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I'm having a David Sylvian day. Post pictures of oh-so-cool 80s clothes horse people here and start drooling.

http://www.artistdirect.com/Images/Sources/AMGCOVERS/music/cover200/drd700/d764/d76478u2k1r.jpg

― Trayce (trayce), Sunday, 15 June 2003 04:19 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.beggars.com/artists/catalogue/dalis_car/images/dalipic.jpg

― Trayce (trayce), Sunday, 15 June 2003 04:20 (twenty-three years ago)

http://slowdive.users.netlink.co.uk//Photos/strawb03.jpg

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 15 June 2003 05:29 (twenty-three years ago)

http://home.planet.nl/~frankbri/LUDUS1.JPG

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Sunday, 15 June 2003 05:36 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.riverblue.com/hughes/hughes.jpg

― g--ff c-nn-n (gcannon), Sunday, 15 June 2003 05:59 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.aigany.org/ideas/features/images/saville.jpg

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Sunday, 15 June 2003 06:05 (twenty-three years ago)

Strawberry Switchblade! I dressed up like that at a school disco once. Thankfully there is no photographic evidence of this, heh.

http://www.d4.dion.ne.jp/~ddd/ultravox+1.jpg

― Trayce (trayce), Sunday, 15 June 2003 06:08 (twenty-three years ago)

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/gallery/2002/01/17/dpub_strange80s.jpg

― Trayce (trayce), Sunday, 15 June 2003 06:16 (twenty-three years ago)

http://epguides.com/SquarePegs/cast.jpg

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 15 June 2003 06:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh, and Dee to thread and all.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 15 June 2003 06:24 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.freesurfer.co.uk/human/po02a.JPG

― di smith (lucylurex), Sunday, 15 June 2003 06:32 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.angelfire.com/80s/metalscene/images/poison.jpg

― di smith (lucylurex), Sunday, 15 June 2003 06:33 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.britta.com/costumes/unusual1.jpg

― di smith (lucylurex), Sunday, 15 June 2003 06:36 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.8ung.at/bandfotogalerie/viunge.jpg

― di smith (lucylurex), Sunday, 15 June 2003 06:37 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh how could I forget Sigue Sigue Sputnik, oh my.

― Trayce (trayce), Sunday, 15 June 2003 06:42 (twenty-three years ago)

david sylvian has now been added to my list of all the people i should marry, thanks trayce.

― di smith (lucylurex), Sunday, 15 June 2003 06:43 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.arches.uga.edu/~brendav/prince/Photos/4pinces.jpg

― JesseFox (JesseFox), Sunday, 15 June 2003 06:50 (twenty-three years ago)

― James Blount (James Blount), Sunday, 15 June 2003 08:20 (twenty-three years ago)

― James Blount (James Blount), Sunday, 15 June 2003 08:21 (twenty-three years ago)

My favorite part of Krush Groove is when those three gentlemen stop at a building stoop, winded after running down the street, and one of them says "We're fat boys." And then the other says "Hey, THAT'S what we should call ourselves. The Fat Boys!!"

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 15 June 2003 08:24 (twenty-three years ago)

every superhero has its origin story

― James Blount (James Blount), Sunday, 15 June 2003 08:26 (twenty-three years ago)

If you combine Di's Poison picture and this, then that sums up the '80's for me:

http://www.angelfire.com/wy/bby2k/ateam.jpg

I was always Face when we played A-Team at school, but I wanted to be Murdoch.

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 15 June 2003 08:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Some of my favorites:

http://www.nightporter.co.uk/pages/images/1ds81blinds.jpg

http://www.nightporter.co.uk/pages/images/band812.jpg

http://www.britanya.de/Depeche/Dave_84.gif

http://www.britanya.de/Depeche/Demo_86.gif

http://www.annafriel.net/pix/HumanLeague_WantMe.jpg

http://users.bigpond.net.au/human-league/league81_1.jpg

http://www.lexiconmagazine.com/NWC/img/uvox_ure2.jpg

http://www.lexiconmagazine.com/NWC/img/uvox_pic.jpg

This thread makes me happy. Most of it, anyway.

*looks askance at inclusion of Poison and Sigue Sigue Sputnik*

*and basketball dude, and the Fat Boys, and the A-Team*

*ok, so only half of it makes me happy*

― Dee the Lurker (Dee the Lurker), Sunday, 15 June 2003 08:36 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.mtv.com/news/images/a/aha990722.gif

― di smith (lucylurex), Sunday, 15 June 2003 09:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Dee, please don't hate on Poison and the A-team! They rule! :)

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 15 June 2003 09:07 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.angelfire.com/wy/bby2k/optimus_prime.jpg

TESTIFY!

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 15 June 2003 09:12 (twenty-three years ago)

http://ae.boston.com/images/news/hasselhoff160.jpg

― robster (robster), Sunday, 15 June 2003 09:48 (twenty-three years ago)

What hell hath I wrought?!

― Trayce (trayce), Sunday, 15 June 2003 10:02 (twenty-three years ago)

Like, duh!
http://www.sensesofcinema.com/images/19/miami.jpg

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 15 June 2003 11:32 (twenty-three years ago)

f f f fresssssssssssh

http://www.cheebadesign.com/dengamleskolen/stetsasonic.jpg

http://www.cheebadesign.com/dengamleskolen/biz-markie_cool-v.jpg

― james (james), Sunday, 15 June 2003 16:28 (twenty-three years ago)

http://thorin.adnc.com/~pwb/images/annaboy.jpg

― Arthur (Arthur), Sunday, 15 June 2003 16:42 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www2.gol.com/users/cknapp/IMAGES/portraitsphotos/p024_b52s.jpg

― Arthur (Arthur), Sunday, 15 June 2003 16:56 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www2.gol.com/users/cknapp/IMAGES/portraitsphotos/p104_john_sex.jpg

― Arthur (Arthur), Sunday, 15 June 2003 16:59 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.simpleton.com/img/falco.gif

― Sommermute (Wintermute), Sunday, 15 June 2003 17:07 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.posterplanet.net/pictures/images/Ss1b3.gif

― Sommermute (Wintermute), Sunday, 15 June 2003 17:08 (twenty-three years ago)

But really, for girls, it was all about...
http://www.natkin.net/images/madonna/madonna.jpg

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 15 June 2003 17:09 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.geocities.com/marcapreguntas/nomiurgh2.gif

― Arthur (Arthur), Sunday, 15 June 2003 17:13 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.fongnet.net/images/abtcyf3sm.jpg

― Sommermute (Wintermute), Sunday, 15 June 2003 17:14 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.mufor.org/links/budlink2.jpg

― Sommermute (Wintermute), Sunday, 15 June 2003 17:26 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.roxyclub.com.br/leighbowery/Dugallery/pictures/bowery23.jpg

― Arthur (Arthur), Sunday, 15 June 2003 17:27 (twenty-three years ago)

http://guitarbands.de/dbs.jpg

― Aaron A., Sunday, 15 June 2003 19:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Dee "that basketball guy" is Dominique Wilkens! Human Highlight Reel!

― Leee (Leee), Sunday, 15 June 2003 23:17 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm almost too afraid to ask, but who's the Gacy lookalike wearing the cake?

This thread took an amusing angle I didn't quite expect. I love youse guys.

― Trayce (trayce), Sunday, 15 June 2003 23:59 (twenty-three years ago)

as far as I was concerned at the tale-end of the decade...

http://www.sem20.com/15-minute-interlude/rem.jpg

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 16 June 2003 00:03 (twenty-three years ago)

Omigod! What's that thing on Stipe's head!

The Gacy lookalike is Leigh Bowery, Trayce. Here's another photo!

http://www.roxyclub.com.br/leighbowery/Dugallery/pictures/LEIGHTIMEOUT.jpg

― Arthur (Arthur), Monday, 16 June 2003 01:14 (twenty-three years ago)

Thanks Arthur. Wow. Fascinating. Heard of Bowery but never seen him before.

There's something about the extremes of panache, expression, and style that was around so much in the 80s and just isn't anymore.

I mean, when I was in high school, regular TV shows would play things like Laurie Anderson. Artrock bands like Talking Heads and Yellow Magic Orchestra were in the charts. I miss this. I may also be acting like a mental revisionist here.

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 16 June 2003 02:13 (twenty-three years ago)

I may also be acting like a mental revisionist here.

I don't think so - I was definitely aware of stuff like Anderson and Talking Heads at a very young age.

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 16 June 2003 02:16 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.imissthe80s.com/images/billyeye.jpg

― di smith (lucylurex), Monday, 16 June 2003 02:32 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp2/features/wallpaper/images/800/kajagoogoo.jpg

― di smith (lucylurex), Monday, 16 June 2003 02:33 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.cheaptrick.com/guitar21.jpg

― di smith (lucylurex), Monday, 16 June 2003 02:34 (twenty-three years ago)

it's the Vishnu guitar!!

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 16 June 2003 02:35 (twenty-three years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/pic200_web/drp000/p046/p04695vk8ei.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/kirstz14/eg8.jpg

― Andy K (Andy K), Monday, 16 June 2003 02:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh my GAWD. That Kajagoogoo pic... I had such a crush on the guy with the white hair (not limahl, the other one) as a kid, but I look at them now and go "WHAT WAS I THINKING?"

I still have the hots for Sylvian, however.

http://www.ondarock.it/Japan.jpg

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 16 June 2003 03:08 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.claregrogan.com/img0.gif

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 16 June 2003 03:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh she was so cute in that episode of Shooting Stars I have on video :D

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 16 June 2003 03:47 (twenty-three years ago)

ESOJ--sweet! God,I love Clare Grogan.

― Arthur (Arthur), Monday, 16 June 2003 03:57 (twenty-three years ago)

me too.

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 16 June 2003 04:04 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.capitantrash.com/Deposito/30/Image/Liquid1.jpg

http://www.abcmartinfry.com/abclol/images/lex01.jpg

http://thorin.adnc.com/~pwb/images/anna_sf1983.jpg

― felicity (felicity), Monday, 16 June 2003 04:06 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.posterplanet.net/pictures/images/Cl1b1.gif

― Sommermute (Wintermute), Monday, 16 June 2003 09:12 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm not sure whether they were hip even in the eighties, but for me they are the kings of cool.. THE JONZUN CREW! (It's a pity I don't have a colour version of that pic, it's even better that way).

http://www.goodka.com/Images/disques/jonzun_crew.jpg

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 16 June 2003 10:39 (twenty-three years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf100/f164/f16405kix91.jpg

(Andrew Eldritch in Miami Vice mode)

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Monday, 16 June 2003 14:15 (twenty-three years ago)

can't believe this one's not been done yet (though the photo itself may have been taken in the 90s).

http://www.nme.com/media/images/MyBloodyValentine1910_L.jpg

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Monday, 16 June 2003 15:00 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.myhometheater.homestead.com/files/pb1-original.jpg

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 16 June 2003 15:18 (twenty-three years ago)

Ahem:

http://www.judd-website.co.uk/images/bclub6.jpg

― Sommermute (Wintermute), Monday, 16 June 2003 15:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Carey Elwes + Judd Nelson = eighties libido EXPLODES!

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 16 June 2003 15:30 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.geocities.com/~junebugtd7/uw-freur_header.JPG

― Chris V. (Chris V), Monday, 16 June 2003 15:36 (twenty-three years ago)

http://whatever-dude.com/wdimages/dposts/kkid6.jpg

― Chris V. (Chris V), Monday, 16 June 2003 15:39 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.ozcraft.com/scifidu/future/cast_doc.jpg

― Sommermute (Wintermute), Monday, 16 June 2003 16:15 (twenty-three years ago)

IMG SRC="http://www.an-irrational-domain.net/images/band83-86/band83world6.JPG">

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 16 June 2003 16:21 (twenty-three years ago)

oh fuck a duck, that shoulda been...

http://www.an-irrational-domain.net/images/band83-86/band83world6.JPG

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 16 June 2003 16:22 (twenty-three years ago)

"cool" being a relative term and all.....

http://freespace.virgin.net/jackie.askew/asf.JPG http://freespace.virgin.net/jackie.askew/gbh.JPG

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 16 June 2003 16:24 (twenty-three years ago)

whiel we're on the subject of judd nelson:

http://www.iwu.edu/~njordan/tbccast2.jpg

― di smith (lucylurex), Monday, 16 June 2003 23:29 (twenty-three years ago)

not enough
http://www.ukgameshows.com/atoz/programmes/e/eurovision_song_contest/eurovision_8.jpg
love on this thread for my liking

― Matt (Matt), Monday, 16 June 2003 23:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Heh. I'm surpised it took as long as it did for a Killing Joke pic to appear *grin*.

And I would in no way have included MBV in this list, but thats cause when I started it I was thnking purely in new romantic, spunk suited, made up pretty boys of cool sort of terms. Which is why some of the stuff people have put up has been delightful.

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 16 June 2003 23:45 (twenty-three years ago)

Wait a minute, 'Nedward's Collection'? What in the sweet Jesus is that photo anyway?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 16 June 2003 23:58 (twenty-three years ago)

Hehe I wondered about that too Ned :) That band look very... wrong. Like a the 70s version of Roxy Music, only as bad goths. Or somesuch.

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 00:03 (twenty-three years ago)

Actually it's apparently Freur, the pre-Underworld Underworld. I could be wrong, tho.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 00:05 (twenty-three years ago)

http://i.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/020916/144216__near_l.jpg

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 00:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Near Dark rocks.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 00:10 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.aceofheartsrecords.com/images/burma_pic.jpg

― Girolamo Savonarola, Tuesday, 17 June 2003 03:37 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.artistdirect.com/soundtracks/photos/terminator.gif

― Sommermute (Wintermute), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 08:05 (twenty-three years ago)

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