So I need a pick-me-up, and what better way than to listen to great 80's pop? Let's start!

 

Pop Goes The 80's Playlist, Part 1 (1980 - 1985)

 

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I remember seeing an interview with Madonna where she said that had she know this song would have branded her the Material Girl for the rest of her life, she might not have done it. LOL.

 

4. "Let The Music Play" by Shannon

 

5. "Cars" by Gary Numan

 

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This is one bat-shit crazy video.

 

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It's hilarious how obvious that they used multiple stunt dance doubles in this.

 

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And you get a double shot of Irene Cara! I think it was my great sorrow that my high school never did something like this. We didn't have enough really good dancers, unfortunately.

 

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Valley Girl. God, what a wonderful teen movie. Also, Nic Cage was surprisingly hot when he was young.

 

18. "Mickey" by Toni Basil

 

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The Boy George Behind the Music episode was pretty good. So, basically this song is about how Boy George was getting extremely pissed at his lover, the drummer of the band.

 

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I remember this tune being the closing song for "The Ryan White Story", which was a t.v. movie starring the little boy from Witness as the real-life Indiana kid who was banned from school for contracting A.I.D.S. after his bloodclotting treatments.

 

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28. "Down Under" by Men At Work

 

29. "The Neverending Story" by Limahl

 

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Hands down, my favorite music video from the 1980's. Sure, Thriller is technically the best video from that decade, but there's a whimsy fantasy about Take On Me that's just so irresistible.

 

God, I wish it could be 1984-1985 again...what a fun time for music.