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Note: Light plot spoilers, and heavy cultural-reference spoilers, lie ahead.
Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy?
Theyre kissing to it in June of 1985; the song would top out at No.
3 on the American charts, but not until August of that same summer.
Magnum P.I.
(A remake of the series currently airs on CBS.)
Fans of American new wave that sounds like it came the U.K. should check them out.
Before a reunion show in 2015, frontman Brian Smithrecounted his almost famous experienceforTucson Weekly.
Itsoriginal coverinspired many a mid-80s nightmare.
It didnt take, despite some initial signs of success.
New Coke, later renamed Coke II, held on for a few years before fading into the sunset.
Here, the voyeurism gets a gender reversal.
Cheers(1982-1993)
Poor Joyce finds herself thinking about Bob as she watches an episode ofCheers.
Cant Fight This Feeling, by R.E.O.
Speedwagon figured out the value of a well-timed power ballad even sooner than Foreigner.
Speedwagon kept the lighters burning with this 1984 hit.
Gunpoint Affection by Black Market Baby
Stranger Thingsoften goes for obvious soundtrack picks.
(See below.)
(Look for a period-appropriate Weird Al shirt in an upcoming episode.)
Cold as Ice, by Foreigner
This season is apparently Foreigners time to shine.
Nonetheless, Angel continued the stream ofVirginsmashes.
The song has had a shorter afterlife than other Madonna hits, however.
Angel didnt make the cut of her bestselling greatest hits albumThe Immaculate Collectionand Madonna hasnt performed it since 1985.
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, by Wham!
(Enjoy What You Do).
But it took this 80s-shaded throwback to classic rock and roll to put them over in the States.
Its perfect Jazzercise music, the sort of Top 40 hit kids and moms could enjoy together.
(Who was the Jester?
Who was Jack Flash?)
Here it provides a creepy counterpoint to Billy and Heathers family dinner.
For those curious, she holds upGreen Lantern#185andWonder Woman#326.
It worked inAlienandDie Hard, after all.
(Okay, it didnt really work inAlien, but at least they tried.)
(Theres more than a dash of Dolph Lundgrens enhanced Russian boxer fromRocky IVin there, too.)
(The albums big hit: Hot Girls in Love.)
Is this the sort of music douchebags listened to in real life in the 80s?
That answer might be lost in time.
But itsdefinitelythe sort of music douchebags listened to in 80s movies.
Cyborg
Speaking of DC Comics, this reference to Victor Stone, a.k.a.
Released in the summer of 1984, it was the first film to bear the PG-13 rating.
(Woody makes another, much more tragic appearance alongside Alexei later in the season.)
Chapter Seven: The Bite
R.O.C.K.
A flop in its time, its since picked up a cult following.
Even more relevant:The Stuff, a Larry Cohen horror-comedy about a yogurt-like product that devours consumers.
TheStranger Thingskids would doubtlessly love it if they could sneak into a show.
in the U.S.A. plays.
Its rarely mentioned asone of Carpenters best, but its worth checking out.
Basically,Stranger Things 3is just a big ol valentine to Carpenter, even more than previous seasons.
A coming-of-age story about a boy who discovers he possesses magical powers (sound familiar?
Family Video
Earlier this year,Captain Marvelstirred nostalgia by including a scene at a Blockbuster Video.
Yet in 2019 Midwesterners still have Family Video, the last video store chain still in existence.
If you havent seen them, do yourself a favor.
(Steve, on the other hand, has a much tougher time producing a list.)
Apparently in Hawkins you’ve got the option to be heroes just for one day more than once.
