What the 70's did for fashion the 1980's did for hair. Ah, yes...the wave. And I'm not talking about a friendly wave of hello.Through the movies of the 80's we:
Cried when an alien named E.T. died, only to see him come back to life again.
Took a ride Back to the Future.
Some chose to take a different ride, one with Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.
And we learned how to cut school without getting caught.
Thanks Ferris Bueller!
The music of the 80's took us from wishing we had Jessie's Girl to wanting Bette Davis' Eyes to strutting to the Stray Cat Strut. And how could we not forget, Prince and his having us dream of where we'd be in 1999.
But I must have to say, there is something to be said when the most popular listed t.v. show of the 1980's is a group of masked amphibians named The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
This show along with several others of the 80's, the A-Team for one, carried with them the recurring theme of conformity and unity. And of course, when you think of the 80's, how could you not include President Reagan, who also carried with him the message of unity.
Probably one of Reagan's most influential moments was when he challenged the Soviet leader
in Berlin:
"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
Interestingly enough there was also a song that came out in the 1980's by a group called
First Call reminding all Christians that we are Undivided:
In our hearts we're undivided
worshiping one Savior one Lord
In our hearts we're undivided
bound by His Spirit for evermore
Undivided.
Just before leaving office in 1989 President Reagan said of the 1980's:
"We meant to change a nation, instead we changed the world."
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