What’s Old is New Again
Have you noticed a lot of old trends coming back to haunt us lately? Here are a few random thoughts about things we thought might be gone for good, but are back! Some are good and some bad (at least in my opinion).
BAD: Panty hose
The bare-leg look has been in fashion for so long now that many retails stores have stopped carrying panty hose. Kate and Pippa Middleton are changing that, as they have been seen wearing sheer hose in almost every picture over the last few months. Although I think they look nice, wearing them is certainly a different story… so hot and uncomfortable! We’ll see if this trend sticks as long as tight pantyhose on a hot summer day. Me? I’d prefer to leave them in the 80’s. Speaking of the 80’s…
BAD: The Smurfs
It is a mystery to me why they made this movie now. The Smurfs were annoying in the 80’s, and I would imagine they would be annoying now.
The reviews were horrible, but the movie managed to tie for #1 over the weekend. Maybe it’s nostalgia, or maybe it was Neil Patrick Harris (who in my opinion shouldn’t have jumped off his path to greatness by doing this silly movie. While we’re on the subject….
GOOD: Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris became a bit of a punch line after the TV show “Doogie Howser MD” aired in the late 80’s/early 90’s… not that the jokes were necessarily directed at Harris himself, but anyone who looked a little too young to be doing what they are doing would often be referred to as “Doogie”. Although he has been acting ever since, he made a “comeback” with “How I Met Your Mother” in 2005. Not only is he hilarious as ladies-man Barney Stinson, but other high-profile gigs like hosting the Tony Awards have upped his cool factor. And who could forget this tribute to Doogie Howser on SNL? Hey, is that Bill Hader on the saxophone?
GOOD: Saxophone solos
I played flute and trumpet in the back in school, but in hindsight I would have preferred to learn piano or saxophone. It seems the saxophone all but disappeared from Top 40 music in the 90’s… it was rarely heard outside of a few Dave Matthews band hits. With the late Clarence Clemons playing on Lady Gaga’s new album and Lenny Picket of Tower of Power and the Saturday Night Live band playing on Katy Perry’s “Last Friday Night”, it seems the saxophone may be cool again. Even Kenny G was one of the many cameos in the silly but fun “Last Friday Night” video. Which leads me to…
GOOD: Music videos
On this weekend, the 30th anniversary of the debut of MTV, it’s nice to see the return of the music video. As MTV and VH1 ditched more and more videos for reality programming over the years, it seemed the music video was dead. Now debuting a new video from someone like Lady Gaga is once again an event. One major factor that saved this trend? FACEBOOK. Yes, we are able to watch videos on websites such as YouTube, but Facebook made it really easy to watch and share without having to click around the web.
GOOD: 80’s music
It was in, then it was over, then it was in again… who can keep track? If you enjoy 80’s music, listen to my show “SUPER 80’s” on Flashback Radio! Visit super80s.com to get show times and listen links…. it’s totally awesome!
