nos·tal·gia
jamie on September 7th, 2005
FROM MERIAM-WEBSTER ONLINE (www.m-w.com):
Pronunciation: nä-’stal-j&, n&- also no-, nO-; n&-’stäl-
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek nostos return home New Latin -algia; akin to Greek neisthai to return, Old English genesan to survive, Sanskrit nasate he approaches
1 : the state of being homesick : HOMESICKNESS
2 : a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition; also : something that evokes nostalgia
- nos·tal·gic /-jik/ adjective or noun
- nos·tal·gi·cal·ly /-ji-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Yeah, so I’m a child of the 80’s, and ‘yearn for a return to … some past’:
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Head Over Heels - Tears for Fears
Friday I’m In Love - The Cure
Listen To Your Heart - Roxette
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Dangerous - Roxette
Don’t Dream It’s Over - Crowded House
Ordinary World (Single Version) - Duran Duran
When I Look Into Your Eyes - Firehouse
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Heat Of The Moment - Asia
Another Day In Paradise - Phil Collins
Now And Forever - Richard Marx
I Touch Myself - Divinyls
Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
Shout - Tears For Fears
Simply Irresistible - Robert Palmer
Rush Rush - Paula Abdul
Working For The Weekend - Loverboy
I Get Weak - Belinda Carlisle
Mad About You - Belinda Carlisle
Jessie’s Girl - Rick Springfield
All I Ever Wanted - Human League
The Wild & the Young - Quiet Riot
Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes
Heaven - Bryan Adams
Voices Carry - Til Tuesday
Red Skies - The Fixx
A Little Respect - Erasure
The Warrior - Patty Smyth
The Promise - When In Rome
Shadows Of The Night - Pat Benatar
Come On Eileen - Dexy’s Midnight Runners
Take On Me - A-Ha
Show Me - Cover Girls
Hold Me Now - The Thompson Twins
Why Can’t This Be Love - Van Halen
Send Me An Angel - Scorpions
Take A Chance On Me - Erasure
Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money
Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions
I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones
Livin’ On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Policy Of Truth - Depeche Mode
Don’t Be Cruel - Bobby Brown
The Ghost In You - The Psychedelic Furs
It’s A Sin - Pet Shop Boys
Thriller - Michael Jackson
Love My Way - The Psychedelic Furs
Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys
Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
Every Little Step - Bobby Brown
Strangelove - Depeche Mode
It Must Have Been Love - Roxette
Here I Go Again - (radio version) - Whitesnake
Disappear - INXS
My Prerogative - Bobby Brown
Mickey - Toni Basil
No More Words - Berlin
Goodbye To You - Patty Smyth
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
All Out Of Love - Air Supply
Footloose (from Footloose) - Kenny Loggins
Dance Hall Days - Wang Chung
Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
Heart And Soul - T’Pau
Stay The Night - Chicago
Hard To Say I’m Sorry / Get Away - Chicago
Will You Still Love Me? - Chicago
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Hole Hearted - Extreme
Sweet Child O’ Mine - Guns N’ Roses
Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone) - Glass Tiger
Your Love - The Outfield
I Got You - Split Enz
Seventeen - Winger
Dear Prudence - Siouxsie & The Banshees
Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go - Soft Cell
Pretty In Pink - The Psychedelic Furs
Buffalo Stance - Neneh Cherry
We Built This City - Starship
Angel - Aerosmith
Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes
I Can’t Wait - Nu Shooz
Against All Odds - Phil Collins
Invisible Touch - Genesis
MARVELOUS THINGS - Eisley
We Close Our Eyes - Go West
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