FUßGÄNGERZONE
'That Was The 80s'

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Song story and background information

We've got a drum machine and we're not afraid to use it. We can not take any more TV retro-top-ten-list-I-love-1985 nonsense. This is the definitive 80s nostalgia trip for those people too insecure to live in the present. It's finished. Get over it. Enough.

Once and for all, the 80s are over. Listen to this song - the ultimate nostalgia-dipped Ferrero Rocher. Then pick yourself up, throw away the Knight Rider annuals and never, ever watch 'I Love 1985' again.

That Was The 80s (Full mp3 file) - 3:34 [3.3MB]
That Was The 80s (Preview Stream) - 3:34

Credits

Written by B. Mochtehaben & L. von Scheißhoffen. © Goodbye To Berlin Records. All Rights Reserved.

Lyrics
The day-glo decade, we want more of the same
Played out in Atari videogames
New Romantics and the Rubiks Cube
Breakdancing and watching The Tube

That was the 80s!
It was too good to be true
That was the 80s!
When things were shiny and new
That was the 80s!
I rode my BMX bike
That was the 80s!
When I did what I liked

You could understand what rappers said
With a flock of seagulls stuck to your head
St Elmo's Fire and Pretty In Pink
The Breakfast Club, all gone in a blink

That was the 80s!
It was too good to be true
That was the 80s!
When things were shiny and new
That was the 80s!
I rode my BMX bike
That was the 80s!
When I did what I liked

Thatcher started the Falklands war
Which we watched on the new Channel Four
Frankie told us to stop and relax
While we played with my Betamax

That was the 80s!
It was too good to be true
That was the 80s!
When things were shiny and new
That was the 80s!
I rode my BMX bike
That was the 80s!
When I did what I liked

Hannibal, Murdoch, B.A. and Face
Soldiers of fortune, the A-Team were ace
Airwolf, Streethawk and Michael Knight
Which one would win if they got in a fight?

That was the 80s!
It was too good to be true
That was the 80s!
When things were shiny and new
That was the 80s!
I rode my BMX bike
That was the 80s!
When I did what I liked

(Repeat)