8 Great Obscure 80s Music Videos
Playing around with Songza got me looking for all these songs from the 80s I liked, which are rarely shown on music video channels anymore. Thanks to Youtube, you can find them. Here’s a few favorites of mine from back in the day.
Digging Your Scene by the Blow Monkeys. Blow Monkeys is a term for Saxophone players. The song has a nice jazzy feel.
Right on Track by the Breakfast Club. This band is fronted by an ex-Madonna boyfriend who worked with her in her early career. I like the groove of this song. It’s cool, even though the video is 80s silly.
It’s a Fine Fine Day by Tony Carey. Love this song about a man whose Uncle just got out of prison. Unfortunately, the quality of the video isn’t that good.
Fade to Gray by Visage. One of those odd New Wave songs that have a great haunting quality. I was and am a big New Wave fan.
Einstein A-Go-Go by Landscape. Another oddball new Wave act from the early 80s. I was living there at the time so I saw this on Brit TV. It never made it big here, so this is a real rarity in the states.
I Want to be a Cowboy by Boys Don’t Cry. This song cracks me up.
Gold by Spandau Ballet. For some reason this is less known than their one hit, True. But I actually like this better.
One Night in Bangkok by Murray Head. This song is less obscure than the others. It was actually a big hit in 1985. But it’s another favorite of mine from that era.
I love GOLD and One Night in Bangkok. I can’t stand the music of my generation today, they’re all too bland and sound the same. These 2 songs had a feeling and uniqueness about them. You just can’t get that same feel in todays music.
Posted by on 11/26 at 12:57 PMThere are some good acts today if you look hard enough. It used to be that you didn’t have to look that hard.
I agree that the 80s were a much more fertile place than today. I blame that on the way the radio stations have limited the play lists. And the way prepackaged crap is pushed on us.
But if you really dig, there are some gems out there.
Posted by on 11/26 at 03:44 PM
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