The Ultimate 80's Thread

[FluffyMcDeath]

OK, kids. I've avoided this too long. Time for Canadiana - starting with the Spoons:

Then we'll have Martha and the Muffins:

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

And turning to Montreal, ladies and gentlemen put your hands together for The Box:

Also hailing from that same fair city - Men Without Hats:

Luba was from there too, I believe.

(and this isn't the 1982 vid coz I couldn't find it but ...)

 

[Speelgoedmannetje]

OK, kids. I've avoided this too long. Time for Canadiana

Awesome posts, Fluffy! but you forgot Trans-X:

 

[Speelgoedmannetje]

gather around the fireplace with your lover, on the tiger skin, and have some cheese and bubbles! Make the evening smooth with the Night People!

 

[Speelgoedmannetje]

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

Awesome posts, Fluffy! but you forgot Trans-X

Wow.

 

[Speelgoedmannetje]

Wow.

One reason more to be a proud Canadian, isn't it?

 

[Speelgoedmannetje]

Now I feel the warmth of my Dutch nationality deep in my heart

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

This was inflicted on the world in 1981!
How did we survive?

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

You know what's hard to find these days? A good heart.

 

[Speelgoedmannetje]

This was inflicted on the world in 1981!
How did we survive?

I was so young and innocent back then, being subjected to that!

 

[Speelgoedmannetje]

I felt something was missing in this thread;

 

[Speelgoedmannetje]

Some more Dutch stuff:

A bit too old, but I could not resist

 

[adz]

 

[Speelgoedmannetje]

As far as I could see, no mention of CC Catch? She's so 80s she has her own little hole in the ozone layer

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

This is an FYI post. Was thinking it would be best to host this as an editable list somewhere but I'm not sure if I care enough to figure out how to do that - wait.. I KNOW I don't care enough. However, since I wanted to know what was in this thread for my own info I quickly compiled this from the banner bar in the video links. (That's why some of the entries say stuff like BLANK - BLANK).
An asterisk * means that the video didn't play for me. Some have been removed, some of the accounts have been suspended and some of them don't allow embedding. The < is just how far I got through the list validating whether things play.

So, for your edification (or not) the thread so far including all the posts before this one (unless someone scoops me right now):

Laura Branigan - Self Control
*Toto - video unavailable
Divine - You Think You're a Man
Twisted Sister - I Wanna Rock
Tatjana - Chica Cubana
Tatjana - Awaka Boy
Modern Talking - Geronimo's Cadillac
Modern Talking - You're My Heart, You're My Soul
The Toxic Avenger Trailer
Scorpions - Rock You Like a Hurricane
Desireless - Voyage Voyage
*Sandra - In The Heat of the Night
Ollie and Jerry - There's No Stopping Us
Wa Wa We - Stimulation
Beat Street - Beat Street Strut
*Toni Basil - Hey Mickey
*Deniece Williams - Lets Hear It for the Boy
Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
*Revenge of the Nerds Talent Show
Jefferson Starship - Sara
*Billy Ocean - Carribean Queen
Scorpions - The Zoo (Live)
The Human League - Don't You Want Me
*Untitled Embed - "This video does not exist."
Propaganda - Dr. Mabuse (version 2)
The Jets - Crush On You
*Morris Day and the Time - Jungle Love
*Milli Vanilli - Girl, I'm gonna Miss You
Midnight Star - Midas Touch Official Video
Kool & The Gang - Fresh
Doctor and the Medics - Spirit in the Sky
*Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me
DeBarge - Rhythm Of The Night
*Lionel Richie - All Night Long
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
Falco - Der Kommissar
*Falco - Jeanny
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
*Prince - 1999
*Dorris D & the Pins - Shine up
Samantha Fox - Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now
Fancy - Latin Fire
Joy Peters - Don't Lose Your Heart Tonight
Taco - Puttin' On The Ritz
Murray Head - One Night in Bangkok
Sabrina - boys boys boys
*BLANK - BLANK
A Beat For You
*Flock of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away)
Jermaine Jackson - Dynamite
Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short
*Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
New Order - Blue Monday
Man 2 Man - Male Stripper
Eurythmics - Missionary Man
Eurythmics - Thorn In My Side <
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Alphaville - Forever Young
Prince - Controversy
Rick Astley - BLANK
Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
Midnight Star - No Parking On The Dance Floor
Midnight Star - Operator
Midnight Star - Freak-a-zoid
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Michael Jackson - Street Walker
Michael Jackson - Off The Wall
Michael Jackson - Rock With You
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Michael Jackson - Thriller
Michael Jackson - Bad
Madonna - Who's That Girl
Madonna - Like A Virgin
Michael Jackson - Billy Jean
Madonna - Papa Don't Preach
Madonna - Borderline
BLANK - BLANK
Bananarama - Venus
Bananarama - Cruel Summer
Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok
Jermaine Jackson - When The Rain Begins To Fall
The Buggles - Living In The Plastic Age
The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
Visage - Mind Of A Toy
Visage - Fade To Grey
Visage - The Damned Don't Cry
Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids
Japan - Visions Of China
Ultravox - Love's Great Adventure
David Sylvian - Orpheus
David Sylvian - The Ink In The Well
Mylene Farmer - Libertime
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Tres - Operator
Electronic Suicide - Ich Wolt
The Stranglers - Golden Brown
Bone Symphony - It's A Jungle Out There
Robotic Dancing Competition 1983
Charlie - Space Woman
David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes
Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers
The Vapors - Turning Japanese
Aneka - Japanese Boy
Goomband Dance Band - Seven Tears
Imagination - Flashback
Den Harrow - bad Boy
Fiddler's Dram - Day Trip To Bangor
Shaddap You Face - Joe Dolce
The Firm - Star Trekkin'
Black Lace - Agadoo
Renee and Renato - Save Your Love
Loverboy - Turn Me Loose
Platinum Blonde - Doesn't Really Matter
Gowan - Strange Animal
Gino Vanelli - Black Cars
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Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11
Linear Movement - Five Faces
No More - A Rose Is A Rose
BLANK - BLANK
Soviet Electronic Music
Yazoo - Bad Connection
Go West - We Close Our Eyes
Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra
Chris de Burgh - Don't Pay The Ferryman
Toto - Hold The Line
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Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
Kenny Chesney - Come Over
Kool & The Gang - Celebration
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Pino D'Angio - Ma Quale Idea
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Loco Mia - Loco Mia
ABC - Valentine's Day
Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hanging On
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Frizzle Sizzle - Never Give Up
Sandra - Maria Magdalena
Sandra - In The Heat Of The Night
Eddie Murphy - Party All The Time
Rhythm Device - Acid Rock
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Hit House - Move Your Feet to the Rhythm of the
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Toto - Rosanna
Electric Light Orchestra - Time (Bonus Track Ve..
Stars On 45 - Stars On 45
Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
Sylvester - Do You Wanna Funk
Patrick Cowley feat. Sylvestar - Menergy
Laura Branigan - Self Control
Whitney Houston - How Will I KNow
Corey Hart - Sunglasses At Night
Salt N Pepa - Push It
MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This
Diana Ross - Chain Reaction
Farley Jackmaster Funk - Love Can't Turn Around
Yazoo - Situation
The Spoons - Nova Heart
The Spoons - Romantic Traffic
Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
The Box - Closer Together
Men Without Hats - Safety Dance
Luba - BLANK
Luba - Everytime I See Your Picture
Trans-X - Living On Video
The Night People - Again
The Night People - BLANK
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Fantastique - Mama Told Me
Vanessa - Upside Down
Darlin' - Chicago
Barry Manilow - Read 'Em and Weep
Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart
Yazz - The Only Way Is Up (embedding disabled)
Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart
Renee - High Time He Went
Anita Meyer - Why Tell Me Why
The Surfers - Windsurfing
Bananarama - Cruel Summer
Bananarama - Love In The First Degree
Belinda Carlisle - Summer Rain
Belinda Carlisle - Mad About You
Belinda Carlisle - Leave A Light On
Za Za - Zauberstab
Boys Next Door - Flic Flac In Die Night
C. C. Catch - Strangers By Night
C. C. Catch - Heartbreak Hotel
CC Catch - Cause You Are Young

 

[Robert]

@Fluffy:

Bloody hell! Good effort, squire.

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

We don't seem to have this classic from the 80s - or not on my list anyway

but maybe that's because it's a song from 1964?

 

[Robert]

We don't seem to have this classic from the 80s - or not on my list anyway

I have two copies of that on 7" vinyl, mainly because that used to allow me to mix the B-side (another cover version) straight in:

 

[Speelgoedmannetje]