Spontaneously bursting into tears while listening to 80s music

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The songs remind me of trading mix tapes with friends back in my teenage years. Good times..

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I heard Purple Rain today, teared up, and thought of this thread.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks, all. Good to know I'm not a total nut. My life was so carefree then and it's anything but that now. Every time I hear Pretty in Pink by Psych Furs I just about lose it.

Oh my gosh, yes. And that song If You Leave. Plus Don't You Forget About Me from The Breakfast Club.

I saw The Breakfast Club in the theater on my first date, and Don't You Forget About Me was playing on the radio the morning I drove to take my SATs. Makes me tear up every single time.

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From Pitch Perfect, now my tween daughter wants to see Breakfast Club...DVD en route from Amazon.

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Anonymous wrote:Not for nostalgia reasons (although I was a teen in the 80s), but there's something heartbreaking about the melody of "Don't Dream it's Over" by Crowded House. I've always loved that song although it's always made me sad-happy.

Florida Spring Break 1987!

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I'm 45 and nowhere near menopause yet, but I find myself getting tearful and nostalgic when listening to 80's music. For me, that decade was so full of hope and new beginnings - high school aand college and all that comes with it.

We were pre-9/11, young, innocent and waiting for our lives to begin. We didn't have cellphones or digital everything and actually talked to people face to face.

Now, we're middle aged, raising children or taking care of aging parents. It's sad to realize how complicated the world has become.