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And those were the fads of the 80s. Sure hope they don't return! Thank you for listening to our presentation.
Hint: In between 1-10 days.
Here are a
few questions to see if you guys know your 80s fads.
a) Care Bears
b) Chia Pet
c) Transformers
d) Hot Wheels
a) Leg warmers
b) Fingerless gloves
c) Members-Only jackets
d) Units
a) Helen Slater
b) Robin Wright
c) Molly Ringwald
d) Mia Sara
a) 5.5 seconds
b) 7 seconds
c) 3.9 seonds
d) 12 seconds
What movie had segments shown on MTV?
Fingerless gloves were worn by many, but mostly actors.
a) The Beatles
b) WHAM!
c) Backstreet Boys
d) Abba
a) cereal
b) shoes
c) backpacks
d) kid-sized clothes
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c)
d)
- MTV launched on August st 1981.
- First network to showcase music videos
- Changed music forever
- Originally meant to broadcast Tv shows 24-7
- First music video played was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles
- MTV's earliest format was modeled after AOR (album-oriented rock) radio
- The 1983 film Flashdance was the first film in which its promoters excerpted musical segments from it and supplied them to MTV as music videos, which the channel then aired in regular rotation.
Slang
Top Ten-Most Popular Songs of the 80's
Ace - The best; awesome; terrific.
When something was even better than that it was deemed "Bulk ace" (I'm not sure if this was just an Australian term.)
Amped - Totally pumped or psyched about something.
Herb - (1) noun: A person seen as a quite uncool. A nerd. Taken from an 80's Burger King campaign, where contestants had to "Find Herb" (2) verb: To steal from a person seen as easy prey.
Juiced - to act crazy or stupid.
"Man, are you juiced or something?" this word was created when people started saying "have you been drinking too much juice?" (juice meaning alcohol).
'Za & Brew - (1)College slang for pizza and beer.
-The Police: Every breath you take
-Survivor: Eye Of the Tiger
-Foreigner: I Want to Kow What Love Is
-Van Halen: Jump
-U2: With or Withought You
-Guns N' Roses: Sweet Child O' Mine
-Whitney Houston: So Emotional
-Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of The Heart
-Lionel Richie & Dianna Ross: Endless Love
-J.Geils Band: Centerfold
- Queen
- Pink Floyd
- John Lennon
- Paul
- Survivor
- The Police
- Michael Jackson
- Wham!
- Prince
- Madonna
- Bruce Springsteen
- David Bowie
Fads of the 80's
Music is an art form whose medium is sound. Its common elements are pitch, rhythm, dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture.
Here are some examples of popular artists of the 80's:
During this decade there were many movies that are still popular today, others were only fads.
Some examples:
Goonies (1985),
Beetle juice (1988),
Princess Bride (1987),
Lost boys (1987).
Say Anything (1989)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Breakfast Club (1985)
There were several toy fads during the 80s. Some include:
During the 1980s there were many tv shows that were very popular, but experienced the pattern of a fad and became less popular over only a few years.
Some examples:
Saved by the bell(1989),
Full House(1987),
Cosby Show(1984),
Knight Rider(1982),
Miami Vice(1984).
-Rubik's Cube
-Cabbage Patch Kids
-Chia Pet
-Care Bears
-Pogo Balls
-My Little Pony
-Star Wars Toys
-Strawberry Shortcake
-Transformers
By: Jordan, Jakub, Evelyn
There were plenty of weird yet popular fads for fashion during the 1980s. Some of them include:
Parachute Pants
Leg Warmers
Stirrup Pants
Oversized Tops
Fingerless Gloves
Members Only Jackets
Units
In the 80s, there were many fads. Good, bad, ugly, and REALLY ugly. Our first fad section was the fashion/clothes section, since there were so many in the 80s.