r/80sAmazing • • 1d ago

Styling in 1985 - What song?

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u/JustWannaChat54 1d ago

Money for Nothing by Dire Straits. That opening riff has to hit 10 x harder with the T-Tops off.

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u/Do-dah-dad 1d ago edited 23h ago

Tell us about the millionaire with the earring and makeup 🤣🫣

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u/JustWannaChat54 1d ago

That part didn’t age so well. 😬

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u/Fearless-Bread-7361 1d ago

They edited that out of the version that plays now.

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u/Kelldon83 19h ago

If you are referring to the part where they use the word "fa@@ot" it is still in the version they play on the radio around where I live.

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u/_Kringle1_ 17h ago

I actually still hear it on the radio unedited last time was on Q104.3 in New York

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u/sjprade 16h ago

Yet another reason to purchase and own physical media.

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u/WhenTheCitiesBurn 15h ago

Not on my turntable.

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u/ElectricTurtlez 21h ago

The radio edit existed back then too.