Strange Concept Videos from the 1980s
From the very first time "Video Killed the Radio Star" aired, the game was on to create ever more uniquely memorable mini-films to accompany the hits of the day. And boy were there some strange ones!
This page is an ode to some of my favorite "weird" Eighties music videos. I have chosen a selection of both "mainstream" as well as some one hit wonders or smaller hits. I hope they bring back some memories and make you smile and maybe even dance!
Video Killed the Radio Star
Video Killed the Radio Star
Classic New Wave Music Video by the Buggles Video Killed the Radio Star" is a 1980s New Wave song (released in 1979) by the British group Buggles that celebrates the golden days of radio. With broadcast-quality vocals and a bouncy rhythm, the song plays like a jingle. A fitting sound, given the song tells of a singer whose career is cut short by television. Horn has said his lyrics were inspired by the J.G. Ballard short story "The Sound-Sweep," in which the title character, a deaf and dumb boy vacuuming up stray music in a world without it, comes upon an opera singer hiding in a sewer. He also felt "an era was about to pass."
Runtime: 3:20
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Who Can it Be, Now?
Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now (1981)
Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1981: Men At Work's promo-video for the Australian number one hit single 'Who Can It Be Now' (June, 1981) taken from the 1981 album 'Business As Usual'. Men At Work's first single was 'Keypunch Operator', released in 1980 and making little impact. Another single titled 'Down Under' was a limited release and sold only at the band's gigs in Melbourne. The original version of 'Down Under' was recorded at a slow pace and showed no commercial potential whatsoever. After being re-recorded and re-released, the single became an international hit; thus, making the little known Melbourne band an international fad. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_at_work ------------------------------------------------- NZOZ NZOZ1981 1981 Australia Early Eighties 1980's 1980s 80's 80s Extended Tags: Colin Hay, Greg Ham Musical Terms: New Wave, Rock, Aussie, Old Australian Band
Runtime: 3:26
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Take on Me
Wouldn't it Be Good?
Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't it be good
One of the best videos from the 80's
Runtime: 4:48
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The Safety Dance
Der Kommissar
Major Tom...by Pete Schilling
You Spin Me Right Round
Eighties Party Music
Grosse Pointe Blank: Music From The Film
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Grosse Pointe Blank (Volume 2) (1997 Film)
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Sedated in the Eighties
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Sedated in the Eighties, Vol. 3
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Visit the selection below ASAP for more great 80s music memories.
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The Psychedelic Furs
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The Psychedelic Furs were a British post-punk, new wave band formed in 1977 by brothers Richard and Tim Butler. Their 1980 self-titled debut album was produced by Steve Lillywhite. The LP quickly established the band on radio and was a top 20 hit in...
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WHAM! and George Michael-The Ballads
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Wham! (also written WHAM!) was a pop band formed in 1981 by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. They were first known in the United States as Wham! UK due to a naming conflict with another band. The band's controversial first UK release, Wham! Rap,...
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Roxy Music & Bryan Ferry
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Roxy Music is an English art rock group founded in the early 1970s by art school graduate Bryan Ferry (vocals and keyboards). Brian Eno, who played synthesizer and is probably best known for his extensive work with U2, was a member for awhile. Roxy...
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80s Trends- New Romantic
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"New Romantic" was a term given to a music and fashion revolution that began in the early Eighties. New Romantics often dressed in exaggerated counter-sexual or androgynous clothing and wore cosmetics in the New Wave extension of (or reply to) punk f...
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80s Trends-Synth Pop
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Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and pop music, closely associated with the era between the late 1970s and mid-1980s, in which synthesizer is the dominant instrument. Germany's Kraftwerk and Japan's Yellow Magic Orchestra are often cited as the sty...
80s Fashion
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Club Squid
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Are You an Eighties Music Video Buff?
jeffgee wrote...
I remember the Safety Dance with a little person in a jester uniform:) What a great theme.
Posted December 16, 2008
jeffgee wrote...
I remember the Safety Dance with a little person in a jester uniform:) What a great theme.
Posted December 16, 2008
GypsyGirl68 wrote...
in reply to rms hey..I never rcv'd notice of your comment just found it today accidentally! thanks!
Posted December 09, 2008
rms wrote...
Excellent addition to the 80s new wave alternative music group!
Love that Major Tom! 4, 3, 2, 1, no way... this one gets 5 stars and a favorite!
Posted December 07, 2008
tagsforkids wrote...
Great Lens, had me remembering tunes I haven't heard for quite a while. Hope you get to check out the New Wave Squidoodle I did to see if you can guess the 80's bands that have clues in the picture!
Posted November 13, 2008
