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Kinda inspired by one of my comments in another thread...it got me thinking about a conversation I had with my GF a little while back.

Basically I figured out if I had to go back in time to a certain year and live there and be completely happy...it'd have to be 1989!!!

Let's face it you could buy a GTR back then, Maccas came in those cool polystyrene box things...and the rave scene was emerging and way cool.

We're in 2004 now and I can remember thinking back in '89 that it was going to be all hover-cars, laser guns and other cool things! We still have tyres dammit!!!

So strap yourself into the Delorean, turn the flux capacitor on, cause we're going back to 1989........basically do you guys thing 'the future' was a major let-down and what year do you think you could be quite happy living in?

BTW I am not currently under the influence of drugs :cheers:

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ahhhh 1989

what a drug filled haze that year was ;)

some facts about 1989 of interest

The bicentenary of the French Revolution of July 14 was preceded, on June 11, 1989, by the centenary of Pizza Margherita ( the special version mozzarella cheese, tomatoe and basil appreciated by the Queen of Italy ).

In May, the same year, it was finally celebrated the centenary of hamburger which was born in Pennsilvania among the German emigrants.

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more points of interest.....

The Berlin Wall fell after 28 years of division between East and West.

The Chinese Army turned on student demonstrators in Tiananmen Square.

Superpowers America and Russia declared an end to the Cold War.

The almighty Dancing Flower became the biggest selling toy

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yet even more useless facts to impress and amaze your friends ......

Kylie and Jason launched their singing careers

The Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

President Bush (the elder) was in power about to launch a war against Iraq (my how things change ;) )

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Top 30 Number One Singles of 1989

1 LIKE A PRAYER - Madonna

2 RIGHT HERE WAITING - Richard Marx

3 SWING THE MOOD - Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers

4 ETERNAL FLAME - The Bangles

5 SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY - Fine Young Cannibals

6 THE LOOK - Roxette

7 IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME - Cher

8 KOKOMO - The Beach Boys

9 RIDE ON TIME - Black Box

10 IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW - Simply Red

11 YOU GOT IT (THE RIGHT STUFF) - New Kids On The Block

12 WIND BENEATH MY WINGS - Bette Midler

13 MISS YOU MUCH - Janet Jackson

14 BACK TO LIFE (HOWEVER DO YOU WANT ME) - Soul II Soul

15 STRAIGHT UP - Paula Abdul

16 THE LIVING YEARS - Mike & the Mechanics

17 GIRL I'M GONNA MISS YOU - Milli Vanilli

18 LOST IN YOUR EYES - Debbie Gibson

19 LOVE SHACK - The B-52's

20 TOY SOLDIERS - Martika

21 WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE - Billy Joel

22 ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE - Phil Collins

23 ALL AROUND THE WORLD - Lisa Stansfield

24 I'M GONNA BE (500 MILES) - The Proclaimers

25 TWO HEARTS - Phil Collins

26 SOMETHING'S GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART - Marc Almondfeat.Gene Pitney

27 ESPECIALLY FOR YOU - Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan

28 THAT'S WHAT I LIKE - Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers

29 BATDANCE - Prince

30 HANGIN' TOUGH - New Kids On The Block

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Top 30 Number One Singles of 1989

1 LIKE A PRAYER - Madonna

2 RIGHT HERE WAITING - Richard Marx

3 SWING THE MOOD - Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers

4 ETERNAL FLAME - The Bangles

5 SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY - Fine Young Cannibals

6 THE LOOK - Roxette

7 IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME - Cher

8 KOKOMO - The Beach Boys

9 RIDE ON TIME - Black Box

10 IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW - Simply Red

11 YOU GOT IT (THE RIGHT STUFF) - New Kids On The Block

12 WIND BENEATH MY WINGS - Bette Midler

13 MISS YOU MUCH - Janet Jackson

14 BACK TO LIFE (HOWEVER DO YOU WANT ME) - Soul II Soul

15 STRAIGHT UP - Paula Abdul

16 THE LIVING YEARS - Mike & the Mechanics

17 GIRL I'M GONNA MISS YOU - Milli Vanilli

18 LOST IN YOUR EYES - Debbie Gibson

19 LOVE SHACK - The B-52's

20 TOY SOLDIERS - Martika

21 WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE - Billy Joel

22 ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE - Phil Collins

23 ALL AROUND THE WORLD - Lisa Stansfield

24         I'M GONNA BE (500 MILES) - The Proclaimers

25         TWO HEARTS - Phil Collins

26         SOMETHING'S GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART - Marc Almondfeat.Gene Pitney

27 ESPECIALLY FOR YOU - Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan

28 THAT'S WHAT I LIKE - Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers

29 BATDANCE - Prince

30 HANGIN' TOUGH - New Kids On The Block

you truly do have WAY to much spare time

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there is only one song I would still like on that list and it is number 14

I think I still have their CD somewhere

races off to find CD for a nostalgia trip

Oh and I was 15 in December of 1989 (yes I am old ;) )

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