1985

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1985 by Bowling For Soup

About 1985

According to the 1985 Songfacts, SR-71 singer Mitch Allan wrote this song as a potential lead-off single for his band’s third album. Having been dropped by RCA records when the label merged with Sony Music in 2004, Allan was shopping the record around hoping to get SR-71 signed to a new label, with little success. Bowling For Soup's Jaret Reddick heard the album and loved the song. The bands are friends, and Allan was happy to let Bowling For Soup record it and thrilled when it became a hit. .

1985 Lyrics

[00:00.06] Ooh-ooh-ooh
[00:08.02] Ooh-ooh-ooh
[00:09.74]
[00:19.30] Debbie just hit the wall, she never had it all
[00:23.23] One Prozac a day, husband's a CPA
[00:26.95] Her dreams went out the door when she turned 24
[00:31.04] Only been with one man, what happened to her plan?
[00:35.38] She was gonna be an actress, she was gonna be a star
[00:39.33] She was gonna shake her ass on the hood of Whitesnake's car
[00:43.02] Her yellow SUV is now the enemy
[00:47.14] Looks at her average life, and nothing has been alright
[00:52.30] Since Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, way before Nirvana
[00:56.18] There was U2 and Blondie, and music still on MTV
[01:00.67] Her two kids in high school, they tell her that she's uncool
[01:04.53] 'Cause she's still preoccupied with 19, 19, 1985 (ooh-ooh-ooh)
[01:13.23] 1985 (ooh-ooh-ooh)
[01:19.12] She's seen all the classics, she knows every line
[01:23.01] Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, even Saint Elmo's Fire
[01:27.19] She rocked out to Wham!, not a big Limp Bizkit fan
[01:31.31] Thought she'd get a hand on a member of Duran Duran
[01:35.23] Where's the mini-skirt made of snake skin?
[01:39.07] And who's the other guy that's singing in Van Halen?
[01:43.05] When did reality become TV?
[01:47.12] Whatever happened to sitcoms, game shows (on the radio?)
[01:52.82] Springsteen, Madonna, way before Nirvana
[01:56.38] There was U2 and Blondie, and music still on MTV
[02:00.79] Her two kids in high school, they tell her that she's uncool
[02:04.40] 'Cause she's still preoccupied with 19, 19, 1985 (ooh-ooh-ooh)
[02:11.53]
[02:19.33] She hates time, make it stop
[02:22.86] When did Mötley Crüe become classic rock? (Classic rock)
[02:27.06] And when did Ozzy become an actor?
[02:31.29] Please make this stop, stop, stop
[02:37.12] And bring back Springsteen, Madonna, way before Nirvana
[02:41.19] There was U2 and Blondie, and music still on MTV
[02:45.78] Her two kids in high school, they tell her that she's uncool
[02:49.66] 'Cause she's still preoccupied, 1985 (ooh-ooh-ooh)
[02:53.33] Since Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, way before Nirvana (1985)
[02:57.43] There was U2 and Blondie, and music still on MTV (1985)
[03:01.74] Her two kids in high school, they tell her that she's uncool (1985)
[03:05.57] 'Cause she's still preoccupied with 19, 19, 1985
[03:12.15]

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