Classic 80s Music Videos

[PaulBullion]

Sometimes, a young and happening duet partner helped. Gladys Knight and Kenny Loggins? Sure! Aretha sang with George Michael, and both she and Al Green dueted with Annie Lennox.

[K7P5V]

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So many comments, so little time.

Paul... damn, Attila Kiss is tomahawk dunking on this thread like you do over at the R&B.


Still glaring fkn omissions up in here, consumate ****. Where's The Ruler! May he rest in peace. George Lucas said this video was the inspiration for the music portion scene at Jabba's palace.

Also, CHERYL!!

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Fab. Five. Freddy, told me (personally) everybody's fly.

Pre-MTV. Shoutout to those out in front of a wave!

[Surf]

Lotta shade thrown around in this one.

[Surf]

Burn Rubber is the colder groove but clearly, the video production budget jumped from Burn Rubber to Early In The Morning here as the music video was becoming a thing, thing. Even under that consideration, as if that level merit was one at all, it didn't get on MTV til years later. Without question at the time, falling under the *checks notes* much too ethnic category for consideration. Huge shoutout to them early video days of B.E.T.

[Attila Kiss]

Songs with names in the title are a disappearing act.
I think it was big in the 60s, then to less extent in the 70s, while 80 maintained the output in a healthy dose.
Not that there are no songs with names in them nowadays, and for sure there are lots of songs dedicated to "someone special", but I feel that it's done in a more subtle way.
They are vague for a reason.
No one wants to be "this guy":


That being said, 80's were dropping names and making videos:

[Attila Kiss]

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[Conn Seanery]

[Jeremi]

Was reminded of this one not too long ago

[K7P5V]

[CaptainEurope]

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