Bowling for Soup - 1985

"Looks at her average life
And nothing has been alright since
Bruce Springsteen, Madonna
Way before Nirvana
There was U2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV
Her two kids in high school
They tell her that she’s uncool
Cause she's still preoccupied
With 19, 19, 1985"  (Bowling for Soup, 1985)

Today i'd like to talk about this great song called 1985, from Bowling for Soup. 

Bowling for Soup is a pop-punk (some call it alternative rock) from Wichita Falls, Texas, USA. They started in 1994. They especially compose funny lyrics as High School Never Ends, Almost and Girl All the Bad Guys Want, and this just talking about the most popular ones.

1985 talks about a woman, called Debbie, who is now married and has kids in high school, but she misses her youth so much that she is always thinking about 1985. I found it pretty funny because the lyrics say all the things she wanted to be but that she never did. For example, she wanted to be an actress, a star. And she misses wearing snake-skin mini-skirts. 

A line that I found interesting is when they say ''When did reality become T.V.?". And it makes me wonder how I will feel when I will be a mom like Debbie. Maybe like her: wondering what happened to all the singers that were famous in my youth. And my kids will tell me that i'm uncool, like the versus say!

But, I have to say also that some singers that this song talks about are still ''in''. Like Madonna or U2. Even Bruce Springsteen, who I like because my parents like and they always play his CD's.

That's what i'll do! I will make my kids listen to my favorite music, even if it's not ''in style'' anymore. Hahaha. Sounds evil, but it's not a bad idea. Every mom or dad does that.

Oh, and i can't forget to quote the line "And music still on MTV". It is so true! MTV doesn't play music anymore, they just do gossip programmes...

And this is all for today. 1985, great and funny song from Bowling for Soup. Listen to it bloggers!

Link to the lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bowlingforsoup/1985.html 

The video clip on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnYm0EmyDVU

See ya!