Random 80s music videos

[gunnarthor]

Way off topic. Very bored. Anyone old enough to remember this song? 

 

 

[RpR]

Yes  I remember it including the video.

[ashbury]

 

80s?  Obligatory...

[Musk21]

Wow, that's a forgotten one-hit wonder.

What a time....Loved sitting down at my grandparent's house (who actually had cable TV!) and watching MTV videos for hours.

[nicksaviking]

I remember the song, but wow, for all the 80's videos I binged on, I don't remember that one.

Funny how most of those 1980's 'super groups' made up of members from more famous bands ended up being one hit wonders.

[nicksaviking]

OK, I want to play. Here's a 'super group' but they actually had a few I remember, including this absolute bonkers video about......a dad getting abducted by aliens? Maybe?

[gunnarthor]

4 hours ago, nicksaviking said:

OK, I want to play. Here's a 'super group' but they actually had a few I remember, including this absolute bonkers video about......a dad getting abducted by aliens? Maybe?

I did a youtube music quiz a month or so again and this was one of the songs they played. I couldn't place it but was like, "Oh, yeah, I remember that!" Then I went to watch the video and finally actually listened to the lyrics and ... wow. Just nuts. But a great tune.

[RGilroy]

Never Gonna Give You Up - Great song!

[Seth Stohs]

I've posted this a few other places... 

Lionel Richie's "Hello"... 

Great Song!! Incredibly Creepy Video!! 

 

[Seth Stohs]

One of my favorite '80s singers, 20ish years later, and I think this appearance is fun. 

Billy Ocean... Suddenly... Love this song! 

 

[Seth Stohs]

My favorite song from the '80s... 

Glenn Medeiros ... Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You... 

I liked it because he was only a couple of years older than me, but he was able to hit low and high notes and transition so well. 

Of course, if you're on Tik Tok, you may follow his daughter, Lyric. She was also on American Idol. She's usually on with her mom, but her dad is now on quite a bit. He's something like a principal at a school in Hawaii now. 

 

[Seth Stohs]

I LOVE '80s music!! (and early '90s) 

I often point out that 1986 is the greatest year in music history... 1987 too... but I would guess that most people's favorite era is their age 10-12 range. 

[RpR]

I watched very few videos, but this one was one of the few good ones, it told a story without some dude on the screen singing.

[gunnarthor]

12 hours ago, Seth Stohs said:

I've posted this a few other places... 

Lionel Richie's "Hello"... 

Great Song!! Incredibly Creepy Video!! 

 

Anyone remember the great starburst commercial that was inspired by this song?

[nicksaviking]

13 hours ago, Seth Stohs said:

I've posted this a few other places... 

Lionel Richie's "Hello"... 

Great Song!! Incredibly Creepy Video!! 

 

Yeah, this was amongst a great run of 80's stalker songs! 

Unlike The Police, who's song was supposed to be stalker-y but mistaken for romantic, I'm pretty sure this one was the other way around. At least the video was.

[nicksaviking]

15 hours ago, RpR said:

I watched very few videos, but this one was one of the few good ones, it told a story without some dude on the screen singing.

George got a raw deal. Super talented and from the sounds of it an extremely generous guy who didn't want publicity for his charity. Crazy how terrible we were back then that he couldn't just be himself back without ridicule and awful jokes.

[Seth Stohs]

31 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

George got a raw deal. Super talented and from the sounds of it an extremely generous guy who didn't want publicity for his charity. Crazy how terrible we were back then that he couldn't just be himself back then without ridicule and awful jokes.

The arrest wasn't good, but yes, he definitely was the brunt of jokes that were accepted at that time as OK... no longer. 

[gunnarthor]

While A Momentary Lapse of Reason wasn't Pink Floyd's greatest album, it did have some solid songs, including Learning to Fly. 

 

[Original_JB]

 

saw this live last night with fab seats.  80's 2-fer!

[Original_JB]

[gunnarthor]

On 4/17/2024 at 4:12 AM, GaylordBailey said:

This type of music still in my favorite list 

 

Wow, I'm sure that's a song I haven't heard in decades. But nice find!

[gunnarthor]

I always think of this as an early 80s new wave song but it actually came out in 1989/1990.

[gunnarthor]

Re-upping this b/c the Vikings and Twins suck.

 

[AlwaysinModeration]

Can’t do 80s videos without David Byrne.