| ‘Retro’ seems to be the buzz word at the | | | | be a pretty sight if they were still wearing the same |
| moment. Everyone seems to be interested in | | | | suits or hairstyles of 30 years ago!! |
| something that was popular ‘back in the day…’ | | | | Then there are the New Romantic bands. They |
| It has been said that the 80’s was a decade of | | | | celebrated glamour following the drabness of the punk |
| tasteless music, fashion and greed but the music from | | | | scene but how ridiculous would they look now in their |
| this era has seen a big comeback. During 2009 there | | | | frilly shirts and big hair? |
| are 82 bands from the 80’s touring. Not just in the | | | | Then of course there were the girls, Madonna, Cyndi |
| UK either. It seems that the Germans’, the | | | | Lauper, Sheena Easton and Bananarama. How would |
| Japanese and the Americans all want to remember | | | | they look these days, with their big teased hair, vivid |
| the good old days…Or listen to ‘Old School | | | | make up and leggings or Ra-ra skirts? |
| Music’. | | | | Maybe that’s why the music from the 80’s has |
| For those who were around during the eighties, it is a | | | | seen such a big comeback during these difficult times. |
| chance to reignite the age old argument, who was the | | | | It gives some a chance to reminisce and others a |
| better of the ‘Power Dressing’ bands, Duran | | | | chance to enjoy or maybe laugh at what people |
| Duran or Spandau Ballet? Thankfully these two | | | | ‘back in the day’ used to listen to. |
| bands don’t seem to take themselves too seriously | | | | Many people enjoy making memorabilia collections |
| the second time around, which is just as well when | | | | including 80's Popstar autographs, photos, and albums |
| you see how they have ‘grown’. It wouldn’t | | | | to hold onto the memories of ‘Old School Music'. |