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80's hits that didn't have a music video in the 80's you pretty much had to have a music video for your song to have any chance at a top 40 hit but a few songs in the 80's managed to become hits despite not having a video
i can only think of a couple Soldier Of Love by Donny Osmond-didn't have a music video but managed to hit #2 in 1989 on the billboard hot 100 Amanda by Boston-in 1986 reached #1 despite not having a video can u guys think of any others? orger Formerly known as Kip Winger | |
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" I Want Her" by Keith Sweat was a smash despite one Straight Jacket Funk Affair
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"The Girl Is Mine" by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney, it went to #1 [Edited 8/19/07 21:32pm] "we make our heroes in America only to destroy them" | |
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oh yea how about State of Shock by the Jacksons & Mick Jagger! [Edited 8/19/07 21:46pm] orger Formerly known as Kip Winger | |
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some madonna 80's singles that didn't have videos. some did, but they were just live footage from her tours, or scenes from the movies.
angel holiday causing a commotion crazy for you gambler into the groove dress you up look of love spotlight keep it together hanky panky 
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You may want to qualify this by choosing songs that came out from 1984 forward. The video age took flight in 1983 (thanks to Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" and "Beat It" videos), and until the end of the summer of that year it was common for artists to have big hits without a video.
I'll name some songs: Eugene Wilde "Don't Say No (Tonight)" Glenn Jones "We've Only Just Begun (the Romance Is Not Over)" Stevie Wonder "Skeletons" Keith Sweat "Make It Last Forever" New Edition "Crucial" [Edited 8/20/07 5:01am] THE TRAFFIC JAMMERS, The Org's house band: VAINANDY -- lead singer; NAJEE -- bass; THE AUDIENCE -- guitar; PHUNKDADDY -- rhythm guitar; ALEX de PARIS -- keyboards; Da PRETTYMAN -- keyboards; FUNKENSTEIN -- drums. HOLD ON TO YOUR DRAWERS! |
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mimi07 said: "The Girl Is Mine" by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney, it went to #1
surprisingly,most of the 'Thriller' singles didn't have videos: "Human Nature" "Wanna Be Startin Something" "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" "The Girl Is Mine" perhaps he was trying to avoid overexposure? | |
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Najee said: Stevie Wonder "Skeletons"
there was a video for this, I have it somewhere on an old VHS tape Vanglorious... this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. With a key... sissy! | |
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Dancelot said: there was a video for (Stevie Wonder's "Skeletons"), I have it somewhere on an old VHS tape.
Now that you mention it, I vaguely remember a video. Maybe I'm thinking about "Go Home" not having a video. THE TRAFFIC JAMMERS, The Org's house band: VAINANDY -- lead singer; NAJEE -- bass; THE AUDIENCE -- guitar; PHUNKDADDY -- rhythm guitar; ALEX de PARIS -- keyboards; Da PRETTYMAN -- keyboards; FUNKENSTEIN -- drums. HOLD ON TO YOUR DRAWERS! |
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Najee said: Dancelot said: there was a video for (Stevie Wonder's "Skeletons"), I have it somewhere on an old VHS tape.
Now that you mention it, I vaguely remember a video. Maybe I'm thinking about "Go Home" not having a video. Actually,there was a video for "Go Home"  It's actually a good video,too....there's some kind of storyline going on,with other actors. | |
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SoulAlive said: Actually,there was a video for "Go Home"
It's actually a good video,too....there's some kind of storyline going on,with other actors.I recall there was a Stevie Wonder song from "In Square Circle" or "Characters" that did not have a video. [Edited 8/20/07 5:14am] THE TRAFFIC JAMMERS, The Org's house band: VAINANDY -- lead singer; NAJEE -- bass; THE AUDIENCE -- guitar; PHUNKDADDY -- rhythm guitar; ALEX de PARIS -- keyboards; Da PRETTYMAN -- keyboards; FUNKENSTEIN -- drums. HOLD ON TO YOUR DRAWERS! |
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Najee said: You may want to qualify this by choosing songs that came out from 1984 forward. The video age took flight in 1983 (thanks to Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" and "Beat It" videos), and until the end of the summer of that year it was common for artists to have big hits without a video.
I'll name some songs: Eugene Wilde "Don't Say No (Tonight)" Glenn Jones "We've Only Just Begun (the Romance Is Not Over)" Stevie Wonder "Skeletons" Keith Sweat "Make It Last Forever" New Edition "Crucial" [Edited 8/20/07 5:01am] Crucial wasn't a hit | |
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qvgangsta18 said: Crucial wasn't a hit
New Edition's "Crucial" peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart in 1989 -- I would say that qualifies as a hit song. Re: Stevie Wonder. Maybe the song I'm thinking about is "You Will Know." [Edited 8/20/07 5:13am] THE TRAFFIC JAMMERS, The Org's house band: VAINANDY -- lead singer; NAJEE -- bass; THE AUDIENCE -- guitar; PHUNKDADDY -- rhythm guitar; ALEX de PARIS -- keyboards; Da PRETTYMAN -- keyboards; FUNKENSTEIN -- drums. HOLD ON TO YOUR DRAWERS! |
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Najee said: qvgangsta18 said: Crucial wasn't a hit
New Edition's "Crucial" peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart in 1989 -- I would say that qualifies as a hit song. Re: Stevie Wonder. Maybe the song I'm thinking about is "You Will Know." No,there was a video for that one It was in black and white,if I remember correctly. | |
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okay, what else we have... I currently can't remember a video for "Overjoyed"...? Vanglorious... this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. With a key... sissy! | |
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Dancelot said: okay, what else we have... I currently can't remember a video for "Overjoyed"...?
Yes,there is a video for that song! It shows Stevie at an airport and a beautiful woman is waiting for him. | |
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SebastianBach said: in the 80's you pretty much had to have a music video for your song to have any chance at a top 40 hit but a few songs in the 80's managed to become hits despite not having a video
i can only think of a couple Soldier Of Love by Donny Osmond-didn't have a music video but managed to hit #2 in 1989 on the billboard hot 100 Amanda by Boston-in 1986 reached #1 despite not having a video can u guys think of any others? I thought "Soldier of Love" had a video. I could be thinking of "Sacred Emotion" though. If I remember right, "Soldier of Love" was released to radio without them knowing the name of the artist. They didn't programmers to be biased because it was Donny Osmond. As for other hits that didn't have videos: Pop Life - Prince & The Revolution I Want Her - Keith Sweat Rainforest - Paul Hardcastle (I believe) **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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Najee said: You may want to qualify this by choosing songs that came out from 1984 forward. The video age took flight in 1983 (thanks to Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" and "Beat It" videos), and until the end of the summer of that year it was common for artists to have big hits without a video.
I'll name some songs: Eugene Wilde "Don't Say No (Tonight)" Glenn Jones "We've Only Just Begun (the Romance Is Not Over)" Stevie Wonder "Skeletons" Keith Sweat "Make It Last Forever" New Edition "Crucial" Skeletons had a video. I remember seeing it on BET back in the day. It had people in a lot of different scenarios to match the lyrics of the song. It was decent (at the time). [Edited 8/20/07 5:01am] **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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mimi07 said: "The Girl Is Mine" by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney, it went to #1
[Edited 8/19/07 21:32pm] Also, "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" from MJ and Siedah Garrett didn't have a video. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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Najee said: SoulAlive said: Actually,there was a video for "Go Home"
It's actually a good video,too....there's some kind of storyline going on,with other actors.I recall there was a Stevie Wonder song from "In Square Circle" or "Characters" that did not have a video. [Edited 8/20/07 5:14am] I don't remember if "Overjoyed" had a video or not. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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The Police - King of Pain
Prince - Purple Rain Prince - Take Me With U (Technically, these songs did not have a video specifically made for MTV, yet some outlets used clips from the movie as videos.) Madonna - Angel Madonna - Holiday (did not have a video at the time of the original release; however, a video was made for a live performance from the movie "Truth or Dare") Journey - Suzanne Journey - Be Good To Yourself Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love  | |
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daPrettyman said: SebastianBach said: in the 80's you pretty much had to have a music video for your song to have any chance at a top 40 hit but a few songs in the 80's managed to become hits despite not having a video
i can only think of a couple Soldier Of Love by Donny Osmond-didn't have a music video but managed to hit #2 in 1989 on the billboard hot 100 Amanda by Boston-in 1986 reached #1 despite not having a video can u guys think of any others? I thought "Soldier of Love" had a video. I could be thinking of "Sacred Emotion" though. If I remember right, "Soldier of Love" was released to radio without them knowing the name of the artist. They didn't programmers to be biased because it was Donny Osmond. As for other hits that didn't have videos: Pop Life - Prince & The Revolution I Want Her - Keith Sweat Rainforest - Paul Hardcastle (I believe) i recall soldier of love having a video. Space for sale... | |
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i wish the following 80's songs had a video cos i could see them being played on mtv today -
wanna be starin somethin pyt baby be mine the girl is mine lady of my life human nature i just cant stop lovng you another part of me | |
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Inside Outside and Promise Me by the Cover Girls back in 1987, basically they had 5 singles from that first album but since "fever records" was an indie and still is, they had no $$ to make the videos, one of their videos is shot in Coney Island, another one was shot at a photo booth/studio and the one for "Because of You" was shot in a club, but it was empty because they couldnt pay extras. "We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F | |
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kash said: another part of me They used a live version from the Bad tour of that song on MTV to accompany the song's release. So basically, there is a video. | |
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Probably most of the funk hits of the early 1980s that never crossed over. I've noticed that even when BET or BET J plays old songs from the 1980s, they play very few from the early 1980s. It's usually those damn late 1980s ones they play. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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CHIC0 said: some madonna 80's singles that didn't have videos. some did, but they were just live footage from her tours, or scenes from the movies.
angel holiday causing a commotion crazy for you gambler into the groove dress you up look of love spotlight keep it together hanky panky I would say the "Crazy For You", 'Dress You Up" and "Gambler" clips which consisted of footage from movies and the tour count. Still, it is very surprising how many hits she had without videos despite that being her format. | |
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"Cover Me" and "I'm Goin' Down" - the only two video-less singles from Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A. |
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