1980s Trivia: How Well Do You Remember These Iconic Music Videos?
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Which Video Features Michael Jackson Leading A Zombie Dance In A Foggy Graveyard?
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Which 1985 Video Uses Rotoscoped Sketch Animation To Pull A Girl Into A Comic Book World?
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Which Madonna Video Shows Her Riding A Gondola In Venice While Cuddling A Lion?
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Which Peter Gabriel Video Became Legendary For Claymation, Stop-Motion, And Surreal Visual Gags?
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Which Dire Straits Video Popularized Early CGI With Blocky Movers Singing About MTV?
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Which Cyndi Lauper Video Features Wrestler Captain Lou Albano As Her Dad?
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Which Michael Jackson Video Lights Up Sidewalk Squares With Each Step He Takes?
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Which Eurythmics Video Shows Annie Lennox With Striking Orange Hair Serenading A Cow?
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Which Duran Duran Video Was Shot In Sri Lanka With Jungle Pursuits And Market Scenes?
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Which Genesis Video Uses Grotesque Spitting Image Puppets Of World Leaders And Celebrities?
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Which Video Shows Bruce Springsteen Pulling A Young Courteney Cox Onstage To Dance?
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Which Madonna Video Recreates Marilyn Monroe’s “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend” Number?
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Which Michael Jackson Video Unites Rival Gangs For A Knife-Free, Dance-Fight Showdown?
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Which U2 Video Caused A Traffic-Stopping Rooftop Concert In Downtown Los Angeles?
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Which Talking Heads Video Features David Byrne’s Jerky, Hypnotic Movements In A Blank, Green-Screened Space?
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Which Queen Video Parodies A British Soap With The Band In Drag Doing Housework?
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Which Janet Jackson Video Is Shot In Stark Black-And-White With Military-Style Choreography?
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Which A Flock Of Seagulls Video Uses Mirrors, Aluminum Foil, And Laser Effects Around A Futuristic Performance?
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Which Robert Palmer Video Features Identically Styled, Expressionless Models Playing Instruments Behind Him?
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Which Prince Video Introduces The Famous 45-Degree Anti-Gravity Lean In A 1930s-Gangster Setting?
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Which Tears For Fears Video Follows A Road Trip In A Convertible Through American Deserts And Highways?
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Which Pat Benatar Video Shows Runaways Forming A Dance-Backed Street Sisterhood?
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Which Cyndi Lauper Video Casts Her Real Mother And Ends With A Heart-Tugging Goodbye At A Dance Hall?
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Which Run-DMC And Aerosmith Video Breaks Through A Wall To Unite Rock And Rap?
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Which Peter Gabriel Video Features A Hyper-Surreal Montage Of Industrial Objects, Food, And Face Morphs?
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Which Madonna Video Sparked Controversy With Burning Crosses And A Saintly Vision?
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Which Video Shows George Michael Leaning Against A Jukebox In Shades And Leather?
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Which Bon Jovi Video Uses A Flying Camera To Capture Rehearsals, Soundchecks, And A Blue-Tinted Stage?
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Which Whitney Houston Video Pops With Neon Paint Splashes, Geometric Sets, And Big Hair?
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Which U2 Video Is Mostly Black-And-White, Spotlighting Bono’s Face In Intimate Close-Up?
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Which Duran Duran Video Places The Band On A Yacht In Glamorous, Sunlit Waters?
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Which Devo Video Features Whips, A Ranch Setting, And Tongue-In-Cheek Americana Imagery?
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Which The Police Video Was Shot In Montserrat, Showing Studio Scenes And Island Footage?
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Which Talking Heads Video Presents An Office Worker Aging, Running, And Transforming In A Surreal Timeline?
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Which Michael Jackson Video Was Directed By Martin Scorsese And Stages A Subway-Station Dance Showdown?
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Which A-Ha Follow-Up Video Features Mannequins Coming Alive In A Church-Like Setting?
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Which Prince Video Opens With A Bathtub Scene And No Bass Line In The Track?
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Which Guns N’ Roses Video Looks Like A Raw Rehearsal, Shot In Black And White?
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Which Beastie Boys Video Shows A Rowdy House Party Filled With Food Fights And Mayhem?
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Which Public Enemy Video, Directed By Spike Lee, Stages A Political Rally In Brooklyn?
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Which The Bangles Video Popularized A Quirky Arm Gesture Across City Streets And TV Clips?
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Which Belinda Carlisle Video Shows Children With Glowing Orbs In A Blue-Tinted, Dreamlike Setting?
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Which Bananarama Video Dresses The Trio As Mythic Figures With Black Outfits And Ritual Imagery?
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Which Phil Collins Video Highlights A Lone, Brooding Close-Up Before The Famous Drum Fill?
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Which The Cars Video Shows Ric Ocasek Harassing A Miniature Woman With Early Computer Graphics?
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Which The Cars Video Features Ric Ocasek Walking On Water In A Swimming Pool Party Scene?
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Which Lionel Richie Video Centers On A Student Sculpting A Clay Bust Of Her Teacher?
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Which Tina Turner Video Shows Her Strutting City Streets In A Denim Jacket And Black Mini?
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Which Duran Duran Video Uses A Giant, Splashing Water Effect In A Concert Setting?
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Which Tears For Fears Video Unfolds In A Library With A Flustered Librarian And Playful Chaos?
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Which INXS Video Scrolls Cue Cards As A Homage To Bob Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues”?
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Which Whitesnake Video Features Tawny Kitaen Performing Cartwheels On The Hood Of A Jaguar?
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Which Bon Jovi Video Is Primarily A Sweaty, High-Energy Concert Montage?
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Which Metallica Video Uses Stark Black-And-White Imagery And Clips From “Johnny Got His Gun”?
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Which U2 Video Shows The Band Walking Fremont Street Under Neon Glow?
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Which Genesis Video Shows The Band Playfully Bickering And Mugging For The Camera Between Performance Clips?
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Which Eurythmics Video Finds Annie Lennox On Windy Clifftops In Stark, Moody Landscapes?
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Which New Order Video Features Repeated Falling Scenes And A Meta, Interview-Like Structure?
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Which The Cure Video Cramps The Band Into A Wardrobe Teetering Over A Cliff?
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Which The Cure Video Shows Robert Smith On Seaside Cliffs With A Dancing Partner?
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Which Madonna Video Centers On A Peep-Show Theater With A Boyish Dancer Audience?
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Which Madonna Video Tells A Story About Teenage Pregnancy And Features Actor Danny Aiello?
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Which Bryan Adams Video Intercuts A Dimly Lit Performance With Scenes Of A New Romance?
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Which Paula Abdul Video Pairs Her With A Wisecracking Cartoon Cat?
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Which Tears For Fears Video Puts The Band On A Rocky Coastline Singing Toward Crashing Waves?
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Which The Police Video Shows Sting Navigating Candlelit Rooms Stacked With Books And Shadows?
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Which The Police Video Uses High-Contrast Black-And-White And A Shadowy Loft Performance?
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Which Talking Heads Video Turns A Living Room Into A Stage For Pyrotechnic Domestic Surrealism?
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Which Dire Straits Video Features A Lone Soldier Silhouetted In Rainy, Monochrome Animation?
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Which Prince Video Showcases Minimalist Stage Lighting, A Chair, And Funky, Stripped-Down Choreography?
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Which Cyndi Lauper Video Features Street-Art Romance And A Jealous Boyfriend?
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Which George Michael Video Weaves A Steamy, Shadowy Narrative With A Fashion Model?
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Which Whitney Houston Video Explodes With Confetti Colors, Spinning Backdrops, And Exuberant Dancers In Neon?
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Which Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music Video Features A Supermodel Starring In A Melancholic, Stylized Narrative?
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Which INXS Video Tours Prague’s Historic Streets And Bridges In Romantic Slow Motion?
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Which Billy Idol Video Presents A Dark Wedding With Spiky Hair, Black Leather, And An Exploding Cake?
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Which Billy Idol Video Shows Rooftop Dancers And A Post-Apocalyptic Cityscape?
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Which The Bangles Video Bathes The Band In Candlelight For A Tender Ballad Performance?
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Which Belinda Carlisle Video Places Her On A Beach With Rolling Waves And Sunlit Performance Shots?
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Which Tom Petty Video Reimagines “Alice In Wonderland” With A Menacing Tea Party?
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Which Queen Video Stages A Futuristic Crowd Performing Synchronized Hand Claps?
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Which U2 Video Intercuts Civil Rights Footage With The Band’s Performance?
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Which Run-DMC Video Guest-Stars Penn & Teller In A Mischievous, Street-Magic Narrative?
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Which The Cure Video Shows Spiders, A Bed, And Sinister Nightmares Creeping Over Robert Smith?
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Which Men Without Hats Video Features Medieval Costumes, A Village Parade, And A Morris-Dance Style Jig?
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Which Poison Video Mixes Black-And-White Motel Rooms And Tour-Life Melancholy?
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Which Peter Cetera Solo Video Incorporates Scenes From “The Karate Kid Part II”?
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Which Janet Jackson Video Showcases A Solo Warehouse Routine With Chairs, Stairs, And Athletic Floorwork?
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Which Guns N’ Roses Video Documents Stadium Spectacle With Black-And-White And Color Performance Footage?
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Which Peter Gabriel Duet Video Shows Two Singers Embracing As The Camera Slowly Circles Them?
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Beat It
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Smooth Criminal
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Thriller
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Bad
John Landis directed the cinematic “Thriller,” famed for its zombie choreography, horror homage, and narrative twist ending.
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Everybody Wants To Rule The World
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The Reflex
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Take On Me
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The Sun Always Shines On T.V.
a-ha’s “Take On Me” pioneered rotoscoped animation, blending live-action with drawings to create a breakthrough comic-book romance.
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Like A Virgin
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Borderline
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Material Girl
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Like A Prayer
“Like A Virgin” filmed in Venice, featuring gondola scenes and symbolic lion imagery accompanying Madonna’s provocative pop reinvention.
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Big Time
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Sledgehammer
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Shock The Monkey
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In Your Eyes
“Sledgehammer” revolutionized MTV with inventive stop-motion effects by Aardman and the Brothers Quay, winning numerous innovation awards.
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Money For Nothing
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Walk Of Life
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Brothers In Arms
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Romeo And Juliet
“Money For Nothing” used pioneering computer graphics depicting blue-collar characters while satirizing MTV culture and slick consumerism.
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She Bop
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Time After Time
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Girls Just Want To Have Fun
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True Colors
Captain Lou Albano plays Lauper’s strict yet comedic father in the playful, colorful “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” storyline.
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Billie Jean
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Bad
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Beat It
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Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough
“Billie Jean” includes the iconic illuminated sidewalk tiles effect, enhancing the track’s mysterious noir mood and star aura.
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Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
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Here Comes The Rain Again
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Love Is A Stranger
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Would I Lie To You?
“Sweet Dreams” features surreal corporate imagery, including a cow in an office field, with Lennox’s unforgettable orange-haired look.
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The Wild Boys
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The Reflex
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Rio
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Hungry Like The Wolf
“Hungry Like The Wolf” filmed in Sri Lanka, following a cinematic chase through jungles and bazaars for globe-trotting adventure vibes.
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That’s All
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Invisible Touch
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Land Of Confusion
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Mama
“Land Of Confusion” features satirical Spitting Image puppets lampooning politicians and pop stars amid Cold War anxieties and fears.
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Glory Days
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I’m On Fire
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Dancing In The Dark
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Born In The U.S.A.
“Dancing In The Dark” was filmed at a Springsteen concert where he famously invites Courteney Cox to dance onstage.
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Express Yourself
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La Isla Bonita
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Open Your Heart
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Material Girl
“Material Girl” directly references Monroe’s pink-dress performance, with choreographed suitors and lavish, old-Hollywood staging throughout.
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Beat It
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Smooth Criminal
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Dirty Diana
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Bad
“Beat It” resolves gang conflict through stylized choreography rather than violence, set in warehouses and alleys with gripping energy.
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Where The Streets Have No Name
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With Or Without You
3
Pride (In The Name Of Love)
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I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
U2 performed on a liquor-store rooftop, drawing huge crowds and briefly disrupting traffic for “Where The Streets Have No Name.”
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Burning Down The House
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Once In A Lifetime
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Road To Nowhere
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And She Was
In “Once In A Lifetime,” David Byrne’s shaman-like dance and repetitive gestures underscore the song’s existential, trance-like themes.
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I Want To Break Free
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Radio Ga Ga
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A Kind Of Magic
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Under Pressure
“I Want To Break Free” parodies Coronation Street, featuring the band cross-dressed as housewives, sparking notable controversy in America.
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Miss You Much
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Escapade
3
Rhythm Nation
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Control
“Rhythm Nation” presents regimented choreography in an industrial set, emphasizing unity, discipline, and social conscience through precision.
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Space Age Love Song
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The More You Live, The More You Love
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Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)
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I Ran (So Far Away)
“I Ran” showcases mirrored, metallic sets with lasers, matching the band’s sci‑fi aesthetic and distinctive hairstyles.
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Simply Irresistible
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Addicted To Love
3
Some Like It Hot
4
I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On
“Addicted To Love” famously places Palmer before mannequin-like models, creating a minimalist, fashion-forward visual hallmark.
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Kiss
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1999
3
Smooth Criminal
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When Doves Cry
“Smooth Criminal,” from Moonwalker, showcases the gravity-defying lean and zoot-suited dancers in a stylish speakeasy scenario.
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Mad World
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Everybody Wants To Rule The World
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Shout
4
Head Over Heels
“Everybody Wants To Rule The World” portrays carefree driving through sunlit American landscapes, matching the song’s expansive, reflective mood.
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Shadows Of The Night
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Hit Me With Your Best Shot
3
We Belong
4
Love Is A Battlefield
“Love Is A Battlefield” tells a narrative of independence, culminating in a defiant dance sequence confronting an abusive club boss.
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All Through The Night
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True Colors
3
Change Of Heart
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Time After Time
“Time After Time” features Lauper’s mother and a tender goodbye scene, as she leaves for a new beginning.
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King Of Rock
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Walk This Way
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It’s Tricky
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You Be Illin’
“Walk This Way” dramatizes the crossover by literally smashing through a wall separating Aerosmith and Run-DMC’s rehearsal spaces.
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Big Time
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Games Without Frontiers
3
Don’t Give Up
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Red Rain
“Big Time” extends Gabriel’s experimental visual style, overflowing with stop-motion gags, industrial imagery, and exaggerated facial morphs.
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Holiday
2
Cherish
3
Like A Prayer
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Papa Don’t Preach
“Like A Prayer” provoked debate over religious imagery, including burning crosses and a vision of an unjustly accused saintly man.
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Freedom! ’90
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Faith
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Father Figure
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Careless Whisper
“Faith” spotlights Michael’s minimalist cool—aviators, leather jacket, guitar, and jukebox—creating an instantly iconic solo image.
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You Give Love A Bad Name
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Bad Medicine
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Wanted Dead Or Alive
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Livin’ On A Prayer
“Livin’ On A Prayer” highlights touring grit with crane shots, backstage glimpses, and a climactic performance under moody blue lighting.
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So Emotional
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I Wanna Dance With Somebody
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How Will I Know
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Greatest Love Of All
“How Will I Know” is a brightly colored studio fantasia, full of geometric backdrops, kinetic camera moves, and exuberant dancing.
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With Or Without You
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I Will Follow
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Pride (In The Name Of Love)
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New Year’s Day
“With Or Without You” emphasizes moody close-ups of Bono, using minimal staging to match the song’s yearning atmosphere.
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Rio
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Union Of The Snake
3
Is There Something I Should Know?
4
Save A Prayer
“Rio” encapsulates 1980s excess with tropical fashion, yacht-deck performances, and vivid colors filmed in Antigua’s glimmering waters.
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Peek-A-Boo!
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Girl U Want
3
Freedom Of Choice
4
Whip It
“Whip It” mixes satire and slapstick on a faux‑western ranch, cementing Devo’s quirky, subversive visual identity on MTV.
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Synchronicity II
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Don’t Stand So Close To Me ’86
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Wrapped Around Your Finger
4
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
“Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” intercuts Montserrat studio recording with carefree island visuals, reflecting buoyant charm.
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Stay Up Late
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Road To Nowhere
3
And She Was
4
Wild Wild Life
“Road To Nowhere” uses stop-motion and time-lapse to depict life’s journey with playful, absurd transformations and rolling imagery.
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Bad
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Dirty Diana
3
The Way You Make Me Feel
4
Beat It
Scorsese’s “Bad” features elaborate choreography in a New York subway, dramatizing bravado, redemption, and leadership through dance.
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The Sun Always Shines On T.V.
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Stay On These Roads
3
Hunting High And Low
4
Cry Wolf
“The Sun Always Shines On T.V.” blends performance with living mannequins in a cathedral, continuing their surreal visual storytelling.
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Raspberry Beret
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When Doves Cry
3
U Got The Look
4
Kiss
“When Doves Cry” begins with Prince emerging from a bathtub; notably, the groundbreaking track omits a traditional bass line.
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Paradise City
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Patience
3
Welcome To The Jungle
4
Sweet Child O’ Mine
“Sweet Child O’ Mine” presents the band rehearsing in a studio, giving the video an intimate, unvarnished black‑and‑white feel.
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Paul Revere
2
Brass Monkey
3
No Sleep Till Brooklyn
4
(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right
“Fight For Your Right” lampoons obnoxious party culture with smashed pies, trashed rooms, and deliberately juvenile antics.
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Bring The Noise
2
Don’t Believe The Hype
3
Rebel Without A Pause
4
Fight The Power
“Fight The Power” features Spike Lee’s staging, with marching crowds, protest imagery, and vibrant Bed‑Stuy neighborhood scenes.
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Manic Monday
2
Eternal Flame
3
Hazy Shade Of Winter
4
Walk Like An Egyptian
“Walk Like An Egyptian” stitches humorous street scenes and performance clips featuring the signature arm gesture everywhere.
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Circle In The Sand
2
Heaven Is A Place On Earth
3
I Get Weak
4
Mad About You
Directed by Diane Keaton, “Heaven Is A Place On Earth” features glowing orbs and celestial, dreamlike visuals surrounding Carlisle.
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Robert De Niro’s Waiting
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I Heard A Rumour
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Venus
4
Cruel Summer
“Venus” reimagines the band as goddess‑like figures, mixing dramatic styling with stylized, ceremonial tableau shots.
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In The Air Tonight
2
Sussudio
3
You Can’t Hurry Love
4
Against All Odds
“In The Air Tonight” emphasizes moody close-ups of Collins, building tension toward the instantly recognizable drum break.
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Drive
2
Magic
3
Just What I Needed
4
You Might Think
“You Might Think” pioneered computer graphics, placing a tiny woman in peril as Ocasek appears in improbable, comedic scenarios.
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Magic
2
Drive
3
Hello Again
4
Shake It Up
“Magic” features the memorable visual trick of Ric Ocasek striding across a pool, astonishing partygoers with an impossible stunt.
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Say You, Say Me
2
Running With The Night
3
All Night Long (All Night)
4
Hello
“Hello” dramatizes a teacher‑student crush revealed by the student’s clay bust of Lionel Richie in a heartfelt finale.
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What’s Love Got To Do With It
2
Private Dancer
3
Better Be Good To Me
4
Typical Male
“What’s Love Got To Do With It” depicts Turner power‑walking through nighttime streets, exuding confidence with minimalist visuals.
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Save A Prayer
2
Notorious
3
New Moon On Monday
4
The Reflex
“The Reflex” features a famous “waterfall” effect superimposed over concert footage, creating a splashy, unforgettable MTV moment.
1
Head Over Heels
2
Shout
3
Mothers Talk
4
Change
“Head Over Heels” sets its comedic romance in a library, with Roland Orzabal causing delightful mischief among books and displays.
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Mediate
2
Need You Tonight
3
Never Tear Us Apart
4
Devil Inside
“Mediate” directly references Dylan’s cue‑card concept, with Michael Hutchence flipping lyric cards in a single‑take style sequence.
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Here I Go Again
2
Crying In The Rain
3
Still Of The Night
4
Is This Love
“Here I Go Again” is remembered for Tawny Kitaen’s athletic car‑hood moves, emblematic of ’80s glam‑rock visuals.
1
Lay Your Hands On Me
2
You Give Love A Bad Name
3
Bad Medicine
4
Born To Be My Baby
“You Give Love A Bad Name” leans on close‑up concert footage, emphasizing crowd energy and the band’s charismatic presence.
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One
2
Nothing Else Matters
3
Fade To Black
4
For Whom The Bell Tolls
“One” intercuts the band’s performance with harrowing film excerpts, matching the song’s antiwar themes and bleak atmosphere.
1
Angel Of Harlem
2
In God’s Country
3
Desire
4
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
The video captures U2 strolling Las Vegas’s Fremont Street, singing beneath iconic neon lights to emphasize spiritual searching.
1
Invisible Touch
2
No Reply At All
3
Throwing It All Away
4
Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
“Invisible Touch” intersperses performance with comedic interludes, highlighting the band’s lighthearted chemistry during their pop era.
1
Here Comes The Rain Again
2
Who’s That Girl?
3
There Must Be An Angel
4
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
“Here Comes The Rain Again” juxtaposes Lennox against bleak, windswept scenery, mirroring the song’s melancholic introspection.
1
True Faith
2
Bizarre Love Triangle
3
Temptation
4
Blue Monday
“Bizarre Love Triangle” mixes narrative vignettes with philosophical dialogue and recurring imagery of falling for conceptual flair.
1
In Between Days
2
Lullaby
3
Close To Me
4
Just Like Heaven
“Close To Me” confines the band inside a closet on a cliff, creating claustrophobic whimsy with jittery close‑ups.
1
Pictures Of You
2
Fascination Street
3
Just Like Heaven
4
Why Can’t I Be You?
“Just Like Heaven” features romantic imagery on windswept cliffs, aligning with the song’s dreamy nostalgia and airy melody.
1
Into The Groove
2
Dress You Up
3
Open Your Heart
4
Borderline
“Open Your Heart” places Madonna as a peep‑show performer who escapes with a young street kid into daylight freedom.
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Papa Don’t Preach
2
Angel
3
La Isla Bonita
4
Cherish
“Papa Don’t Preach” dramatizes a daughter’s confession to her father, with Danny Aiello portraying the conflicted yet caring parent.
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Run To You
2
Cuts Like A Knife
3
Summer Of ’69
4
Heaven
“Summer Of ’69” mixes performance with nostalgic storytelling, capturing youthful dreams and the thrill of first love.
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Straight Up
2
Cold Hearted
3
Opposites Attract
4
Forever Your Girl
“Opposites Attract” famously features MC Skat Kat, combining live‑action choreography with animated banter in a playful duet.
1
Shout
2
Sowing The Seeds Of Love
3
Everybody Wants To Rule The World
4
Pale Shelter
“Shout” juxtaposes beachside performance with powerful vocals, reflecting the song’s cathartic, anthemic release of frustration.
1
Every Breath You Take
2
Synchronicity II
3
Wrapped Around Your Finger
4
King Of Pain
“Wrapped Around Your Finger” uses labyrinthine candle‑lit sets and symbolic props, exploring themes of control and entanglement.
1
Don’t Stand So Close To Me
2
Message In A Bottle
3
Every Breath You Take
4
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
“Every Breath You Take” emphasizes moody black‑and‑white cinematography, with Sting’s silhouette and simple loft staging becoming iconic.
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And She Was
2
Burning Down The House
3
Once In A Lifetime
4
Girlfriend Is Better
“Burning Down The House” amplifies everyday spaces into theatrical backdrops, echoing the song’s explosive energy and unpredictability.
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Romeo And Juliet
2
Skateaway
3
Brothers In Arms
4
Tunnel Of Love
“Brothers In Arms” uses somber, stylized animation and war imagery, underscoring the song’s elegiac antiwar themes.
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Kiss
2
U Got The Look
3
I Would Die 4 U
4
Little Red Corvette
“Kiss” presents Prince with sparse staging and sensual moves around a chair, emphasizing charisma and playful minimalism.
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Change Of Heart
2
She Bop
3
Borderline
4
The Goonies ’R’ Good Enough
“Borderline” portrays Lauper torn between an artistic lover and a controlling photographer amid vibrant downtown photography aesthetics.
1
One More Try
2
I Want Your Sex
3
Father Figure
4
Faith
“Father Figure” blends noir storytelling and glamorous photography, following Michael through intense, ambiguous scenes with a model counterpart.
1
I’m Your Baby Tonight
2
I Wanna Dance With Somebody
3
So Emotional
4
How Will I Know
“I Wanna Dance With Somebody” celebrates joyous movement and bright color‑blocked sets, epitomizing late‑’80s pop exuberance.
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Avalon
2
Same Old Scene
3
More Than This
4
Over You
“Avalon” presents dreamlike aristocratic imagery with model Sophie Ward, matching the song’s sophisticated, wistful atmosphere.
1
Never Tear Us Apart
2
Mystify
3
Disappear
4
New Sensation
“Never Tear Us Apart” showcases Prague’s bridges and alleys in sweeping slow motion, heightening the song’s emotional drama.
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Rebel Yell
2
Dancing With Myself
3
Eyes Without A Face
4
White Wedding
“White Wedding” stages a gothic ceremony, fusing punk fashion with ominous imagery like shattered glass and a pyrotechnic cake.
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Mony Mony
2
Hot In The City
3
Dancing With Myself
4
Flesh For Fantasy
“Dancing With Myself” places Idol amid dystopian rooftops, with frenetic dance sequences contrasting the bleak urban setting.
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Eternal Flame
2
In Your Room
3
Be With You
4
If She Knew What She Wants
“Eternal Flame” surrounds Susanna Hoffs with glowing candles and intimate close‑ups, reinforcing the song’s heartfelt mood.
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Heaven Is A Place On Earth
2
Leave A Light On
3
Circle In The Sand
4
I Get Weak
“Circle In The Sand” contrasts seaside tranquility with polished performance scenes, reflecting the song’s breezy romantic sway.
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I Won’t Back Down
2
Free Fallin’
3
You Got Lucky
4
Don’t Come Around Here No More
“Don’t Come Around Here No More” turns Wonderland sinister, with garish sets and a notorious cake‑cutting finale.
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I Want It All
2
Hammer To Fall
3
One Vision
4
Radio Ga Ga
“Radio Ga Ga” borrows imagery from Metropolis, presenting masses clapping in unison to celebrate radio’s communal power.
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Two Hearts Beat As One
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Pride (In The Name Of Love)
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Gloria
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Wire
“Pride” incorporates historical imagery honoring Martin Luther King Jr., aligning the band’s performance with human‑rights themes.
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It’s Like That
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Peter Piper
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Walk This Way
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It’s Tricky
“It’s Tricky” features Penn and Teller hustling and pranking through New York, adding comedic flair to the visuals.
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Just Like Heaven
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The Walk
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Lullaby
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Close To Me
“Lullaby” casts Smith in a web of nightmares, with spider imagery matching the song’s eerie lullaby‑like dread.
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Pop Goes The World
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I Got The Message
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Living In China
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The Safety Dance
“The Safety Dance” presents whimsical folk imagery and carefree jigs in a mock‑medieval village, celebrating oddball individuality.
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Unskinny Bop
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Nothin’ But A Good Time
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Every Rose Has Its Thorn
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Talk Dirty To Me
“Every Rose Has Its Thorn” juxtaposes road footage with reflective motel scenes, underscoring the ballad’s weary heartbreak.
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Stay With Me
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Glory Of Love
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One Good Woman
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The Next Time I Fall
“Glory Of Love” includes film clips and romantic imagery, tying the power ballad directly to the movie’s storyline.
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Rhythm Nation
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Alright
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Nasty
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The Pleasure Principle
In “The Pleasure Principle,” Janet performs a demanding solo in a warehouse, highlighting strength, control, and precision choreography.
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Patience
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Paradise City
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Welcome To The Jungle
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Nightrain
“Paradise City” blends concert scenes and backstage glimpses, shifting between monochrome and color to capture live power.
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Biko
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Red Rain
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Don’t Give Up
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Games Without Frontiers
In “Don’t Give Up,” Gabriel and Kate Bush hold a prolonged embrace as the rotating camera emphasizes empathy and resilience.
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