The following are videos from Billboard's Hot 100 for 1983, and also some others that were on heavy rotation on MTV. There were some pleasant finds -- I've not even heard, much less seen, the Kinks' "Come Dancing" since that time. I had my Scandal EP, and have been looking for this video for quite a while; glad it's finally popped up. The singer, Patty Smyth, probably the cutest Punk girl ever, went on to marry tennis ace John McEnroe and seems to be OK with that.
The Police - "Every Breath You Take"
Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean"
Irene Cara - "Flashdance"
Men at Work - "Down Under"
Michael Jackson - "Beat It"
Bonnie Tyler - "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Hall & Oates - "Maneater"
Patti Austin & James Ingram - "Baby, Come to Me"
Michael Sembello - "Maniac"
Eurythmics - "Sweet Dreams"
Culture Club - "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"
Dexys Midnight Runners - "Come on, Eileen"
Donna Summer - "She Works Hard for the Money"
Duran Duran - "Hungry Like the Wolf"
David Bowie - "Let's Dance"
Golden Earring - "Twilight Zone"
Frida - "I Know There's Something Going On"
Greg Kihn Band - "Jeopardy"
Eddy Grant - "Electric Avenue"
Thomas Dolby - "She Blinded Me with Science"
Toto - "Africa"
Prince - "Little Red Corvette"
Pretenders - "Back on the Chain Gang"
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warren - "Up Where We Belong"
Styx - "Mr. Roboto"
Lionel Richie - "You Are"
After the Fire - "Der Kommissar"
Taco - "Puttin' on the Ritz"
Marvin Gaye- "Sexual Healing"
Human League - "(Keep Feeling) Fascination"
Culture Club - "Time (Clock of the Heart)"
Men without Hats - "Safety Dance"
Toni Basil - "Mickey"
Phil Collins - "You Can't Hurry Love"
Journey - "Separate Ways"
Prince - "1999"
Stray Cats - "Stray Cat Strut"
Billy Joel - "Allentown"
Stevie Nicks - "Stand Back"
Naked Eyes - "Always Something There to Remind Me"
Lionel Richie - "Truly"
Kajagoogoo - "Too Shy"
Adam & the Ants - "Goody Two Shoes"
The Clash - "Rock the Casbah"
Madness - "Our House"
Men at Work - "Overkill"
Duran Duran - "Is There Something I Should Know"
Rick Springfield - "Affair of the Heart"
Tubes - "She's a Beauty"
Laura Branigan - "Solitaire"
Styx - "Don't Let It End"
David Bowie - "China Girl"
Kinks - "Come Dancing"
Naked Eyes - "Promises, Promises"
Air Supply - "Making Love out of Nothing at All"
Bryan Adams - "Straight from the Heart"
Elton John - "I'm Still Standing"
Loverboy - "Hot Girls In Love"
Men at Work - "It's a Mistake"
Culture Club - "I'll Tumble 4 Ya"
Sammy Hagar - "Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy"
Journey - "Faithfully"
Joe Jackson - "Steppin' Out"
Stray Cats - "Sexy and 17"
Moving Pictures - "What about Me"
Def Leppard - "Photograph"
Musical Youth - "Pass the Dutchie"
Spandau Ballet - "True"
Frank Stallone - "Far from Over"
Joe Jackson - "Breaking Us in Two"
Ones that didn't make the list for radioplay, but whose videos were ubiquitous:
Weird Al Yankovich - "Hey Ricky"
Bryan Adams - "Cuts Like a Knife"
Talking Heads - "Burning down the House"
Def Leppard - "Rock of Ages"
Fleetwood Mac - "Gypsy"
Wall of Voodoo - "Mexican Radio"
Big Country - "In a Big Country"
Scandal - "Goodbye to You"
A Flock of Seagulls - "Wishing"
Duran Duran - "Rio"
Jane Wiedlin & Sparks - "Cool Places"
ZZ Top - "Sharp-Dressed Man"
ZZ Top - "Gimme All Your Lovin'"
ZZ Top - "TV Dinners"
Plimsouls - "A Million Miles Away"
David Bowie - "Modern Love"
Huey Lewis & the News - "Heart and Soul"
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See also:
Videos: Billboard 1988
Videos: Billboard 1987
Videos: Billboard 1986
Videos: Billboard 1985
Videos: Billboard 1984
Videos: Billboard 1982
Videos: Billboard 1981
Videos: Billboard 1980
flock of seagulls I got a whole bunch of Alka Seltzer and Lady fingers I'd like to throw at them..(still)
Patty Smyth was/is hot..I always *enjoyed* watching her dance...heh. They did several pretty good tunes..The Warrior ??
anyways..nice list, a bunch of really cool folks, them musicians...
as far as pickers go...AH, I see Brian, and Prince and a few others...it's Rick Springfield !
Posted by: csason at June 10, 2006 07:12 PMWow - some great videos in that list. Thanks!
Posted by: Kathy K at June 10, 2006 08:55 PMOwen- You know, for all the bashing they get, I love their song "Wishing." Follow the guitar all the way through. That boy is doing some pretty things. The other three guys were two brothers and a co-worker on a lark, but Paul Reynolds, hired through an ad, proved to be the key to their success. When he left, it was the end of the band. I like the lyrics too. A really nice song.
Patty Smyth- she went from having one of the coolest videos to having one of the dumbest ones with that Warrior deal. She's said that was a big mistake. If you have Roseanne Cash's "King's Record Shop," she's singing backup there, and Roseanne's voice needs all the help it can get.
It was nice seeing the Kinks again. I wish there was film of that time Ray and Dave Davies stabbed each other over french fries.
Glad you're enjoying the vids, Kathy.
Posted by: Donnah at June 11, 2006 12:25 PMOh. My. God. That's the year I graduated. That's quite a walk down memory lane, especially with the cane...when did I get old? lol
Posted by: Mrs_Who at June 12, 2006 04:21 PMAh, back in the days when MTV actually showed videos...
Posted by: Emily at June 13, 2006 10:17 AMVery cool! Brings back memories of my first duty station, Scott AFB, hanging out in the dayroom in the barracks...good times, good times.
Posted by: Stan at June 14, 2006 02:51 PM