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This is a 2-panel meme using a famous scene from the 1985 sci-fi comedy film *Back to the Future*. The top text frames the scene as Kate Bush after releasing her single 'Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)' in 1985. In the first panel, Marty McFly stands on stage at the 1955 Enchantment Under the Sea dance next to musician Marvin Berry, with the caption 'I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet'. The second panel continues the quote 'but your kids are gonna love it'. The meme jokes that while the song was popular upon its 1985 release, it gained massive mainstream popularity with much younger generations nearly 40 years later when it was featured heavily in season 4 of the Netflix series *Stranger Things* in 2022, topping global charts decades after its original debut.

Kate Bush 1985 Running Up That Hill Meme

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This is a 4-panel meme that jokes about the four most common, stereotypical comments found on streaming platform (e.g. YouTube) uploads of 1980s popular songs after the track finishes playing. The opening text at the top establishes the premise: "80's song: *exits* The comments:". Each panel features a character from the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) video game franchise paired with one of the typical comment types: 1. Top left: Carl "CJ" Johnson from GTA: San Andreas smiles while asking "Am I the only one listening to this in 2023?"; 2. Top right: A stern GTA mob boss character states "This is real music, not like what we have today"; 3. Bottom left: A young earnest GTA character says "I'm 15 years old and I think I was born in the wrong era"; 4. Bottom right: Niko Bellic from GTA IV somberly shares "My wife passed away and this was her favorite song. I listen to it to remember her". The meme humorously highlights the repetitive, predictable nature of comment sections for retro music uploads.

Stereotypical 80s Song Comment Section Meme

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This is a two-panel comparison meme that subverts common modern stereotypes about gender expression and sexuality. The top opening text reads 'The 80s Where...' (a casual intentional misspelling of 'were' common in internet meme writing). The left panel is labeled 'The Gays Looked Like This:' and features a candid photo of Freddie Mercury, the famously queer lead singer of the 1980s rock band Queen, wearing a plain white short-sleeved button-up shirt with his arms crossed, looking at the camera with a mild, amused expression in a very understated, conventional outfit. The right panel is labeled 'And The Straights Looked Like This:' and features a promotional photo of Bret Michaels, the straight lead singer of the 1980s glam metal band Poison, dressed in full glam rock attire: voluminous teased blonde hair, a black headband, heavy eye makeup, colorful patterned gloves, stacks of silver bangles, and a light wash denim jacket, with his arms crossed facing the camera. The joke hinges on the reversal of expected aesthetics: 1980s straight glam metal performers often adopted far more flamboyant, androgynous, gender non-conforming looks than many high-profile queer public figures of the same decade, contrasting sharply with contemporary stereotypes about how queer vs straight people present.

1980s Sexuality Style Stereotype Reversal Meme

This is a two-panel compariso…