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Dec25

These Are the Top George Michael and Wham! Songs

Posted By Dan on Dec 25, 2016

With Wham! singer and solo success George Michael having passed away at the age of 53, those of us here at Like Totally 80s wanted to give people a chance to remember the iconic artist. Here are some of his best-known (and best-loved) videos). Careless Whisper Faith Father Figure I Want Your Sex Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go The singer’s death was unexpected, but police do not believe there was any foul play. “It is with...

Jun08

5 Music Videos You Watched This Week In 1984

Posted By Jerry on Jun 8, 2016

To have come of age during the music video revolution means hearing a song on the radio and replaying the video in your head. Here’s five music videos of top 40 songs you were probably watching this week in 1984 (countdown courtesy of XM’s 80s on 8, which uses the Billboard charts): 5 music videos you were watching this week in 1984 35.) Infatuation, Rod Stewart: The hype back then was presumably about Stewart’s reunion with former...

Jan12

Dancing in the Street by Bowie and Jagger

Posted By Pia Sooney on Jan 12, 2016

‘Dancing in the Street’ by David Bowie & Mick Jagger This cover version of the song originally by Martha and the Vandellas hit #7 on the US Hot 100 chart in 1985 and was produced to raise money for the Live Aid famine relief cause. Information on...

Sep24

Lie to Me Music Video by Depeche Mode

Posted By Pia Sooney on Sep 24, 2014

‘Lie to Me’, Some Great Reward, 1984 Information about the album on Wikipedia

Sep04

Bizarre Love Triangle, New Order Music Video

Posted By Pia Sooney on Sep 4, 2014

Bizarre Love Triangle, New Order New Order, Brotherhood, 1986 Information on New Order on MTV.com

Oct28

Lyrics Video: Moron by Dead Milkmen

Posted By Pia Sooney on Oct 28, 2011

You either liked the Dead Milkmen or you didn’t. I did. A lot. This song, off of Eat Your Paisley, is them at their best. Enjoy!

Oct26

Around the World in a Day: Your Video World Tour

Posted By Julie Anderson on Oct 26, 2011

Sure, we love it here in the United States, but sometimes we, like, get a wanderlust. World travel is totally rad! Come board our Like Totally 80s luxury jet and fly the friendly retro skies . . . Before we leave North America, let’s run for the border and take a dip in the Rio Grande. Duran Duran was (and is) straight-up awesome in every way. I know you recognize their hit “Rio” from their 1982 hit album of the same name: Note:...

Oct09

The 8 Worst Videos of the 1980s

Posted By Pia Sooney on Oct 9, 2011

By Rockdog 8. Journey – “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” (1983) Journey’s first real video is a disaster of epic proportions (think: Hindenburg). For starters, the band, who can actually play musical instruments, spends most of their time in the video playing air instruments, while a semi-good looking girl … walks. Yup, that is the concept of this video. Even better, it turns out (at the end, if you are masochistic enough to watch...

Sep06

Eye Candy Videos of the 80s

Posted By Julie Anderson on Sep 6, 2011

With the birth of MTV in 1981, music video production kicked into high gear. Many videos were straight-up concert footage or studio work, but we loved the ones that put a little more effort into the process. Costumes, plots, elaborate stages, puppets, animation… Here’s a look at my favorite visually awesome videos of the 1980s. Michael Jackson’s Thriller was SUCH a big deal when it came out in 1982. MTV gave us a schedule for...

Aug19

80s Literal Videos

Posted By Pia Sooney on Aug 19, 2010

With the launch in 1981 of MTV, music videos entered into the fabric of the lives of all of us that came of age in this totally amazing decade. Some of the videos were amazing, some were ground-breaking, some were funny, and some were downright weird. We love the Literal Videos series on Funny or Die, with its fresh look at some of our favorite music videos from the 80s. Enjoy the clever lyrics that reflect what’s happening in the...