You Just Keep on Pushing My Love Over the Borderline

I definitely should have been an 80s baby. No, not like born in the 80s (clearly, I was born in '87) but I should have been a teenager during the time period. I LOVE everything about the era- the clothes, the toys, the television shows, and most importantly, THE MUSIC. It never fails. The first thing that I do when I wake up: turn the t.v. on and change to the 80s music channel so I can get dressed. The other day, I heard Madonna's "Borderline" and I completely forgot how much I liked the song. Today at work, I'm pretty sure I played it a good 12 times.



Madonna was definitely the epitome of what an "80s girl" was back then. Crazy hair, thick eyebrows, flashy, wore tons of accessories, etc. Of course, I would argue that Cyndi Lauper was THEE 80s girl, but some would beg to differ. Eh, who cares.

While rotating through the playlist, I came across Tears for Fears, a duo who were famous for hits such as "Shout" and "Head Over Heels." They're not my favorite group from the period, but they're definitely one of the best. Sad that they broke up. The lead singer had an amazing voice.



If I had to choose however, I would have to say that Duran Duran is my favorite band from the 80s. Hands down. "The Reflex," "Hungry Like the Wolf," "Union of the Snake," "Wild Boys"- how could you NOT like a Duran Duran song?? My sister Cathy (who was a teenager during the height of 80s music) introduced me to them when I was a young girl. She actually introduced me to various styles of music including AC/DC, Def Leppard, INXS, Dr. Dre, Depeche Mode, Tupac, and Guns 'n Roses just to name a few. To her, she may have just been listening to music during one of the many days when she was (forced) to babysit Joyce and I, but little did she know, she would instill in me a love for different music genres that I would not have been exposed to growing up the neighborhood that I did. Thanks Cat :-)