11/1/06

You are a child of the 80's if .....


1) You randomly start humming the "Pacman" jingle in the morning (or the McGyver jingle if you are younger).
2) there is a betamax videotape of you dancing the "moonwalk".
3) you know what "ANTAFITA" means.
4) You believe that the Google/Microsoft war is nothing compare to the Atari/Commodore battle.
5) You are aware that "stock tampon" was refering to rice and not some bathroom necessities.

6) You know Prince was way much cooler than Michael Jackson. (Yes, there was a time when Michael Jackson was the poster child for "cool"... How the mighty have fallen)

7) You remember each scene of "La Boum" and you agonized more than once over asking your crush for a slow dance when "Dreams are my reality" was played at a party. ( What ever happended to slow dancing ? Someone killed it in a back alley or something ? Let's ask J. Timberlake to "bring slow-dancing back" and I, in turn, will take care of bringing sexy back. Stop laughing, I really could.....)

8) "Dallas" "Chateau-vallon" and "Knight Rider" (K2000 in French) were the original "Sopranos", "Urgences" and "prison break".

9) you know all the Ninja Turtles by name.

10) You used to read "le Point", "Madagascar matin" and "the reader's digest" in the bathroom.

11) You weep because Zico, Socrates, Platini and Tigana never had a chance to play a world cup final. You smile because you remember when Roger Milla still had hair and you are still angry because Germany and Austria conspired to keep Algeria from advancing in the World Cup even though Rabah Madjer scored on a backheel the best Goal of the WC ever.

12) At some point, you had a haircut that makes you want to burn all the pictures of your childhood: The mullet or the Lionel Richie haircut for men, the "coupe a la lionne" or Tina Turner haircut for women. Don't pretend now, you know I am right :)

13) You know the lyrics of Frankie goes to Hollywwod's "Relax", Stephanie de Monaco's "Comme un ouragan" and Patsy's "Imagine"....


14) "too shy, shy......hush, hush..I do,I" (Kajagogo is the name you are looking for) Yep, you went to "Hi-Fi" club in Antaninarenina.

15) A few more, just for fun: "Hello, is it me you are looking for ?"
"Cuz, girls they wanna have fu-un......wanna have fun, girls"
"There comes a time, when we heed a certain call, when the world..."
"En rouge et noir, j'exilerai ma peur,...."
" B-E-2N-Y B, mon nom a moi c'est Benny B" (Oh Boy...)

15) You are still reading this post and now you are wondering where you were when you first heard "Like a virgin", first seen "Rocky" and first break-danced.

14 comments:

  1. hey Jo,
    > You 90's kids: "BoysIIMen" and "McHammer" listening, "Friends" watching, "reality bites" worshipers ;). Well, at least I have more respect for "Amnesia" goers than "Le Bus" people :)) ! Just kidding, just kidding. ;)

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  2. there was totally no competition between atari and commodore! C64 rulez OK!!! And Madonna was the coolest, not MJ or Prince. And and and... oh wait... I guess I proved your point.

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  3. yep Mosi totally 80's :) although Vanilla Ice and Cobain could save you from the 80's trap. Cheer up though, in dog years, we are just 4 :)

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  4. Anonymous4:21 AM

    Oh my gosh!!! I am totally a child of the 80's...ahaha. Wow I thought I was the 90's groupie because I sure had fun at Amnesia and Caveau lol

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  5. >Many,
    je crois que nos parents avaient les meme gouts. Les Best of Sardou et Dassin sont dans la rotation du mp3 player et the "great pretender"des Platters est un must au karaoke pour moi :).
    Etre "Old school" est un signe de sagesse Many. :)
    >Mirana, we have a special new terminology for you: you are a "89er" ;)
    so was it Amnesia 1st and then caveau or the other way around ? ;)

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  6. Anonymous5:50 PM

    Nip/Tuck too is coooool !!!

    Donatelo, Michel Angelo, Leonardo et Raffael !!! Par contre j'oublie tjrs les 7 nains ;p

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  7. Salut Marc,
    Oy, Niptuck ! :) Trop vrai parfois mais je suis d'accord que c'est tres bien fait.
    Bienvenu aux clubs des enfants des annees 80 :). Il parait que la presque trentaine est tout ce qu'il y a de plus "branche" hehehe (thirty is the new twenty)

    PS: la phrase en malgache est pollue de faute d'orthographe alors je l'ai effacee pour l'instant :)

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  8. j'ai eu la même bouffée nostalgique en passant 4 jours avec mes copines du collège ...
    Chuis à la limite 80-90 on va dire :) Heal the World, La fête à la maison, K2000, Sauvé par le Gong, Raha nofy (thxs Tattum pour le mp3 ;), et puis, et puis ... nos premiers slows !!!

    You don’t know what it’s like
    Baby, you don’t know what it’s like
    To love somebody, to love somebody

    Michael Bolton rules !!

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  9. Hello Vola,
    "Heal the World, La fête à la maison, K2000, Sauvé par le Gong, Raha nofy"
    Cette liste m'a fait enormement sourire.
    Zach Morris et Kelly Kapowski, Poopy et Njila, et les echos a la maison de "For you and for me and the entire human race..." il me semble qu'en ces temps lointains ;), "avoir du coffre" (cf Bolton, Carey et Houston) etait plus important que de nos jours. Peut-etre que je suis juste vieux jeu maintenant.
    Bon week-end a toi.

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  10. Ice is back with a brand new invention:
    Sweet dreams are made of this -
    walking on broken glass...
    you can't touch this

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  11. Mosi: your playlist...should I say.... priceless :)
    "I have got the power !"
    " This beat is , this beat is technotronic"
    " One moment in time, .."
    and the kicker, "informer,...a licky boom boom down :) "

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  12. Anonymous11:20 AM

    Cool ce post!
    Je crois qu'on a tous été bercé dans les goûts musicaux de nos parents. Tour à tour, ce fut du BMarley, puis de la musique brésilienne avant d'entamer les classiques comme Brel, Aznavour, Belafonte, etc.. Mais j'ai été plus marquée par Mickael Jackson en effet (grande fan avec poster grandeur nature dans la chambre, ah la la quand j'y pense!), Johnny Cleg, Mc Hammer que j'écoutais chez mes cousins, etc.. Mais je me reconnais dans tout ce qui a été dit précédemment!Je rajouterai juste Papillon en plus de Caveau et Amnésia! :D)))

    Vola> Quelque chose me dit qu'elle passe en boucle! ;D

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  13. Tattum,
    tu me fais penser que la chanson la plus marquante (non-malgache) pour un exile Malgache des annees 80 doit etre la chanson de Belafonte:
    " Oh Mon ile, au soleil,
    paradis entre terre et ciel,
    Ou le flot tout le long du jour,
    chante au sable fin, sa chanson d'amour"

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  14. Salut Hjk,
    Ce clip "Thriller" etait revolutionnaire a tous les niveaux. Moi, je me cachais derriere le fauteuil quand il commence a se transformer, hey j'avais 6 ans :)...
    Difficile de faire la dance de "thriller" avec une attelle au pied... ;)
    J'arretes de te charrier et je te souhaite un prompt retablissement.

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