# Cheesiest...Videos...Ever **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 27, 2003, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-videos-ever/151264 "2003-01-27T16:48:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![penny\_dreadful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71c47a/32.png) [@penny\_dreadful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penny_dreadful)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-videos-ever/151264/21 "2003-01-28T03:02:58Z")
The Cure - “The Lovecats” circa 1983 Robert Smith acts generally silly and serenades a scared-looking kitten, while a couple of people in cat costumes march around and pretend to play trumpets. Meanwhile, a trio of stuffed\* cats “dance” on top of the piano in time to the music. It’s really awful. (Robert looks so dreamy though. :)) \*I’m not talking about plush toys. These are taxidermist-stuffed, real live dead cats. Creeeepy. ---
**Author:** ![SpartanDC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@SpartanDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpartanDC)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-videos-ever/151264/22 "2003-01-28T04:11:52Z")
I don’t think those ZZ Top or Van Halen videos can count. I’m pretty sure that falls into the “intentional cheese” category. The “Hot for Teacher” video is actually pretty good comedy, and I don’t think that was an accident. On the other hand, Starship’s “We Built This City” is a 30-car pileup. My GOD. Pop Up Video said it was filmed on a shoestring budget and it shows. There’s one line, “Looking for America, crawling through your schools” that shows Abe Lincoln from the Lincoln Memorial getting out of his marble chair and shouting the “crawling through your schools” line. Awful awful awful. ---
**Author:** ![Teebone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Teebone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teebone)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-videos-ever/151264/23 "2003-01-28T04:29:39Z")
I don’t remember the name of the song, but it was sung by Latoya Jackson. Had to be the most cheesiest tripe I ever seen. Both Eddit Murphy music videos were corny. Though I still respect him as a comedian. Delirious and Raw! Ya, Starship’s video was cheesy also, but I remember liking that song alot… I wanna dance with you baby by Whitney Houston was pretty bad. Just about every glam rock video ever made. ---
**Author:** ![Cosmopolitan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@Cosmopolitan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cosmopolitan)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-videos-ever/151264/24 "2003-01-28T04:29:48Z")
Dammit, **bleach** , _I_ was thinking of “Love is a Battlefield”! 🙂 That having been said, I’ll nominate “Voices Carry” by 'Til Tuesday. The cheese factor may not be as high as in some of the others, but you gotta admit that it’s up there. Oh, & in the (hopefully) intentional cheese category: “Mickey” by Toni Basil. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Raygun99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Raygun99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raygun99)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-videos-ever/151264/25 "2003-01-28T05:11:38Z")
Phillip Michael Thomas did a video at the height of his Miami Vice fame. It might be the worst thing I’ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-videos-ever/151264/26 "2003-01-28T05:17:42Z")
that creepy pseudo-(I hope)-Castrato singing guy; and Godley & Creme’s (sp?) “Cry” with the morphing faces ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lodoen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b3f665/32.png) [@Jeff\_Lodoen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lodoen)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-videos-ever/151264/27 "2003-01-28T05:28:13Z")
Looking at the “Beavis and Butthead” guide is helpful… Intentional or not, here’s a list. I feel I’m being generous: “Physical” (Olivia Newton John) “Rico Suave” (Gerardo) “Spirit In The Sky” (Dr. And The Medics) “Spirit In The Sky” (Norman Greenbaum) promo film… whoo-boy. “Just Like Paradise” (David Lee Roth) rocket surfboard? “Groove Is In The Heart” (Deee-Lite) am I alone in this? all Loverboy videos “Blood Makes Noise” (Suzanne Vega) “Demolition Man” (Grace Jones) “D’ur D’ur D’etre Bebe” (Jordy) that kid’ll need therapy “Halloween” (Helloween) “Welcome to My Nightmare” (Alice Cooper) “Somebody’s Watching Me” (Rockwell) Thats up to season 3. I’ll stop ---
**Author:** ![TyrC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@TyrC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TyrC)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-videos-ever/151264/28 "2003-01-28T06:08:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by essvee \* > \*\*These two were on that “Worst Video” thing where Vanilla Ice went off with a baseball bat. > > After the Fire by Nelson. > > Rock Me Tonight by Billy Squier. This one is unbelievably funny in so many ways. \*\* I understand Billy Squier didn’t find it so funny in the end. Here’s a guy with a reputation for being a respected rock guitarist. He does this video where he’s rolling around in girly looking bedsheets and stuff and his career nose dives overnight! I heard somewhere he sued the director claiming it damaged his career. TyrC! ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecccb3/32.png) [@Ian\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ian_G)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-videos-ever/151264/29 "2003-01-28T07:17:25Z")
I thought Meat Loafs “anything for love” video was really cheesy. It seemed like it would never end, I don’t remember if it was long, or just painful to watch. ---
**Author:** ![OpusThePenguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7bcc69/32.png) [@OpusThePenguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpusThePenguin)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-videos-ever/151264/30 "2003-01-28T09:04:44Z")
I’m probably going to be flamed for this one, but how about Safety Dance by Men Without Hats? ---
**Author:** ![Keith\_Berry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/22d042/32.png) [@Keith\_Berry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keith_Berry)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-videos-ever/151264/31 "2003-01-28T10:45:44Z")
For all the heavy metal fans on the board: anyone remember the video for **Accept** ’s “Balls To The Wall”? Typical cheesy metal video that I believe was shown on _Beavis And Butthead_. What really makes it special is a crowd of German headbangers lined up facing a brick wall, all of them headbanging furiously to the song. However, their movements and the particular lighting of the scene makes it seem as if they’re actually copulating with the wall. Makes me hysterical with laughter every time. ---
**Author:** ![Cholo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@Cholo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cholo)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-videos-ever/151264/32 "2003-01-28T12:23:42Z")
IIRC, Beavis and Butthead really liked that video of “Balls to the Wall”. nuff’ said ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-videos-ever/151264/33 "2003-01-28T13:52:23Z")
No mentions of Judas Priest videos yet? **Hot Rockin’** and **Breakin’ the Law** both come to mind. Hot Rockin’ has the band on a universal machine _shudder_–in Breakin’ the Law, they rob a bank using cardboard guitars… ---
**Author:** ![Teebone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Teebone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teebone)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-videos-ever/151264/34 "2003-01-28T14:01:30Z")
Haha, how could I forget Rico Suave. I don’t agree with the Deelite video. I think the video appropriate for the kind of song it is. Same goes for the Safety Dance…we can dance if we want to, we can leave your friends behind Cause your friends don’t dance and if they don’t dance Well they’re are no friends of mine… ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-videos-ever/151264/35 "2003-01-28T14:57:46Z")
Cum on Feel The Noize by Quiet Riot ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-videos-ever/151264/36 "2003-01-28T14:59:20Z")
**ANYTHING** by Motley Crue. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-videos-ever/151264/37 "2003-01-28T15:06:05Z")
Beavis and Butthead were true, enlightened critics of their favorite art, the music video. My favorite B&B commentary came during Journey’s “Separate Ways”, where the entire band is having seizures that are timed to the music: “Is this a joke?” ---
**Author:** ![HelloKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecccb3/32.png) [@HelloKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelloKitty)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-videos-ever/151264/38 "2003-01-30T01:26:56Z")
Was just watching “One Hit Wonders” on VH-1 earlier today, and they resurrected the memory of one of the all time cheese-fests: **HeartBeat** by Don Johnson ::shudder:: ---
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-videos-ever/151264/39 "2003-01-30T02:38:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Keith Berry \* > **For all the heavy metal fans on the board: anyone remember the video for Accept’s “Balls To The Wall”?** I like the end where Udo rides the wrecking ball into the wall, looking like a muppet the whole way. I kept tuning in and out, but Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush’s _Don’t Give Up_ seemed real cheesy. From what I could tell, they stand there the whole time hugging each other nonstop. Creepy. I never get tired of seeing that fat metal head unenthusiastically lip synch “I Wanna Rock” to start off Twisted Sister’s video. It’s really uncomfortable watching Hall and Oates do choreography to _Method of Modern Love_ And I’ve never even head of Donnie Iris before VH1 Classic, but _Do You Compute?_ is very goofy. Wow! Computers! Aren’t they neat? ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-videos-ever/151264/40 "2003-01-30T02:59:42Z")
Cameo’s “Word Up.” The “iron-clad jockstrap” the lead singer is wearing gets maximum cheese points all by itself. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-videos-ever/151264.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-videos-ever/151264.md?page=3)