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In the meantime, those of us who were born into a world where it wasn’t just women who sported interesting perms can relive our 80’s roots. Although we may look back now with nostalgia, the 1980’s have recently been dragged into the 21st century. Influences from the decade that gave us the Rubik’s Cube and Top Gun are everywhere, and remnants of the decade have not only crept in, but been embraced into our modern lives.
Things ridiculed in the nineties are now becoming ‘retro’. Fashion has brought back leggings and slogan T-shirts, music is sampling electronic beats, and the revolving dancefloor in Reflex is now an integral part of any student night out. Calvin Harris told us earlier this year “I’ve got love for you if you were born in the 80’s”, and why wouldn’t he? Current York students were born into an era that produced a wave of new technology such as the mobile phone, home computers and video games that most of us can’t live without.
The decade also gave us MTV, Channel 4, The Simpsons, and Live Aid, and most of us born in the 80’s will remember growing up with Care Bears, ThunderCats, Transformers and Danger Mouse. Or possibly waking up on a Saturday morning to catch Gordon the Gopher on Going Live! Cult 80’s films such as Back to The Future and Ghostbusters are a firm favourite, and classic 80’s songs can regularly be heard on most student pub jukeboxes.
However, although some may look back fondly on the 1980’s, it’s still a decade known for various fashion faux pas. We managed to make it through a decade of shell suits, shoulder pads, and the mullet, which thankfully haven’t yet made a comeback. There were aspects which may now been seen as cheesy or tacky, what with Dirty Dancing, Kylie & Jason, karaoke and cocktails with plastic umbrellas being popular, but those who are supporters of the 80’s believe that this only adds to it’s charm.
With the popularity of ‘Nu Rave’ on the rise, more and more people can be seen sporting neon and smiley faces, and Ray Ban sunglasses were a big summer trend. Cocktails are now a popular student drink, and a night out in Reflex just isn't complete without sporting a pair of large novelty glasses and playing air guitar along to an 80's classic.
How to relive your 80’s roots:
With the 80’s revival now in full swing, and all things retro growing in popularity, more and more York students are giving a nod to the decade they were born in. It will be a while until the children of the 80’s are a distant memory on campus, but with retro increasing in popularity, even when we have left York, the decade of our birth will continue to live on.
I've had this argument with a couple of people before, but aren't we 80s babies rather than kids? I was only 4 when the 90s hit, and I wasn't really aware of anything much culture-wise until about '96. Surely the real 80s kids are the ones who lived through it, who chose to wear leggings and danced to early electronic beats, who christened themselves new wave or punk? Ok, we get to claim the cartoons, but the rest of it? We were born in the 80s but did we ever live the 80s?
My onesie had shoulder pads...
"A stop of at Reflex or Flares is a must on any nostalgic night out, with 80’s tunes and cocktails galore. "
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Flares is a 70's bar. It's the same chain as Reflex, but a totally different decade.
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