Comments on: ’80s Music Video Thursday Strikes Back

By: MJLove

MJLove — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:37:38 +0000

Whip it! Whip it good!

By: Basara

Basara — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:46:51 +0000

I saw that the A Flock of Seagulls video had a link to the song I wanted to see the video of, unfortunately it wasn’t the same one I remembered – he one I remembered had much less band presence, and much more of the sci-fi set (and a lot more ofthe guy trying to recreate an image of the girl he was wishing for).

By: FAIL-IEN

FAIL-IEN — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:58:58 +0000

Some Jackass sent me to this site called Phonetrace.org that had a video with DoA’s “You Spin me Right Round (Like A Record)” playing in the background. Now every time I hear that song I think of that Phonetrace video!

By: Kitty

Kitty — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:23:01 +0000

You want an epically bad video from the 80’s? “Kings of the Wild Frontier” by Adam Ant. Ugh! The band did NOT want to do a video, and this video proves it. I wish I could link it somewher, but I’ll leave that to someone else. Oh, and his “Antmusic” is almost as bad, especially for the bored extras, but at least the video quality is better.

By: Tom1969ca

Tom1969ca — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:23:13 +0000

I was going to point that out about Toni’s age, too. If you do the math, she was 39 (yes, T-H-I-R-T-Y N-I-N-E) when she made this video!

I was 13 when this came out; if I’d known the cheerleader I thought was so hot was actually older than my mother… ah, who am I kidding. She’d still have been hot!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:53:51 +0000

They use to play that Hey Mickey song over and over.

By: UberOops.com

UberOops.com — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:42:39 +0000

This post is like the early days of MTV! Even before that when the played music videos on friday and saturday late nights on PBS, then MTV came along…

Epic WIN!!!!

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:28:46 +0000

Man Petting a Squirrel

By: Razor

Razor — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:18:06 +0000

Ahh, yes. When MTV still had actual MUSIC.

(tease me about my age and I’ll beat you with my cane)

By: xjuggernaughtx

xjuggernaughtx — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:46:59 +0000

Baggy Trousers! That was my favorite Madness song. I always requested it on the radio, and they always played “Our House”.

By: leslie

leslie — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:54:18 +0000

OH MY GAWD!! i remember that cartoon show i used to get up early every Saturday to watch it. now thats a blast from the past.

By: Shadow

Shadow — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:47:43 +0000

Get this. The singer of “Spin me Round” had a sex change.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:55:31 +0000

Loved Mickey! Was one of my favorites as a kid. I was so excited that there was a song about…Mickey Mouse LOL! Hey I was just a kid (80s kid awesomeness)

By: CosmykDolfyn

CosmykDolfyn — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:20:53 +0000

Ahhh…since you have long list of potentials, I come back with another long list…

I love this song, and this video aint really cheezy, just creepy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2px6ZI5vMUA

I have to ask what was going on here…The entire band dies and is brought back in odd ways…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpdZvewjwJs

This was a classic way to mix up the meaning of a song even more and make a fool of yourself in the process.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbt30UnzRWw

I still never figured this one out…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWvzZCZF1gw

And, how come it works out that your only really odd nonsensical video is to your biggest hit?

By: Kathryn in NZ

Kathryn in NZ — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:17:45 +0000

if it’s the 80s then you need some Devo
or some Downunder with Split Enz and MiSex.
Oh – Madness with “Baggy Trousers”

LOL.
Thanks for the great website.

By: Ziddleping

Ziddleping — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:13:45 +0000

Where’s the Safety Dance?!

By: forge

forge — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:51:48 +0000

1) Toni Basil is a goddess. She is now 65 years old and still working as a choreographer either on or off-Broadway. She is and has always been nothing but amazing.

2) Pete Burns. What a pretty, pretty, freaky, pretty man. He had nicer legs than Debbie Reynolds for Chrissake – and Debbie had some gams, man. A better video was “I’ll Do Anything” which really showcases just how much Burns makes Boy George look like Ronald Fricking Reagan.

3) Yeah, none of us knew George Michael was gay. OH GIVE ME A BREAK.

By: forge

forge — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:48:33 +0000

I can’t see videos at the office but I assume the “worst song ever” is We Built This City. ::shudder:: I have to go lobotomize myself now so I can re-forget that song ever existed.

Dolby is a god and why, why, WHY did/does anyone ever only play “Cars” from Gary Numan? The guy’s been touring for 25 years and he is one of the best musicians currently living on this planet. He’s got a track called “Down in the Park” that’s wonderful.

By: forge

forge — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:41:23 +0000

He was so, so pretty then, and he got that horrific plastic surgery bug and now he looks like a carnival sideshow. It’s very very sad.

By: SPark

SPark — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:22:48 +0000

My favorite part is the way every time they pan out over the crowd it’s obviously that their mob of extras are bored out of their little minds. XD

By: Miroku

Miroku — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:12:54 +0000

How about some Thomas Dolby?

Or A Flock of Seagulls.

Or Gary Numan?

Men Without Hats?

Or Starship featuring the worst song ever.

By: Ugh Lee

Ugh Lee — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:50:57 +0000

Cheerleader Poupon your face.

By: CosmykDolfyn

CosmykDolfyn — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:49:58 +0000

This one will blow your mind. It should have a warning that says it can give you seizures…No wonder Tommy Shaw didn’t want to be in it. The music video for Music Time by Styx!

By: Jeff G

Jeff G — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:53:17 +0000

The one thing I always liked about the Wham! video was the t-shirts the backup singers had on, which mocked the t-shirts worn by Frankie Goes To Hollywood in their “Relax” video.

The FGTH shirts said “Frankie Says Relax – Don’t Do It.” This video countered with “I Don’t Care What Frankie Says.”

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:44:51 +0000

What did George Michael say to the undercover cop in the men’s room?

“Jack me off before you go go!”

By: Pennyforth

Pennyforth — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:05:10 +0000

Nothing says “bad 80s video” better than a Kidd Video original!

By: Rosey

Rosey — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:28:28 +0000

I really need to constantly press “repeat” on Hey Mickey. That song is legend, and the cheerleaders just make it even better. <3

By: Aphrodite

Aphrodite — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:18:06 +0000

Indeed, it is so funny, but Pete burns was hot in that time, I think it is really too bad he’s a woman now, but as long as he’s happy I’m happy, and he still performs, that is the best!

By: Good Grief

Good Grief — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:14:07 +0000

It is a fabulous song, and its video is so terrible it makes me laugh!

By: Aphrodite

Aphrodite — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:10:17 +0000

You spin me right round, baby, right round, like a record baby! I love that song! But all covers of it are worthless.