Pages

15 April 2012

What Are Your Ultimate 1980s Icons?

Scroll up, please, and vote on this pressing issue of the day!

What makes you immediately think of the 1980s? Certain clothes? Music? Toys? Games? News stories? Inventions? Technology? Telly? Let us know - you may select more than one answer!

12 comments:

Dave Mullen said...

My memories of the 80's... so many to choose from in addition to your list. Putting aside television and Music this is what comes to my mind looking back.


Vinyl Records

Walkmans

The changes in currency - no more 1/2 pences, the Twenty pence introduced, the £1 note giving way to the coin, coinage in general getting smaller (remember the disgust at the new tiddly-wink 5p pieces?)....

Communism finally falling

Falkland Islands War

Video recorders and VHS rental etc.

'Video Nasties'

Novely multicolor straws (remember those crazy twirly ones?)

Farah pants, Fred Perry pullovers.

First Satellite TV

Miners stike

Poll Tax Riots

The rise of Alternative comedians (hated them generally but their impact was undeniable)

Designer stubble

Ethiopia Famine and subsequent Charity pleas

Dungeons and Dragons roleplaying

AIDS

BMX bikes and freestyling


Acid House and the drug scene surrounding it

Maggie Thatcher....

Drew said...

So much to list! I also forgot: donkey jackets, Donkey Kong, Space Invaders, Super Mario Brothers, bulldog clips, neon clothing, Channel 4, Cabbage Patch Dolls, Hip Hop, body popping, VCRs, Ronald Reagan, Spitting Image, Live Aid, Roland Rat, Gilbert The Alien, Postman Pat, Danger Mouse, Henry's Cat... Fortunately, all of these things are featured on this blog!

Anonymous said...

I voted for deelyboppers and shoulder pads, but you missed out pixie boots, Walkmans, ghetto blasters, break dancing, acid house, stone and acid washed jeans. I would have voted for all those as well!

Drew said...

You can considered them voted for now!

Anonymous said...

Poll Tax riots were 1990, not 1980s.

Anonymous said...

ET should of been included - "ET phone home!" And you were daft to leave out Hip Hop.

Drew said...

Indeed I was! But you've just put in a vote for them. Thank you.

Anonymous said...

Stone and Acid washed jeans.

Anonymous said...

Boy George. How could you forget Boy George?

Drew said...

I think I'll do an Ultimate '80s Icons Part 2 poll when this one is over!

Anonymous said...

No Space Invaders and Hip Hop? Tut tut!

Chris said...

RUBIK'S CUBE! DONKEY KONG! SUPER MARIO BROTHERS! SHELL SUITS! POWER DRESSING! SPITTING IMAGE! JELLY SHOES! HOUSE MUSIC! HIP HOP! ACID HOUSE! SYNTH POP! MTV! CHANNEL FOUR! SKY TV!