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Yay! Fim’s back with another Monday Music Medicine Show. This week she’s poking around the 80’s…
So my beautiful Monday Music Medicine Show friends, when you think of the 80s (those who were there), what song comes to mind? What memory does it bring up for you? Those who were not incarnate yet, what songs have you inherited from those who you know from that time?
I could have really struggled with this since I switched from pop to country in the late 70’s were it not for the movie Beaches, a three-hanky movie.
A 1988 American comedy-drama, the film stared Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey as best friends driven apart through the ups and downs of life only to find each other again at the end.
The film’s theme song, Wind Beneath My Wings won Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 1990. The film was released on VHS in August 1989, with a DVD release on August 13, 2002, followed by a special edition DVD on April 26, 2005.
It was a beautiful song, to be sure. But what made it special to me (besides bawling every time I heard it) was that one day not long after we’d seen the movie, Lord Drollery called me from work. He’d been listening to the piped in music and had heard Wind Beneath My Wings. For some reason a sentimental mood had taken him and he was calling to tell me I was the wind beneath his wings. (Lordy! We were so much younger then!!!) It took me a minute to pick myself up from the floor, but ever since then I can’t hear that song without thinking of that out-of-the-blue phone call… It has a very special place in my heart. It’s something I always held onto during the bumpy parts of our ride.
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badfish said:
True colors!! One of my favorites of all time. I liked Phil Collins’ version, too, but Cindy’s more. When I think 80’s…I think WHAM. But such silly songs. Dumb name. Did the Lord D always have a beard?
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calensariel said:
Um… I have NO clue what you’re talking about. Help! Fim!!!
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Fimnora Westcaw said:
True Colors which Coleen posted below, was also done by Phil Collins, (of Genesis fame – or if you remember that great song, “In The Air Tonight,” that’s him)… and WHAM was a group 80s disco-esk group, known for “Careless Whisper,” – a great song – and if you heard the name George Michael back in that day, that was him in WHAM. 🙂
If you’re still confused by what our Fishy friend said, I’ll do a Music Medicine Show on that genre, etc. 🙂
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calensariel said:
LOL Confused doesn’t cover it. I was so AWOL from the pop music scene during that time.
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Fimnora Westcaw said:
Loved that song, and we have Beaches in our VHS collection.
My newest (not really new though) wings specific song is ‘Flying Without Wings.”
Which makes me cry. 🙂
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calensariel said:
Oh my! I’ve never heard that before. It’s just beautiful. (sniff, sniff…)
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Fimnora Westcaw said:
Westlife has quite many beautiful songs! Some are covers, but I’d never heard most of them when I first came across them. This is one of my favorites.
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Colleen Keehne said:
Toward the end of the 80’s I started to realize that my marriage was falling apart. So this song rang true to me. I started to see not only his True Colors, but my own too.
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calensariel said:
I’ve always liked that song. You should go over and post on Quantum Hermit and join the challenges. You love music!
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badfish said:
is it possible to put a photo on someone’s comments???? like this utube?
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calensariel said:
I think it depends on the theme. But even if it doesn’t show up, the link should be there. Got something to share? YouTube videos almost always show up.
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badfish said:
well, I just thought it would be cool to put a photo in a comment
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calensariel said:
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calensariel said:
Yep, Fish. I just copied the jpg link and pasted it in the comment. Give it a try.
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badfish said:
yeah, I mean no, I mean put in another blog…try putting it in mine. No link, just a photo???
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calensariel said:
I’ll give it a shot! 😀
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calensariel said:
It was just the jpg reference: (I pasted it in here as plain text so it wouldn’t put the pix in again. It worked on yours, too, btw.)
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badfish said:
JPG reference???
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badfish said:
no……that didn’t work
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calensariel said:
Well I guess it’s going to put it in there come hell or high water!
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badfish said:
I’m back!! For a day or two. I see the photo in my comments!!! I don’t know how you got it there though. Just stuck it in?
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badfish said:
I’m trying it here with the thingy
4 D face-4-12 2112 Esm.JPG
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calensariel said:
It would look something like this: brokenangel.jpg
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calensariel said:
Fish! I’m hopelessly lost! Just right click on a pix on Google and click on Copy URL. Then past the URL into the comment you’re living. See if that works. I’m not too technically inclined. I just happened to discover I could do that!
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spiritualdragonfly said:
Beautiful song and and wonderful story!!!
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calensariel said:
Yeah, sometimes my old curmudgeon can be real spontaneous and sweet. 😀
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nonsmokingladybug said:
It’s a great movie, about a very special friendship. I just saw it recently.
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calensariel said:
I adore Bette Midler in anything!
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