com/playlists/Top-100 ... of-the-80s

VH, Jr. has a friend from school who is very into Bon Jovi and Skid Row. I told him to tell him his music taste sucks.

Why is VH Jr. friends with a 50-year-old bozo?

Right? This kid is 11 and he just sucks in general.

My son was telling me his entire 8th grade class (besides him) thought Billy Joels Uptown Girl was a good song.

At least they didn't think it was a great song. Small mercies I know. This generation wants us to save the planet I mean is it worth it.

[JennyB]

Here's VH1's top 100 songs of the 80s, if we're looking for some sort of Canon: https://spinditty.com/playlists/Top-100 ... of-the-80s

VH, Jr. has a friend from school who is very into Bon Jovi and Skid Row. I told him to tell him his music taste sucks.

Why is VH Jr. friends with a 50-year-old bozo?

Right? This kid is 11 and he just sucks in general.

My son was telling me his entire 8th grade class (besides him) thought Billy Joels Uptown Girl was a good song.

Good on your son for standing up to this nonsense.

[JennyB]

VH, Jr. has a friend from school who is very into Bon Jovi and Skid Row. I told him to tell him his music taste sucks.

Why is VH Jr. friends with a 50-year-old bozo?

Right? This kid is 11 and he just sucks in general.

My son was telling me his entire 8th grade class (besides him) thought Billy Joels Uptown Girl was a good song.

Weep for the future. I mean, yeah, we collectively fucked up by making it popular the first time around, but why are you repeating the mistake with all the evidence that it's shit?

I PLAYED NO PART IN MAKING THIS SONG POPULAR. And I get double points for being a Jewish girl who was aware of Billy Joel's mediocrity all along!

[matedog]

VH, Jr. has a friend from school who is very into Bon Jovi and Skid Row. I told him to tell him his music taste sucks.

Why is VH Jr. friends with a 50-year-old bozo?

Right? This kid is 11 and he just sucks in general.

My son was telling me his entire 8th grade class (besides him) thought Billy Joels Uptown Girl was a good song.

Weep for the future. I mean, yeah, we collectively fucked up by making it popular the first time around, but why are you repeating the mistake with all the evidence that it's shit?

There's something about not having been forced to listen to it the first time around, that probably reduces perception back it its core quality. Most of those VH1 80s songs I think are perfectly fine to great. If I had to review a 90s or 00s list, I'd probably feel differently having been more cognizant during those decades.

[Dr. Medulla]

Why is VH Jr. friends with a 50-year-old bozo?

Right? This kid is 11 and he just sucks in general.

My son was telling me his entire 8th grade class (besides him) thought Billy Joels Uptown Girl was a good song.

Weep for the future. I mean, yeah, we collectively fucked up by making it popular the first time around, but why are you repeating the mistake with all the evidence that it's shit?

There's something about not having been forced to listen to it the first time around, that probably reduces perception back it its core quality. Most of those VH1 80s songs I think are perfectly fine to great. If I had to review a 90s or 00s list, I'd probably feel differently having been more cognizant during those decades.

Interesting perspective, whereby historical context is a hindrance. I do believe in the adage that familiarity breeds contempt, but it seems baffling to me that all kinds of crap from the 70s and 90s that was popular has been allowed to remain in the grave, yet 80s pablum has a horrible zombie-like quality to it.