Thursday, July 17, 2008

USA For Africa - We Are The World

1985

Reagan was president.
Lionel Ritchie was still singing.
Stevie Wonder was still blind.
Paul had left Art.
Kenny Rogers was a gambler.
Tina was whacky.
Billy Joel was sober.
Michael Jackson was still black.
Diana Ross was still MJ's friend.
Dionne Warwick had yet to meet her psychic friends.
Willie had the best herb.
Springsteen was definitely "The Boss"
Kenny Loggins lived at Pooh Corner
Steve Perry had awesome pipes.
As did Daryll Hall.
Huey brought us the news.
Cindy was - well - Cindy.
Kim Carnes fell in love with a dreamer.
Bob Dylan was muuuaaking chuuuuoices.

And then there is Ray...

"ALRIGHT, LEMME HERE YA"

"TELL 'EM WE ARE THE CHILDREN"

I miss you Ray. I miss 1985 too.



4 comments:

leelee said...

If you could go back...would you do anything differently?

leelee said...

:-)

good answer!

Mayden' s Voyage said...

I miss Janet Jackson...
"Miss Jackson- if you're nasty"

But maybe that was 1986???
who knows?
I was 17 then :)

JL4 said...

She sang that song about kids who can't walk and chew gum at the same time, right?

"Spastic Boys" I think it was called.