What song/video from the 80's is the most 80's?

[Lerxst]

Rio or girls on film, wake me up before you go go and too shy are up there but is there anything that screams 80's more than this?

 

[Coralkong]

I always thought the little person was a nice touch.

 

[Coralkong]

Chicks in cages are cool.

 

[JC777]

Devo- Whip It

 

[Tig]

Pretty good representatives of the most 80's videos:

 

[Chad]

Chicks in cages are cool.

Ok then.



I guess the band is in cages so it isn't sexist. Its such a fine line between clever and stupid.

 

[bsman]

To me, this will always be the one song that really captures the 80s (and not in a particularly good way). A song that is done on synthesizers...

 

[bsman]

Pretty good representatives of the most 80's videos:

One of my favorite songs to play -- if this doesn't get 'em up and dancing, they're dead!

 

[micwalt]

Rio or girls on film, wake me up before you go go and too shy are up there but is there anything that screams 80's more than this?

That was my first thought.

 

[bsman]

Watching these videos makes me not a little embarrassed...

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Watching these videos makes me not a little embarrassed...

Not me. I own my musical heritage. Much like how @Gary Blanchard owns his love of old folk music. But different.

 

[shoeless]

All good candidates, but I'll add this to the list.

 

[Coralkong]

@Tig, you know how I feel about that Tommy Tutone song.

Fucking hate that song with a passion.....

 

[bsman]

Not me. I own my musical heritage. Much like how @Gary Blanchard owns his love of old folk music. But different.

But THE HAIR, man, THE HAIR!!!!!

 

[Coralkong]

Some of the guys wore makeup than the girls......lol

 

[Tig]

@Tig, you know how I feel about that Tommy Tutone song.

Fucking hate that song with a passion.....

:trollface:
I'm not a fan either, but it was so typical of the MTV videos of the 80's.

Here's another couple of fair representatives:

 

[sunvalleylaw]

But THE HAIR, man, THE HAIR!!!!!

The alt/new wave hair was better than the hair metal/lycra hair. IMHO. I also own that I like grunge too. And I LOVE Calvin and Hobbes!

 

[Gorgon90]

Rio or girls on film, wake me up before you go go and too shy are up there but is there anything that screams 80's more than this?

That was my first thought.

+1

The other one that stands out for me is this:

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Here is a group that is also a good example. but maybe not the middle of the pack as a representative. I liked The Tubes.



Here is one that is more the poster child.



ah, reminds me of sorority girls dressed kinda like that bouncing up and down on a beer soaked dance floor at the fraternity at UW in Seattle. I was then like 18.

 

[Coralkong]

Love this tune!