The year of 1984

Hello Music Psychos, how are you?

Thank you so much to everyone that wished me a happy birthday. It is a pleasure to know that amazing people like you care enough to say it!

Since midnight I’ve been receiving messages with the warmest of words. Yes - I am now in the homestretch of being a twenty something. I know I don't look like it at all. (I still get carded anywhere I go. Yesterday when I went to pick up some red wine, I was called "Honey" by a 19 year old cashier and had my ID checked.

Anyways, to celebrate my birthday for myself, I decided to check out the top music and movies from the best year – 1984.There is even a book called "1984" by George Orwell (according to his book, 1984 wasn't the best year) Considering the fact that most of my best friends were born in the year, here is some fun facts of 1984!

Top 20 music from 1984:

1. "When Doves Cry".....Prince

2. "What's Love Got To Do With It".....Tina Turner

3. "Jump".....Van Halen

4. "Karma Chameleon".....Culture Club

5. "Like A Virgin".....Madonna

6."Hello".....Lionel Richie

7. "Owner Of A Lonely Heart".....Yes

8. "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)".....Phil Collins

9. "Footloose".....Kenny Loggins

10. "Ghostbusters".....Ray Parker, Jr.

11. "I Just Called To Say I Love You".....Stevie Wonder

12. "Out Of Touch".....Daryl Hall & John Oates

13. "Say Say Say," Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson

14. "I Feel For You".....Chaka Khan

15. "Missing You".....John Waite

16. "Let's Hear It For The Boy".....Deniece Williams

17. "Time After Time".....Cyndi Lauper

18. "The Reflex".....Duran Duran

19. "Dancing In The Dark".....Bruce Springsteen

20. "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)".....Billy Ocean

I can't believe that a song like “Like a Virgin" by Madonna and " Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper is actually from the year that I was born. My favourite song from the list is "I just Called to say I love you" By Stevie Wonder!.. And you can't forget the Ghostbusters' theme song, eh?  What about your favourite?

Top 10 movies from 1984:

1. "Once Upon a time in America"

2. "A Nightmare on Elm Street" 

3. "Ghost Busters"

4. "The Karate Kid"

5. "The Terminator"

6."Amadeus"

7. "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"

8. "Sixteen Candles"

9. "Dune"

10. "The Neverending Story"

Click here to check more details of the top 10 movies from 1984!

This list actually blew my mind! We had such good movies released in that year! Ghost Busters, eh? Bill Murray is that old!!

So a day before my birthday, October 5th, STS- 41-G, Mar Garneau Became the very first Canadian in space. According to Wikipedia 1984




Anyhow, It is very interesting to know what actually happened in the year that I was born. I couldn't find anything in the North American history to see if there was a significant event on the day that I was born, Oct 6th 1984, well I guess I can put my name there right?