Your Most Fave '80's MTV Video

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How do I post videos :)

It used to be easy, just deleting the "s" in https: But now that doesn't work for me.

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The Bangles' Walk Like An Egyptian was a good one, with each member taking a turn at vocals, and Susanna Hoff doing that little side-to-side look.

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http://youtu.be/djV11Xbc914

for the win

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. Edited September 15, 2019 by Na na na

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[blueschica]

http://youtu.be/eyCEexG9xjw

 

Yes! They had such an interesting sound and that video was kind of surrealistic and unique.

[blueschica]

How do I post videos :)

 

Copy and paste the URL from youtube into your post. It will start with https:// Remove the "s" before you hit post and the video should show up.

Edited September 15, 2019 by blueschica

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How do I post videos :)

 

Copy and paste the URL from youtube into your post. It will start with https:// Remove the "s" before you hit post and the video should show up.

 

I got it

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[blueschica]

We used to watch MTV a lot late at night with friends, so anything that stood out as original or funny was always fun to watch! The ones that I remember are

 

 

Close (to the Edit) - Art of Noise it was kind of unique, it had a small girl marching around in it and teasing her dog with a sausage. I'm sorry the youtube resolution is really bad. It was Anne Dudley and Trevor Horn. One of Rush (can't remember who) mentioned that they were an influence on the Rush sound in the 80's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBpeKestX-M

 

One Step Beyond- Madness Liked the sound of that group and their videos were always entertaining!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOJSM46nWwo

 

And the ever awesome Fishheads, fish heads by Barnes and Barnes. This has to be one of the strangest videos ever . . . eat them up, yum!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-K2DZojWi0

Edited September 15, 2019 by blueschica

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[blueschica]

My husband and friends loved this one- go figure . . . :P

 

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Gerry Rafferty's Bring It All Home. I loved the animation and imagery. Finding it now (almost) forty years later I still think it's very cool.

Edited September 16, 2019 by Rutlefan

[GeddyRulz]

"Take On Me" is still the best video ever!

 

First time I saw the video was the first time I ever heard the song, and it was at a theater, on a big screen, like a preview before the movie. I'll never forget seeing its ending that way, slamming against the walls and going back and forth between penciled animation and live action...

[Lorraine]

"Take On Me" is still the best video ever!

 

First time I saw the video was the first time I ever heard the song, and it was at a theater, on a big screen, like a preview before the movie. I'll never forget seeing its ending that way, slamming against the walls and going back and forth between penciled animation and live action...

 

I used to love A-ha and had a real thing for that lead singer.

[Lorraine]

How do I post videos :)

It used to be easy, just deleting the "s" in https: But now that doesn't work for me.

 

Try clicking share and then highlighting and copying the https, then coming back here and pasting it without the "s".

[Lorraine]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNZbP3ZVem4

 

The Smithereens! I sure did like them.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IsSpAOD6K8&ab_channel=DavidByrne

The cuts from Stop Making Sense were great, too.

 

My dad used to always remind me how much I loved the Burning Down The House video when I was 2 or 3. I especially love Road To Nowhere and the two from True Stories. You can’t get away with Love For Sale being made today because the product placements would be blocked out. Neil Young learned the hard way a year later...for a video that mocked commercials.

 

Satire went over MTV’s heads.

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One of the best concert movies. Saw it on Showtime recently. Love how it uses the stage as if it’s a set of a play or movie to tell the story of the songs.