The 80's
I find myself likiing a lot of music I hated back then. The Pet Shop Boys, for instance.
Ok, I always liked Opportunities...I just loved that line, "You've got the brawn, I've got the brains, let's make lots of money." I never admitted it at at the time, though.
A big part of it was during the 80's I was really into the metal. Ozzy, Motely Crue, Cinderella...I had every Van Halen album up until the the era of the hated Sammy Hagar. Although his solo stuff was good.
But there's other stuff, too. There are many bands that I liked then that I can't stand now. And many that I like now that I couldn't stand, then.
I think a lot of it was just overplay. They could play anything until you were sick of it in the 80's. Eternal Flame by the Bangles, for example. Every song by Whitney Houston. God I hated that "I believe the children are our future" song. I still hate that. I'm so glad she married Bobby Brown, because now we never hear shit out of either of them except when one of them gets arrested.
Anyway here's the lyrics to the Pet Shop Boys, "Opportunities".
I've got the brains, you've got the looks
Let's make lots of money
You've got the brawn, I've got the brains
Let's make lots of -
I've had enough of scheming and messing around with jerks
My car is parked outside, I'm afraid it doesn't work
I'm looking for a partner, someone who gets things fixed
Ask yourself this question: Do you want to be rich?
I've got the brains, you've got the looks
Let's make lots of money
You've got the brawn, I've got the brains
Let's make lots of money
You can tell I'm educated, I studied at the Sorbonne
Doctored in mathematics, I could have been a don
I can program a computer, choose the perfect time
If you've got the inclination, I've got the crime
Oh, there's a lot of opportunities
If you know when to take them, you know?
There's a lot of opportunities
If there aren't, you can make them
Make or break them
I've got the brains, you've got the looks
Let's make lots of money
Let's make lots of -
(Aahhhhh) Money
(Aahhhhh)
You can see I'm single-minded, I know what I could be
How'd you feel about it, come and take a walk with me?
I'm looking for a partner, regardless of expense
Think about it seriously, you know, it makes sense
Let's (Got the brains)
Make (Got the looks)
Let's make lots of money (Oohh money)
(Let's) You've got the brawn
(Make) I've got the brains
Let's make lots of money (Oohh money)
I've got the brains (Got the brains)
You've got the looks (Got the looks)
Let's make lots of money (Oohh money)
Money







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