FabSwingers.com forum: Favourite 80's music video

By *ools and the brain OP Couple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

The 80's was a fantastic time to live in although at the time it didn't seem like it.

Cheesy nightclubs where at their peak, fashion was varied to say the least, politics was pretty nuts, Thatcher, Reagan, Gorbachev.

Miami vice, moonlighting, Frankie goes to Hollywood and of course the music video.

Every release had to have an accompanying video.

Some extremely elaborate and more Like a movie " Michael Jackson's Thriller for example"

Right down to low budget ones and some despite a huge budget absolutely shockingly bad.

So what would be your favourite from this era good or bad ,cheesy or just brilliant.

Thriller for me was just the peak of an over the top production the hype and marketing was just on a different level, however it was backed up by an awesome song and the video was pretty damn awesome.

Peter Gabriel's sledgehammer another iconic video once again awesome song.

Most of the really bad ones seemed to come from euro pop.

For the worst I give you,

Modern Talking: brother Louie.

Just worth a look.

Disclaimer I can't be responsible for the song staying in your head all day.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Despite being a child of the late 90s, I spent my teens in love with 80s rock, the sleazier the better.

The video for ‘Prime Mover’ by Zodiac Mindwarp & the Love Reaction (directed by Ade Edmonson!) was a particular fave.

It, uh, hasn’t aged well.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Video killed the radio star...

Those jump suits ... that hair ...shocking is too kind

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By *ilfbonaMan
over a year ago

birmingham

Take on Me - Aha!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tears for fears. Mad world

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A-ha's Take On Me was a clever video and something that hasn't been done before at the time.

Visage - Fade to Grey and Bowie's - Ashes To Ashes had hreat makeup looks. The Blitz Kids always looked interesting.

I'm a big Bowie and Kate Bush fan so I always liked their music videos.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Twin peaks

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By *ermite12ukMan
over a year ago

Solihull and Romford

Men At Work - Down Under.

INXS - Mystify

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

Sledge Hammer from Peter Gabriel was a good one as was Addicted to Love from Robert Palmer. Can’t think why that one sticks in my memory

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By *ools and the brain OP Couple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Dire straits: money for nothing.

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By *olarbear73Man
over a year ago

Glasgowish

Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Higher Ground

https://youtu.be/HZySqMlEuSQ

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By *stonDBS2Man
over a year ago

Kirkcaldy

1986, Robert Palmer,"Addicted to love".

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

Spitting Image - The Chicken Song

You all know the words sing along

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By *wenyMan
over a year ago

rufford

Talking heads road to nowhere

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By *ionelhutzMan
over a year ago

liverpool

Take on me was a classic.. girl was dead cute aswell.

Most of them were awful looking back.

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

Propaganda- Jewel

The Adventures - Broken Land

One of my favourite films that very few people have heard of ‘streets of fire’ has a soundtrack with Jim Stienman who wrote Bat out of Hell, has the song Tonight is what it means to be young’ classic

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Tonbridge

"Twin peaks

Twin Peaks was in the 90s.

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By *ools and the brain OP Couple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

"Propaganda- Jewel

The Adventures - Broken Land

I remember streets of fire

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By *ewkesbury cowboyMan
over a year ago

Tewkesbury

Too young to fall In love-motley cruel is definitely one of my faves. Too many to pick a top favourite

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