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

scaling cheese mountain, then, 80s style.

mylene farmer: sans contrefaçon


some fabulous pop treats:

kate bush: the dreaming


les rita mitsuoko: c'est comme ça


les rita mitsuoko: hip kit (william orbit remix)


lene lovich: new toy


new order: blue monday


kid frost: la raza

cheesy visuals, but the mix is great.

Lionel Richie - Hello
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Lionel Richie - All Night Long

Ahhhh, the nostalgia!

Did someone mention Aimee Mann? Dont forget her sultry backup with Rush in Time Stand Still (and damn, the trio looks younger then than I am now :) )

les rita mitsuoko...now there's a name that takes me back...

Sigue Sigue Sputnik


Kraftwerk

my theme song :p

and in a totally different direction...I kind of can't believe I'm the first one to post a Smiths song


My favorite novelty '80s song from Wall of Voodoo...this guy, Stan Ridgway, has made some interesting albums in subsequent years, though


The Cure

perfect pop song :)

And my themesong (I put this on every cd I make)

Aimee looks cute with her little '80s outfit. But the floating band members makes me dizzy.

I loved Billy Joel even as a kid - "Daddy, can we listen to the fire song now?" I stole my dad's cassette tape of "Storm Front" when I was only 5 years old. ;)



For some reason these are still saying "not found" for me.. I'll try to fix them.

new order: everything's gone green (live, 1981)


bush tetras: cowboys in africa


james chance and the contortions: contort yourself


dna: detached


minutemen: this ain't no picnic

Some classic 80's punk rock


The Vandals - The Legend of Pat Brown


Suicidal Tendencies- I Saw Your Mommy


Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalized


TSOL - Colors


Dead Kennedys - Holiday In Cambodia


The Exploited - Fuck the USA

Another band I still find myself listening to...Squeeze.
Pop, so sweet and good.

early video...this is probably the late '70s actually...poor quality...look how young they look!


my very favorite Squeeze song, but for some reason they cut off the beginning of the song

one of my favorite songs ever to sing along with...

and their most famous song...Tempted...with the lovely, golden tones of Paul Carrack


woops, they won't even let you share the link...that's stupid

Wonderful selection Cynthetiq!

Journey - Anyway You Want It
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Animotion - I Engineer


Animotion - Obsession


Romeo Void - Never Say Never

Two of the best Alternative 80's bands that are still going strong today. Depeche Mode & The Cure

Enjoy the Silence - 1989

Precious - 2007

Just Like Heaven - 1987

Sleep When I'm Dead - 2008

It's an amazing blast when your teens actually love stuff from your heyday. :D

You have to guess :p ...

Heaven 17 - Let Me Go


Jesus and Mary Chain - Sometimes Always (oops, this is probably an early 90s song...but still worth hearing aye?)

Haysi Fantayzee - shiny shiny


Swing Out Sister - Breakout

For anyone that spent way too much time listening to "Operation Mindcrime" (and for Cyn, since he started this thread, for some Singapore memories...)

Queensryche - Eyes of a Stranger

To me, these are videos that illustrate the pop music and fashion of the '80s...

Jody Watley, "Some Kind of Lover"



Nu Shooz, "Point of No Return"



The music, the clothes, the hairstyles of the '80s - it's all there!

A Ha "Take On Me"


Wasn't a big A ha fan... but remember loving this video on MTV for the "awesome" effects of blending comic book pages with real life.

I love this thread. Reminds me of the good old days. I'm late to the party, so I won't add anymore Smiths, Cure, Depeche Mode, Def Leppard, Billy Idol, or any of the great 80's punk added by Cynthetiq (miss the days trying to act like a bad ass / troubled kid in my doc martins listening to punk). However, I'll add to CinnamonGirl's Plimsouls: Million Miles Away post with another good one from the Valley Girl soundtrack:

Psychedlic Furs - Love My Way

Ah the Furs! Reminds me of Modern English...which reminds me of:

Which spawned General Public:

we need a little more 80's....

The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town

Beauty Has Her Way- Mummy Calls

Lost Boys Soundtrack

Okay... I really loved The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy... But then I liked Ian Dury as well. I can't find "Who Love's You Now? " but I did find Peter Lorre, which is a close second:

What's the 1980s without Blixa Bargeld?

Faith No More: We Care a Lot (which I wouldn't have remembered if it hadn't been for Discovery's "Dirty Jobs" show :thumbsup:)

^I believe this was from a Broadway show called "Chess".^

The Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye

I never knew that these guys sang this song... for some reason I thought it was Eurythmics or Erasure...

1980s? Coke!:


Horace Andy, Dance Hall Style:


The Mad Prof was dubbing 'the Creator' in the eighties:



YMO:



Theme music for rb's Santawerk:

Terrible 80s hair...terrible special effects...horrendous (sp?) lyrics...yet strangely addicting...:)

for some reason this has been in my head all day... :) King - Love and Pride

A little Toto...
"Africa"
"Rosanna"
Dexy's Midnight Runner's "Come On Eileen"
Here's a longer live version...
Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Styx's "Mr. Roboto"

How 'bout a little Roxy Music...


The Replacements


and who can forget Bon Jovi


and Bobby Brown

Neneh Cherry's Buffalo Stance :)

Not going to bother embedding and what not - too lazy lol.

There's some good pop tunes in here but I was more of a hair metal girl...

Guns N' Roses, Vixen, Joe Satriani, Whitesnake, Sammy Hagar, Heart, Motley Crue, Scorpions, Skid Row, Slaughter, Dokken, etc.

well don't be lazy and find some and post it... for others to also listen to, that's the point to share the music, not the text.

Wow. You're friendly.

Instead of trading sarcasm, let's trade videos.

wow, I never heard of this band or song, was going through some mix cd's of the 80s and came across this song. It actually got airplay. Amazing!

note that Penn and Teller are in this video... pretty funny

I'll play along, even though I may have only listened to a combined 3 hours of music created in the 80's throughout my lifetime, I'm game.


Just listened to this three minutes ago:

Talking Heads - Burning Down the House (tidbit of history)



best part is it was inspired and infused by sounds of "Parliament-Funkadelic".

This thread and its many embedded YouTube videos own my PC.

My contribution, for now:


I remember hearing the song in a Listerine commercial when I was a kid and having no idea what it was. I've since found out and it's one of my favorite songs from the 80's.

cyn punk post made my god damned day.

an 80's music thread without the safety dance? what the hell!?

I just posted this on what you're listening to now, but it's relevant for this one. I love this lazy song.

This is such a great thread.


I remember laying in bed and listening to this one on my pink Walkman :)



Also, I really wanted to post "He Could Be the One" (Josie Cotton), but I can't find a video...grrr...

I think I'm about to blow this thread out of the water



Song: Fade to Grey
Artist: Visage
Album: Visage

Song: Into The Night
Artist: Benny Mardones
Album: Never Run, Never Hide (I think... this is the first time I've heard the full song)

The second single (hell, the entire second album is my persoanl favorite) is my choice.

I've been waiting a long time to post this one: thank goodness the 'tyke' rule was laxed in the mean.


HD version here: Eric B & Rakim - Microphone Fiend - Original Video - 1988

Song: Microphone Fiend
Artist: Eric B. & Rakim
Album: Follow The Leader
Year: 1988

Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer



Klaus Nomi - Lightning Strikes (whatever you do, you MUST watch this one)



Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood (every time I watch this, I want to throw down my guitar and say, "What's the point? Stevie Ray already played every note there is to play.")



Billy Squier - Rock Me Tonight (the video that completely killed his career. Billy Squier was really a very good hard rocker who was talked into doing this horrible video)



Lipps, Inc - Funkytown (this woman is just scary)

since this song was not a single, it doesn't have a music video to accompany it; but, I did happen to find, and decide to post, the live session instead.


Song: Surrender
Artist: U2
Album: War
Year: 1983

Only in the 80s can a page 3 girl have a hit single: