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Show and Tell: Firsts

This time around I am going to introduce you to two firsts of my life. Very little of the music that I heard as a child was English music. In fact, it was only when I was at the threshold of teenage that English music entered my life with all its force.

The first video that I am going to share with you is one which I watched on MTV and rather than cruising ahead, stopped to wonder – Who is this? The video is – Come Undone by Duran Duran.



The second first is the one that I played on a jukebox for the first time. The jukebox is located in Café Mondegar in Mumbai. The song is Michael Jackson’s They don’t really care about us.



Everybody else is doing there thing here!


^WiseGuy^
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  1. one-hit_wonder15 March 2009 at 10:37

    Oddly, though I grew up in Canada, I never heard '80s pop and rock until I met my DH 12 years ago! (Except for Bon Jovi...*salivates*)

    Do like Michael Jackson, and wouldn't have minded scoring tickets to his upcoming shows!

    Thanks, that was fun!

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  2. eve15 March 2009 at 19:06

    I LOOOOOOVED the Duran Duran song when it came out! I was in college and in a dance troupe at the time, and my favorite dance was to that song!

    Thanks for the walk down memory lane!

    Eve

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  3. awakeintheworld15 March 2009 at 19:22

    Music is such a powerful part of adolescence! Come to think of it, it is such a powerful part of life, and adolescence is just such a powerful time, that the two together are somewhat overwhelming. Thanks for sharing these.

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  4. Cara15 March 2009 at 22:17

    Music and memory are so conncted. Just last night I felt like I was in a time warp. I work in a resturant and the kitchen crew was blasting 80's rock. Every time I walked in I felt like I was back at a high school dance waiting to be asked onto the floor!

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  5. Beautiful Mess15 March 2009 at 23:00

    *drool* I LOVE Duran Duran. I played that cassette, yes, cassette tape over and over AND over again. Pretty sure I just dated myself..oh well..I'm old! Thanks for taking me down memory lane!

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  6. JuliaS15 March 2009 at 23:35

    Ahhhhhh, Duran Duran . . . **sigh** :0)

    Michael Jackson - fascinated by and oddly repulsed by at the same time.

    Thanks for some fun memories!

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  7. Raggedy Ann16 March 2009 at 00:58

    I remember the good old days!

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  8. Photogrl16 March 2009 at 03:05

    Thanks for the look back in time...

    Duran Duran *sigh*

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  9. Lollipop Goldstein16 March 2009 at 03:11

    As someone who grew up with English music, it is cool hearing about how it came into your life at a later time.

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  10. The Steadfast Warrior16 March 2009 at 03:13

    It's amazing how just a note or two can transport you. I love Michael Jackson's music, just have a hard time with the person.

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  11. Ali16 March 2009 at 12:14

    Awww thanks for sharing your first's my first album was Michael Jackson too Thriller

    Ali xX

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  12. Coffeegrljapan16 March 2009 at 12:48

    I see a theme here - my first cassette tape was Michale Jackson's Thriller. I never really paid attention to Duran Duran when they were big - somehow I missed them as a phenomenon, yet I can still sing many of their songs....odd.

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