The Police - "Don't Stand So Close To Me"

This is The Police in "Don't Stand So Close To Me". This is one of the first videos from the '80's. The Police were one of the biggest groups to see the potential of music video and use it.

The Clash - "Rock The Casbah"

This song single-handedly reminds me of the party songs of 1982-83, when I was a Freshman at UCLA. I could always hear this song playing on fraternity row. Cool song, and interesting video. This video got lots and lots of play on MTV.

Eddie Grant - "Electric Avenue"

I love this song, Eddie Grant's "Electric Avenue". I remember starting college at UCLA in the Summer of 1982 and hearing this song on the radio (KROQ in Los Angeles), and I remember the video.

John Cougar Mellencamp - "Pink Houses"

This video was really popular on MTV when it came out. John had always been "John Cougar" before this album. He added the "Mellencamp" part (his real last name) when he felt that it was safe and that he didn't have to worry about the record company anymore.

Michael Jackson - "Beat It"

This is Michael Jackson's big, huge breakout video, "Beat It". Before this video, black artists were denied play on MTV. Michael Jackson's video and song were so hot, MTV had to put it on. It just so happened that Michael was about to really come into his own big-time as an artist. Michael was already a huge star with hundreds of songs and many videos with the Jacksons before this video. He hit such a big-time with Quincy Jones producing that no single artist would ever sell as many albums as "Thriller" (the album that this song came from) did.

Tina Turner - "One Of The Living"

This is Tina Turner performing "One of the Living", a song from the Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome soundtrack. This video was filmed on the set of the movie.

Tears For Fears - "Shout"

This is "Shout" by Tears for Fears. This song was addicting for me to sing. Roland Orzabal has a great voice.