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Falco: Rock Me Amadeus

Lovin' the 80's — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:05:47 +0000

One of the strangest 80′s songs is Rock Me Amadeus by German band Falco. A sort of hip-hop new wave rap tune written in German about a classical composer (Mozart). Only in the 80′s could this one hit wonder top the charts with a song like this… 1986 to be exact.

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Neneh Cherry: Buffalo Stance

Lovin' the 80's — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:18:40 +0000

Buffalo Stance was the song that broke Neneh Cherry into the mainstream. Combining a dance beat with hip-hop, the song went to #3 in 1989. A fun colorful 80′s video featuring a pregnant Neneh!

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LL Cool J: Going Back to Cali

Lovin' the 80's — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:04:05 +0000

The black and white video for LL Cool J’s Going Back to Cali from his Walking With a Panther album. The smooth video features LL rolling in his Corvette doing his trademark lean.

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Tone Loc: Wild Thing

Lovin' the 80's — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:00:06 +0000

Tone Loc’s video for Wild Thing features a tribute to the video for Robert Palmer’s Addicted to Love with the mini-skirted girls on guitar. The song was a huuuuuuuge hit in 1989. It features a sample of Van Halen’s Jamie’s Crying, which was bought for pittance of a flat fee of $5000 (later they sued and got $180,000). Allegedly the video cost all of $500 to make.

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Herbie Hancock: Rockit

Lovin' the 80's — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:58:51 +0000

Jazz superstar Herbie Hancock had a solo hit with Rockit in 1983. The highly conceptual video featured all sorts of puppetry and animatronics. The song is notable as one of the first commercial songs to feature “scratching”, paving the way for future hip-hop releases and turntablism.

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