YOUR FUTURE IS SO BRIGHT... - SUMMER SERIES

What would summer be without a cool pair of sunglasses? BUT… they have to be C-O-O-L sunglasses. Right?

Need some trivia about the influence of sunglasses on pop culture? I thought you’d never ask.

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Throwing Shadows. © 2021 SuZan Alexander. Digital Photography

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SONGS

Five Songs that mention sunglasses (plus a bonus):

1. Cheap Sunglasses - ZZ Top (1979)

2. Sunglasses At Night - Corey Hart (1983)

3. Boy’s of Summer - Don Henley (1984)

4. The Future’s So Bright - Timbuk 3 (1986)

5. Dark Sunglasses - Chrissie Hynde (2014) (video filmed in Austin, Texas)

BONUS: Shades - Dean Martin (1966)

MOVIES

Five Movies where sunglasses were more than props (plus a bonus):

1. Rebel Without A Cause, James Dean (1955)

2. Breakfast a Tiffany’s, Audrey Hepburn (1961)

3. The Blues Brothers, Dan Aykroid, and John Belushi (1980)

4. Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Matthew Broderick (1986)

5. The Big Lebowski, Jeff Bridges (1998)

BONUS: Giant, James Dean (1956)

ICONS FAMOUS FOR THEIR SUNGLASSES

1. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

2. Steve McQueen

3. Bono

4. Elton John

5. Marcello Mastroianni

BONUS: Miles Davis because cool is COOL.

Your Turn

What was/is your shade of choice?

Do you have a favorite song or movie that features sunglasses?

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