80s greatest decade ?

[Commercecomet24]

Agree ... mid 70's is when it probably all kinda started and exploded in early to mid 80's before tapering off toward the end. Great MTV videos back then.

Yep. Nailed it.

[Red Clay Hills]

I think with music I was like most in high school and college that stayed current. I always had some 70s music influence from my dad growing up and actually prefer 70s and 80s music (rock and country, even some pop) these days.

[starkvegasdawg]

The 80's were the most carefree happy decade we've had in a long time. All of the protests and unrest of the 60's were over and the bell bottoms and leisure suits of the 70's had gone out of style. It was a time of big hair, big music, and black trans ams with the eagle on the hood. We were crushing it economically and the Cold War was ending. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.

[DownwardDawg]

The 80's were the most carefree happy decade we've had in a long time. All of the protests and unrest of the 60's were over and the bell bottoms and leisure suits of the 70's had gone out of style. It was a time of big hair, big music, and black trans ams with the eagle on the hood. We were crushing it economically and the Cold War was ending. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.

It was the greatest decade of all time.

[iPat09]

The 80's were the most carefree happy decade we've had in a long time. All of the protests and unrest of the 60's were over and the bell bottoms and leisure suits of the 70's had gone out of style. It was a time of big hair, big music, and black trans ams with the eagle on the hood. We were crushing it economically and the Cold War was ending. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.

This sounds like an opening monologue for a movie set in the 80s.

[QuadrupleOption]

The 80's were the most carefree happy decade we've had in a long time. All of the protests and unrest of the 60's were over and the bell bottoms and leisure suits of the 70's had gone out of style. It was a time of big hair, big music, and black trans ams with the eagle on the hood. We were crushing it economically and the Cold War was ending. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.

^^ This is correct. The 80's were a very optimistic time after the negativity of the 60's and 70's, just like the 50's were an optimistic time after the troubles of the 30's and 40's. My hope is we'll come out of this timeframe and the media will realize that folks are tired of relentless negativity and change their tone a bit. With the advent of the internet though, I don't know if that's possible any more.

What I believe is that while there are a lot of people who aren't happy unless they're unhappy, the vast majority of Americans are tired of the constant bickering and arguing over everything in public discourse. I expect that a correction is coming, and we'll have a decade like the 20's, 50's and 80's again pretty soon. At least, that's my hope.

[FISHDAWG]

The 80's were the most carefree happy decade we've had in a long time. All of the protests and unrest of the 60's were over and the bell bottoms and leisure suits of the 70's had gone out of style. It was a time of big hair, big music, and black trans ams with the eagle on the hood. We were crushing it economically and the Cold War was ending. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.

From the 60's .... kinda political but with no bias towards either side and a pretty good message .... sorry but I should have posted the one showing the lyrics

[Todd4State]

I don't really remember the 70's

I grew up in the 80's and 90's.

The 80's honestly were pretty good. I didn't pay attention to MSU sports at all other than baseball. The Cardinals were good most of the time. Socially and music wise it was pretty fun. Very All-American if you will.

The 90's was just kind of depressing for a little while. I liked the Grunge scene for the 3-5 years of it's height. The late 90's seemed to get better than the early 90's. I was a student at MSU from 1996-2000 and it was honestly the most fun I have ever had in my life. My last football season was 1999. The 1998 baseball season was awesome I don't care what anyone says. Mark McGwire hitting 70 was a nice consolation to not even making the playoffs. So it was good.

The 2000's were kind of a blur that for me blended in with the 2010's. I thought I was maybe going to have to leave UMC to go in the Army after 9/11. And UMC was NOT as much fun as MSU although I got to learn the Fondren District VERY well and I'm pretty sure the people at Quizno's on Old Canton Rd. knew me on a first name basis- every Friday after class. Pretty bad decade for MSU baseball honestly. Especially if you look at SEC only records.

2010's seemed to me like technology really started to pick up and people just got more and more and more sensitive. Social media ESPECIALLY became a big deal. Great decade for MSU and some of my fondest MSU memories are from this decade. 2011 World Series. Enough said.

I don't know- as I get older it just doesn't seem like decades changing is as big a deal as it seemed like at one time. Of course one decade of my life was Y2K. Every decade is going to have its good and bad to be honest with you. I remember the 80's everyone was scared of AIDS. My Mom didn't want me sitting on a toilet seat anywhere other than our house because there was a thought that you could transmit it from sitting on a toilet seat after someone who had AIDS. It seems to me like the media is way worse now than ever before. I think a lot of that is the social media. Before if Peter Jennings or whoever said something you didn't like you just yelled at the TV or if you were really pissed off you wrote a letter to the editor. Now if someone in the media says something you don't like you can go on Twitter and attack them- and then they can attack you right back. And then other people jump in and it's a hot mess. In the 80's there was an issue with music being censored and that was controversial at the time.

[PKADogs55]

I was born in 1982 so I don't think I qualify to answer since most small kids enjoy that time of life. liked the 90s but I assume most people in their teen years look at those fondly for the most part. I always hear folks that were teens/young adults in the 80s talk about the greatness of that decade so maybe they have that same viewpoint I did of the 90s. Maybe some of you that were late 20s and older in the 80s can answer. Were the 80s the greatest decade ?

You are right .. but you dont qualify. Btw born in 79 .. but got to see RATT, Poison, Bon Jovi, Great White, WSP lol, Def leppard, ... all of them. Guess your a .... (Who) fan? Still a STATE fan .. so you get my points. So tired of FLAG posts, or what the 17 ever. Jesus what would our baseball team accomplished this year Todd?

[drummerdawg]

90's = GOAT

[PKADogs55]

90's = GOAT

Conquer

[Leeshouldveflanked]

2020s really suck so far.....

[FISHDAWG]

I'm a 70's guy myself but both my children were born in the early 80's .... I never could keep my 70's CD's because of those music loving rug rats stealing them - and to this day they have a better 70's collection than I do.... and it also includes concerts as well

[Coach34]

80’s were definitely the best decade

Music was really good plus rap’s beginnings added to it. Then the invention of the music video
Girls with big hair (I still like that look)
Ronald Reagan
The Black Magic baseball bat

I could go on and on

[Saltydog]

I preferred Worth's "Tennessee Thumper" or the Adirondack "Big Stick"...?..Agree on the big hair...?..Undeniably, the pop culture of the 80's far outweighs any other decade......Not even close...?.

[Bothrops]

80?s were definitely the best decade

Music was really good plus rap?s beginnings added to it. Then the invention of the music video
Girls with big hair (I still like that look)
Ronald Reagan
The Black Magic baseball bat

I could go on and on

Worst decade ever for automobiles though. Otherwise, I agree.

[dawgday166]

Worst decade ever for automobiles though. Otherwise, I agree.

Was pretty bad car decade. Ford's sucked until late in decade with Mustang GT. But even then ... not a good car decade.

[Bothrops]

Was pretty bad car decade. Ford's sucked until late in decade with Mustang GT. But even then ... not a good car decade.

4500 pound Buicks and Cadillacs with choked out V8s making 170hp. Dodge 600's, Ford Tempo.....arf..

[R2Dawg]

Was pretty bad car decade. Ford's sucked until late in decade with Mustang GT. But even then ... not a good car decade.

For the most part you are correct on the cars as overall they were ugly but I throw out a few positives. You had the Delorian, Fiero, Nissan 280 and 300ZX, the Monte Carlo SS and a few others, . You had the street rods and lots of old trucks decked out. You had the jacked up 4 wheel drives and truck pulls were big. You also had the explosion of the high fi car stereo.

[BeardoMSU]

Worst decade ever for automobiles though. Otherwise, I agree.

Word.