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Talking to girls about Duran Duran : one young man's quest for true love and a cooler haircut
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Talking to girls about Duran Duran : one young man's quest for true love and a cooler haircut

Author: Rob Sheffield
Publisher: New York : Dutton, ©2010.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:
"The author of Love is a Mix Tape returns to share the soundtrack to his eighties adolescence. When he turned 13 in 1980, Sheffield had a lot to learn about women, love, music and himself, and here he offers a glimpse into his transformation from pasty, geeky "hermit boy" into a young man with his first girlfriend, his first apartment, and a sense of the world. It's all here: Inept flirtations. Dumb crushes.  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Biography
Named Person: Rob Sheffield
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Rob Sheffield
ISBN: 9780525951568 0525951563
OCLC Number: 456171766
Description: ix, 274 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents: The Go-Go's, "Our lips are sealed" --
David Bowie, "Ashes to ashes" --
Ray Parker, Jr., "A woman needs love" --
The Rolling Stones, "She's so cold" --
The Human League, "Love action" --
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, "Enola Gay" --
Culture Club "I'll tumble 4 ya" --
Hall & Oates, "Maneater" --
Roxy Music "More than this" --
Bonnie Tyler, "Total eclipse of the heart" --
Haysi Fantayzee, "Shiny shiny" --
A Flock of Seagulls, "Space age love song" --
Chaka Khan, "I feel for you" --
Prince, "Purple rain" --
Paul McCartney, "No more lonely nights" --
Madonna, "Crazy for you" --
The Replacements, "Left of the dial" --
The Smiths, "Ask" --
The Psychedelic Furs, "Pretty in Pink" --
Lita Ford, "Kiss me deadly" --
Tone Loc, "Funky cold medina" --
New Kids on the Block, "Hangin' tough" --
Big Daddy Kane, "Ain't no half steppin'" --
L'Trimm, "Cars with the boom" --
Duran Duran, "All she wants is".
Other Titles: Talking to girls about Duran Duran
Responsibility: Rob Sheffield.

Abstract:

"The author of Love is a Mix Tape returns to share the soundtrack to his eighties adolescence. When he turned 13 in 1980, Sheffield had a lot to learn about women, love, music and himself, and here he offers a glimpse into his transformation from pasty, geeky "hermit boy" into a young man with his first girlfriend, his first apartment, and a sense of the world. It's all here: Inept flirtations. Dumb crushes. Deplorable fashion choices. Members Only jackets. Girls, every last one of whom seems to be madly in love with the bassist of Duran Duran. Sheffield's coming-of-age story has a playlist that any child of the eighties or anyone who just loves music will sing along with. These songs--and Sheffield's writing--will remind readers of that first kiss, that first car, and the moments that shaped their lives."--From publisher description.

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