I love the 80s: Music and Videos
 

Find and post a link/embed to some 80s music.

Minor Threat- Straight Edge



The Descendents- Hope

The 80's were a very good time for punk I'd say.

My favorite video...ever...

Elvis Costello - Everyday I Write The Book

I completely agree! Since your link is broken, lets try this one because it needs to be in this thread! lol



I just found out that your video isn't broken, it just doesn't work in Canada so this video is for all the Canucks lol

i think this is one of the great political poems/tracks ever.

gil scott-heron: b-movie


he saw all of it.
all of it.
the record came out in 1981.
by the end of the decade, he wasn't on a record label any more.

fela saw it too, but from a different place, one where avoidance was harder to pull off.
this came out in 1977 but i only heard it in around 1983.

fela anikulapo kuti and afrika 70: colonial mentality (excerpt)


the cut-off is brutal.
but so's everything else.

art ensemble of chicago: theme de yoyo



this is from 1969, but again it only drifted into my world in the early 1980s.
i saw them in 1978.
that show altered everything--i've never been the same as i was before that.
i worked my way into their stuff bit by bit.
this is awesome.

not all dreamtime is retrograde tho.

chameleons uk.
monkeyland


don't fall (live)


meanwhile, somewhere else entirely:

model 500: night drive through babylon

And a sexy man, sexy riff:

There are way too many to choose from.
This one stands out in my mind.

here we go:



(hahaha...)

That one, along with "True" and "Sweet Dreams" had to be among the most inane tunes of the decade.

Queen FTW!

I knew it would provoke!

some of my favorite '80s bands...some of the few I still listen to:

X




Violent Femmes




Gang of Four

Open the windows, crank up the speakers and keep it under 120 :)

I am quite impressed at the restraint of TFP members. This is a thread where one could legitimately post Rick Astley singing "Never Gonna Give You Up", and it wouldn't be a Rickroll. But no one has, and I thank you all for that.

Nothing says 80's to me like
Diamond Dave.

How about some of Neil Finn's work from the 80s:

From 1980:
Split Enz: "I Got You"


From 1984:
Split Enz: "Message to My Girl"


From 1986:
Crowded House: "Don't Dream Its Over"


From 1988:
Crowded House: "Better Be Home Soon" (my personal favorite)

That reminded me of one of the more interesting vids of 1987. You can clearly see the band members are barely trying to mimic singing the lyrics.


The hair. I'd kill for that hair. I wouldn't style it like that, but I'd like to have it.

Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science

Hahaha...and they all look so HAPPY. How bizarre. But great pick nonetheless--I love that song.

Looks more like a music to visual synch problem, but a in lot of these videos, their lypsynching leaves something to be desired.

How much do I love this thread? sooooo much. :D



And a little more bubblegum:






(never mind, got it to work. :thumbsup:)

Somebody had to do it:

Beastie Boys - Brass Monkey

Is it my imagination or were the 80's the most prolific decade of music ever?
from 1980:


to 1989:

george clinton:
atomic dog


do fries go with that shake?


some late 80s hip hop:

public enemy:dont believe the hype


gang starr: positivity


eric b and rakim: follow the leader


tribe called quest: can i kick it (remix)


tribe: i left my wallet in el segundo

see you tommorah

These were fun:

The Specials



Madness



The English Beat

I can't believe nobody posted the song that launched MTV



And here are a few of my favs:

Tom Petty


Simple Minds


Duran Duran


Nena


Men Without Hats


sorry if this is overkill, but this is the greatest freakin thread EVER :)

I was IN LOVE with Boy George


Love the make-up in this:


Check out "Edward Scissorhands" on guitar :lol:

awww, they won't let you play the PE video, rb...

It's next to impossible to find embeddable PE videos on YouTube.
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I've been on a kick collecting Tribe Called Quest cds I didn't have...
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Gang Starr! :)
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The '80s was also the heydey of the...Quiet Storm. :p

I know it's corny, but I love Luther Vandross...but whatever your own opinion of his music, he was a sophisticated master vocalist. A rarity in this day and age. As is evidenced by this live clip. So many people try to pretend, and make fools out of themselves.



I love Luther. :hearts:

Speaking of Overkill...

Some Men at Work:

I love Bowie, I love spin-offs, and I love Germans. Ta da:

I first saw the vid at a radio station I worked at in the early 90's. The band members were clearly talking smack to each other, for instance, when the bassist appears to be signing "something so strong" when he didn't even sing on that song, the drummer too.

This has to be one of my all-time favorite 80's tunes! Thanks! I'm about to wear this thing out (the video, I mean) :D

Here's one for fans of M&M's. The The.


This was made three years before Avid was introduced, so that means they producers probably used time lapse photography for some scenes. It must have taken forever.


And another 80's song that made a comback, thanks to Listerine:


Sounds like the ad producers speeded up the music about 3.5.

Our introduction to Aimee Mann:

Too bad their follow-up didn't have the same impact:

Nice. Colin Hay's more recent accoustic version of that song is great too.

Aimee Mann vids not available, booo. I was looking forward to getting my mann on.

That sounds gay.

Grrr...never mind. Was trying to make Aimee Mann suddenly appear :(

actually it's a bug with youtube embedding. I don't know why or how to fix it, but it's on the youtube side.

you can click the vid to take you to youtube and it will play there.

Seriously, I can't stay away from this. :D


the Cars - Tonight She Comes

Going to see these guys in a couple weeks:


Def Leppard - Rock of Ages


I love Don Henley...I love this song...I love this video.


Don Henley - Boys of Summer