Top 5 songs from the '80s Movie Hits' compact disc

List by Tosca

"Last night, Darth Vader came down from planet Vulcan and told me that if I didn't take Lorraine out that he'd melt my brain."
- George McFly (as played by Crispin Glover) in the film Back to the Future (1985)

The 80s were my heyday! That's what I tell people and they look at me a tad bit disbelievingly and, fair enough, because in 1980 I was only 5, but I remember the next 10 years as if it were yesterday: banana clips, big hair, first boyfriend, off the shoulder tops, bubble skirts, disastrous hair styles (let's not even talk about the time I dyed my hair black and it turned green instead ugh), leg warmers, high heels with socks, fingerless lace gloves, fluoro coloured tights, denim miniskirts and 80s music *sigh* I love love LOVE 80s movies (with an era of the best movie quotes ever ever ever) and 80s music! They were such good days, over for alltime and leaving me with nothing but forever-young memories. So imagine my delight when I accidentally picked up a copy of '80s movie hits.' So much 80s goodness in one small package oughta be illegal - it's enough to make me want to break out my Bros albums! It was hard to narrow down my top 5 songs on this double compilation (much arguing with myself took place) but I managed it in the end. It only took me 2 hours, geez. Check it out and if you have a song you think should be here leave it as a comment ;-)

My top 5 80s movies

List by Tosca (Digital Services, Manukau Libraries)

"You see us as you want to see us. In the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain, and an athlete, and a basket case, a princess and a criminal."
- The Breakfast Club (monologue delivered by Brian, as played by Anthony Michael Hall), 1985

Oh, the 80s! Who could forget them? Banana clips, tube socks, fluoro colours, the Rubiks cube, leg warmers, side ponytails, bubble skirts, perms, Bon Jovi, jump rope, Bros, elastics, ripped jeans...and some truly classic movies that epitomised the decade.

Below is my top 5 list of movies that, for me, capture the 80s in all their glorious badness, colour, life, energy and rebelliousness.