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If you were born in the early 1980's;

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lucysmam · 11/09/2020 19:37

what music did your parents listen to?

I'm working my way through the Eurythmics, The Beatles and Paul Simon atm.

What else might my dad have listened to when I was young???

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AuntyPasta · 11/09/2020 19:39

It might be handy to know how old (roughly)/your dad was at the time.

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Spied · 11/09/2020 19:39

My mum listened to Wham mostly.
I also remember Boy George Culture Club.

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CandleWick4 · 11/09/2020 19:39

I was ‘85 and my parents listened to Eurythmics, Blondie, Paul Young and Huey Lewis. My dad also listens to a lot of early Elton John and he likes Toto if I remember rightly

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Susannahmoody · 11/09/2020 19:40

Soul music

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Susannahmoody · 11/09/2020 19:40

My mum loved Queen (innuendo)

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lucysmam · 11/09/2020 19:41

@AuntyPasta he'll have been 30 ish

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PontiacBandit · 11/09/2020 19:43

My Mum was into Motown, Sister Sledge and five star. My Dad was more into Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner.

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usernamewastaken · 11/09/2020 19:43

Born in 1980. Mum listened to the Beatles, Rolling Stones. Dad was more Aretha, Otis, Fleetwood Mac, Eagles.

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BeeFarseer · 11/09/2020 19:43

My Dad listened to a lot of Pink Floyd.

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Mandalalorianna · 11/09/2020 19:43

Depeche Mode, the Smiths, the Cure, the Stranglers

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Smellbellina · 11/09/2020 19:43

Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, The Beach Boys.

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Thinkpinkstink · 11/09/2020 19:45

Our house was all Paul Simon, The Housemartins and Squeeze.

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WaltzingBetty · 11/09/2020 19:45

Queen, Roxy music, Tina Turner, Bowie, cliff richard, meatloaf, Bon jovi, pet shop boys, u2, sting and the police, human league

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katmunchkin · 11/09/2020 19:45

Metallica, Black Sabbath, SladeSmile

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glasshalfsomething · 11/09/2020 19:45

Billy Joel, Gene Pitney, Wet Wet Wet, eurythmics, deacon blue, Fleetwood Mac, eagles. Anything you find on a driving or rock ballad mix album these days.

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GlennRheeismyfavourite · 11/09/2020 19:46

Also Pet Shop Boys - always makes me think of my dad. My mum has always listened to Neil Diamond!

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BewareTheBeardedDragon · 11/09/2020 19:46

Beatles, Paul Simon, Cat Stevens, Simon and Garfunkel

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Ratbagratty · 11/09/2020 19:46

Credence Clear water, queen, meatloaf, Springsteen, erasure.

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weebarra · 11/09/2020 19:47

Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits, Eurythmics, ELO, Paul Simon.

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Alwaysinpain · 11/09/2020 19:48

Fleetwood Mac & Lionel Richie for my Dad and Cliff Richard and all the 60's classics for my Mum!

But then my Mum was 40 when she had me and my Dad was 45 so a little older than average parents of kids my age. (I was born in 84)

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YessicaHaircut · 11/09/2020 19:48

I was born in ‘83 and my parents were both around 30 then. I grew up listening to: the Beatles, Paul Simon, Queen, Joe Jackson, Neil Young, Talking Heads, Janis Ian, Cream, David Bowie, John Martyn, Fleetwood Mac.

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YorkshireLawyer · 11/09/2020 19:48

Queen, Eurythmics, Fleetwood Mac, Rod Stewart, Tom Petty, REM, Genesis/Phil Collins, Meatloaf, Enya, Belinda Carlisle 😂

All music that makes me massively nostalgic for my childhood (born 1983). One of my greatest pleasures in adult life is taking my dad to live music because he loves music but going to see bands was just never a thing he’d have thought of doing when I was growing up.

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ibuiltahomeforyou · 11/09/2020 19:49

I was born in 83 and Df listened to Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Joni Mitchell and Tracey Chapman.

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MobLife · 11/09/2020 19:50

Pet shop boys, Fleetwood Mac, Simply Red, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, Michael Jackson, The Kinks, Phil Collins, Clannad

They also loved a good movie soundtrack-the music to Buster and Top Gun remind me so much of my childhood!

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Usergroundzero · 11/09/2020 19:51

Prince buster, UB40, Eddie grant

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