While settling a disagreement over whether Total Eclipse of the Heart was a duet, I just saw the music video and it blew my mind. I grew up without cable, and am pretty much ignorant of everything but the "classic" music videos from the 80's; please let me know what I'm missing.
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posted by a box and a stick and a string and a bear
on May 23, 2013 -
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Sometime in the late 80s I saw a comedy sketch on TV which combined all the major world religions into one quasi-rap song (or madrigal-chant). The only parts I remember are "Sister Mary Elizabeth, hit me with a stick!" "Oh by the way, have you been born again?" and "Hare Krishna Hare Rama, here's your cookbook, where's my dollar?" Anyone know what this was? I promise I didn't make it up.
posted by pammeke
on May 16, 2013 -
2 answers
I have a vague recollection of a stand-up routine that had the comedian making fun of the Huey Lewis hit "Back in Time" in a nasal tone. Does anyone remember it?
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posted by pb
on May 7, 2013 -
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In my elementary school (circa 1989-1996, Ontario/Canada), there was a series of young adult novels that our library had. I've been trying to track them down, and Google hasn't helped with the scattershot info I remember about them. Here is what I have to go on...
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posted by ordinary_magnet
on Mar 24, 2013 -
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I'm trying to remember an old gold mining video game (probably mid to late 80s). I think it was dos. It was similar to Miner VGA, but after playing that a few times it was definitely not that game.
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posted by fimbulvetr
on Feb 17, 2013 -
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I'm trying to find
this song. It is from 3'30" until 4'05". I can't make out the lyrics very well. Maybe 'Turn it up' or 'Turn me on'. I recognise it and it's driving me around the bend. Anyone?
Thanks
posted by ClanvidHorse
on Jan 7, 2013 -
4 answers
I'm trying to find the name of a computer game I played when I was very young. Circa 1986-7 ish. Details inside.
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posted by lazaruslong
on Jan 1, 2013 -
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Looking for a movie I saw on TV in the 80s that was about a sad clown/mime who left his circus and was wandering around the city - a foreign city, probably Europe. It is NOT Children of Paradise, but maybe some remake inspired by it. I believe it was a foreign film and was probably shown on Nickelodeon - it was a color film. Very atmospheric and followed the clown wandering in the city. Any ideas?
posted by cmp4Meta
on Nov 20, 2012 -
5 answers
Just heard
this song by the Wombats. I reminds me very strongly of another song or type of sound. Can you help me identify where I've heard a song (or sound) like this? It seems very strongly eighties to me, but I can't put my finger on it.
posted by Spyder's Game
on Sep 24, 2012 -
11 answers
MusicVideoFilter: Please help me on my quest to compile a definitive list of really cheesy 1980s music videos of a particular type. Specifics inside.
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posted by easy, lucky, free
on Aug 12, 2012 -
19 answers
A friend and I had a friendly disagreement about whether society as a whole has changed significantly since the 1980s. Can you help me bolster my side?
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posted by suburbanbeatnik
on Jul 24, 2012 -
71 answers
Is there a regular dance night in or around Asheville, NC, that includes '80s music but is nonsmoking?
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posted by rikschell
on Jul 22, 2012 -
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Looking for a link to this image and/or information about artist, please.
Fantasy-like/surreal art, landscape orientation. Circa 70s - early 80s - there may have been other similar prints. Female face/eyes (large), with 2-3 small sparrow-like birds gazing up at her from the lower corners of the image. Greyish and yellowish tones throughout, "misty" feel. (I think the last name of the artist starts with F ?). Any ideas?
posted by NorthernAutumn
on Jul 11, 2012 -
8 answers
Why (not how,
why) do people upload old third-party content to youtube? Has anything been written on the subject?
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posted by AgentRocket
on Jun 20, 2012 -
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Please help me find the names of three vaguely recalled movies from my past: a teen flick from the 80s, a dubbed (possibly Italian) horror film from the 70s, and a scifi adventure from the 60s (maybe)?
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posted by coolxcool=rad
on Apr 29, 2012 -
13 answers
Help me identify these fonts from Wet Hot American Summer and other 80s-themed typefaces.
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posted by i8ny3x
on Apr 17, 2012 -
7 answers
What is this mid-80's martial arts movie with two kids and terrible editing? It's not "No Retreat, No Surrender".
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posted by Cat Pie Hurts
on Apr 5, 2012 -
4 answers
Which artists had an uncharacteristic attempt at synthpop/electronica in the 70s/80s?
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posted by meech
on Apr 4, 2012 -
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I was amazed how quickly I got a similar question I answered last week, so here goes another one, as I delve the origins of my subconscious... I am looking for a comic in book form/graphic novel that would have been around in (probably) 1982. It was a similar style to the Heavy Metal comics I guess. It featured a computer called Rose and a huge weird kind of evil organ (as in the kind you get in a church!). That's about it. If anyone gets this I will be suitably impressed... thanks MeFites.
posted by KateViolet
on Mar 20, 2012 -
7 answers
Which film gave me twenty plus years of recurring nightmares about weird grindy cog machines coming to mangle me?
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posted by KateViolet
on Mar 6, 2012 -
10 answers
When and why did pitch invasions/court-storming/rushing the field end in professional, american sports? I see highlights in the 70s from Hank Aaron's 715, Yankees winning their division, even the Celtics winning an NBA championship in the early 80s where the fans celebrate with the players (or try to take hats off of their heads).
In my sports lifetime,(post 1992), I cannot recall a single moment of this happening in pro sports (in America).
posted by sandmanwv
on Feb 20, 2012 -
10 answers
Who was the French accessories designer or other sort of fashion insider known for sporting mickey mouse ears back in the 80s or 90s? She was a rather kooky character and I believe she was a muse or friend of Karl Lagerfeld. I've googled and googled and have been stumped. Bonus points if you can find a vintage photo.
posted by missmerrymack
on Feb 5, 2012 -
5 answers
When I was a kid, I remember watching a cartoon that I only remember a few details about. Any ideas?
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posted by Scottie_Bob
on Jan 22, 2012 -
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I remember watching a short cartoon (which was probably an interstitial cartoon between shows). I want to say it appeared on the Showtime network.
It had a red 'squiggle'.. basically an upside down 'V' as legs as the protagonist.
I believe part of it was in a castle.
It's been ~30 years since I've seen this (and I was a little tyke at the time) but I remember enjoying it greatly.
I don't remember the plot, but I get the general impression that it was not of US origin... And if I had to guess, I'd say European/French was probably it's provenance. (Although I can't say for certain whether that's just me misremembering bits of it)
posted by dvf1976
on Jan 19, 2012 -
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Musical question: back in the 80s I heard a cover of Al Green's Rhymes. It was a snarkier, Gen Xy, punkish version. Very distinctive vocals, kind of raspy and whiny. I don't remember the music behind it much which makes me think it was minimalistic. I want to say the singer's name was Chris something? Who did this version? I have faith some mefite well versed in obscure music will come to my aid. Thanks!
posted by Jandoe
on Jan 16, 2012 -
3 answers
Does anyone know where my sister could get an mp3 of a cover version of "Lean on Me" from "The California Raisins Sing the Hit Songs" (1987). We had it on a tape as kids and she's making a nostalgia CD.
Can't find it in itunes or amazon... Local libraries don't have it, CD is expensive. I tried a bit of filetype:mp3 searching and didn't turn up much...
posted by mgogol
on Dec 12, 2011 -
3 answers
Please help me find out the name of this song and who performed it. I'm pretty sure it was 1985 when I heard this song on the radio. It was kind of an oddball novelty song that used a lot of sounds like ticking and ringing clocks.
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posted by arkham_inmate_0801
on Nov 22, 2011 -
7 answers
Help me identify an 80s road trip movie about two young (as in middle school age) brothers searching for their father. Details inside.
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posted by smokingmonkey
on Nov 15, 2011 -
4 answers
ID this youtube video! Skateboarding in a roller rink, ridiculous outfit, handstand tricks. Ringing any bells?
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posted by aka burlap
on Nov 7, 2011 -
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I'm attending a friend's birthday party who was born in 1986, hence the party's theme. I'm female, but I've only been able to think of a lot of male costumes that don't get me anywhere (karate kid, tom cruise in top gun, etc). The costume has to be someone/something specific from that year. Help me think of a female costume (preferably quickly since the party is .. tonight)!
posted by madscientist01
on Oct 15, 2011 -
27 answers
Fantasy ID filter: book read in the late 80s, early 90s. Child in fishing village, purchased as a slave or servant by a traveling magician. Beautiful city in decline, animal (fish?) shaped necklace with a seed in its mouth?
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posted by joyceanmachine
on Sep 20, 2011 -
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MovieFilter: Transportation planner looses his job. He ends up pitching his plan and gets his job and girlfriend back.
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posted by jjonajason
on Sep 16, 2011 -
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I am looking for the name of a toy that we used to play with a lot when we were growing up.
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posted by dbirchum
on Sep 9, 2011 -
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I've got a short 80's centric playlist started with Somebody's baby, She's a beauty, and Jessie's girl. Can you help me think of more songs like this with the same feel, sound?
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posted by chocolatemilkshakes
on Aug 30, 2011 -
29 answers
I'm trying to find a retro (80s-ish) t-shirt with the Good Humor ice cream logo on it and not having any luck.
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posted by k5.user
on Jul 26, 2011 -
2 answers
Looking for books about the history of HIV/AIDS in North America. Wanting both clinical/ epidemiology and social narratives. Also, would love anything that touches on stage performers and the affect it had on creative fields during the 80s.
posted by asockpuppet
on Jun 30, 2011 -
12 answers
Is there a good online repository for technology geek ephemera from the 80s? I'm thinking of a teenage kid in his 80s bedroom holding a soldering iron, working on a hobby project next to his C64. Would love to see imagery, video, back issues of magazines, whatever.
posted by circular
on May 12, 2011 -
6 answers
