The Motels: Only the Lonely
Only the Lonely was the monster hit from new wave group The Motels. The song hit #6 in 1982 and the video here won …
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Toni Basil: Mickey
Toni Basil dancing around in a cheerleading outfit. You know you want to clap along to the Mickey video. Oh Mickey you’re so …
The Cars: Shake It Up
Dance all night with The Cars’ Shake It Up. A great new wave party song from 1982.
The Cars: Drive
Drive was The Cars biggest hit. The song, which is about drug abuse, went to #3 in 1984. The video features vocalist Ric Ocasek’s wife …
Eurythmics: Here Comes The Rain Again
Here Comes the Rain Again is from the Eurythmics’ Touch album. The lyrics to the song were written in a New York City hotel room …
Duran Duran: The Reflex
The Reflex is one of those great songs that you just have to dance to. You can’t help yourself. The video was mostly shot live …
Duran Duran: Wild Boys
The video for Wild Boys cost Duran Duran over $1 million. The elaborate (to say the least) video was intended to serve as a teaser …
Duran Duran: A View to a Kill
Duran Duran scored the ultimate hit in 1985 with the James Bond theme A View to a Kill. It’s the only Bond theme to …
Falco: Rock Me Amadeus
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 …
Berlin: Take My Breath Away
Berlin’s Take My Breath Away from the film Top Gun. The song won both the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Original Song.
Duran Duran: Notorious
Notorious featured a revamped Duran Duran without Andy and Roger Taylor. The video was choreographed by Paula Abdul and features a young Christy Turlington …
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