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re: Where Does "Boys of Summer" Rate In Pantheon of 80's Songs?
Posted on 3/10/14 at 12:19 am to AlaTiger
Posted on 3/10/14 at 12:19 am to AlaTiger
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Where Does "Boys of Summer" Rate In Pantheon of 80's Songs?
Pretty fricking low.
When the highlight of a song is a reference to Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac, you know you have a problem.
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Posted on 3/10/14 at 12:32 am to HeadyBrosevelt
I'll admit that I didn't like it much as a kid when it came out but it grew on me as I got older.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 2:32 am to AlaTiger
"The End of the Innocence."
Written for Dana Delany when she and Henley were living together.
Written for Dana Delany when she and Henley were living together.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 5:15 am to HeadyBrosevelt
One of the best tunes of the 1980's. The Deadhead sticker reference easily the most memorable lyric from the song.
obviously too deep for you though.
obviously too deep for you though.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 3:35 am to shutterspeed
I agree -
I think it was a great song. One of the best for the decade.
I really liked it.
I think it was a great song. One of the best for the decade.
I really liked it.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 7:11 am to Govt Tide
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I'll admit that I didn't like it much as a kid when it came out but it grew on me as I got older.
+1
I liked the cover song, and since it kind of had a baseball feel to it... it has grown on me.
But definitely not what I think about when I think of "80s song".
This post was edited on 3/11/14 at 5:18 pm
Posted on 3/11/14 at 8:01 am to Choupique19
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Pretty fricking low.
nothing to do with the lyrics, it's just a 'meh' song
nobody talked about this song back then. just remember it being radio filler
Posted on 3/11/14 at 8:16 am to dexy82
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nothing to do with the lyrics, it's just a 'meh' song
nobody talked about this song back then. just remember it being radio filler
this is how I feel about it. It's an ok song, but nothing to get excited about. Plus, Don Henley is a douche.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 8:36 am to OldTigahFot
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My favorite Don Henley song. I always want to hear it when driving across I-10 on the way to Florida vacation.
Same. I was born in 90 and have no shame admitting that when I was much younger, the Ataris version was the first I heard of the song. I'm guessing I was 12. Today, I like them both in their own rights. Every time I'm heading east on I-10 towards Florida though, the Ataris version is getting played when I start smelling salt water.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 10:43 am to AlaTiger
The song depresses the hell out of me. It always reminds me of my last two high school years. The song was new and popular my junior year of high school. My girlfriend and all of my best friends were a year above me. We enjoyed the hell out of the summer and then they all moved away to college. I was left in a small to midsized, boring town finishing up my last year of high school with not much to do.
I remember helping saying goodbye to some of best friends as they were heading to Michigan and Western Michigan for college. They were all excited about starting a new chapter in their lives and getting the hell out of Burton, Michigan. That same day I went to the then girlfriend's house and helped pack up her 1980 Ford Fiesta (who remembers that model :lol). She was heading off to the dreaded Michigan State. I knew the relationship wasn't going to last much longer. I said goodbye and headed home - the long way...driving around Thread Lake. This song always makes me think of that time.
Long story short...the song brings up bad memories and therefore I don't particularly care for it.
I remember helping saying goodbye to some of best friends as they were heading to Michigan and Western Michigan for college. They were all excited about starting a new chapter in their lives and getting the hell out of Burton, Michigan. That same day I went to the then girlfriend's house and helped pack up her 1980 Ford Fiesta (who remembers that model :lol). She was heading off to the dreaded Michigan State. I knew the relationship wasn't going to last much longer. I said goodbye and headed home - the long way...driving around Thread Lake. This song always makes me think of that time.
Long story short...the song brings up bad memories and therefore I don't particularly care for it.
This post was edited on 3/11/14 at 10:57 am
Posted on 3/11/14 at 1:46 pm to Forkbeard3777
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Forkbeard3777
"Look at me--I had a girlfriend in 1985"
I keed. Reminds me of high school too.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 2:34 pm to dexy82
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nobody talked about this song back then. just remember it being radio filler
My experience was much different. It was definitely an extremely popular song in .83, the video was highly acclaimed and the song recharted again in the early 90's.
It has soul, had good, reflective lyrics. It came out in a time when party tunes, and goddamned love ballads were pervasive.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 3:01 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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My experience was much different.
Well, I was 11 in 83' so maybe I was into a little more poppy stuff back then-
but even when I listen to it now it's still just 'meh'
not a terrible song
why are we talking about this song again
Posted on 3/11/14 at 8:06 pm to Govt Tide
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"Sunset Grill"
Very underrated song.
Definitely agree. Sunset Grill is my favorite Don Henley song.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 8:23 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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My experience was much different. It was definitely an extremely popular song in .83, the video was highly acclaimed and the song recharted again in the early 90's.
It has soul, had good, reflective lyrics. It came out in a time when party tunes, and goddamned love ballads were pervasive.
Ditto. It stood out righteously from all the crap that was pervasive then.
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