1980’s in Pictures

Please can you post an image that you think captures the essence of the 1980’s! Points for humour and good photographs! *awaits picture of thatcher, followed by Rudeboy comment :p *

Beastie boys are a good start, so far got thatcher, regan, berlin wall, basqiuat.

Surfer, is that the moscow olympics?

Yes, Ovett stuffing coe over 800.

battle of the beanfield.

Belgrano going down

The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

1986 The American space shuttle, Challenge disaster

Are we helping you with some kind of assignment on the 80s here tomzo?

These are brilliant photos guys, thanks. What an interesting decade.

Erm basically, yes. I’m just adding the finishing touches to one!

This one was taken by Trimix’s brother, circa 88. And yeah, that is my sax BTW 🙂

Although they started in the 80’s I always associates the Stone Roses more with the 90’s

This was a sort of crossroads between the end of Punk and the New Romantics.

1983

1986 Crossley & Porter Bad Boys – bad haircuts & tight trousers 😀

two-tone/rude boys = 70’s ?

Started in 78 – 79ish, became popular in the early 80’s as I recall from my youth

In fact the actual 2 Tone record label was started in 79, I think it should be allowed.

1989 😉

Brilliant thread!

Lakers vs Celtics
Magic vs Bird

cheating a bit here cos this was taken this year. I give you Fernie hot dog day…

Don’t think they knew much about echo and the bunnymen….

To cut a long story short…

goal of the century

and personally this guy 😀

I know it has already been posted, but i think the Berlin Wall is just an iconic symbol of the 1980s.