Our college graduating class of '88 theme song was "It's the End of the World As We Know It," so REM was definitely popular before then, especially on college radio. I used to get them confused with OMD, actually.
Giles, help! He's going to scold me!
Buffy ,'Never Leave Me'
Natter 47: My Brilliance Is Wasted On You People
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kathy A - Nov 06, 2006 9:16:08 am PST #7819 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Vortex - Nov 06, 2006 9:22:42 am PST #7820 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Yeah, I remember it being huge in 87-88, it was our theatre troupe theme song.
Sophia Brooks - Nov 06, 2006 9:23:11 am PST #7821 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Sophia, did you see where I linked to Scooby Road in the Buffy/Angel thread?
Yes, but there is something corrupt (so it says) and it will not unzip for me :(
I guess I was way out of the REM loop. I remember all those songs being popular with a certain subset of people who had tapes from concerts, and not at all Top 40. However, I will fully admit that I stopped listening to any music except musicals and Bernstein's Mass from about 1987 - 1995
Also, the graduating class of 1988 at my school had Styx's Sailing as their theme and we played the Carpenter's "We've only Just Begun" as the preshow music. So I am thinking my town was WAY behind the times
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 06, 2006 9:24:49 am PST #7822 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
And Pat Benatar's greatest hits.
I refuse to feel shame about owning an album that has "Promises in the Dark," "One Love," "All Fired Up," "Shadows of the Night," "Hit Me with Your Best Shot," "Invincible," AND "Outlaw Blues" on it.
Vortex - Nov 06, 2006 9:26:19 am PST #7823 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I refuse to feel shame about owning an album that has "Promises in the Dark," "One Love," "All Fired Up," "Shadows of the Night," "Hit Me with Your Best Shot," "Invincible," AND "Outlaw Blues" on it.
We can't afFORD to be innocent
Stand up and FACE the enemy
It's a do or DIE situation
We will be invincibllllllllle!
tommyrot - Nov 06, 2006 9:26:30 am PST #7824 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
"Hit Me with Your Best Shot,"
In high-school pep band we played this. I still can't listen to it without my brain focusing on the French horn part....
Connie Neil - Nov 06, 2006 9:26:54 am PST #7825 of 10001
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I refuse to feel shame about owning an album that has "Promises in the Dark," "One Love," "All Fired Up," "Shadows of the Night," "Hit Me with Your Best Shot," "Invincible," AND "Outlaw Blues" on it.
DAMN straight! I'd never heard "Outlaw Blues" before I got that album.
I will ante up and admit I've got Taylor Dayne's Greatest Hits, the Pointer Sisters greatest and Stevie Nicks' greatest as well. And Paula Abdul's first album, too. I've always had Bonnie Tyler's album with "Total Eclipse."
Vortex - Nov 06, 2006 9:27:07 am PST #7826 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
My high school prom theme was Richard Marx's "Hold on to the Night"
Vortex - Nov 06, 2006 9:27:44 am PST #7827 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I've always had Bonnie Tyler's album with "Total Eclipse."
Turn around bright eyes . . .
tommyrot - Nov 06, 2006 9:28:14 am PST #7828 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I've always had Bonnie Tyler's album with "Total Eclipse."
I hated that song when it came out. Now I have a love/hate relationship with it.