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Mon Jan-26-04 10:26 PM
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Poll question: Best Billy Squier song |
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It's getting late, and 80's nostaglia is hitting me again.
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Mon Jan-26-04 10:27 PM
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Mon Jan-26-04 10:29 PM
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His biggest hit was "The Stroke". The chorus went: "Stroke me, stroke me!"
Cheesy, but enjoyable, like a lot of the 80's.
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Mon Jan-26-04 10:34 PM
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I was in one of two mental institutions during much of the '80s. One, a Baptist college. The other.... let's just say padded walls played a part. ;)
IOW, didn't listen to much popular music in the '80s.
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Mon Jan-26-04 10:38 PM
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11. If it makes you feel any better... |
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I DID listen to a lot of popular music in the '80s, and I SHOULD have been in a mental institution. :P
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Mon Jan-26-04 10:27 PM
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...I sing it whenever some Republican is spinning their latest lie. Stroke me, stroke me!!!
Now, go to bed! :P
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Mon Jan-26-04 10:29 PM
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4. You do know what that song is about right? |
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Mon Jan-26-04 10:30 PM
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Mon Jan-26-04 10:36 PM
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10. Is that what they are calling it? |
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Mon Jan-26-04 10:31 PM
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Mon Jan-26-04 10:42 PM
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12. I just heard the stroke on the way home from work |
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so voted for it. But really my favourite is rock me tonight
I used to love Billy Squier - he was so cute - all that hair.
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Tue Jan-27-04 01:30 PM
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I'm tellin ya...it's eerie. :scared:
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Mon Jan-26-04 10:30 PM
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5. You take your pension in loneliness and alcohol |
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Everybody Wants You - Billy Squier You see 'em comin' at you every night Strung on pretension, they fall for you at first sight You know their business, you think it's a bore They make you restless, it's nothin' you ain't seen before Get around town, spend your time on the run You never let down, say you do it for fun Never miss a play, though you make quite a few You give it all away - everybody wants you
You crave attention, you can never say "no" Throw your affections any way the wind blows You always make it, you're on top of the scene You sell the copy like the cover of a magazine Puttin' on the eyes 'til there's nobody else You never realize what you do to yourself The things that they see make the daily reviews You never get free - everybody wants you
Everybody knows you Everybody snows you Everybody needs you, leads you, bleeds you
Nights of confusion and impossible dreams Days at the mirror, patchin' up around the seams You got your glory, you paid for it all You take your pension in loneliness and alcohol Say goodbye to conventional ways You can't escape the hours, you lose track of the days The more you understand, seems the more like you do You never get away - everybody wants you
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Mon Jan-26-04 10:34 PM
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8. I voted other. "You Should be High Love" |
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From his first album, Tale of the Tape. Kick ass rock song.
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Mon Jan-26-04 10:50 PM
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13. If you ever need to comisserate on 80's tunes, I'm here :) |
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Mon Jan-26-04 10:53 PM
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14. Cool. Do you have a collection of 45s? |
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Just trying to see what kind of '80s geek you are.
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Mon Jan-26-04 11:40 PM
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15. Last post failed..I have a ton ot 45's from the 50's and 50's..... |
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Tue Jan-27-04 01:19 PM
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19. Ummm, the 40's and 50's... |
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Tue Jan-27-04 03:50 AM
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Edited on Tue Jan-27-04 03:56 AM by Kickin_Donkey
Eyes Without a Face
Check that. Nevermind. I thought you were talking about Billy Idol.
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Tue Jan-27-04 09:14 AM
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17. I'm sorry, I think this topic is an oxymoron |
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Tue Jan-27-04 10:18 AM
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18. Got to meet Billy and the boys |
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in 1985 before a concert in the Lubbock Municipal Auditorium. Seemed real normal-except for the case of food poisoning from a show the night before. By the way, how about "Lonely is the Night"?
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Tue Jan-27-04 01:48 PM
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I like that song. Hot video too. The video for "Stroke" was good too. Damn! Billy had him some tight jeans on and was looked very "gifted". I checked out his web site, he's still a hottie.
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Tue Jan-27-04 01:51 PM
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22. Totally agree...he was FINE |
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Hell, he's partially responsible for jump-starting me into puberty.
God I miss guys in tight jeans. *sigh*
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Tue Jan-27-04 02:40 PM
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23. I voted for "The Stroke" ... |
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but "Rock Me Tonight" is a very close second - a good song with a great video: Billy Squier dancing around, shakin' his booty ... ahhh, memories. :-)
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