You would have rocked the 80's!
Summary of the 80's
The 1980s was a decade that began on January 1, 1980, and ended on December 31, 1989. The time period saw great social, economic, and general change as wealth and production migrated to newly industrializing economies. As economic liberalization increased in the developed world, multiple multinational corporations associated with the manufacturing industry relocated into Thailand, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, and China. Japan and West Germanywere the most notable developed countries that continued to enjoy rapid economic growth during the decade.
The United Kingdom and the United States moved closer to laissez-faire economic policies beginning a trend towards neoliberalism that would pick up more steam in the following decadeas the fall of the USSR made right wing economic policy more popular.
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Americans enjoyed many fundamental changes in their standard of living in the 1980s. One major transformation was the new, expanded role of television. Cable television, although available in the 1970s, became standard for most American households. This change ushered in a whole host of new programming. MTV, or Music Television, brought a revolution to the recording industry. MTV broadcast music video interpretations of popular songs.
Beginning in 1981 with the prophetic Buggles tune "Video Killed the Radio Star," MTV redefined popular music. Stars like Madonna and Michael Jackson were much more able to convey an image as well as music. Madonna's "MATERIAL GIRL"message typified the values of an increasingly materialistic decade.
The 1980s began with a raging debate: Who was the best team in college football? Ohio State entered New Year's Day undefeated and ranked No. 1. But Alabama, Florida State and USC were also unbeaten (USC had a tie). The Buckeyes and Trojans would be playing each other in the Rose Bowl but Alabama was playing No. 6 Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl and Florida State was playing No. 5 Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl.
The decade only got crazier from there. With ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike celebrating the '80s on Tuesday, we thought it would be fun to look back at the classic moments of the decade. If you're of a certain age, you'll remember these moments for their joy, their surprise and shock value and maybe the heartache they brought you.
