Only 80's Videos

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » April 4, 2008, 12:24 am

Can't have enough music threads! Since I like the 80's and don't want to stink up the "Add a cool song" thread with too much 80's. This thread is for posting your favorite 80's songs. Maybe try to find the less known, forgotten songs, one hit wonders, etc.

Kicking it off with Big Country!

In a Big Country

Great song and pretty good video for the 80's. Happy ending to video but sad to hear the lead singer has passed on. You learn stuff in the YouTube comments sometimes!

So take that look out of here, it doesn't fit you.
Because it's happened doesn't mean you've been discarded.
Pull up your head off the floor, come up screaming.
Cry out for everything you ever might have wanted.
I thought that pain and truth were things that really mattered
But you can't stay here with every single hope you had shattered.

I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert,
But I can live and breathe and see the sun in wintertime.

And in a big country, dreams stay with you,
Like a lover's voice, fires the mountainside..
Stay alive..

Xatrei · Post by **Xatrei** » April 4, 2008, 12:31 am

I'd say "Melt With You" but now that it's used to sell crappy tacos, I can't in good conscience post that. Here's one that's always been a favorite of mine instead.

"Dear God" by XTC

Here's a bonus song that gets stuck in my head sometimes and won't go away for days or weeks...

Surprise Bonus Song (not a rick roll)

nneenaK · Post by **nneenaK** » April 4, 2008, 12:47 am

Billy Idol, Rebel Yell

Kim Carnes, Betty Davis Eyes

Rick Springfield, Jessie's Girl

The Police, Every Breath you Take

Xatrei · Post by **Xatrei** » April 4, 2008, 12:49 am

nneenaK wrote:Billy Idol, Rebel Yell

Kim Carnes, Betty Davis Eyes

Rick Springfield, Jessie's Girl

The Police, Every Breath you Take

I do not know you.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » April 4, 2008, 12:51 am

Xatrei wrote:I'd say "Melt With You" but now that it's used to sell crappy tacos, I can't in good conscience post that. Here's one that's always been a favorite of mine instead.

Melt with you is one of the all time greats. You can't discard it because of the lame present day overuse of it.

Nice surprise song.

Another one hitter:

Gary Numan - Cars

Bonus song:

M - Pop Muzik

Note: Pop Muzik was released in 1979 but check the video. If that's not ushering in the 80's I don't know what is!

Edit: Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes is a great song nneenaK

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » April 4, 2008, 3:59 am

Xatrei wrote:I'd say "Melt With You" but now that it's used to sell crappy tacos, I can't in good conscience post that.

And before that, if I remember correctly, it was used to sell crappy Whoppers.

Mike & The Mechanics - The Living Years this song still gets to me

Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight A classic. Can't not include it.

A-Ha - Take On Me You can't have a list of 80s videos and not include this either.

Also include basically any Peter Gabriel video from 'So' although I'll go with Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - Don't Give Up Two great tastes that go great together.

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » April 4, 2008, 4:31 am

The Art of Noise-Close to the Edit

I loved The Art of Noise back in the day. Good stuff indeed.

My bonus video---

Flock of Seagulls-I Ran

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » April 4, 2008, 4:33 am

Excellent choices aslanna. Some meaningful lyrics songs there.

Ah-Ha deserves to be on any all time top ten list of music videos.

Peeps are picking quality deep songs while I'm going with the more pop'ish part of the 80's so far!

Here's another along those lines:

Howard Jones - New Song

I dont wanna be hip and cool
I dont wanna play by the rules
Not under the thumb of the cynical few
Or laden down by the doom crew

Dont crack up
Bend your brain
See both sides
Throw off your mental chains

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » April 4, 2008, 4:39 am

This is likely the video and song I looked forward to most when I was a kid watching Mtv.

Whip It

EDIT: One more, NWS!

Girls on Film-Duran Duran

I loved this video for obvious reasons

I saw it when my dad rented a Duran Duran video tape that had all thier videos and some live stuff. It was the only way to see this because of the subject matter.

Tyek · Post by **Tyek** » April 4, 2008, 5:10 am

The Evolution of Ministry *** Warning language on some songs and brief nudity on one video***

1983-84
Work For Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSvdS0eq ... re=related

I Wanted to Tell Her
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LInqQvGo ... re=related

1986
All Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm8zN90Ybmk

Everyday Is Halloween
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0r2xpGT4fQ **NWS due to horror movie clips and a quick nudity shots**

1988

Stigmata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAZANkOCPXk

1989

Thieves
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG_-rq1ON9Y

Tyek · Post by **Tyek** » April 4, 2008, 5:20 am

more industrial goodness

Skinny Puppy

Warlock!! ** Possible NWS, horror clips included***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0qPn0HzzqA

Caberat Voltaire

Sensoria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkfzXq0tA3c

I Want You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2vnP-jA ... re=related

Spang · Post by **Spang** » April 4, 2008, 9:29 am

Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ELpmmeT69cE

Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HOiVaE-pKqM

The Clash - Rock The Casbah
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OAkfHShATKY&feature=related

Stray Cats - Rock This Town
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hHNuY-nptGo

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » April 4, 2008, 9:31 am

After DJing at Polly Esther's, I refuse to participate in this thread. I am trying to get that damn music out of my head.

laneela · Post by **laneela** » April 4, 2008, 11:08 am

Siouxsie & the Banshees - Peek-a-Boo
http://youtube.com/watch?v=i41W-NIjMfs

miir · Post by **miir** » April 4, 2008, 11:30 am

Heaven 17:

Temptation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jSODuSo6x8
Let Me Go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9uj98Tgm8Y

Momopi · Post by **Momopi** » April 4, 2008, 12:54 pm

laneela wrote:Siouxsie & the Banshees - Peek-a-Boo
http://youtube.com/watch?v=i41W-NIjMfs

Did you grow up in Los Angeles? I haven't met too many people who know about siouxsie that wasn't from LA. You could say i'm a big fan heh.

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » April 4, 2008, 12:56 pm

eh? They're a bit more widely known than just LA!

Momopi · Post by **Momopi** » April 4, 2008, 1:09 pm

Boogahz wrote:eh? They're a bit more widely known than just LA!

Serious? In my entire life I have met less people then fingers on my hand who knew more than one of her songs. She got heavy playtime in LA so most everyone my age who grew up in LA knew her. What other cities gave her decent airplay? My only other guess would be like Austin or something?

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » April 4, 2008, 1:35 pm

That video was fairly frequent on MTV at the time. I think. I remember seeing it a lot. I was living in Florida.

Released in 1988, the album gave the Banshees their first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.: "Peek-a-Boo" climbed to number fifty-three. "Peek-a-Boo," which is entirely backmasked (the band had to learn to play the song in reverse) also was the first number-one on Billboard magazine's Modern Rock Tracks chart. The Banshees claim it to be their masterpiece

Doesn't sound too obscure to me.

Tyek · Post by **Tyek** » April 4, 2008, 1:40 pm

More from her then

The Creatures - Miss the Girl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws7ysXtD2r4

Momopi · Post by **Momopi** » April 4, 2008, 1:45 pm

Aslanna wrote:That video was fairly frequent on MTV at the time. I think. I remember seeing it a lot. I was living in Florida.

Released in 1988, the album gave the Banshees their first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.: "Peek-a-Boo" climbed to number fifty-three. "Peek-a-Boo," which is entirely backmasked (the band had to learn to play the song in reverse) also was the first number-one on Billboard magazine's Modern Rock Tracks chart. The Banshees claim it to be their masterpiece
Doesn't sound too obscure to me.

But my point is are you familiar with many of their songs? aside from the one song peek a boo, her works are really not widely known. Just saying it's a shame that she didn't really catch on as much as she should have. Was very talanted but oh well such is life.

Xatrei · Post by **Xatrei** » April 4, 2008, 1:47 pm

Considering they're a brit band, and include former members such as Robert Smith of The Cure (temporarily filling in for umm... whats his name... after he left the band), they're hardly anything but an LA phenomenon. I heard them plenty in Nebraska and here in Alabama way back when. I remember I had tickets to see them in the mid 80's here in Birmingham, but ended up not going for some reason. That was when they had a bit of pop success thanks to MTV, but they'd been getting air time on the UA college station for years before then. I'd known about them probably for 8+ years by the time that Peek-a-boo charted (I never was overly fond of that song, incidentally).

They weren't mainstream, so I'm sure they weren't known by top-40 types prior to their commercial success, but anyone that was into alt/post-punk/new-wave stuff in the 80's should have been plenty familiar with them.

Momopi · Post by **Momopi** » April 4, 2008, 1:51 pm

well its cool to know she was getting some playtime other then LA then. I must have been meeting the wrong people. I can be pretty sure that out of most cities that LA does know more about her and her songs due to KROQ giving her a lot of play.

Ashur · Post by **Ashur** » April 4, 2008, 1:54 pm

Agreed, not mainstream - but very widely known.

No Station here in Columbus Ohio played them until CD101 came online, but they were very popular at Ohio State University Clubs.

Xatrei · Post by **Xatrei** » April 4, 2008, 1:59 pm

Saying "her" or "she" isn't really right, btw... Siouxsie and the Banshees is a band. Siouxsie Sioux is a person. They may have gotten more radio play in LA, but that's not really that important. Punk/Post-Punk/New Wave stuff wasn't really radio fodder in 99% of the radio markets in this country. Here any sort of music that wasn't country, jesusy, soft rock, easy listening, classic rock, R&B/Soul, oldies or top-40 was relegated to a few hours on dedicated genre shows on a handful of stations. They had a big following, none the less.

Edit to add: Peek-a-boo came out in 88, which is later than I thought... When they played in Birmingham was at least 2 or 3 years before that in 85 or 86.

Momopi · Post by **Momopi** » April 4, 2008, 2:07 pm

I understand they were a band i say she cause its easier to type. It might be a little bit important because KROQ has been known to propel a lot of good music into the mainstream, IE Pet Shop Boys etc. While Siousxie wasnt mainstream she had a good following in LA since she was played since the early 80's so thats why I say a lot of people my age growing up in LA knew most of her stuff.

Xatrei · Post by **Xatrei** » April 4, 2008, 2:10 pm

The Pet Shop Boys owe their success to KROQ? Are you kidding me?

I'm not saying that KROQ wasn't an influential station way back when, and they may be responsible for exposing a lot of music to millions of people in SoCal, but lets not get carried away here.

Momopi · Post by **Momopi** » April 4, 2008, 2:19 pm

I think they owe some success to KROQ yes. Where do you think they got the initial momentum push for west end girls?

Xatrei · Post by **Xatrei** » April 4, 2008, 2:48 pm

London?

Momopi · Post by **Momopi** » April 4, 2008, 2:59 pm

you would think but it was cited on their video biography that kroq blew up west end girls.

Ashur · Post by **Ashur** » April 4, 2008, 3:20 pm

Momo is absolutely correct. Without KROQ we would have gone straight from John Denver to Nirvana and missed the 80s entirely. Credit where credit is due.

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » April 4, 2008, 3:24 pm

Tyek wrote:Thieves
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG_-rq1ON9Y

I guess I didn't know this song was that old. It still gets me pumped even after all these years. That entire album was intense (The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste).

On the plus side, I think I was about 14 when that came out, which means I was a little more on the intense/innovative side of music back then if I was listening to this stuff.

Momopi · Post by **Momopi** » April 4, 2008, 3:26 pm

Ashur wrote:Momo is absolutely correct. Without KROQ we would have gone straight from John Denver to Nirvana and missed the 80s entirely. Credit where credit is due.

aww come on i don't mean it like that. most bands got big without the help of kroq but some bands got their big break cause of them too. it evens out in the end.

Aabidano · Post by **Aabidano** » April 4, 2008, 3:34 pm

Momopi wrote:
Boogahz wrote:eh? They're a bit more widely known than just LA!
Serious? In my entire life I have met less people then fingers on my hand who knew more than one of her songs. She got heavy playtime in LA so most everyone my age who grew up in LA knew her. What other cities gave her decent airplay? My only other guess would be like Austin or something?

They got quite a bit of playtime on a (now defunct) alternative station in Pensacola.

Xatrei · Post by **Xatrei** » April 4, 2008, 3:48 pm

Momopi wrote:you would think but it was cited on their video biography that kroq blew up west end girls.

As I said, KROQ may have helped expose them to a lot of people in SoCal, but that song was taking off without them. After it originally tanked, and was completely reworked, the song was charting in Europe (without KROQ's help), and was getting a lot of airplay in the states as a result (MTV should get a lot of credit here too). Obviously, KROQ helped expose a lot of bands to a bigger audience and was/is an influential station, but lets not overstate their impact.

Chmee · Post by **Chmee** » April 4, 2008, 8:39 pm

Adam & The Ants - Stand and Deliver

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPgHbt0ODr4

Keverian FireCry · Post by **Keverian FireCry** » April 4, 2008, 9:00 pm

The Traveling Wilburys - End of the Line
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3DjRJ9ubbJQ&feature=related

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » April 4, 2008, 10:35 pm

Fairweather Pure wrote:
EDIT: One more, NWS!

Girls on Film-Duran Duran

I loved this video for obvious reasons I saw it when my dad rented a Duran Duran video tape that had all thier videos and some live stuff. It was the only way to see this because of the subject matter.

Nice! I'd never seen the uncensored version of this. Great song.

A Soul Glow Triple feature: (I'll let someone else post Prince)

Ready for the World - Oh Sheila (used to be my favorite dance song!)

Above song was rumored to be written about:
Sheila E - Glamorous Life

Skanky Vanity turned ultra religious type makes this video hard to find! Yahoo Vids comes through:

Vanity 6 - Nasty Girl (Prince had some hot women)

Bonus Song:

Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance

miir · Post by **miir** » April 4, 2008, 11:18 pm

This is one of my all time favorite videos...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N81UChK78WY
Lose Your Love

laneela · Post by **laneela** » April 4, 2008, 11:56 pm

Momopi wrote:
laneela wrote:Siouxsie & the Banshees - Peek-a-Boo
http://youtube.com/watch?v=i41W-NIjMfs

Did you grow up in Los Angeles? I haven't met too many people who know about siouxsie that wasn't from LA. You could say i'm a big fan heh.

Luckily, no. Though I did a three year stint in the area a few years back that I'm still trying to forget. I don't know that they were "big" in Puerto Rico and Miami where I grew up, but they had some airtime. The Glove and The Creatures I think were/are a little more obscure. I want to say Cities in Dust was a better known single than Peek-a-Boo. It was in my neck of the woods anyway.

Here's another one: Theme from S'Express
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JP_2qjzj73Y

When I first saw the group name (in '88, I was 11) I giggled.

edit: I just confirmed that Siouxsie got airtime in Uruguay in the 80's too (he recognized Cities in Dust quicker than Peek-a-Boo)

Tyek · Post by **Tyek** » April 5, 2008, 12:10 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkQ9ozTCcBg

This song always made me laugh

Go See the Doctor

How about some Midge Ure

Dear God

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3905ufEkro

Finally

Husker Du

Could You Be The One?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMe15tWC6gc

Ogbar · Post by **Ogbar** » April 6, 2008, 3:18 am

Here's a few:

Voice of the Beehive, "I Say Nothing"

Every time I watch this video (and many of their others, frankly), I can't help but wonder how may pairs of shoes those girls go through with all their stomping around. Zowie!

Rubber Rodeo, "Anywhere With You"

I'm sure I've posted this before, but not in the 80s link below, so it's fair game.

The Jam, "Beat Surrentder"

I'm a big Jam fan. Too bad they have nothing but crappy quality video of them on YouTube. :\

And then I was going to post a bunch of other songs but I saw they were already on another thread ... so I'll just steal them from that 'Son of 80's Videos' thread:

Ogbar wrote:
Heaven 17 - "Let Me Go"
The English Beat - "Save it for Later"
The Church - "Under the Milky Way"
Bow Wow Wow - "Do You Want to Hold Me"
Donald Fagen - "New Frontier"
Kim Wilde - "Kids in America"
Thomas Dolby - "Hyperactive" (edit: new link)
Wall of Voodoo - "Mexican Radio"
Golden Earring - "Twilight Zone"
'Til Tuesday - "Voices Carry"
Romeo Void - "Never Say Never"
Franky Goes to Hollywood - "Relax"
ABC - "Be Near Me"
Wang Chung - "Everyone Have Fun Tonight"
The Human League - "(Keep Feeling) Fascination"
The Go-go's - "Head Over Heels" - my favorite Go-go's song
Devo - "Peek-A-Boo"
Toto - "Stranger in Town" - one of the best videos made in the '80s .... and yes, that is Brad Dourif, who played Grima Wormtongue in the LotR movies (edit: new link)
David Bowie - "Blue Jean"
Robert Palmer - "Simply Irresistible" Separated at birth: Robert Palmer and Greg Kinear?
The Motels - "Suddenly Last Summer"
The Sugarcubes - "Motorcrash"
The Clash - "This is Radio Clash" - great song!
New Order - "Perfect Kiss" - a bit long, but very very cool

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » April 6, 2008, 4:52 am

Dug around for a few more:

Haircut 100 - Love Plus One
Another one hit wonder from the 80's.

Icicle Works - Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)
Great song. You'll like it/remember it when you hear it. (after the main beat kicks in)

Jackson Browne - Lawyers in Love

Rick James - Super Freak

Because you can't leave out the Super Freak!

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » April 6, 2008, 1:23 pm

Tori Amos - The Big Picture - Yes, before Little Earthquakes there was this. The only video from the Y Kant Tori Read album. She's disowned the album but I actually listen to it now and then. It's definite 80s poppiness but you can hear the talent buried in there on a lot of the songs.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » April 6, 2008, 3:44 pm

Didn't realize this came out in the 80's.

Enya - Orinoco Flow

Tribute to same song by Celtic Woman: (good audio just not quite sync'd)

Celtic Woman - Orinoco Flow

Since Enya remixes her voice so many times, I thought the second video interesting to see all the people singing it live.

Ogbar · Post by **Ogbar** » April 6, 2008, 5:26 pm

A couple from The Alarm:

"68 Guns"

"Rain in the Summertime"

And a few from InXS:

"I Send a Message"

"What You Need"

"Don't Change"

Tyek · Post by **Tyek** » April 6, 2008, 6:33 pm

I saw the Alarm at UCLA when the simulcasted it on MTV, was an amazing show. My girlfriend (at the time) and I got there the night before so we were 5th row at the show. One of the best shows I have ever seen.

Tyek · Post by **Tyek** » April 7, 2008, 2:06 am

On of my all time favorite bands

The The

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8utsi-D ... re=related

Aabidano · Post by **Aabidano** » April 7, 2008, 9:13 am

NWS - Spinal Tap - Big Bottom - NWS
Probably not good at work unless you've got headphones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UOYKgXk ... re=related

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » May 3, 2008, 9:22 pm

Must add some Missing Persons songs to the 80's thread:

Words

(great legs)

Detination Unknown (Missing Persons) side note. wth is this? (semi NWS) Destination Unknown

And since we're posting lesser known songs:

Noticeable One