Ms. Abbott is an engaging Spanish teacher at BHS, appreciated for both her candor in the classroom and her creative teaching style. She was 16 in 1983-1984. Here is what she was listening to.
“Mockingbird” – James Taylor and Carly Simon
We’d sing this at night in the quad while we were waiting to get back into our dorms during a fire drill (I went to a boarding school).
Thriller – Michael Jackson
The whole album was great, but the real standout was the video. It was practically on a continuous loop on MTV, back when they used to play music videos.
” Relax” – Frankie goes to Hollywood
“Like a Virgin” – Madonna
“Born in the USA” – Bruce Springsteen
I remember listening to this over and over again in the ceramic studio working on my homework
“Do They Know It’s Christmas?” – Band Aid
They raised a ton of money to combat famine in Ethiopia. This was the start of a number of international concerts aimed at raising money/awareness of this problem, which eventually led to me running a 10k in London with 300,000 other people as a fundraiser for the same cause.
Simon and Garfunkel – the whole concert in Central Park
“Hungry Like the Wolf” – Duran Duran
“Should I Stay or Should I Go” – The Clash
“Changes” – David Bowie
“Burning Down the House” – Talking Heads
The Talking Heads concert movie, Stop Making Sense, was a big favorite, as was the cassette I had of the soundtrack. It’s still something that I listen to a lot, and have replaced many times (cassette-cd-mp3).
“Another Brick in the Wall “- Pink Floyd
“Down on the Corner” – Creedence Clearwater Revival
BHS Devils' Playlist 
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