Well, that one is super porny.

I didn't know until my ex-GF (your age, and a Duran Duran fan) talked about discovering it on a video rental as a teen.

I was an equal opportunity NE/NKOTB enjoyer, but I did feel a little embarrassed about liking New Kids. Loved NE right up through my college days. Heartbreak was maybe their best album and that dropped 1988: If It Isn't Love, You're Not My Kind of Girl, NE Heartbreak, the original version of Can You Stand the Rain (although the Boyz II Men version is superior). Oh man, New Edition was the good times.

although the Boyz II Men version is superior

Yeah, those guys could sing a bit.

I graduated high school in 1985, so we were a little ahead of the boy band thing, I guess.

Yep. This was me, too. Madonna, Prince, Michael Jackson, Def Leppard, U2 were all huge as were Bruce and John Mellencamp. We also loved Level 42 & Simple Minds as well. (Desperately wanted "Don't You Forget About Me" as our class song, but the stiffs in charge of Student Gov't thought "We've Only Just Begun" would be an oh-so-apropos choice. *gag*)

And Pink Floyd, The Who, and Yes were also huge, since they'd do whole album laser light shows at the Planetarium on Friday and Saturday nights.

(although the Boyz II Men version is superior).

I don't know about all that! That song KILLS ME. Man, what is better than pubescent pop music? I'm going to say nothing.

Some Keith Sweat came up on my iPod earlier when I was walking around, and I almost had to sit down.

I never liked boy bands much, but I was addicted to Monkees reruns on television.

My first boy band was Menudo. There was also some New Edition time in there.

My neighborhood was not down with the NKOTB.

(Desperately wanted "Don't You Forget About Me" as our class song, but the stiffs in charge of Student Gov't thought "We've Only Just Begun" would be an oh-so-apropos choice. *gag*)

My version of that story has that stupid Tevin Campbell friendship song winning out over Guy's "Let's Chill."

Madonna, Prince, Michael Jackson

All born in the same year. All born in the midwest.

My version of that story has that stupid Tevin Campbell friendship song winning out over Guy's "Let's Chill."

Our class song: "You can Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward.

but the Bee Gees were far too old and hairy and dentally intimidating to play the brother act for pre-teens.

That just made me laugh and laugh.

I can remember the scandal in my very proper Catholic school when the Girls on Film video came out. Nothing like the complete eruption that took place when my best friend celebrated her birthday by having a sleep over and then having her parents take a group of pre-teen girls to the movies to see Purple Rain a few years later, but still!