80s Band

In the old music hall

close your eyes

 

let that East Coast sound

take you back to yesterdecade…

 

peek at the crowd

with bygone-shaded eyes

 

before marriage and mortgages

before babies and biopsies

before life painted their dreams

with wide brushstrokes of reality

 

and when the homeboys play

their almost-hit,

still giving everything they’ve got…

 

be sure to sing along

Author's Note

Went to see a buddy in a band this weekend...

Reviews

[A. Amos]

80's bands the best era of music, Duran Duran, A-ha, Wham, Depeche Mode, Frankie goes to Hollywood..
supported by your cool poetry..good concept smart write and totally enjoyed the A's song:)

[Rita L. Sev]

:) Thanks, A... They are a fun band, totally 80s!

[kublakhan27]

A lovely little bit of nostalgia, quirky but still poignant in its reflective feel...I'm from the East Coast too you know ;) I have heard of The A's but never heard any of their stuff before...they sound like a group I could get into though...anyways, I must now get out my Police records and spin them in earnest, gotta run :)

[Rita L. Sev]

They definitely epitomize that 80s sound... Glad you got into this, Steve!

[Baby Ricochet]

I don't know who the A's are but I know Rita and this was one of her good poems

[Rita L. Sev]

Thanks so much, Mark! The A's are way before your time, but classic 80s sound!

[redflutterby]

Totally Awesome!!! HAHA!! Havent said that in a long time! I have the sudden urge to grab a can of hairspray and get some big hair going...slip into my miniskirt, crop top and those little black flats I used to wear. Lol...now thats an image. Whoohoo.... hold on..I have to find my leg warmers.

Thanks for the trip down memory lane...I can almost smell "Loves Baby Soft" perfume mixed with the over powering scent of "Polo" cologne.... heehee....

[Rita L. Sev]

Lol! Now those are some images to take me back! It was funny to look at the crowd and imagine all of that - the high hair and legwarmers - from the band's heyday.

[Ladysue]

oh you brought me back..loved the 80's..always fun to see lived bands with good friends and especially when you know someone in the band.. :)

[Rita L. Sev]

It was fun, and nostalgic. Thanks, Sue!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i am liking this song....is this band your buddy is in...musically they sound a bit like A Flock of Seagulls...

i like the nostalgia of the poem---for me, it was the sixties groups...and that music along with late fifties defined me and my view of life...

i like the poem...would have liked it before everything changed..and like it now that it all has.

[Rita L. Sev]

Thanks, Jacob. The band - called The A's - they were along the lines of The Hooters (also from Philly, only they achieved some fame). This is the song that almost made it big... But the guys got day jobs (the drummer is a teacher) and they keep the music playing.

[Frieda P]

Ha, thanks for the memories, before babies and biopsies....sheesh life was much more simpler then. OMG that music, I want to tease my hair. ;-)

[Rita L. Sev]

So much simpler... Still a few mullets in the crowd, though the band is a bit more subdued... ;)

[Frieda P]

Nooo...not the dreaded mullet, say it isn't so. ;-)

[Sami Khalil]

Wow. Loving a band is something and knowing someone in the band personally that is a double treat...A wonderful write...:)...............

[Rita L. Sev]

It's a lot of fun, for sure! Thanks, Sami!

[Sami Khalil]

Yep. You are welcome muchly...:)..................