I’m sorry but The Romantics video for Talking in Your Sleep has more chicks in their underware than any other video. So it is the greatest video of all time.
I also love Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wide Side”
Re: “RIO”-very good-is that Simon LeBon with the crab attached to his toes? also, who is the green painted chick?
No, that’s the drummer, Roger Taylor.
Tony Powers, “Don’t Nobody Move (This is a Heist)” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8GtVwBQWtc&feature=related
Heretic! Virtual Insanity is brilliant.
Although I’m not a fan, when I think of the 80s I think of MJ and Thriller.
Oh, and White Snake 'cause I had a major thing for Tawny Kitaen
Most people don’t realize that the video for Rio was filmed at Challenger Deep.
I see what you did there…
Nonononooo…“Rio” isn’t Duran’s best video. I submit “Is There Something I Should Know?”
“Sledgehammer,” “Take On Me,” and “Virtual Insanity” need to be on there, IMO.
For the modern era, Muse’s Knights of Cydonia takes the crown.
Classic era, I have many that should have been on this list:
Thomas Dolby, Blinded Me with Science
Tom Petty, Don’t Come Around Here
Van Halen, Hot for Teacher
Pink Floyd, Learning to Fly
And for the one that is simply the most infectiously fun to watch:
Madness, One Step Beyond
I came here to say that too with an honorable mention to You Might Think by the Cars
Guns N Roses’ November Rain video is cool.
For sheer volume of hot girl eye-candy, Motley Crue’s Girls, Girls, Girls video is hard to beat.
No Rain, by Blind Melon is classic. The video with the bee girl.
…two out of three of those ARE there…
[Interesting Trivia]It was done by Nick Park, later of Wallace And Gromit fame.[/IT]
Not to be confused with the drummer, Roger Taylor Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) - Wikipedia
Aha’s Take On Me should be at the top of the list, in my opinion. All other music videos are but pale reflections.
I’m a cold-hearted bastard, but Take On Me still brings a tear to my eye, lo these many years later. I agree that all others videos are mere pretenders.
Wrong. It’s Thriller.