Sheffield, Rob.

Talking to girls about Duran Duran : one young man's quest for true love and a cooler haircut / Rob Sheffield. - New York : Dutton, c2010. - ix, 274 p. ; 22 cm.

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".

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.

ISBN: 9780525951568 (hardcover) 0525951563 (hardcover)

LCCN: 2010018636

Subjects--Personal Names:
Sheffield, Rob.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Music critics--United States--Biography.
Journalists--United States--Biography.
Rock music--History and criticism.

LC Class. No.: ML423.S537 / A3 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 781.64092 B