Paul Anka hosted this show the second year in a row. And the second year in a row he blew the countdown. Needless to say, Anka wasn't asked to host the show again.
1981 was the beginning of the 80s. Reagan era, MTV, IBM personal computers, post-disco, early 80s fashion, intro to shoulder pads and sadly AIDS. 1980 is only 80s by calendar but culturally it was a late 70s year. Sure few new cultures such as Pacman and CNN were born in that year but for the most part, that year was nothing but an extension of 1979. There was a huge difference between 1980 and 1981.
1981 was rightfully the 2nd year of the 1980s. Each year, the culture kicks in more and more. It's not all going to happen in the first hour of a 10 year span. I don't know why some people make such a big deal about it? Every start of the decade works the same way, they carry over some traits of the previous decade before the next decade kicks in. To be so adimant about it seems it's deeper than that. It seems like you want to disassociate yourself far from the the millineal generation. But that’s you. You were born in the 1st month of 1980, which was still basically the 70s. But the entire year wasn’t like that. By the 3rd or 4th quarter of the year, 1980 was beginning to show more traits of 1981 than 1979. 1980 had a few more cultures you missed. You missed the world release of Rubiks Cube, start of Friday the 13th franchise, Commodore VIC20 release, New Wave music becoming more prominent, Roland 808 release, and the Regan Election in 1980. The Regan Election more or less set a tone for the rest of the decade.
And also the disbandment of Led Zeppelin. At the same time, a new President was elected and about to inagurate 3 weeks later. Dec.1980 marked the end of the 70s.
It’s now officially 40 years since the year that was the REAL start of the 80s, thanks to the launch of MTV(with The Buggles’ music video “Video Killed The Radio Star”), the election of Ronald Reagan, and the marriage of Lady Diana and Prince Charles.
If we're going to get that technical, the real 80s didn't start until 83/84. MTV launched but only catered to a certain demographic and did not show videos featuring people of color. So early MTV was not my 80s. But that doesn't change that 1980 marked the start of the decade.
And thus, the year of the Nintendo Arcade game Donkey Kong was born. It was both Mario and Donkey Kong’s first appearance of the game, along with Pauline. A few years later, Mario would become the face of Nintendo to date since he was created before then in 1981.
So let me understand-the lights go out for a full minute starting at 11:58 P.M., and then they come back on at 11:58 P.M.? Daisy Duke's been drinking too much in that bar where she works!
I was not born until 1992 but I love to see previous year's videos of the ball drop. 1981, when HIV was discovered, Ronald Reagan became the 40th US president, and the space shuttle began to be in use. And, in 2017, we now inaugurate the 45th president, Donald Trump. I saw the 2017 ball drop too.
How did it look when 1981 was first welcomed to Times Square? I mean, how did this actually happen? In London, it was said that the crowds welcomed in the new year 1982 as also the crowd did say bye to 1981 as the crowds did also have to see the fireworks as the London Eye switched lights. In exactly 00:02, the fireworks once had a clash also for Dec 31 1980. Jan 1 1981 welcomed London by the blue clash of fireworks, a such of crowds were going into the new year. A cock of crowds were so shocking in Trafagalar Square also a lot of people welcomed in the new year. This also happened in Jan 1 1982 while the crowds did the same like last year.
Millineals were originally a term for people born 1985 or 86. It wasn't until long after the millineum passed that a 1981er would be added to the millineum generation
Thirty years within 1981: 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (B). 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (A). 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (GF). 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (E). 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (D). 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (C). 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (BA). 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (G). 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (F). 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (E). 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (DC). 1977 (MCMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (B). 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (A). 1979 (MCMLXXIX) was a common year starting on Monday (G). 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (FE). 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (D). 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (C). 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (B). 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (AG). 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (F). 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (E). 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (D). 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (CB). 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (A). 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (G). 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (F). 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (ED). 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (C). 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (B). 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (A). 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (GF).
Tiago Farias The Iranian Hostage Crisis. November 4, 1979-January 20, 1981. Iranians stormed the US embassy in Tehran and held 52 hostages for 444 days.
The year Beyoncé came into the world. (Before anyone gets on their feelings I'm just saying this random thing for fun. I'm not a Beyhive member nor do I worship Beyoncé like her stan's do 😂😂. I knew she's only human)
i miss good ole tv shows like the dukes of hazzard...why oh why we need this reality shit tv today?...people of tv industry forgot how to think and be funny....shame were stuck with the same shit shows...
1981. The year that brought us MTV. Good times!
MTV wasn’t fully taking off until 1984
the year I was born, I'm glad to have grown up in the 90s!
R.I.P Bob Marley:(February 6, 1945 - May 11, 1981).
I was 20 that year. Awesome time in America!
Paul Anka hosted this show the second year in a row. And the second year in a row he blew the countdown. Needless to say, Anka wasn't asked to host the show again.
R.I.P 1981
1981 was the beginning of the 80s. Reagan era, MTV, IBM personal computers, post-disco, early 80s fashion, intro to shoulder pads and sadly AIDS. 1980 is only 80s by calendar but culturally it was a late 70s year. Sure few new cultures such as Pacman and CNN were born in that year but for the most part, that year was nothing but an extension of 1979. There was a huge difference between 1980 and 1981.
well said, i was born in 97 so i wouldn’t kno
1981 was rightfully the 2nd year of the 1980s. Each year, the culture kicks in more and more. It's not all going to happen in the first hour of a 10 year span.
I don't know why some people make such a big deal about it? Every start of the decade works the same way, they carry over some traits of the previous decade before the next decade kicks in. To be so adimant about it seems it's deeper than that. It seems like you want to disassociate yourself far from the the millineal generation. But that’s you. You were born in the 1st month of 1980, which was still basically the 70s. But the entire year wasn’t like that. By the 3rd or 4th quarter of the year, 1980 was beginning to show more traits of 1981 than 1979.
1980 had a few more cultures you missed. You missed the world release of Rubiks Cube, start of Friday the 13th franchise, Commodore VIC20 release, New Wave music becoming more prominent, Roland 808 release, and the Regan Election in 1980. The Regan Election more or less set a tone for the rest of the decade.
1981; the last year of Generation Xers
I was there in the crowd as a 14-month-old baby! New York was still in shock from the murder of John Lennon 2 weeks prior.
3 weeks
Wow
that's remarkle how a 1 year old would be in the know about current affairs
@@Dan_Therapist This was the same year when reggae superstar Bob Marley passes away from cancer.
This year (2021): 1981 turns 40.
Me and my friend are there somewhere in that crowd at Times Square!! I can't believe someone save this on tape.
i just realized that this was like 3 or 4 weeks after john was shot
+Jackson Parker GUY LOMBARDO SPEAKING ON THE MIC
John Lennon
And also the disbandment of Led Zeppelin. At the same time, a new President was elected and about to inagurate 3 weeks later. Dec.1980 marked the end of the 70s.
Wow that's Was 41 Years Ago. Time really files. Who's can ever forget the Hostages in Iran. I Remember it very well.
1981 (MCMLXXXI)
1981st year of the CE/AD
982nd year of the 2nd millennium
82nd year of the 20th century
2nd year of the 1980s
It's the second half of the early '80s as well.
Common year starting on Thursday (D)
@@VTSGsRock R.I.P Bob Marley 1945-1981.
It’s now officially 40 years since the year that was the REAL start of the 80s, thanks to the launch of MTV(with The Buggles’ music video “Video Killed The Radio Star”), the election of Ronald Reagan, and the marriage of Lady Diana and Prince Charles.
If we're going to get that technical, the real 80s didn't start until 83/84. MTV launched but only catered to a certain demographic and did not show videos featuring people of color. So early MTV was not my 80s. But that doesn't change that 1980 marked the start of the decade.
I personally remember Catherine from reprising Anita Lawson,youthful mother to Melissa Claire Egan’s alter ego in YOUNG & THE RESTLESS.
The year my mother graduated High School.
Wasn’t born until the 30th of January of 1981❤️
And thus, the year of the Nintendo Arcade game Donkey Kong was born. It was both Mario and Donkey Kong’s first appearance of the game, along with Pauline. A few years later, Mario would become the face of Nintendo to date since he was created before then in 1981.
Yes sir
So let me understand-the lights go out for a full minute starting at 11:58 P.M., and then they come back on at 11:58 P.M.? Daisy Duke's been drinking too much in that bar where she works!
the year I was born
40 years ago today
me too born in 1981
A DMC-12 Delight.
I was not born until 1992 but I love to see previous year's videos of the ball drop. 1981, when HIV was discovered, Ronald Reagan became the 40th US president, and the space shuttle began to be in use. And, in 2017, we now inaugurate the 45th president, Donald Trump. I saw the 2017 ball drop too.
How did it look when 1981 was first welcomed to Times Square? I mean, how did this actually happen?
In London, it was said that the crowds welcomed in the new year 1982 as also the crowd did say bye to 1981 as the crowds did also have to see the fireworks as the London Eye switched lights.
In exactly 00:02, the fireworks once had a clash also for Dec 31 1980.
Jan 1 1981 welcomed London by the blue clash of fireworks, a such of crowds were going into the new year.
A cock of crowds were so shocking in Trafagalar Square also a lot of people welcomed in the new year.
This also happened in Jan 1 1982 while the crowds did the same like last year.
I like Catherine "Daisy Duke" Bach, but I want the ABC (Dick Clark) version of the 1981 countdown.
But, they say 12:00am at the end.
The year that The Devil and Max Devlin premiered.
I was born in 1981 in September
1981, the year Ronald Reagan began his 1st term. Or should I say the presidency was passed from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan 19 days prior?
199th decade
1980: 1981, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
1981: 1980, GET THE FUCK OUT!
(1981 Kicks 1980 Out)
R.I.P 1980, January 1st ~ December 31st.
R.I.P 1981, January 1st - December 31st.
I was born in April of 1981 lol.
1981.. HIV was first recognized :(
My mom was born on 19 81😀
My birth year 1981
Wednesday December 31st 1980
Thursday January 1st 1981
December 31st 1980 the end of the 198th decade
January 1st 1981 the started of the 199th decade
The Start of the 199th Decade
Catherine Bach is a Fine MAMA JAMA.
yeeeaaahhhhh haaaaaaaaaaaaa!!
the best yeaar for them is now coming they'll be able to buy a delorean xD
Halloween 2!!!!
The End of The 198th Decade
That was 1979-1980
Turkey is going to New Year before USA
Hey why don’t you shit yourself
1981 is when the first millennials were born.
Millineals were originally a term for people born 1985 or 86. It wasn't until long after the millineum passed that a 1981er would be added to the millineum generation
Thirty years within 1981:
1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (B).
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (A).
1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (GF).
1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (E).
1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (D).
1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (C).
1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (BA).
1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (G).
1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (F).
1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (E).
1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (DC).
1977 (MCMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (B).
1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (A).
1979 (MCMLXXIX) was a common year starting on Monday (G).
1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (FE).
1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (D).
1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (C).
1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (B).
1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (AG).
1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (F).
1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (E).
1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (D).
1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (CB).
1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (A).
1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (G).
1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (F).
1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (ED).
1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (C).
1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (B).
1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (A).
1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (GF).
do you think 1981 is the best year ever?
Yeah MTV was born the Atari 2600 and the The Back to the Future car
Air Aero
uh... Back to the Future was came out in 1985 and the Atari 2600 was released in 1977 but continued in 1981.
@@gochem3013 the dmc12 was introduced in 1981
For me it certainly was. I turned 8 years old that April and had a lot of wonderful experiences.
Why are they all talking about hostages?
Tiago Farias The Iranian Hostage Crisis. November 4, 1979-January 20, 1981. Iranians stormed the US embassy in Tehran and held 52 hostages for 444 days.
i see. thanks!
Im from future
The year Beyoncé came into the world. (Before anyone gets on their feelings I'm just saying this random thing for fun. I'm not a Beyhive member nor do I worship Beyoncé like her stan's do 😂😂. I knew she's only human)
i miss good ole tv shows like the dukes of hazzard...why oh why we need this reality shit tv today?...people of tv industry forgot how to think and be funny....shame were stuck with the same shit shows...