Saturday, November 10, 2007
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
A-Ha, "Take On Me" 1986
From Wikipedia...
"Take on Me" was estimated to have sold 7-9 million copies worldwide; it peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number two in the UK Singles Chart. Sales were aided in the U.S. by a music video on MTV that mimicked the truck chase from Terry Gilliam's movie Brazil and the climactic scene from the Ken Russell film Altered States. The video used a sketchy animation / live action combination called "Rotoscoping" (in which the video is first shot on normal video, then each frame is hand-traced over to give the animated effect) that tells a fantasy thriller story to the song. At the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards "Take on Me" won in six categories. It was also nominated for Best Video Of The Year at 1986 American Music Awards.
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Sunday, September 30, 2007
Time (Clock of the Heart) by Culture Club, 1982
This song topped the US charts at #2 in 1982 and is one of the more well-known singles from Culture Club.
The video is terrible, but the music is very good and has a true 80s feel. Enjoy!
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Saturday, September 15, 2007
My Favorite 80s Music
Cutting Crew -- I just Died In Your Arms Tonight.
Quite possibly the greatest 80s song of all!
(and the video ain't too bad either)
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