Sunday, June 27, 2010

Weekend Retro Rewind | Alphaville Forever Young


The end of June always reminds me of graduation, yearbooks, proms, summer jobs, driver's ed and more. If you've been following Fourth Grade Nothing for a while, you know I'm, well, stuck. Forever lost in reverie. Some days I'm stuck in grade school while other days I'm in junior high or high school. This song will forever remind me of my senior year. Most of my classmates quoted this song in their yearbook.

It's so ironic, I'm not sure if you've ever felt this way, but as a kid all I wanted to do was grow up. I couldn't wait to be out on my own, making my own rules. Doing something wondrous with my life. Many days I wish I could go back to a simple time. A time when summer meant swimming in the pool, devouring slices of watermelon not thinking for a moment about carbs or calories.

So many adults told us to slow down. They told us to enjoy our youth. I wish I had listened. Now I leave comments on the blogs of young, single folk telling them to enjoy their youth and that the world is theirs. Oh Alphaville, I agree, I want to be Forever Young.


Five Fast Facts About Alphaville

  1. Alphaville is a synthpop group from Germany.
  2. The band's original name was Forever Young.
  3. The song "Forever Young" was released in 1984, I was 12.
  4. "Forever Young" was featured in the following movies: Listen To Me staring Kirk Cameron, Napoleon Dynamite and on an episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia in addition to several ads.
  5. Today's kids are most likely more familiar with Youth Group's version of "Forever Young" featured in an episode of The OC or the mix by Jay-Z.






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20 comments:

  1. Joe CapJune 27, 2010 at 12:07 AM

    That guy in the middle looks like Stephen King.

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  2. Riot KittyJune 27, 2010 at 12:12 AM

    I love that song! Like you, I couldn't wait to grow up. Now that I am grown up, I am enjoying it quite a lot!

    Sooooo, TAG! I have an award for you on my blog. Though it's not specifically tagging anyone there, I am personally extending the invite if you so choose to participate.

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  3. Babes MamiJune 27, 2010 at 12:59 AM

    I never knew who sang this! Ahh 1984, a great year.

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  4. Ms. AJune 27, 2010 at 1:44 AM

    I remember the song, but for the life of me, not the video.

    I try to tell young people, all the time, stop wishing your life away. Enjoy being young, old lasts a heck of a lot longer.

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  5. AnonymousJune 27, 2010 at 5:59 AM

    I have never heard it before, but it was great. Thanks for sharing...:)

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  6. buffalodickJune 27, 2010 at 8:44 AM

    Didn't Rod Stewart cover this, too?

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  7. LaraAnnJune 27, 2010 at 9:01 AM

    I don't really remember this song from when I was young. When I heard it in Napoleon Dynamite I was thinking what a great song and now have it on one of my 80s music mix cds.

    I like when you put facts about stuff in your blogs - I learn alot from them. Sometimes I don't trust my memory and when I read these things here I know for sure if I'm right or wrong - suprisingly it's usually the former.

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  8. KristieJune 27, 2010 at 10:32 AM

    I, too, am seriously stuck. I miss those good ole days so so much. Thank God for the memories. Did you graduate in '91? I graduated in '93 and our senior song was "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday." So true.

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  9. AnonymousJune 27, 2010 at 10:42 AM

    Well, Miss Ally- we must be the same age. I remember vividly Alphaville. And yes, the 80's were full of hope and less anxiety if you were a kid, and didn't have to worry about adult things, like Reaganomics etc. Remember that Phil Collins video where he had a puppet Reagan "This is the world we live in...wah-oh..." Wow, we're adults now.

    You know, On the 10th I'm celebrating my 5th b-day, just cause I want to. Because every birthday should be a 5th birthday for that very reason.

    Thank you for the memories...

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  10. Anything Fits A Naked ManJune 27, 2010 at 11:13 AM

    I LOVED that song back in the day! This video is awesome! Thanks so much for the memory!

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  11. CopyboyJune 27, 2010 at 11:16 AM

    Ironically that was in fact my prom song. Wait, did I use "ironically" right?

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  12. AnonymousJune 27, 2010 at 12:56 PM

    Love this song!

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  13. Tiffany KadaniJune 27, 2010 at 2:12 PM

    I just think of Mel Gibson.

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  14. AnonymousJune 27, 2010 at 4:15 PM

    Thanks for Stalking me! I'm stalking you back :o)

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  15. MaceyJune 27, 2010 at 4:25 PM

    I don't think I ever heard of them!

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  16. Lindsey BuckJune 27, 2010 at 5:30 PM

    I LOVE that song. It makes me giggle, if only due to that Dynamite movie, and many ridiculous slow dances with awkward boys in my youth. :)

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  17. Heather TaylorJune 27, 2010 at 6:16 PM

    Personally I think the remix is effing awful. The original is perfect just the way it is.

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  18. Rawknrobyn.blogspot.comJune 28, 2010 at 12:27 AM

    That song was appropriately named. They still play it all the time.
    xoRobyn

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  19. TS HendrikJune 28, 2010 at 11:48 AM

    I already had this song in my head for some reason before I got the post. Weird.

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  20. UnknownJune 29, 2010 at 10:15 PM

    Ah.... the epitome of 80's pop ballads. Brings back memories!

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