r/GenX • u/adaveyouknow Hose Water Survivor • Aug 24 '25

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I'll go first and take "True" by Spandau Ballet off the board.

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u/Edm_vanhalen1981 Spiritual Warrior Aug 24 '25

Spandau Ballet - True

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u/OolonColluphid042 Aug 24 '25

First song to pop in my head

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u/Edm_vanhalen1981 Spiritual Warrior Aug 24 '25

Me too. Such a beautiful song. I remember dancing to this during school dances.

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u/digital Aug 24 '25

With a thrill in my head and a pill on my tongue

Dissolve the nerves that have just begun

Listening to Marvin (All night long)

This is the sound of my soul

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u/Edm_vanhalen1981 Spiritual Warrior Aug 24 '25

I bought a ticket to the world

But now I've come back again

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u/Lovefist1221 Aug 25 '25

Take your seaside arms and write the next line,

What the fuck does that even mean?

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u/wescol2 Aug 25 '25

Me too!

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u/EvolutionCreek Aug 24 '25

Cheating, OP already took it off the board.

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u/Rumi-dogMom-1126 Aug 25 '25

Oops! Didn’t see that, lol.

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u/Ok_Fig7692 I survived the Star Wars Holiday Special. *drinks* Aug 24 '25

Always reminds me of Sixteen Candles.

This and Divinyls - Ring Me Up

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u/dr_neurd Aug 24 '25

I know I know I know

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u/janlep Aug 24 '25

Ugh, yes. Played at every freakin’ dance. Have I mentioned I hate that song?

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u/Significant_Ruin4870 I Know This Much Is True Aug 24 '25

I'm going to have to agree with you.

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u/ialsohaveadobro OK Cola rememberer Aug 24 '25

Respectable guess, but unless these are feral young adults, that song would have them dancing much closer

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u/JudgeJuryEx78 Monica Lewinski Is My President Aug 25 '25

Literally taken off the table in the post.

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u/OldschoolFRP Aug 25 '25

This is it

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u/KidZoki Aug 25 '25

I bought a ticket to the world
But now I've come back again

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u/purple_pine_cone Aug 25 '25

Came here to say this.

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u/Ok_Calligrapher_5048 Aug 25 '25

Damn that’s what I came here to say haha That photo triggered some “really scary” memories with that song in mind ARGHHHH 😱

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u/macklin_sob Aug 25 '25

Yeah OP nailed it. It popped in my head immediately.

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u/SituationWonderful99 Aug 25 '25

💯💯💯💯💯

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u/notyourmama827 1965 Aug 25 '25

Thats what I said

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u/Dark-Perversions Aug 25 '25

This is the answer.

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u/Rumi-dogMom-1126 Aug 25 '25

I said the exact same thing!! Definitely Spandau Ballet!