Fortress Around Your Heart

[stgulik]

It's become tradition to make my brother a mix CD for his birthday. He wants CDs for his car. He's not the kind of guy who's comfortable with the more modern music streaming options - if disks were good enough in the 1990s, they're good enough now.

Also, he's not keen on music from this decade. So all the tunes he requested come from the 80s and 90s as well.

Major nostalgia rush! Like, totally!

Does anybody remember this one? My friend Eileen and I were mad for Sting back when his solo career took off. That chisled jaw. Mmm.

Comments

[delphipsmith]

Sting is AWESOME, and the 80s have some of the best music ever :)

[stgulik.livejournal.com]

And there was much rejoicing. Yaaay

Indeed, a lot of good music! I've made him several mixes and I wind up listening to them as much as he does.

[delphipsmith]

What I really want is a five-DVD set of all the best music videos from MTV's first five years. You know, back when music videos were actually good. Rock the Casbah, baby!!

[stgulik.livejournal.com]

My gosh, that would be brilliant. I lived for MTV. I wonder if everybody remembers the first music video they saw on MTV. Mine was "Abracadabra" by the Steve Miller Band.

[teddyradiator.livejournal.com]

Yaaay

[teddyradiator.livejournal.com]

My favourite Sting song EVER!!!! Dream of Blue Turtles was his best album, bar none, and this was the best song on it. Yep, this one is perfect.

But, oh Lord, 80's videos... could this be any more 80's if it tried? The cryptic sets, the obvious 'taped' recording, the pretended contempt for money, the girl's huge hair and peach nail varnish - even her little contemplative steepled-finger look. Oh, heavens, the 80's. I loved them as much as I cringe over them now....

[stgulik.livejournal.com]

... the spiky hair, the fist of triumph which punches the air before every refrain ... we loved our music videos, even when we knew how cheesy they were, didn't we? You and Delphi have put me in a mood to showcase the best of 80s music videos and invite the flist to weigh in on them. Might be a nice summer diversion!

[teddyradiator.livejournal.com]

the fist of triumph which punches the air before every refrain

Yes, Sting,bless him, had a leaning toward the pretentious even then... "One song, and I'll choose it!" Back then, we would have said, "Oooooohhhh...."

Now we just grumble, "Wanker."

I would love to see some 80's love this summer!

[delphipsmith]

And that is precisely what makes them great, yes :)

[toblass.livejournal.com]

Toby is the self-proclaimed Queen of the 80's music and music videos.

INXS, Duran Duran, The Fixx, The Alarm, Culture Club, Adam Ant, Berlin...omg!

I shall have to raid my cds tonight and make a new playlist.

[stgulik.livejournal.com]

If we do this summer-music video thing, you have to help select the best ones.

[toblass.livejournal.com]

Absolutely!!

[delphipsmith]

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, very yes, and yes. Also The Clash, Flock of Seagulls, The Police, Styx, a-ha, Billy Idol, Cyndi Lauper, B-52s, The Bangles, and...OH MY GOSH LOOK WHAT I FOUND!

[stgulik.livejournal.com]

OMG WTF IS THIS THING?! They're all here!!