Tǭtally 80s

[muckefuck]

YouTube has become my new jukebox. At last, those fresh young faces I keep reading reviews of in the Onion--The National, The Shout-Out-Louds, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Arcade Fire, et al.--are more than just names. On the other hand, all those half-remembered names from not-quite-misspent-enough youth--Visage, The Dominatrix, Alphaville, Clan of Xymox (please don't make me embarrass myself further)--return from the pop graveyard complete with the black lipstick and glitter eyeshadow they wore in life. And then there are those acts I could never have named and wouldn't recognise, whose clumsy synth hooks were indistinguishable from the endless ranks of Depeche Mode and New Order knockoffs that provided filler in the soundtrack of the night.

[Warning: The following clip contains graphic depictions of 80s fashion. It may not be suitable for younger viewers who have not properly built up their resistance to linebacker shoulder pads, ripped shiny fabrics, and very very big hair.]

Comments

[nibadi.livejournal.com]

Das ist C.C. Catch und die Kastratenstimme im Hintergrund stammt von Dieter Bohlen (modern talking).

Was trägt sie ein Halskrause?

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

Gute Frage! Vielleicht hat sie alles satt?

[nibadi.livejournal.com]

this one is worse ... and also made in good old Germany ... und immer wieder der Bohlen!

WOW

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

Holy God, that was like a whole new level of baaaad! The Germans get annoyed with us for teasing them incessantly about the David Hasselhoff thing, but the real truth of the matter is so much worse!

[jhvilas.livejournal.com]

I bet those special effects looked really hot 20 years ago. :) My favorite "special effect" is the Haute couture UFO the singer is wearing on her shoulders for part of the clip.

It may not be suitable for younger viewers

[ursine1.livejournal.com]

Nor older viewers.

Chuck

Not suitable for any age

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

Dude, if you lived through the 60s and--for the love of shag--the 70s, the early 80s must be a freakin' walk in the park!