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Weekend Rock List: ’80s Videos

9/5/08, 3:39 pm EST


This weekend marks the 25th anniversary of the MTV Video Music Awards, and to celebrate the occasion, the week’s Rock List features our favorite music videos from the decade where it all began: the 1980s. We’ve spent the last hour digging through YouTube to find our favorites, so now tell us yours. On Monday, if we’re not burned out by the VMA live-blogging, we’ll count the votes and reveal your picks. Now, for your viewing pleasure, our five favorites:

A-ha – “Take On Me”
(above)

Twisted Sister – “We’re Not Gonna Take It”



Paula Abdul – “Opposites Attract”

Metallica – “One”

Peter Gabriel – “Sledgehammer”


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Hannah | 9/24/2008, 6:25 pm EST

Dirty diana Michael jackson
phil collins too

Verus | 9/9/2008, 4:25 pm EST

Bon Jovi - Livin’ on a Prayer

Petty | 9/8/2008, 12:55 pm EST

Any Tom Petty videos would fit:
Don’t Come Around Here No More
Runnin DOwn a Dream
Jammin Me

JSuzart | 9/8/2008, 2:34 am EST

David Bowie - China Girl
Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime
David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes
Cindy Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Michael Jackson - Beat It
Madonna - Lucky Star
Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love

JP | 9/7/2008, 5:29 pm EST

This Note For You - Neil Young
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
Fat - “Weird Al” Yankovic
Love Shack - The B-52’s
Pleasure Principal - Janet Jackson

Tim | 9/7/2008, 4:38 pm EST

Bastards of Young

Jane Says | 9/7/2008, 12:31 am EST

Jane’s Addiction-Mountain Song

I Feel Fine | 9/7/2008, 12:23 am EST

R.E.M.-It’s The ENd of THe World As We Know It(ANd I Feel Fine)

Anonymous | 9/6/2008, 11:10 pm EST

The Replacements - Bastards of Young

Jim McCabe | 9/6/2008, 9:56 pm EST

Peter Gabriel- Shock the Monkey

Brendan | 9/6/2008, 9:48 pm EST

I know a great one! All you have to do is click this link…

Gassman | 9/6/2008, 9:37 pm EST

Gensis - “Land of Confusion”

Anonymous | 9/6/2008, 3:30 pm EST

Rhythm Nation-Janet Jackson
Thriller-Michael Jackson
Walk this way-Run DMC and Aerosmith
Alphabet Street-Prince
One-Metallica

Tim | 9/6/2008, 12:31 pm EST

Guns n roses- Welcome to the Jungle
Guns n roses- Sweet Child O’ Mine
Guns n roses- Paradise city

Anonymous | 9/6/2008, 1:32 am EST

Michael Jackson - “Thriller”
Michael Jackson - “Billie Jean”
Michael Jackson - “Beat It”
Van Halen - “Hot For Teacher”
Beastie Boys - “Fight For Your Right”
Madonna - “Like a Prayer”

Slingshot | 9/6/2008, 12:46 am EST

David Bowie - Let’s Dance
Aerosmith - Rag Doll
Motley Crue - Girls, Girls, Girls
Motley Crue - Too Young to Fall in Love
Duran Duran - The Chauffer
Adam and the Ants - Stand and Deliver
Van Halen - Pretty Woman
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax
Style Council - Long Hot Summer
XTC - Wonderland
Donald Fagen - New Frontier
The Coconuts - Did You Have to Love Me (Like You Did?)
Spandau Ballet – Chant #1
Dexy’s Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
Japan - Visions of China
Slade - Run, Runaway
Snakefinger – The Man in the Dark Sedan

tom in vegas | 9/6/2008, 12:06 am EST

I could list a thousand that I think are great, but I will stick to one, is there one better than Hot For Teacher??? I think NOT

Steel Dragon in Texas | 9/5/2008, 11:54 pm EST

Level 42 - Something About you
Motley Crue - Looks that kill (Friday night fights champ for many many weeks, anyone remember that?)

Big Country - In a Big Country
Simply Red - Holding Back the Years
Inxs - Need you tonight/Mediate
Van Halen - Panama
Men at work - Down Under
Toto -Africa

U2 - Where the streets have no name
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
Warrant - Cherry Pie
a-ha - Take on Me
Bon Jovi - Livin on a prayer
Duran Duran - The Reflex
Duran Duran - View to a kill
A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran
Madness - Our house
The Romantics - Talking in your sleep
The Go Go’s - Vacation
David Lee Roth - California Girls
David Lee Roth - Yankee Rose
OMD - If you leave
The Powerstation - Some like it hot
Night Ranger - Sister Christian
Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
Styx - Mr Roboto
Dan Hartman - I can dream about you
The Fixx - One thing leads to another
Run DMC - It’s Tricky
Sammy Hagar - I can’t drive 55
Tears for Fears - Head over heels
Tears for Fears - Everybody wants to rule the world
Animotion - Obsession
Cyndi Lauper - Time after time

Headbanger’s Ball
Helloween - I want out
Ratt - Round and Round
Twisted Sister - I wanna rock
Scorpions - Rock you like a hurricane
Scorpions - Holiday
Scorpions - Still loving you
Skid Row - 18 and life
Iron Maiden - Flight of Icarus
Rush - Subdivisions
Rush - Distant Early Warning
Quiet Riot - Metal Health
Cinderella - Nobody’s Fool
Dokken - Dream Warriors

Mike | 9/5/2008, 11:12 pm EST

The Replacements - “Bastards of Young”

thezero | 9/5/2008, 10:12 pm EST

metallica - one

michael jackson - leave me alone

george michael - careless whisper

i’ll leave it at that for now…

Anonymous | 9/5/2008, 8:52 pm EST

-michael jackson “billie jean”

-beastie boys “fight for your right to party”

-guns n’ roses “welcome to the jungle”

-madonna “like a prayer”

-metallica “one”

haimeister | 9/5/2008, 8:13 pm EST

Michael Jackson - Thriller
Madonna - Like a Prayer

Hello 80's | 9/5/2008, 7:28 pm EST

Van Halen-Hot For Teacher
Van Halen-Jump
Living Colour-Cult Of Personality
Faith No More-Epic
Red Hot Chili Peppers-Higher Ground
Beastie Boys-Fight for Your Right
Beastie Boys-No Sleep Till Brooklyn
Beastie BOys-Hey Ladies
Guns N Roses-Welcome To THe Jungle
Guns N Roses-Paradise City
Guns N Roses-Sweet Child O Mine
Duran Duran-Hungry Like The Wolf
The Police-Message In A Bottle
Ratt-Round ANd Round
Ozzy Osbourne-Crazy Train
Bobby McCferin-Don’t Worry Be Happy
Billy Idol-White Wedding
Billy IDol-Rebel YEll
The Cult-Love Removal Machine
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five-The MEssage
The Pixies-Monkey Gone To HEaven
Nine Inch Nails-Head Like A Hole

yeahhhhhh | 9/5/2008, 7:11 pm EST

Rick Astley: Never Gonna give you up

Whalespoon | 9/5/2008, 6:49 pm EST

“Beat It” by Michael Jackson
OR “Eat It” by Wierd Al

Take your pick.

Seth | 9/5/2008, 6:21 pm EST

A-ha - Take on Me is probably the greatest music video of any decade, ever. Also:

U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name
David Bowie - China Girl
The Clash - Rock the Casbah
The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days

Jeff C. | 9/5/2008, 6:13 pm EST

Guns N’ Roses - “Welcome to the Jungle”
The Cars - “You Might Think”
Living Colour - “Cult of Personality”

Swingline | 9/5/2008, 4:24 pm EST

Beasties “Hey Ladies”
Talking Heads “Burning Down the House”
Van Halen “Hot for Teacher”

jeb12blur | 9/5/2008, 4:23 pm EST

Peter Gabriel - “Sledgehammer”

videos | 9/5/2008, 4:04 pm EST

Prince - When Doves Cry

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