Comments on: Top 10 Greatest Music Videos of the 80s

By: tw

tw — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:28:52 +0000

I really think it’s about time for some serious long-term experiments in 24-hour-single-song-repeat-listening.

Hypothesis: long-term damage to quality of life increasing exponentially in severity based on number of 24-hour periods spent listening to only one song.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:21:01 +0000

This list sucks. Any music videos list, ESPECIALLY from the 1980’s without Thriller is not worth even looking at.

Thriller has to be on there.

By: privatlife

privatlife — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:01:26 +0000

classic 80s videos…

Billy Idol – Rebel yell
Peter Gabriel – Shock the monkey
Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer
English Beat – Save It For Later
Devo – Whip it
Devo – Satisfaction
Van Halen – Hot for Teacher
Clash – Rock the Casbah
MJ – Billy Jean
Duran Duran – Rio
Adam Ant – Goody Two Shoes
Dire Straits – Money for Nothing
U2 – New Years Day
Buggles – Video Killed the Radio Star
Madonna – Like a Virgin
Missing Persons – Words
Stray Cats – Rock this Town
Police – Every Little thing She Does Is magic
Talking Heads – Once in a Lifetime
Pretenders – Middle of the Road
Cars – Shake It Up
Cars – You Might think
Cars – Magic

I could go on and on… I wasn’t necessarily into all of those songs, but they were definitely on the heavy rotation.

I gotta ask… We Built this City? Really?

By: Trevor Hale

Trevor Hale — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:13:09 +0000

Just wondering how many drugs you used before making this list? Jeesh. Crap list.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:28:29 +0000

A. 80’s music was way better than most of the beta crap that is being played today.

B. Ronald Reagan was not physically and cognitively inept and was also not a socialist.

C. #9 is the only cool “video” on the list. As mentioned in comments above, Sledgehammer was better than all but #9.

Beta Libtard Failure

By: Kaleb R. Smith

Kaleb R. Smith — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:13:58 +0000

How can you even fucking say “The 80′S” without at least subconsciously associating a DEVO HAT!!

“Whip It!” MADE Mtv.

You are a disappointment, a big disappointment.
Your mother agreed when I mentioned this post at breakfast.

By: xan

xan — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:41:51 +0000

The current spate of MJ necro is pretty sad but having acknowledged that the vid for “Billie Jean” was a massive thing at the time. And stands up ok too. Then there was the epic quantities of money that went to the thriller film clip.
Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer” was 1987 and is still a clip that would take a catchy song and make it a hit today.
Some other songs made big by videos:
INXS’s Need you tonight.
Pink Floyd’s Learning to Fly (was it a hit?)
Kate Bush’s Cloudbusting & Running up that hill.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:35:10 +0000

“through the tough years of Reagan”??? Seemed like paradise compared to the Obama year(s).

By: Slatter House

Slatter House — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:54:11 +0000

ahhhhh, you might want to mention Duran Duran. they revolutionized the music/video industry, ya’ know.

By: Rod Johnson

Rod Johnson — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:38:46 +0000

No ‘Sledgehammer’ by Peter Gabriel??

And a Starship song generally regarded as one of the worst songs ever in your Best list??

FAIL. MASSIVE FAIL.