October 29, 1985
8:00 PM PST

Marty and Calvin were sitting on Calvin's bed, as they were going through the latter's cassette collection. Marty and Calvin were comparing the differences of the music scene, between the Hell Valley timeline and the current timeline.

"Well, it looks like Led Zeppelin hasn't recorded anything different," commented Marty, as he was studying some of the cassettes. "I guess they've still formed in 1968, recorded seven single albums and a double album - then Bonzo died, in 1980, of choking on his vomit. A year later, Led Zeppelin released Coda. That's pretty amazing. Then again, I guess Led Zeppelin never really got political in their music."

"Yeah, Led Zeppelin was my favourite band - when I was a little kid," explained Calvin. "I would probably say that Immigrant Song is about the closest they've ever come... to being political. They never liked being interviewed - so, as a result, I guess they never really spoke out about Biff Tannen."

"Was it sometime during the '70s, Cal, that Biff became powerful?" asked Marty.

"Yeah, pretty much," replied Calvin. "The music that was released before 1970 probably was about the same, between both timelines. I guess it was around 1975, that the music industry became a bit different. You see, in our timeline, Huey Lewis formed a different band. They didn't become Huey Lewis and The News. Instead, they became Huey Lewis and The Rebels, and their music was more heavy metal like. Huey Lewis had taken refuge in Canada, and he was the only American in the band that he formed. A lot of their songs were banned in the US, because they dared to speak out against Biff Tannen."

"Wow, that's interesting," replied Marty. "Yeah, I suppose rock music did take on a darker... and much more negative tone... in the timeline you came from. Huey Lewis and The News is more pop rock, than anything. So, Cal, Michael Jackson still recorded an album called Thriller? I could swear that..."

"Yeah, he did," said Calvin, "and, yeah, I think the music on it was pretty much the same. Michael Jackson really wasn't one to get political in his music."

"Anyway, Cal," continued Marty, "I know Sammy Hagar recorded a song called I Can't Drive 55. Come to think of it, I also don't think Van Halen ever was too political in their music. Say, what about U2? Did they ever form... in your timeline?"

"Yeah, they did," answered Calvin, "and they were very vocal, in speaking out against Biff Tannen... and Richard Nixon. I have two of their tapes."

"Well, what about the country music scene?" asked Marty. "What was that like?"

"Oh, don't even get me started on the country music scene," groaned Calvin. "I absolutely hate country-western! Many of the country musicians wrote songs that were praising Biff Tannen and Richard Nixon. Listening to the lyrics makes me want to throw up. Biff should've moved to Nashville, as the people there seem to adore him."

"Say, what about the Christian rock scene?" asked Marty. "What were their attitude towards Biff and Nixon like? They didn't think that Biff Tannen was a fine upstanding Christian, did they?"

"Oh, pu-lease!" groaned Calvin. "I haven't really payed attention to the Christian rock scene - but Biff Tannen obviously was not a fine upstanding Christian. He never was one to go to church. Besides, in the Bible, it says that greed is one of the seven deadly sins. Naa, whenever my mom tried to quote the Bible to Biff - he would just laugh at her, and grunt about how the Bible is a bunch of nonsense."

"Yeah, I see what you mean," Marty said, nodding. "Why do you suppose the country music scene embraced Biff so much, then?"

"I guess because, traditionally, the country music scene does leans conservative," explained Calvin. "I'm not sure. I guess the country music scene tries to be the opposite of the rock music scene. Let's face it, rock music has always been associated with rebellion - and the hippies were always considered rebellious, in spite of the fact that they believed in peace and harmony. I guess it was because they fought against tradition and social norms, that they've gained some sort of a negative rap."

"Was the Viet Nam War really still going on, when you left?" asked Marty. "I remember reading in a newspaper, that Nixon was considering running for a fifth term... as well as the fact that the Viet Nam War was still going on."

"Yeah, we still were at war with Viet Nam," replied Calvin. "You see, my mother had killed Biff, shortly before we went back in time - to take the almanac away from Biff. With Biff being dead, people were lobbying to impeach Nixon... for once and for all. I'm so glad that I spent most of my life in Switzerland. Just like every other country in the world, Switzerland didn't allow Biff to set foot in the country. Fortunately, most of the people in Switzerland took compassion on me - since they suspected that I was a target of Biff's abuse. The only reason I why even bothered to come home around holidays, was because there was my mother to consider. I actually loved my mother dearly, y'know."

"Well, I see that a lot of these tapes contain music... that don't exist in this timeline," said Marty. "Say, why don't we listen to my favourite song - by Huey Lewis and The News? It's called The Power of Love."

"Cool," replied Calvin. "That would be nice."

Marty walked up to the stereo - as he popped a tape into the tape deck, and then pressed play. Halfway throughout the song, Marty noticed that tears were simply streaming down Calvin's face.

"Hey, Calvin," Marty teased, lightly, "it's a happy song! C'mon! You're supposed to be smiling."

"Sorry, Marty," mumbled Calvin, "it's just that... Well, the song moves me - for some reason. It might be because I've been thinking about how nice it is, to have a loving family. I can't even begin to tell you how many times I wished to have a loving family. I would envy some of the families that I'd see on TV - especially considering that our family used to be sort of like that, until Daddy died."

Marty hugged Calvin close, as the latter wept a little. Marty then grabbed a tissue, and used it to wipe Calvin's eyes. Marty then tickled Calvin a little, under the chin - causing Calvin to laugh a little.

"So, Cal," offered Marty, "should we play Nintendo, now?"

"That sounds great," replied Calvin, smiling.