This month ... it's all about the top 30 jukebox memories (see rules below) -- relevant because it was *our* class who got a jukebox installed in the cafeteria (along with Coke machines and one of those electronic message boards).
First things first -- back in the 80's at a high school in central PA, we could refer to this group as "the local boys", what with them being from just down the road in Mechanicsburg. (Those that came in classes after us could say the same thing when 'Live' got popular ... although they hailed from York in the other direction.) Second things second -- it only makes sense to feature Poison's only number one hit in the US (really wiki?) since it peaked over the holidays of our senior year. Third things third -- I'd like to do a long distance dedication to Rose M -- not for any of the specific lyrics in 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn' but just because her name is in the song title and because Rose was my homeroom buddy every year in high school (alphabetically by last name, I always followed her) AND she was a work buddy a little bit later for a time at McDonalds.
RULES FOR THIS TOP 30 LIST: Songs are as remembered from when they were being played loudly in the cafeteria, making us all raise our voices at mealtimes in order to hear each other. All memories are believed to be accurate and will be fact checked on the interwebs to make sure that featured songs were actually released prior to June of 1989 (but since these memories are thirty years old, there is not a guarantee of 100% accuracy.) Also note that an appearance on this list is not necessarily an endorsement of the song or the artist. And if anyone out there wants to make a mixtape that we can all make copies of at the reunion, now is the time to start working on that task.
JUKEBOX MEMORY TRACK #7:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2r2nDhTzO4
NEWS FROM OUR CLASS ON THE FACEBOOK (IF YOU ARE A MEMBER):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/189980661939188/
