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TripletDaddy · 07-17-2008, 10:54 PM

This was a topic elsewhere today and I started thinking of videos from the 80s, when MTV played music videos all day.

Most classic 80s videos were very formulaic and had very noteable cliches in them, unique to 80s fashion or culture. In other words, when you see these thing, you know you are watching an 80s video: a random white horse runs across the screen, a band plays in a mirrored room, band members wearing brightly colored plastic or leather outfits, smoke/fog machines onstage, lead singer has a microphone stand filled with bandanas or feathers, band members playing custom shaped guitars, etc...

If I had to cast my vote for the ultimate 80s video with the most/best use of cliches, this would be it.

Enjoy

07-17-2008, 10:54 PM	#1
TripletDaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 9,483	The Ultimate 80s Video This was a topic elsewhere today and I started thinking of videos from the 80s, when MTV played music videos all day. Most classic 80s videos were very formulaic and had very noteable cliches in them, unique to 80s fashion or culture. In other words, when you see these thing, you know you are watching an 80s video: a random white horse runs across the screen, a band plays in a mirrored room, band members wearing brightly colored plastic or leather outfits, smoke/fog machines onstage, lead singer has a microphone stand filled with bandanas or feathers, band members playing custom shaped guitars, etc... If I had to cast my vote for the ultimate 80s video with the most/best use of cliches, this would be it. Enjoy __________________ Fitter. Happier. More Productive. "Everyone is against me. Everyone is fawning for 3D's attention and defending him." -- SeattleUte