Friday, 10 February 2012

I'll tumble 4 ya blogfest


Click here to find out all about it

So, this blogfest asks: who was your 80s crush? Click the link under the logo to find out about it and/or scroll down to the bottom of this post to join in. Or you could just leave a comment below and tell just me... I won't tell anyone else, honest!



To be honest, there were a few pin ups on my bedroom wall in the 80s. Johnny Depp (who would be still there, if I wasn't married - can't see Hubby wanting to wake up to Mr Depp every morning), River Phoenix, that guy from Curiosity Killed the Cat.




But my major, all-encompassing and absolute crush was...
 
the incredible and very beautiful Morten Harket



For the purposes of this blogfest, I'm supposed to justify why, but - really - do I have to? Look at him. He's gorgeous. His hair, his eyes, his voice  his tasteful selection of scarves. I thought he was perfect then, and I still do now.

I'm not allowed to embed the video I wanted to, but it's here: The Sun Always Shines on TV. This was the very first time I'd seen a-ha - they were on Top of the Pops,  and the next day at school everyone was talking about them.

Sadly, Wham! became more popular amongst my friends, but I was loyal until the end. I'd forgotten how beautiful their videos were - a true band, probably a bit overlooked, and one of the best things to come out of the 80s.



Here's Hunting High and Low, and Stay On These Roads, just because I want to.

I think this has been my favourite post EVER!!

So, now, who was your 80s crush?

Here's the Linky to all the other participants. Please go and check them out.



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69 comments:

  1. M Pax10 February 2012 at 06:35

    Oh, he is pretty. No justifying necessary. Yes, Mr. Depp is still nice eye candy.

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    1. Annalisa Crawford10 February 2012 at 14:53

      Is it wrong that I've been looking at my post more than anyone else's??

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  2. Anonymous10 February 2012 at 09:54

    I was always a huge fan of a-ha... and he is totally gorgeous

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    1. Annalisa Crawford10 February 2012 at 14:54

      They've not been mentioned by anyone else - I guess that means he's all mine?

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  3. Rek Sesh10 February 2012 at 11:10

    I still have Take on me on my Ipod if that counts. A pretty boy witha good voice, hard to resist a crush.

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    1. Annalisa Crawford10 February 2012 at 14:54

      Great song - did you check out the YouTube linksI posted?

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  4. The Armchair Squid10 February 2012 at 11:57

    I thought the photo was John Taylor at first - another popular choice today, I expect. It's always good to see Norway getting some love!

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    1. Annalisa Crawford10 February 2012 at 14:55

      Oh no, just a smidgin better than John Taylor. Thanks for the follow.

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  5. Brinda10 February 2012 at 12:27

    I don't remember him, but he is very nice to look at. He had great hair!

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  6. DL Hammons10 February 2012 at 13:00

    A-Ha...now that's a group I'd totally forgotten about. I can see why the women swooned over him. Nice choice! Hi, I'm DL. :)

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    1. Annalisa Crawford10 February 2012 at 14:56

      How can you forget them? They did a James Bond theme! :-)

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  7. Nicki Elson10 February 2012 at 13:33

    Tasteful selection in scarves, hehe. Yep, he's one who definitely stands the test of time. *sigh*

    Thanks so much for letting us in on your 80s crush and for posting these links. :)

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  8. Marta Szemik10 February 2012 at 14:02

    Nice choice. Mine was Ricky Schroder from the show Silver Spoons. Yes, he was kid, but so was I back then:)

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    1. Annalisa Crawford10 February 2012 at 14:58

      Who? I'll pop over in a minute to see who that is - I have no idea!

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  9. Anonymous10 February 2012 at 14:15

    When we get married so many things have to be sacrificed.

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    1. Annalisa Crawford10 February 2012 at 14:58

      For a moment then, I thought you were proposing lol!

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  10. M10 February 2012 at 14:48

    Wow, I don't even know who this person is, but he's beautiful!

    ~M Pepper Langlinais
    http://pepperwords.com

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    1. Annalisa Crawford10 February 2012 at 14:59

      Check out the YouTube links - stunning videos and great songs!

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  11. Julie Flanders10 February 2012 at 14:54

    Oh, I didn't recognize him at first, but I loved A-Ha! Who can forget the Take On Me video? I so wanted to be the girl in that. :) Great choice!

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  12. Suze10 February 2012 at 15:53

    Annalisa, I kid you not. I have been listening to random '80s songs as they come up on the sidebar on YouTube and I opened up your post listening to 'Take On Me.' Synchronicity, baby!

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  13. Susan Fields10 February 2012 at 16:22

    That's too funny - I'd probably still have Johnny Depp on my bedroom wall if I weren't married, also!

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    1. Annalisa Crawford10 February 2012 at 16:43

      It's nice to see some of the actors of the 80s have real staying power and they didn't all self-combust.

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  14. Linda King10 February 2012 at 16:27

    Ah, the beautiful Morton. If I hadn't been so loyal to Mr Geldof I might have considered fancying him myself!

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    1. Annalisa Crawford10 February 2012 at 16:44

      Loyalty is important. When I first read about this blogfest, I knew who I'd be choosing!

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  15. Patricia10 February 2012 at 16:29

    This blog bounce is so much fun and really bringing me down memory lane! One of my best friends had Morten all over her room and we used listen to music and do that white girl dance for hours on end LOL

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    1. Annalisa Crawford10 February 2012 at 16:45

      Thanks for stopping by Patricia. It's been a good day for memories, hasn't it?

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  16. Alex J. Cavanaugh10 February 2012 at 16:37

    Someone commented on my blog that they liked him but couldn't remember his name. And I kill on Karaoke with Take On Me.

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  17. Susan Oloier10 February 2012 at 17:15

    ah ha was one of my 80's favorites. I loved watching the video for Take on Me over and over and over again.

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    1. Annalisa Crawford10 February 2012 at 17:49

      I'm a rebel at heart - I love almost every other song they did before Take on Me. As soon as something becomes popular, I find something else. That's why I linked to other songs :-)

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  18. Timothy S. Brannan10 February 2012 at 17:34

    And here I thought I'd be the only one picking singers and musicians.

    Awesome choice. Now I'll humming "Take on Me" all day!

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  19. Christine Rains10 February 2012 at 18:56

    Awesome choice. I want to listen to some eighties' music now!

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    1. Annalisa Crawford10 February 2012 at 21:08

      I've got a great 80s compilation - it started off as 1000 songs and I whittled down to my favourite 100 for my MP3 - good times, great tunes!

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  20. Mark Koopmans10 February 2012 at 20:10

    Hey,

    I remember watching Take On Me the very first time at a club and EVERYONE stopping what they were doing to watch it... dancers, waiters, bartenders... it was awesome :)

    Sorry to break the news that Senior George is nearly 60 :)

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    1. Annalisa Crawford10 February 2012 at 21:12

      It's one of those videos that still looks cool, as opposed to Dire Straits' Tunnel of Love, which... er... doesn't.

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  21. Sarah Tokeley10 February 2012 at 20:18

    Oh wow, I'd forgotten all about him. Have to go and watch the video for Take on Me now :-)

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    1. Annalisa Crawford10 February 2012 at 21:14

      I hope you checked out the links I posted too - they're good videos as well!

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  22. Drea10 February 2012 at 21:25

    I'm embarrassed to say I'm familiar with his work, but never saw a pic! Quite good looking :) I will certainly be hunting down some youtube videos later... :)

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    1. Annalisa Crawford11 February 2012 at 11:26

      Actually, that's quite understandable - there are some bands today who I wouldn't recognise if they sat down in my kitchen! Enjoy the vids.

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  23. Patsy10 February 2012 at 21:34

    I did have a slight thing for Adam Ant - and last year I actually met him for real. He was charming (like a prince!) and gave myself and some colleagues free tickets to his concert.

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  24. Teresa F Morgan10 February 2012 at 21:35

    Okay - I can agree on Morten, I love A-Ha! But my 80's crush, though I never said at the time was Dirk Benedict as Face in The A-Team (still is probably too :D)

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    1. Annalisa Crawford11 February 2012 at 11:28

      The thing I didn't like about Face was he KNEW he was gorgeous. That puts me off. I liked Hannibal!

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  25. Jennifer Lane11 February 2012 at 01:21

    "His tasteful selection of scarves" ha ha! Way to find a somewhat obscure but very yummy crush. "Take on Me" is still one of my favorite videos.

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    1. Annalisa Crawford11 February 2012 at 11:30

      Not so obscure in UK - they were HUGE over here.

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  26. julie fedderson11 February 2012 at 02:15

    That video of Take on Me when he throws himself at the walls and finally breaks through all sweaty and teary eyed makes me swoon, despite the cheese.

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  27. Margo Berendsen11 February 2012 at 03:13

    He is almost too handsome for words! I loved the Sun Always Shines on TV but i didn't know any other songs by a ha and I didn't know this guy... my loss!

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  28. Misha Gerrick11 February 2012 at 08:20

    Aaaah he was so good looking. :-)

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    1. Annalisa Crawford11 February 2012 at 11:33

      It was actually his voice that I truly loved. He had a very slightly lisp because he's Norweigan singing in English, I suppose, but it sounded incredible. But, yeah, so gorgeous too!

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  29. Rebecca Bradley11 February 2012 at 11:48

    I absolutely loved Aha and the Take on Me video is one of my favourites.

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    1. Annalisa Crawford11 February 2012 at 14:21

      I like to think of them as the thinking girls Wham! lol

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  30. Rosalind Adam11 February 2012 at 14:35

    I'm more of a 60s Motown girl I'm afraid but if I had to choose a face from the 80s it would have to be Mick Jagger's. Did I mention Mick Jagger hit me across the face once? *sigh* Yes I was chasing him *sigh*

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    1. Annalisa Crawford11 February 2012 at 15:36

      You can't just say Mick Jagger hit me in the face, and then disappear. I'd love to know where and when (I can work out the why for myself :-))

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  31. Nancy Thompson12 February 2012 at 00:27

    I honestly didn't know who this was until I saw the video. Good choice, he was cute!

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  32. Trisha12 February 2012 at 05:57

    This is the second time I've seen Morten Harket mentioned and I'm still clueless as to who he is! ;)

    George Michael was amazingly good looking.

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    1. Annalisa Crawford12 February 2012 at 09:03

      George never did it for me. I'm excited someone else likes Morten. I haven't got through all the blogs on the list because I'm in bed with vertigo, so my methodical approach went out of the window :-(

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  33. Creepy Query Girl12 February 2012 at 13:41

    I absolutely love the idea for this blogfest and was sad to miss it but i'm enjoying finding the posts! I was just a kid in the 80's so my 'crushes' pretty much topped out at the kid from 'Flight of the Navigator'. LOL Looking forward to your post for the origins blogfest!

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    1. Annalisa Crawford12 February 2012 at 15:50

      Lol - my little boy reminds me of that kid when he's wearing his swimming goggles. My post is ready to go for Origins.

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  34. Theresa Milstein13 February 2012 at 02:22

    Oh was he good looking. I swooned over him in concert at Radio Music Hall. I wonder what he looks like now.

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    1. Theresa Milstein13 February 2012 at 02:23

      I checked. Not too bad.

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    2. Annalisa Crawford13 February 2012 at 09:31

      I think Mags has aged the best of the lot though. But then, they are all late 40s (?) now, so yeah, I guess he's not bad at all.

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