Nostalgia! A thing of the past? What was your favourite decade?

[greenishfing]

I was born in the 1950's and I loved the '60s and '70s. For me, born into a poor family in Yorkshire, the 60's and 70's were a time of promise, freedom, great music and reliable birth control. Anything was possible. The music from that era is still my favourite.
I feel sorry for the youngsters in the modern era. They have so many more pressures. Life is no longer simple and the world is so overcrowded. As for the music.......
What is your favourite decade? And why?

[SarrissUK]

I loved the 80's and the 90's for the music, for the economic boom and the feeling that everything was forever going to be on the up and things could only get even better. /sigh

I loved the music in those eras too but then I like most music from most eras, so I'm easily pleased. I loved that I could watch how computers developed into PCs and everything that came with that, and discovering that I'm a real geek lol

[Can the Man]

I was born in 1960 so grew up in the 60’s and 70’s, loved 70’s music, got married in 1980 and raised a family through the recession of the 80’s. Now I’m a grandfather to 3 super grand children, 14, 8, and nearly 2. I love looking back at those times that were tough with my wife and how we worked together to get through the tough times.

[muckdiva]

1970s and 80s, great memories of growing up

[Miss Mousetrousers]

I was born in 1948, so my first memories of growing up were when I wore a home-made dress with one of those many-layered net underskirts that made it stick out almost horizontally, my first pair of stiletto shoes that sat by me on my chair for ages as I was so proud of them, the "hippy" days when I walked along Morecambe prom in the sunshine with an artificial flower in my really long hair along with a fake tan, loads of eye make-up and a very pale lipstick. The nostalgic music was from the 60's and 70's by the Beatles, many Liverpool groups and others from the USA. Songs such as Go now (Moody Blues), Itchicoo Park (The Small Faces), Good Vibrations (The Beach Boys), If you're going to San Francisco (Scott Mackenzie), The Sun ain't going to shine anymore (The Walker Brothers), You've lost that lovin' feeling (The Righteous Brothers) and River deep and mountain high (Ike and Tina Turner) bring it all back so clearly. I was also a devotee of Radio Caroline North which I avidly listened to as soon as I got back from school. When you were in your teens they were such innocent and simple pleasures and you could walk a couple of miles back home on your own without a care in the world. Where and how did it all go so wrong? It's bad enough for today's teenagers so I dread what it's going to be like for their children.

[bramble]

Born in the 40's as well.
Almost echoing word for word what miss Mousetrousers said.
They would be my memories as well.
I remember going to Blackpool in the mid 60's with my other half.
It was magical, the flower power era.
Peace and love, flowers and music.
A holiday that will be with us for ever.
We were just over a year married and we thought the world was our oyster.
We will never see those times again.

[veggiechicken]

I've enjoyed them all.
The 50s - as a child, free to play in the streets and woods without fear.
The 60s, leaving school, starting work with money in my pocket and travelling abroad for the first time.
The 70s, a couple of years Down Under, gaining my independence and coming back to the UK able to fend for myself - then getting married!! First house and garden to play in.
The 80s - Bigger house, bigger garden and more adventurous holidays.
The 90s - we were both made redundant and had the freedom to do even more travelling or just stay at home - both of which we did!

As for the 00s and 10s, still gardening, still enjoying life and hope to be doing the same in the 20s and 30s.

[ESBkevin]

Late 50s vintage me.

I had a great young years period growing up in villages around agriculture. Fell into a decent office based career in the late 70's and have managed to make good of most decades/periods one way or another. I do enjoy the better 60's through 80's music which has stood the test of time. I can't say I know so much music from the new century, I even had to look up the name of a band from 2003 that someone wanted to create a tribute act for! All that 'producer' this and 'rapper' that Ft. someone unimportant blathering over the talent. But I'm like everyone else, the music from my era was the best.
Nostalgia is not what it used to be. :-)
I'm still looking forward to the 'twiglett' years with some relish.

[MillieBee2]

I was born late 70s, can't say I have any particular fondness for a decade but I like the 80s for the music. I like 50s cars and 40s fashion.