Mainstream Alternative hits of MTV’s GOLDEN age 1981-91
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Thanks to MTV, a multitude of off-center acts broke through in the 1980s. Yes, once the first wave of music video superstars crested in the mid-’80s, pop radio devolved again into a wasteland of edgeless trifle. But cool stuff did still bubble through.
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The Police – Don't Stand So Close To Me (Official Music Video)
Blondie – Rapture (Official Music Video)
Devo – Whip It (Official Music Video) | Warner Vault
The Human League – Don't You Want Me (Official Music Video)
The Go-Go's – We Got The Beat
Tom Tom Club – Genius Of Love (Official Music Video) [4K]
Missing Persons – Destination Unknown
Soft Cell Tainted Love (1981)
A Flock Of Seagulls – I Ran (So Far Away) (Video)
ABC – The Look Of Love
Joe Jackson – Steppin' Out
The Motels – Only The Lonely
The English Beat – I Confess (Official Music Video) [HD]
Culture Club – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
Stray Cats – Rock This Town (Official Music Video)
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