I Advocate Feminism . a mini-blogzine: Just for 'fun: All abord .

While searching for music to accompany a recently-aired editorial on WXOU, a long-forgotten melody came to listen and would not leave.The strain is "Don't make up," a pair by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush from my favorite 80s album "So" released by Gabriel in 1986.I launch the picture on "YouTube" and for six minutes I was second in the 1980s.I was a different person living a different life with different thoughts - far from the person I am today.

I marvel what I would say to my younger self and what she would say to me?It was a different time. There were no cell phones, no Blackberries, and no Internet.Even fax machines were still rare.People even used typewriters and wrote letters.Technology aside, life was not easy.There was unemployment, financial unrest, depression, and the pressures of daily life.Some things never change."Don't make up" is not a catchy, inspirational tune.It's a soft, haunting melody with poignant lyrics that are as smart now as when they sailed the airwaves in 1986.The raspy voice of Gabriel balanced with the sweet voice of Bush gave me trust and kept me going through some of the more challenging days of my young adulthood.On a different note, the same album gave the world "Sledgehammer," a funky tune accompanied by an award-winning picture that outlined the MTV generation.Another track, "In your eyes," was exploited in the 1989 film "Say Anything" starring John Cusack.In the film, Cusack's character serenades a new woman by blasting the strain on a giant boom box he holds over his head.Fast advancing to the present day.In the 2010 release "Hot Tub Time Machine," Cusack and friends have a slip back to the 80s only to rule out that things weren't exactly as they remembered.So, while it's fun to reminisce, I don't wish to pass too much time celebrating the so-called "glories of the past."I'd much rather be active in the hither and now look ahead to the future - even with all my current challenges.However, if you'd care to take a trip backwards in time for only a few minutes - here are the videos for "Don't hold up" and "Sledgehammer."Tubular!BONUS: Cherie's favorite films about the 80s:"The Wedding Singer" with Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore"Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion" with Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino