# 80's music - still rocks. 80's videos - not so much...

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 13, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-music-still-rocks-80s-videos-not-so-much/452845 "2008-06-13T19:24:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-music-still-rocks-80s-videos-not-so-much/452845/41 "2008-06-15T03:15:40Z")

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[QUOTE=Agnostic Pagan]  
Talking Heads made some awesome videos as well. [Once in a Lifetime](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYbUCvz1LYE)  
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Agreed. And while it’s not a music video, I think Stop Making Sense merits a mention. It’s amazing.

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**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-music-still-rocks-80s-videos-not-so-much/452845/42 "2008-06-15T03:57:42Z")

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A couple of great 80s videos that I was just watching that show that music didn’t have to be emo or serious, it could just be damn fun…

Van Halen [Hot for Teacher](http://youtube.com/watch?v=b5t5GukrWOU)

Madness [One Step Beyond](http://youtube.com/watch?v=N-uyWAe0NhQ&feature=related)

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**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-music-still-rocks-80s-videos-not-so-much/452845/43 "2008-06-15T06:50:47Z")

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[Piano Man](http://youtube.com/watch?v=rZ1_M_L_RSI)  
[Keep on Loving You](http://youtube.com/watch?v=u-mw1HGJjdA)  
[Am I Demon](http://youtube.com/watch?v=-apRCG2Nffc)

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**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-music-still-rocks-80s-videos-not-so-much/452845/44 "2008-06-15T08:46:10Z")

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[First Day of Spring](http://youtube.com/watch?v=KalQfUBA1VM)

[Life in a Northern Town](http://youtube.com/watch?v=Z-JfZykTEVc)

[Quark](http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ob1IqTl50-8)

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