I miss these days before the phones, social media and even the internet. Everyone was so plugged into the real world and interacting with each other. That's what made the 80's great.
Yeah, back then I only remember talking to girls on the phone. I would never call my friends. I would just go over to their house or walk the neighborhood looking for friends to hang out with.
I agree but the same can be said about the 50s 60s and 70s it's when the radio was most important, and the only social media we had was getting a group of kids together and having a pizza and enjoying conversation
@@douglashall2141 I grew up in the 70's and 80's. I remember my dad complaining about the music and the long haired bands. He would always say that the music of the 40's and 50's was the best and the music in the 60's 70's and 80's was trash. That is what I say about my kids music today and nothing will beat the music of the 70's and 80's. I guess every generation thinks their era's music was the best.
Nothing will EVER replace or emulate the 80s. The best music, best movies, best TV shows, best toys! This song just totally sums it all up. Any of us who were there were so damn lucky!!
16 in 1985, born 1969……life was grand! On the brink of major technology….movies, Walkman’s music was at its peak. Not too much though where it overwhelmed and took over…..like teens today texting each other bit in the same room…..😮😢
I know what you mean, videos and songs like this are almost painful to listen to for those of us who were there. It hurts knowing that it's gone, never to return.
83 grad. We were in such a hurry to grow up. What did that get us? What a great song about a time when your biggest problem was getting up the courage to ask a girl out. Now as an old guy I look back and long for things that can never be. Compared to today, the 80s were so good. Miss them.
The 80s, were the best, nostalgic, fast times at ridgemont high was the pinnacle of, our coming to age years,,, as a 55 year old man I hearken for those times!!!!!!! Innocence was wonderful!
Turning 56 pretty soon, us that were young in this era were truly lucky. The polar opposite of today's world. Where's Marty McFly and Doc when you need them....... Peace......
@@rah2287you think that a president suddenly makes the time? That’s interesting and very simplistic thinking. The actual dynamics of society and culture are more gradual and have other influences. But nice try. Ever notice how economic catastrophe seems to follow republican presidents? Regan led us to the S&L crisis. George W led us to the 2008 crisis. Trump led us to a failed Covid response’and recession. All of them spiraled debt more than democratic presidents. That’s more telling.
I was 16. Did my homework listening to Dark Side of the Moon. Had no gf. Had no money. Drove my parents Oldsmobile Cutlass Brougham to the bowling alley to play Donkey Kong. Damn it was great.
I was 15 when this song came out. I had no idea I was living the best years of my life. Long live everything about the 80's . I'd give anything to go back for just one day. I miss the 80's more than ever !
@@Oscar_239 DAMN, that makes me feel old when someone who is THIRTY THREE years old cannot remember a decade I remember more than well. I was 24 in 1987.
This comment section warms my heart. Gonna be honest, I was half expecting to see a lot of "How sexist we were back then" type posts. Rather, I see a lot of older folk remembering their youth gleefully. Refreshing:)
The 70’s weren’t so bad either for me.Graduated high school in 72, college in 76, married my high school sweetheart who is still the love of my life, earned my masters, had our first child, and my husband graduated from Med school. We were mostly broke but so were our friends. I made great memories and still making them. We get to see Jackson Brown and James Taylor in concert tonight!!! I’ll be the older lady with a new knee and a great smile!😁
I had a major crush on JB when I was in high school! I graduated college in 1980 and no question, that was the best time of my life-70's into the 80's....wish we could go back cause it ain't so great here now 😬
This song is pure, unmitigated joy! I love this song! Thank you so much Jackson Browne! Maya Rudolph said, "People will forget what you said...but people will never forget how you made them feel". I will never forget how this song makes me feel! Totally alive!!!
I heard this song at crowded party I was invited to with my friends when this song came on everybody was dancing on that floor it was packed no room some girl who knew me pulled me out to dance with her we found a spot were dancing what I remembered most about this song was the last 3 minutes of the song as i looked around it looked like we were dancing in slow motion it was weird but thats how it looked to me when the song finished everybody cheered I never experienced that before and that made this song even more memorable to me every time I hear this great 80s song I think to back to that moment everybody seemed to be dancing in slow motion wow unbelievable unforgettable moment 😀👍
I graduated HS in 1979. 1982 wasn't much different than 1979..most things were still the same. It was a great period in my life. If i could just go back in time for 1 day.
This is the song of the 80s. Such an underrated classic. Jackson Browne has an incredible voice and I for one find this song Perfect. I remember seeing Fast Times at Ridgemont High at a slumber party and singing this song all weekend.
I was in High School when this movie came out. Fast Times at Ridgemont High. I completely identified with the girls. That really was life back then. Best time in my life. 80s ruled!
I’m currently a junior in highschool and it’s rather sad how kids at my age are trying our best to replicate a time we completely missed out on by 30 quick years. It’s just but a shadow and a glimmer in our eyes, of what was probably the greatest decade to be a kid. The 80’s. *sigh*
Growing up in the 80’s was such a blast. I was 10 when the decade began and 20 when it ended. What a great time we had, it was a lot like this movie. Looking back, we thought we would be young forever but I suppose every generation feels that way. This film was the soundtrack to my life and millions of other kids. I want to go back!
Same age as you. We lucked out. Not just the music, but so much exciting and positive change going on in the 80s. Space Shuttle launches, CDs, New Wave music, punk, metal. Kicked all that hippy-dippy crap to the curb.
AMEN Phil. I was 12 when it started and 22 when it ended. I could never have known they would be the BEST years of my whole life. The happiest and the most carefree. Long live the 80s thru great tunes like this!
Couldn't agree more. I was 10 also. The movies. The music. Fast Times was the first movie where I thought "this is high school". Defined a generation. Miss those dayz
Every generation has a favorite decade. As a Gen Xer, the 80s was my favorite. We Xers were coming of age around this time and I was about to graduate high school, still deciding which college to apply to. It was an exciting time, full of challenges and unknown. This song and movie capture the era spot on.
The 80s were MY years. As well as the other people who were my age that got to experience the 80s like I did. The good, the bad, and the ugly. But most of all it was the best times of my life. If someone gave me a chance to go back to the 80s forever, I would not even hesitate. I would just go in a heartbeat.
Say what we want, the people shoving cases of TP in their Sam's Club shopping carts back in early March knew something the rest of us didn't. We need to study these people, for they may be able to predict other future catastrophes, thereby helping us to prepare better for them.
Guess what kids? HIGH SCHOOL never ends! The same characters, hos, assholes and clicks in the grown up workplace...enjoy! Just a heads up from a 40 something👍
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It had it's moments...but, no. The '80s were in many ways the antithesis of this movie, whose spirit belonged to the freewheeling 70s. Shortly after the release of this movie, in fact during the release of this movie as I remember, the dubious reality of the 1980s kicked in; Ronald and Nancy, Reaganomics, sanctimonious PSAs, neo Cons (that bother us still), obnoxious, self-serving Yuppies, GenXers listening to aging rockers, over the top punk-influenced pop, houses that were 3/4s garage, and worst of all, AIDs! The last of these itself, put quite a damper on being young in the 1980s. Also, if any incident should happen in schools and college dormitories, were some irresponsible idiot does something that endangers the well being of themselves, or others, there was nothing that new regulations couldn't solve. Don't like the quiet hours and restricted access? look to the 80's and you will find the source of your discontent.
Of my graduating class, many of my classmates who were dating (someone from my school or a nearby county school) during or shortly after this movie, are still together at our 30th reunion, with the person they went to prom with. It boggles my mind but I'm happy for them.
plastic horror? tf???? first you weirdos criticize the music and movies of our generation. NOW YOURE CRITICIZING THE WOMEN? this is why nobody likes men anymore. from margot robbie to anya taylor joy to bella hadid.. we have some of the most beautiful women ever today. snd you know damn right women from any generation would never ever want you. weird
It's a true testament to the 80s when people who weren't even alive during this era wanna hop in a time machine and go there. As a guy who spent his childhood and early teen years in the 80s, you'd love it.
This song was Jackson Browne's highest charting single of his career. When you think of all of his other hits, it's surprising. This song was created expressly for the soundtrack to Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Who's up for a roadtrip and to leave the world behind. A few old classic tunes and the open highway. There's nothing you can't do when you listen to soul food like this!
Looking back at my teen years... never realized how significant this time would be, and not just for my generation. This movie has so much relevance. As a kid in Ohio I watched this when it came out on HBO. A couple years later I was stationed in Long Beach CA, at 17, hanging with some kids from Millikan who took a tour of my ship. Fun times.
Hey Jason; class of '79. Am now 59: 2/6/20. I miss the 1970s. Led Zep, ELO, Grand Funk Railroad, Boston, BTO. Elton John. My dad was USN stationed the Central Valley, California.
The best of the best! the music from these years is timeless and we were so blest to have had them. To me that is including a lot of Country music as well !!
Couple of years ago I saw this as a re-release in an AMC in Burbank. I saw it six times when it first came out in '82 but hadn't seen it since early 90s on VHS. tears in my eyes seeing it on big screen.
Mainstream family cars and suvs are definitely all trying to achieve the same look these days. Hard to tell one make from the next. There are some cool sports cars though and I like that muscle cars are back. That said, cars from the past were definitely more distinctive. Automakers tried to set their cars apart instead of try to conform with what everyone else was doing.
It's amazing how many people willingly choose to make themselves depressed over stuff like this video, "oh I wish I was born in the 80's, everything was so much better back then", etc. Comparison is the thief of joy
Takes me back to a simpler, better and more beautiful time in my life. "If only we knew". Still Loving all the classics! And I will continue with God's blessings.🙋 All of you "commenting" really took me back and touched me wionderfully! Keep it up? Signed, Shelly, (Old School)
Although this was 1982, it was culturally the tail end of the 1970s. The late 1980s was much different; Reaganomics, rise of ghetto culture, HIV, crack, it was a grimmer era. These were the last of the good days, the last of old America. Where we went to the arcade to meet friends, buy weed, play Gorf, and try to get laid. Then field parties where both white people and black people listened to the Stones, Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, and Earth, Wind, and Fire. Weekends at the beach or summer trips to a beach. Less politicized cultural divisions among teenagers. Young kids played in the neighborhood unparented until dusk. It was golden.
This is one of the coolest songs that was recorded in the 1980's. One of those songs that when you hear it you turn up the volume and remember all the fun times you had when this song first came out. Incredible what one song can bring back so many memories and emotions. Would love to be a teenager again.
Every time i hear this song it takes me back to when i was a kid at the Drive In... I remember that evening like it was yesterday .... Priceless Memories
Fast Times at Ridgemont High was one of the funniest movies about teenage life that I've ever seen. I'm so glad that I grew up and in one piece the way that myself and my brothers and peers drove back then .
I will always love this movie and everything about it. The clothing styles, the music soundtrack, even the way people talked was different. It will always remind me of the 80's. I think this was the first movie I saw on a VHS player. Back then they had not been out too long and were very expensive. I always thought this tune by Jackson Browne was cool, his voice is just clean and crisp. The 80's for me was the best decade ever, glad I lived it.
Imagine just how truly special the film Fast Times at Ridgemont High is to those of us in the Class of '83. Why? Think about it. This rite of passage flick came out in the Summer of 1982 and we had just finished our high school Junior year and were clam happy about our Senior year, just around the corner. This was OUR MOVIE, ABOUT ALL OF US IN THE CLASS OF '82 AND '83. BEAUTIFUL TIME TO BE ALIVE AND A SENIOR HIGH STUDENT IN THE EARLY '80S.
Hearing this song makes me nostalgic for the pre pandemic world. Makes me miss hitting the crowded boulevards on Fridays and Saturday nights. Girls, street lights, and good times. I can't wait to get back to those kind of nights. Until then , Jackson Browne can help me reminisce.
50-ish fellow here. Thanks to all of you for writing comments. They are heartwarming to read. Some trivia some may not know about this movie: The actual school it is based on is Clairmont (sp?) High School in San Diego. A young reporter disguised himself as a student at the school for some time, then wrote the book Fast Times at Ridgemont High... After high school, the fellow Spicoli was based on tried to join the Navy but was turned down due to his marijuana use. He became a different sailor and was on the Exxon Valdes when all that oil was spilled...The character who was based on the fellow who dated Jennifer Jason Leigh's character threatened a lawsuit at one point but acquiesced when given a guitar...I thought I'd remember more than I just wrote. Take care and be well, all.
A boy next to me in 7th grade science class was reading the book back in '82. I didn't get to see the movie until about 10th grade though. I wondered why there was an actual book. I know now, thanks for sharing.
I was 21 when this movie came out and although a lot of the actors were playing the role of teenagers, I think most of them were my age. Terrific movie and a sort of “breaking from innocence” theme chronicling a lot of the struggles a lot of us experienced in high school.
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I miss these days before the phones, social media and even the internet. Everyone was so plugged into the real world and interacting with each other. That's what made the 80's great.
They would never make a movie like this today. The snowflake woke crowd would be triggered.
Yeah, back then I only remember talking to girls on the phone. I would never call my friends. I would just go over to their house or walk the neighborhood looking for friends to hang out with.
I agree but the same can be said about the 50s 60s and 70s it's when the radio was most important, and the only social media we had was getting a group of kids together and having a pizza and enjoying conversation
@@douglashall2141 I grew up in the 70's and 80's. I remember my dad complaining about the music and the long haired bands. He would always say that the music of the 40's and 50's was the best and the music in the 60's 70's and 80's was trash. That is what I say about my kids music today and nothing will beat the music of the 70's and 80's. I guess every generation thinks their era's music was the best.
Yes indeed
Nothing will EVER replace or emulate the 80s.
The best music, best movies, best TV shows, best toys!
This song just totally sums it all up.
Any of us who were there were so damn lucky!!
I wouldn't trade with today's young people for anything
16 in 1985, born 1969……life was grand! On the brink of major technology….movies, Walkman’s music was at its peak. Not too much though where it overwhelmed and took over…..like teens today texting each other bit in the same room…..😮😢
Nah, 70s was better on all points.
So true!
Nah 90s was best!
There are certain 80’s songs that give me an overwhelmingly painful and bittersweet sense of nostalgia. This is definitely one of them.
I know what you mean, videos and songs like this are almost painful to listen to for those of us who were there. It hurts knowing that it's gone, never to return.
well said pal.
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Totally get it. I was a teen in the 90s and there are songs from that era that I plain just can’t listen to because it hurts and I’ll cry.
@@judsonkr definitely!
83 grad. We were in such a hurry to grow up. What did that get us? What a great song about a time when your biggest problem was getting up the courage to ask a girl out. Now as an old guy I look back and long for things that can never be. Compared to today, the 80s were so good. Miss them.
Time flies. There are some things that you can't ever relive. If you do, it can lead to other bad outcomes. Sigh.
But there was no internet, how did you meet girls and ask them out?
People of every era after the 80's wish we grew up in the 80's. Maybe the 80's was the peak of human civilization.
@@Euclides287 There used to be this thing called talking to each other in person. It worked very well until bad improvements came along.
Damn! I was 5! It’s all good though brother.. 80’s were awesome 😎
I'm building a time machine. I am going back to the 80's. Who's with me?
bob abraham 💡📡⏱🔌⏱🎛🔋
bob abraham I'm with ya brother.......when we leaving ? 😂😂😂
@@roccomanucci I have a few kinks to work out! Stay tuned!
bob abraham No problem , just don’t forget me 😂😂😂
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And no cell phones no selfies no internet . The days were long and our house phone cords were long . Better times . For sure .
no kissing, no gf, no mall, no car... lot of school, i hated it.. but, i'm here, and can identify 1000+ 50s-90's songs, and do them in kareoke.
Yes!!!!
Yes
I agree
It really wasnt lol
Can't help but grin ear to ear every time I watch this video. I would go back to 80's in a heartbeat.
I would join you. I bargain with God for this chance.
Yeeeessssss let's go
I would be on my knees praying every night for divine intervention begging for god to send me back
And stay there
My Dad's favorite song. He passed away this past December. R.I.P. Mickey.
Great song ! May he Rest In Paradise ..
Rest In Peace 🤍
I’m so sorry for your loss. I lost my dad in ’08 so I do know what you’re feeling. RIP🙏
I just lost my mom. Sorry for your loss
One of my favorite , sorry for your loss.
Back when life was simpler (and SOOOOO much better)...
Who misses the 80’s? Thanks Jackson for this great song.🌺
I sure do miss the 80s love this song..
I miss those days
This is when music was music. Sure do miss these days
I was 15 years old in 1982 when the movie and song came out. I miss the 1980's.
miss the 70's far more ...
The 80s, were the best, nostalgic, fast times at ridgemont high was the pinnacle of, our coming to age years,,, as a 55 year old man I hearken for those times!!!!!!! Innocence was wonderful!
Notice how the 50's and 80's had Republican administrations. Eisenhower and Reagan.
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Turning 56 pretty soon, us that were young in this era were truly lucky. The polar opposite of today's world. Where's Marty McFly and Doc when you need them....... Peace......
@@rah2287you think that a president suddenly makes the time? That’s interesting and very simplistic thinking.
The actual dynamics of society and culture are more gradual and have other influences.
But nice try.
Ever notice how economic catastrophe seems to follow republican presidents?
Regan led us to the S&L crisis. George W led us to the 2008 crisis. Trump led us to a failed Covid response’and recession.
All of them spiraled debt more than democratic presidents.
That’s more telling.
Good point@@rah2287
@@rogermeunier1821 👍
80's is the best decade. Music, movies and fashion. lol
This movie perfectly encapsulates what it was like growing up as teenager in the 80s. It was fantastic.
Well a white teenager anyway 🤣🤣🤣 y'all had it good
@@jimangler984 cmon we all did. Red Yellow Black and yes of course white. Idyllic times indeed
Minus the aids
Being a teenager in the 70's was even better!
I was 16. Did my homework listening to Dark Side of the Moon. Had no gf. Had no money. Drove my parents Oldsmobile Cutlass Brougham to the bowling alley to play Donkey Kong. Damn it was great.
Had '77 white with maroon pin striping and Electric Windows and bought a Jensen cassette installed. Good times.
Awesome ....Thanks for posting!
I was 17.
Ditto on Dark Side of the Moon, but my game was Astroids and I drove an old Triumph.
Are you gay now
This movie was one of the reasons Marty McFly kept going back to the 80’s.
Name of movie
@@stephenkeen354 fast times at Ridgemont High
... Amen😊!!!
Oh that is cute
Lmfaooo
This is literally the entire 80s decade rolled into 4 minutes.
Wow...
This is like a kiss off of the late 70s and the very beginning of the 80s actually. Even this song is more reminiscent of late 70s Yaght Rock.
I was 15 when this song came out. I had no idea I was living the best years of my life. Long live everything about the 80's . I'd give anything to go back for just one day. I miss the 80's more than ever !
I was born in 1987 so i have no recollection of the 80s but i wish I'd been a teenager back then
i was born in 62,and then we die
@@dannygalvez9941 Im 1 year behind you
@@dannygalvez9941 ain't that the truth.😄
@@Oscar_239 DAMN, that makes me feel old when someone who is THIRTY THREE years old cannot remember a decade I remember more than well. I was 24 in 1987.
This comment section warms my heart. Gonna be honest, I was half expecting to see a lot of "How sexist we were back then" type posts. Rather, I see a lot of older folk remembering their youth gleefully. Refreshing:)
The 70’s weren’t so bad either for me.Graduated high school in 72, college in 76, married my high school sweetheart who is still the love of my life, earned my masters, had our first child, and my husband graduated from Med school. We were mostly broke but so were our friends. I made great memories and still making them. We get to see Jackson Brown and James Taylor in concert tonight!!! I’ll be the older lady with a new knee and a great smile!😁
I'm 70, and I still love this song, Jackson!! Thank you 😊❤️
Me too,loved jackson
Im 58…so nostalgic l love this song ❤
I had a major crush on JB when I was in high school! I graduated college in 1980 and no question, that was the best time of my life-70's into the 80's....wish we could go back cause it ain't so great here now 😬
I wanna go back to this world it just seemed simpler and Fun
Yes, it was.😊
It was less complicated but human nature hasn't changed keep that in mind.Hey she's got to be someone's baby tonight let it be yours!!!
It was
I was 12 and loved this time
Fook the internet & im not even joking anymore, we lost something
I don't care how old you are or when you were born, songs like this will always remind you of your teenage years.
This song is pure, unmitigated joy! I love this song! Thank you so much Jackson Browne! Maya Rudolph said, "People will forget what you said...but people will never forget how you made them feel". I will never forget how this song makes me feel! Totally alive!!!
Maya Angelou 😆
Maya Angelou
I heard this song at crowded party I was invited to with my friends when this song came on everybody was dancing on that floor it was packed no room some girl who knew me pulled me out to dance with her we found a spot were dancing what I remembered most about this song was the last 3 minutes of the song as i looked around it looked like we were dancing in slow motion it was weird but thats how it looked to me when the song finished everybody cheered I never experienced that before and that made this song even more memorable to me every time I hear this great 80s song I think to back to that moment everybody seemed to be dancing in slow motion wow unbelievable unforgettable moment
😀👍
I know this memory... and I also lived this memory - the 80s were amazing !!!
We didn't know how good we had it til it was gone!
So true. When Curt Cobain's grunge crap came along, I knew the party was over.
I knew it!! I just wish we could go back
Isn’t that the way it always is?
BINGO, granted that decade went like a flash.
It's not gone just as good as it was. Glass 1/2 full!!
Nothing will ever be like the 80's.......the greatest of all decades.
I wish i lived in the 80s.
Im a 90s baby.. We still had fun times but the 80s sound like a dream
sorry bro,,,the 70's were better
@@randyhankins6355 I love the 70s too. 70-80s were the best
@@randyhankins6355 except for disco
I wish I grew up in the 80s and not the 2000s 😥
I graduated HS in 1979. 1982 wasn't much different than 1979..most things were still the same. It was a great period in my life. If i could just go back in time for 1 day.
Yes. Agree
I'm class of 79 too....Dazed and confused
@@mikebooth5942 Alright, alright, alright... ;)
Filmed in ‘81 but released in ‘82.
This is the song of the 80s. Such an underrated classic. Jackson Browne has an incredible voice and I for one find this song Perfect. I remember seeing Fast Times at Ridgemont High at a slumber party and singing this song all weekend.
I always loved this song but never realized it was Jackson Browne until today. I guess the internet isn't 100% crap. Just 99%.
I was in High School when this movie came out. Fast Times at Ridgemont High. I completely identified with the girls. That really was life back then. Best time in my life. 80s ruled!
How is the movie called
If that's you on your picture you haven't aged at all! You're gorgeous! (No homo)
class of 88,but my sister's radio and am channel rockd' this tune with journey 38 special etc.thumbs up to miss ercillia
I’m currently a junior in highschool and it’s rather sad how kids at my age are trying our best to replicate a time we completely missed out on by 30 quick years. It’s just but a shadow and a glimmer in our eyes, of what was probably the greatest decade to be a kid. The 80’s. *sigh*
Class of '91. Agree. I was fortunate to be a teen during the 80s. Fashion, movies, music, we had it all....
Growing up in the 80’s was such a blast. I was 10 when the decade began and 20 when it ended. What a great time we had, it was a lot like this movie. Looking back, we thought we would be young forever but I suppose every generation feels that way. This film was the soundtrack to my life and millions of other kids. I want to go back!
Same age as you. We lucked out. Not just the music, but so much exciting and positive change going on in the 80s. Space Shuttle launches, CDs, New Wave music, punk, metal. Kicked all that hippy-dippy crap to the curb.
AMEN Phil. I was 12 when it started and 22 when it ended. I could never have known they would be the BEST years of my whole life. The happiest and the most carefree. Long live the 80s thru great tunes like this!
Couldn't agree more. I was 10 also. The movies. The music. Fast Times was the first movie where I thought "this is high school". Defined a generation. Miss those dayz
You nailed. Exactly the same. Happy 50th! Ugh...
So was I lol born January of 70 I wish I was born in 65
Every generation has a favorite decade. As a Gen Xer, the 80s was my favorite. We Xers were coming of age around this time and I was about to graduate high school, still deciding which college to apply to. It was an exciting time, full of challenges and unknown. This song and movie capture the era spot on.
The 80s were MY years. As well as the other people who were my age that got to experience the 80s like I did. The good, the bad, and the ugly. But most of all it was the best times of my life. If someone gave me a chance to go back to the 80s forever, I would not even hesitate. I would just go in a heartbeat.
Missing a flux capacitor, but when I get one I'll come pick you up!❤
When my kids ask me what the 80s were like for teenagers, I suggest several movies, and this is one of them. Every time.
Ahh those times when toilet paper was still abundant. Good times...
I've been studying all day and this comment just cracked me up!
Say what we want, the people shoving cases of TP in their Sam's Club shopping carts back in early March knew something the rest of us didn't. We need to study these people, for they may be able to predict other future catastrophes, thereby helping us to prepare better for them.
@@rickbrenner6079 Ya Rick, they knew they hoarded it.
@@rickbrenner6079 Does the COVFEFE-19 cause lots of shitting?
@@rickbrenner6079 I have always noticed that people that claim to predict the future, never predict their own sudden deaths.
EVERY time I see this movie or hear anything from the soundtrack, I'm 16 again... Thank you Mr. Crowe!!!!
Guess what kids? HIGH SCHOOL never ends! The same characters, hos, assholes and clicks in the grown up workplace...enjoy! Just a heads up from a 40 something👍
😆 Let’em find out the hard way
😂🙂
Truer words were never spoken.
this is true. very very true. :D
46 years old here true !!!! Lol , love this comment!
I'm 46. I'll trade 90's and all the millenium years to have just the 80's. Just the 80's, that's how good it was.
The 80s was just cool. The years of this new millennium have something lacking. It seems very mundane compared to the 80s.
It would nice if I could go back in time back to the 80's
For me 80s-90s kinda same genre..2000s when ur like man i miss the good ol days..me born 77..so 80s - 90s were jus same...80s tho if had choose
no political correctness..good enough for me :)
@Huawei is a criminal organization. Still miss 90s tho
And YES kids, it was every bit as fun as it Looks!!
damn straight.
Bitchin'!
The mall..... pizza pallor....driving around in your parent's car if they'd let you have it.....
Yes it was
I so miss the 80's.
What a wonderful decade...
Love this movie..
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Good movie 🎥
This movie came out when I was like 6 ..same as MTV 🎶🎵 Remember when it was MUSIC TV???
Jennifer Jason Leigh never looked better. What a cutie!
She sure was 💞💞
Agreed
@@392nightrunner she was only 19! Sweet!
Y-E-S.......
All these clips and no Phoebe Cates coming out of the pool? Great movie tho and filmed in San Diego I think?
The 80's...what a great time to be a teen. Life was good. And every school had their own spicoli!
My best friend was ours lol now he is a millionaire lok
What kind of work did he go into?
A few SPICOLI'S....
My school had a few dozen.
I was late 80s, times were a little changing, but fast times was a great flick.
There were a lot of ‘80s babes but you would be hard pressed to find one better than Phoebe Cates...
Fact!
God, I loved Phoebe Cates...but I also loved Jennifer Jason Leigh in this
Mia Sara, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kelly LeBrock, Rene' Russo, Cindy Crawford.... Just to name a few who easily rivaled Phoebe Cates.
@@Aquascape_Dreaming Add Demi Moore to that list!
With all due respect to Phoebe, * my * cop-the-cup candidate for go-to goddess would have to be... * Betsy Russell * .
Such a great time in America, boy I miss it!!!!!
What a great time to be alive. The 80's was the best decade ever.
It had it's moments...but, no. The '80s were in many ways the antithesis of this movie, whose spirit belonged to the freewheeling 70s. Shortly after the release of this movie, in fact during the release of this movie as I remember, the dubious reality of the 1980s kicked in; Ronald and Nancy, Reaganomics, sanctimonious PSAs, neo Cons (that bother us still), obnoxious, self-serving Yuppies, GenXers listening to aging rockers, over the top punk-influenced pop, houses that were 3/4s garage, and worst of all, AIDs! The last of these itself, put quite a damper on being young in the 1980s. Also, if any incident should happen in schools and college dormitories, were some irresponsible idiot does something that endangers the well being of themselves, or others, there was nothing that new regulations couldn't solve. Don't like the quiet hours and restricted access? look to the 80's and you will find the source of your discontent.
You have got that right
would do almost anything to go back!
I was 12 years old through 22 years old in the 80's. Hit it perfect!
70s too...
I also remember slow roller skating to this song with my girlfriend I was 13 she was 11 we are now married and have 5 children. She's my life.
what the fuck is your point?
Dude was just sharing a sweet story. Why be a dick?
Sooooooooo Good 2 hear a true love short story, very very few could say this & not be lieing bout something ❤💙❤
Of my graduating class, many of my classmates who were dating (someone from my school or a nearby county school) during or shortly after this movie, are still together at our 30th reunion, with the person they went to prom with. It boggles my mind but I'm happy for them.
Awe. That's rare these days. Congrats.
I think if mainstream media played more 80s music like this, this style will eventually make a comeback…and there will be world peace!
You should be President so you can make that happen Mr. President Rhapsody :)
You kidding? Main stream media hates every part of this movie except for the abortion and dope smoking.
No matter how many Oscars Sean Penn wins, he'll always remembered as Spiccoli
@@DRAGONFLY0511 Now he is only remembered as a Dick...
mrjinkorea Really.
Yea, a total washout lecturing us on how to live life and how bad we are. Flipping tool
He was perfect for this part. Amazing
Totally, man
I want to relive the 80's again. 👍👍
Oh, God, YES !!!!!
Good morning Shannon so would I like to go back to the 80's
peter papadimitriou Yes
You mean you have already relived them once? Lucky bastard.
I so like the older songs better than the music today !!
How much more beautiful are those 80s girls with their slight flaws compared to the plastic horror show we have today?
@Joe SHANGHAI You sir hitting the nail on its head ... if "sir" is allowed in today's society of course e.g. zie, zim, ver etc.
😆 🤣 😂
plastic horror? tf???? first you weirdos criticize the music and movies of our generation. NOW YOURE CRITICIZING THE WOMEN? this is why nobody likes men anymore. from margot robbie to anya taylor joy to bella hadid.. we have some of the most beautiful women ever today. snd you know damn right women from any generation would never ever want you. weird
@@jaliyahrosee yes, your right. I really like modern women. They are calm and rational .
The fake exterior pervades the inside too. ESP the tats and piercings.
😢😢😢 I'm old enough to say I miss good ol days 46 years young and Miss these day's Mom was right don't grow up too fast ...😭😭😭😭😭
It's a true testament to the 80s when people who weren't even alive during this era wanna hop in a time machine and go there. As a guy who spent his childhood and early teen years in the 80s, you'd love it.
Growing up and doing high school in the Southern California 1970's, this captures it. A perfect microcosm of 70's SoCal beach cities.
What's sad is that film would never fly in our PC world we live in today.
The homophobic stuff hasn't dated well at all.
I was in high school myself when this movie came out. Early 80s. 'Twas a great time to be a teenager.
Twas? Now you're a fiftysomething nerd 😄
@@chiefscheider Or nineteenth century. One advantage- 'Tis has a past tense version 'Twas, but "it's" does not.
This song was Jackson Browne's highest charting single of his career. When you think of all of his other hits, it's surprising. This song was created expressly for the soundtrack to Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
I was a teenager in the 80's. Great decade. As fun as you see in movies. Fun music, fun times.
I was 16 and living in L.A. when this movie came out. It was an amazing time to be a teenager in the 1980’s.
Growing Up In The 80's Was A Great Time
Yes it was
Bs reagan was great
Preach my man. No bills.No worries. No problems!
The 70's were best.
Great cartoons, great tv shows/movies, great toys, it really was great.
The 80's rocked!
You're welcome.
Signed,
The 70's.
80s Iconic English Love Songs Golden Era and the 80s girls are the best, when True love doesn't use social media
Very true.
🖒amen brotha
You Tube is our time machine !
Welcome home, enjoy ! Sit back relax and enjoy this time back when we were young.
~80s~
Who's up for a roadtrip and to leave the world behind. A few old classic tunes and the open highway. There's nothing you can't do when you listen to soul food like this!
Dude, I'll pay for the gas. Let's roll.
so game!!
Do you have room for one more?? Hell YES!!!
Troy Logan, shotgun!
I need a time machine. Lol
If you are reading this I hope something good happens to you today!
Well , Thank You !
Thank You, And I hope the same for you~
Obi1Kenobi really needed that, thanks man. same to you!
Right back at you 😃
9 months later....I wish the same for you ! !
Looking back at my teen years... never realized how significant this time would be, and not just for my generation. This movie has so much relevance. As a kid in Ohio I watched this when it came out on HBO. A couple years later I was stationed in Long Beach CA, at 17, hanging with some kids from Millikan who took a tour of my ship. Fun times.
I really miss the 80's.
Thank God I grew Up in The 80’s Best decade ever!
60,s 70,s and 80,s what a great to be alive,will never forget all the memory,s great to have lived it.
Jason Dixon no doubt about that. A wonderful era.
90s was great era too
Hey Jason; class of '79.
Am now 59: 2/6/20.
I miss the 1970s. Led Zep, ELO, Grand Funk Railroad, Boston, BTO. Elton John. My dad was USN stationed the Central Valley, California.
The best of the best! the music from these years is timeless and we were so blest to have had them. To me that is including a lot of Country music as well !!
If there's a greater movie that captured high school in a particular era, I don't know what it is. So many up and comers are in this one.
Couple of years ago I saw this as a re-release in an AMC in Burbank. I saw it six times when it first came out in '82 but hadn't seen it since early 90s on VHS. tears in my eyes seeing it on big screen.
A TIME WHEN VEHICLES CAME IN DIFFERENT SHAPES.
:D.. good one.
I walk through the junk yard and I don't know what's what anymore.
Mainstream family cars and suvs are definitely all trying to achieve the same look these days. Hard to tell one make from the next. There are some cool sports cars though and I like that muscle cars are back. That said, cars from the past were definitely more distinctive. Automakers tried to set their cars apart instead of try to conform with what everyone else was doing.
Huawei is a criminal organization. The last great classic cars were made around 72 or so. They were mostly right.
Hopefully the world will recover from the corona virus & we all go back to 82 & start again 😀
I really hope so 😭
So Agree. We would be on our way to a much better place like as I felt back then....
@@TressaArasheben the Corona Con will be over Nov 4
nope. only hell is on the horizon.
The media keeps people stupid.
TOTALLY nailed it ! Captures the 80's spirit PERFECTLY. Forrest Whitaker looks like a baby! OMG.....
One of the best movies of all time.
no matter where you are, that's the place to be. -Mike DeMoane
@Liam McPoyle Isn’t this great ?
Used that line many times myself & it's actually true. Being cool gets you laid. Just how it is.
It's amazing how many people willingly choose to make themselves depressed over stuff like this video, "oh I wish I was born in the 80's, everything was so much better back then", etc. Comparison is the thief of joy
This is great iced tea. - Mike Damone
Takes me back to a simpler, better and more beautiful time in my life. "If only we knew". Still Loving all the classics! And I will continue with God's blessings.🙋 All of you "commenting" really took me back and touched me wionderfully! Keep it up? Signed, Shelly, (Old School)
Epitomizes the 80's..great music & good times. Hands down, best decade & best time to be a kid.
To me one of the greatest 80s song I've ever heard it gets me emotional remembering those great times those great 80s
Although this was 1982, it was culturally the tail end of the 1970s. The late 1980s was much different; Reaganomics, rise of ghetto culture, HIV, crack, it was a grimmer era. These were the last of the good days, the last of old America. Where we went to the arcade to meet friends, buy weed, play Gorf, and try to get laid. Then field parties where both white people and black people listened to the Stones, Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, and Earth, Wind, and Fire. Weekends at the beach or summer trips to a beach. Less politicized cultural divisions among teenagers. Young kids played in the neighborhood unparented until dusk.
It was golden.
This movie is like a soundtrack of the 1980s. I miss those years. Time machine please.
Time circuits on... flux capacitor fluxing...
Have you seen Stranger Things before? I know a cool tv series about time travel. They could have a new Quantum Leap series.
The 80s was the greatest
I was 10 to 20 from 1980 to 1990. I see 1,000s of comments how everyone wants to go back to tje 1980s. Lets see why. We were wild, young and free.
The 80's, second only to the '50's
This is one of the coolest songs that was recorded in the 1980's. One of those songs that when you hear it you turn up the volume and remember all the fun times you had when this song first came out. Incredible what one song can bring back so many memories and emotions. Would love to be a teenager again.
How true...gotta luv it.
Sorry kids you missed out on a great decade to grow up in.
I hate it
Read the book in the 8th grade when it came out, seen movie in 9th grade
Right on. My favorite movie.
Yes I agree. Mid 80's was great.
yeah , it was the 60s
Yep, graduated in 1981, this was pretty much how it was. Yep, miss them days...
no smartphones, Internet, but great times of music
hanging out at the arcade and smoking weed
Are there good times these years ?
You might be surprised that if you had no smartphone or internet your life would be just as good.
I know right this was during a time where you couldn't avoid people entirely and had to deal with them directly.
Thank best era EVER!!
miss the 80's like crazy.....
Tom Miller lol rather have seen the 70 s much more fun not do much capitalist rubbish yuppies were in 80s
Same here.
Bring it back then dude! stop waiting for someone else to do it! BRING IT BACK!
The real '80's didn't start until about 1983. This movie has a late '70's feel to it.
yep as butthead once told beavis, dude you drank alot
What a milestone movie and magical song both perfectly expressing the lives of early 80s Southern California youth.
I'm a so cal native and California is not what it used to be
Every time i hear this song it takes me back to when i was a kid at the Drive In... I remember that evening like it was yesterday .... Priceless Memories
no shirt, no shoes no service. read it. know it. live it.
m. b.
Its no dice asshole
One of the greatest movies of all time. I grew up in the 80s and miss it tremendously
JF, "One of the greatest movies of all time", Oh good lord, that is like saying London, Paris, Tokyo, "Edmonton".
Fast Times at Ridgemont High was one of the funniest movies about teenage life that I've ever seen. I'm so glad that I grew up and in one piece the way that myself and my brothers and peers drove back then .
I love this song, and movie!! Damn I miss the 80’s 😢
I will always love this movie and everything about it. The clothing styles, the music soundtrack, even the way people talked was different. It will always remind me of the 80's. I think this was the first movie I saw on a VHS player. Back then they had not been out too long and were very expensive. I always thought this tune by Jackson Browne was cool, his voice is just clean and crisp. The 80's for me was the best decade ever, glad I lived it.
And in hindsight, a very well selected cast for its budget; many of whom kicked on to bigger things
I love this movie and era. Good simple times.. I wish I could go back in time❤️
The 80's,,best time ever!!
Imagine just how truly special the film Fast Times at Ridgemont High is to those of us in the Class of '83. Why? Think about it. This rite of passage flick came out in the Summer of 1982 and we had just finished our high school Junior year and were clam happy about our Senior year, just around the corner. This was OUR MOVIE, ABOUT ALL OF US IN THE CLASS OF '82 AND '83. BEAUTIFUL TIME TO BE ALIVE AND A SENIOR HIGH STUDENT IN THE EARLY '80S.
I graduated high school in 87 and even though I wasn't a cool kid the 70's and 80's were indeed a great time of freedom.
Hearing this song makes me nostalgic for the pre pandemic world. Makes me miss hitting the crowded boulevards on Fridays and Saturday nights. Girls, street lights, and good times. I can't wait to get back to those kind of nights. Until then , Jackson Browne can help me reminisce.
Rready for round 2 g"oy? You will comply, like the cattle you are and you won't do s"hit.
50-ish fellow here. Thanks to all of you for writing comments. They are heartwarming to read. Some trivia some may not know about this movie: The actual school it is based on is Clairmont (sp?) High School in San Diego. A young reporter disguised himself as a student at the school for some time, then wrote the book Fast Times at Ridgemont High... After high school, the fellow Spicoli was based on tried to join the Navy but was turned down due to his marijuana use. He became a different sailor and was on the Exxon Valdes when all that oil was spilled...The character who was based on the fellow who dated Jennifer Jason Leigh's character threatened a lawsuit at one point but acquiesced when given a guitar...I thought I'd remember more than I just wrote. Take care and be well, all.
Yea if you can't remember some stuff that happened back then. You lived in the 80's
A boy next to me in 7th grade science class was reading the book back in '82. I didn't get to see the movie until about 10th grade though. I wondered why there was an actual book. I know now, thanks for sharing.
I was 21 when this movie came out and although a lot of the actors were playing the role of teenagers, I think most of them were my age. Terrific movie and a sort of “breaking from innocence” theme chronicling a lot of the struggles a lot of us experienced in high school.
I was only 8 lol
Time flies
I’m pretty sure I’ll be listening to this music when I enter the nursing home years of my life! 😅❤❤