Blast from the Past 2
Blast from the Past 1
Today, in the coffee shop, they were playing this song:
All my dreams came true last night
All my hopes and fears
All my dreams came true once more
In tears in tears
Strangely, I knew all the words, but I had no idea who sang it, or where I'd heard it before. It sounded like something from middle school, but my mind was just drawing a blank. So, when I got back to my office, I did a google search, and, sure enough, it's a song from the '80s, Be Near Me (I suspected that was title from the lyrics) by the band, ABC. I'd completely forgotten about that band. In seventh grade, one of my classmates was crazy about them. I can't believe I'd forgotten.
Anyway, during my search, I stumbled across this video. Back in the day, MTV was fairly new and my parents refused to get it. I don't think it was part of basic cable. Or maybe we didn't have cable. I can't remember. Anyway, watching videos was a treat my sister and I could only enjoy in hotels or friends' houses. I remember seeing ABC's video for All of My Heart, and, in my child's mind, it was so classy and romantic. It was the kind of thing that made me feel like, "I can't wait to be an adult and live a life like this!" (Maybe it's the kid's version of a romance novel. Yeah, I'd be dazzling beautiful and break some dashing man's heart who would never be able to forget about me...)
Here's the video:
All of My Heart
I've been thinking about the eighties a lot because I'm reading a manga series from the eighties. It's funny because I'd forgotten how the '80's feel. I mean, there was just a different mood or atmosphere to the world. Actually, there were several different moods, depending on where you lived and who you associated with, but this manga definitely touches on one I was familiar with, or, well, admired.
This manga is late '80s, or early nineties. Meet Ayako:
She's supposed to be on the cutting edge of style; hat, gloves, pumps, curly hair and thick eyebrows. Yup, I remember:
It's funny, looking back, at how different things are now. Or, maybe, I'm different. I used to think the following ads were so beautiful and sophisticated. I dreamed of wearing a dress like this (maybe with Debussy playing in the background - I was a pretentious little twerp...) and attending parties in old castles. Now, I wouldn't be caught dead in shoulder pads. And I do everything in my power to avoid frizz-ball hair... and parties, for that matter.
I'm not against visiting castles as a tourist, though.
My scanner has smudges on it. Sorry.
I'm supposed to be cleaning up around here because my mother is coming tomorrow. But I'm just too tired. I can't decide what's worse, listening to Mom complain about what a slob I am, or getting off my lazy ass and cleaning. Maybe I'll drink something with caffeine and, at least, get the obvious stuff out of sight.
Today, in the coffee shop, they were playing this song:
All my dreams came true last night
All my hopes and fears
All my dreams came true once more
In tears in tears
Strangely, I knew all the words, but I had no idea who sang it, or where I'd heard it before. It sounded like something from middle school, but my mind was just drawing a blank. So, when I got back to my office, I did a google search, and, sure enough, it's a song from the '80s, Be Near Me (I suspected that was title from the lyrics) by the band, ABC. I'd completely forgotten about that band. In seventh grade, one of my classmates was crazy about them. I can't believe I'd forgotten.
Anyway, during my search, I stumbled across this video. Back in the day, MTV was fairly new and my parents refused to get it. I don't think it was part of basic cable. Or maybe we didn't have cable. I can't remember. Anyway, watching videos was a treat my sister and I could only enjoy in hotels or friends' houses. I remember seeing ABC's video for All of My Heart, and, in my child's mind, it was so classy and romantic. It was the kind of thing that made me feel like, "I can't wait to be an adult and live a life like this!" (Maybe it's the kid's version of a romance novel. Yeah, I'd be dazzling beautiful and break some dashing man's heart who would never be able to forget about me...)
Here's the video:
All of My Heart
I've been thinking about the eighties a lot because I'm reading a manga series from the eighties. It's funny because I'd forgotten how the '80's feel. I mean, there was just a different mood or atmosphere to the world. Actually, there were several different moods, depending on where you lived and who you associated with, but this manga definitely touches on one I was familiar with, or, well, admired.
This manga is late '80s, or early nineties. Meet Ayako:
She's supposed to be on the cutting edge of style; hat, gloves, pumps, curly hair and thick eyebrows. Yup, I remember:
It's funny, looking back, at how different things are now. Or, maybe, I'm different. I used to think the following ads were so beautiful and sophisticated. I dreamed of wearing a dress like this (maybe with Debussy playing in the background - I was a pretentious little twerp...) and attending parties in old castles. Now, I wouldn't be caught dead in shoulder pads. And I do everything in my power to avoid frizz-ball hair... and parties, for that matter.
I'm not against visiting castles as a tourist, though.
My scanner has smudges on it. Sorry.
I'm supposed to be cleaning up around here because my mother is coming tomorrow. But I'm just too tired. I can't decide what's worse, listening to Mom complain about what a slob I am, or getting off my lazy ass and cleaning. Maybe I'll drink something with caffeine and, at least, get the obvious stuff out of sight.