Yes, yes, I know. It really is tragic. Especially how some songs that really were cool once upon a time now sound absolutely fucking awful. Case in point: "Electric Avenue."
On the other hand, some artists have held up surprisingly well, like (of all people) Billy Idol. Okay, honestly, I'm amazed old Billy's even still alive; but it just goes to show you...I don't know, something or other.
Then there's a third category of eighties songs: the ones that scream "eighties songs! eighties songs!" in 50-foot-high, neon green letters but still manage to make me smile and even, occasionally, bob my head and sing along.
Case in point: Cyndi Lauper's "She Bop." Now, I'm proud to say that as much of a goody-two-shoes as I was back in high school, at least I knew what this song was really about. After all, I was a budding English major. But I don't think I got the full hilarity of the lyrics (or, heaven help me, the screaming-eighties video) until I listened to it again this week.
So...do you know what "She Bop" is about? Well, if you don't, maybe these lyrics and screen grabs will help you out a little. };-D
Well, I see them every night in tight blue jeansIn the pages of a blue boy magazine
Hey I've been thinking of a new sensation
I'm picking up good vibrations
Oop - she bop
Do I wanna go out with a lion's roarHuh, yea, I wanna go south n get me some more
Hey, they say that a stitch in time saves nine
They say I better stop or I'll go blind
Oop - she bop - she bop
She bop he bop a we bopI bop you bop a they bop
Be bop be bop a lu she bop,
I hope he will understand
She bop he bop a we bopI bop you bop a they bop
Be bop be bop a lu she bop,
Oh she do she bop
Hey, hey - they say I better get a chaperoneBecause I can't stop messin' with the danger zone
No, I won't worry, and I won't fret
Ain't no law against it yet
Oop - she bop - she bop
She bop he bop we bop...
Now, don't tell me you're still lost! Sheesh, kids these days. Here, let granny help you out.
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