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PG asked in Entertainment & MusicPolls & Surveys · 1 decade ago

did the 1980s ROCK or did they ROCK?

rubber bangles and rings

neon

skyscrapper bangs

skippys

the breakfast club

the brat pack

aqua net hairspray

space invaders

atari

spandex

stretch pants

def leopard

micheal jackson(THRILLER)

EVERYONE FINISH THE LIST.....

Update:

madonna

cyndi lauper

the goonies

yellow eyeshadow.WTF?

lee press on nails

Update 2:

yes NAN,and now ladies and gentlemen,

here's GRACE.

of course GRACE JONES.LOL

Update 3:

fingerless gloves

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  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Madonna

    Prince ... Purple Rain, Purrrrrrpleeeeee Raaaaaiiiin

    Toni home perms

    skaters

    Ms Pacman

    Nightmare on Elm Street

    Reaganomics

    Fast Times and Ridgemont High

    Return of the Jedi

    ET

    ( I lived EVERY second of the 80s)

  • (I hated the 80's, but to be fair, I was a pre-teen.)

    sex

    gummy bracelets

    gel shoes

    Madonna

    Material Girl

    junk bonds

    Pac Man

    Huey Lewis & the News

    Boy George

    The A-Team

    Magnum PI

    Hawaii 5-0

    Miami Vice

    Don Johnson

    Michael J. Fox

    dope/drugs

    punk

    Cyndi Lauper

    The Facts of Life

    cordless phones the size of your refrigerator

    5 1/2" Floppy Disc

    The Dukes of Hazzard

    President Ronald Reagan

    Iran Contra Affair

    Ollie North

    Nicaragua

    Panama

    "I want my MTV"

    VCR

    Beta

    cassette tapes

    Commodore 64

    Poison

    Guns N Roses

    chewing gum like a cow/obnoxious behavior

    those plastic bracelets with the glitter and water in them

    Heart

    Good enough for 10 points?

  • 1 decade ago

    The Scream (Park Plaza Hotel)

    Coconut Teaser

    The Whiskey

    Troubadour

    Cropped leather biker jacket

    Hair Mousse

    Reese's Pieces

    Yesterday's Tear

    T.S.O.L

    Cutting Crew

    The Cult

  • 1 decade ago

    Movies:

    Purple Rain

    Bueller,Bueller. Bueller(Ferris Bueller)

    The Lost Boys

    Sixteen Candles

    The Last Dragon

    Weird Science

    The Color Purple

    TV:

    MTV and BET (both played music videos)

    Music:

    Prince

    Run DMC

    Journey

    I can go on but I want to stop showing age now someone else can pick up the list from here.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Zelda! Tecktites! Peahats! Octorocks! Zelda-aa-aaaa-aaaa Nintendo

  • 1 decade ago

    i was 4 years old at the time..

    i like some things about the 80s

  • Eerin
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    I say it R O C K E D!!!!

    Don't care what others think I had a ball during the 80's

  • Zippy
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    nope.

    those are all reasons why they sucked

    but, I'l play.

    big hair

    plastic pants

    Duran Duran

    Candies shoes

    Miami Vice (on tv)

    Beverly Hills Cop

    wait----- I just remembered something good about the 80's....

    the CURE!!!

    now they ROCK!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    you forgot Grace Jones!

  • 1 decade ago

    everything about the 80s was great...and i didnt live then

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