Friday Night 1988
from Retrossance by Mikey Mason
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The original demo for this song was posted at patreon.com/mikeymason on February 16, 2020.
Chuck Parker posted the words to a song with this title this morning, and as soon as I read the title, I heard my song. I read his words and they weren't at all what I heard in my head, but were still about movies in 1988, so I think this deserves a collaboration credit. If nothing else, he inspired me (and gave me a killer title to play with.) He told me this morning that his title came to him as an afterthought. For me? It's the hook.
I wrote and played the song for Jody on my acoustic before sitting down to track in earnest. She said she'd gone back to high school for a few minutes. Mission accomplished.
This certainly isn't *everyone's* high school experience, but it serves a specific demographic.
This song was originally created through the support of my Patreon patrons, especially Robin Abess, Jon Haight, Les Howard, Brian Jackey, Jeremy Jackson and Jennifer Lewis, and John R Woolard.
Chuck Parker posted the words to a song with this title this morning, and as soon as I read the title, I heard my song. I read his words and they weren't at all what I heard in my head, but were still about movies in 1988, so I think this deserves a collaboration credit. If nothing else, he inspired me (and gave me a killer title to play with.) He told me this morning that his title came to him as an afterthought. For me? It's the hook.
I wrote and played the song for Jody on my acoustic before sitting down to track in earnest. She said she'd gone back to high school for a few minutes. Mission accomplished.
This certainly isn't *everyone's* high school experience, but it serves a specific demographic.
This song was originally created through the support of my Patreon patrons, especially Robin Abess, Jon Haight, Les Howard, Brian Jackey, Jeremy Jackson and Jennifer Lewis, and John R Woolard.
lyrics
We’d spent 15 years on this planet,
Didn’t know if we’d get 15 more.
We had Headbangers Ball on our MTV
And A Nightmare on Elm Street 4
We had a friend with a car and a fake ID
Gettin buzzed on Boone’s Farm wine
But we were up in our rooms playing D&D
Losing all track of time
And we were blowing it up at the movies
With Die Hard and Young Guns
We were joking around at the mall food court
Cracking up everyone
Or we were looking for someone to skate with
While George Michael sang Faith
Friday night, 1988
We were the few who knew of the Morris Worm
We had Windows 2.0
We had Holy Grail on VHS
And everyone shouting quotes
And the mall was the place where we all would go
To be seen with all our friends
With a learner’s permit and a set of wheels
The party never ends…
We were rocking it out at the concerts
With Ozzy and the Crue
Or we were cruising the strip or the circle
Just looking for something to do
Or we were hovering out on the sidelines
Til the DJ said all-skate
Friday night, 1988
And we were holding on to our everything, with a handful of friends and our dreams
Looking for something we can’t define, not knowing what anything means,
Saying I’m not bad, I’m just drawn that way, watching Super Mario run,
Waiting for life to kick some ass, cause we’re all outta bubble gum…
And we were blowing it up at the movies
With Die Hard and Young Guns
Joking around at the mall food court
Cracking up everyone
We were looking for someone to skate with
While George Michael sang Faith
Friday night, 1988
We were rocking it out at the concerts
With Ozzy and the Crue
Or we were cruising the strip or the circle
Just looking for something to do
Or we were hovering out on the sidelines
Til the DJ said all-skate
Friday Night, 1988
Didn’t know if we’d get 15 more.
We had Headbangers Ball on our MTV
And A Nightmare on Elm Street 4
We had a friend with a car and a fake ID
Gettin buzzed on Boone’s Farm wine
But we were up in our rooms playing D&D
Losing all track of time
And we were blowing it up at the movies
With Die Hard and Young Guns
We were joking around at the mall food court
Cracking up everyone
Or we were looking for someone to skate with
While George Michael sang Faith
Friday night, 1988
We were the few who knew of the Morris Worm
We had Windows 2.0
We had Holy Grail on VHS
And everyone shouting quotes
And the mall was the place where we all would go
To be seen with all our friends
With a learner’s permit and a set of wheels
The party never ends…
We were rocking it out at the concerts
With Ozzy and the Crue
Or we were cruising the strip or the circle
Just looking for something to do
Or we were hovering out on the sidelines
Til the DJ said all-skate
Friday night, 1988
And we were holding on to our everything, with a handful of friends and our dreams
Looking for something we can’t define, not knowing what anything means,
Saying I’m not bad, I’m just drawn that way, watching Super Mario run,
Waiting for life to kick some ass, cause we’re all outta bubble gum…
And we were blowing it up at the movies
With Die Hard and Young Guns
Joking around at the mall food court
Cracking up everyone
We were looking for someone to skate with
While George Michael sang Faith
Friday night, 1988
We were rocking it out at the concerts
With Ozzy and the Crue
Or we were cruising the strip or the circle
Just looking for something to do
Or we were hovering out on the sidelines
Til the DJ said all-skate
Friday Night, 1988
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from Retrossance,
released May 1, 2021
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Mikey Mason Indianapolis, Indiana
A nationally touring performer with hits like She Don’t Like Firefly, Best Game Ever, and Opposite of Cool, Mikey Mason is a ball of contagious enthusiasm who makes songs about role-playing games, video games, sci-fi, fantasy, cats, and the general experience of being a geek. He’s been heard on nerdist.com, SyFy, TheFuMP.com, and Dr. Demento, and is a truly must-see event each time he performs. ... more
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