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- DirectorStephen R. JohnsonStarsPeter GabrielAnna-Marie GabrielMelanie GabrielPeter Gabriel's video for his 1986 Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, a collaboration with Aardman Animations which set new standards for the industry and became one of the most awarded videos in history.
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsAlan ClarkDire StraitsElso EmeletMusic video for the 1985 Dire Straits single "Money For Nothing". The iconic video mixtures advanced animation technology and footage from the band performing the song, seen by the animated characters such a factory worker and a dog.
- DirectorWayne IshamStarsDef LeppardRick AllenStephen ClarkOfficial Def Leppard's video "Pour Some Sugar on Me", taken from album "Hysteria" (1987).
- DirectorWayne IshamStarsBon JoviJon Bon JoviRichie SamboraThe music video for the song "Wanted Dead or Alive" by the American rock band Bon Jovi from the 1986 album "Slippery When Wet".
- DirectorTim NewmanStarsZZ TopDanièle ArnaudFrank BeardZZ Top performs in the music video "Legs" from the album "Eliminator" recorded for Warner Brothers Records. A employee of a shoe store is harassed as she goes to see her boyfriend who is a cook at a diner. She returns to the shoe store only to be harassed by the workers there. Eventually, the Eliminator car arrives and three women exit. They take the woman on a shopping trip and give her a make over. She goes to the diner and leaves with her boyfriend.
- DirectorNigel DickStarsGuns N' RosesSteven AdlerMandy BrixOfficial music video for "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses.
- DirectorJohn SaylesStarsClarence ClemonsBruce SpringsteenSteven Van ZandtThe music video for the song "Born in the U.S.A." by an American musician Bruce Springsteen from the 1984 album of the same name.
- DirectorRichard LowensteinStarsGarry BeersAndrew FarrissJon FarrissThe music video for the INXS number one single "New Need You Tonight" segued with "Mediate", both from "Kick", their most successful album.
- DirectorJohn LloydJames YukichStarsGenesisChris BarriePhil CollinsThe music video to the Genesis top 5 hit, Land Of Confusion. Featuring Spitting Images Puppets.
- DirectorTerence DonovanStarsRobert PalmerJulie PankhurstPatty KellyMusic video to Robert Palmer's smash classic hit "Addicted to Love", one of the most iconic clips of the 1980's and also one of the most spoofed as well. It consists of Palmer performing the song with an all-female rock band, all wearing black dresses and with similar makeup and bright red-lipstick that seems to cause the effect we're seeing variations of the same girl.
- DirectorJean-Baptiste MondinoStarsMadonnaFelix HowardMusic video for the Madonna single from the album 'True Blue'.
- DirectorBob GiraldiStarsMichael JacksonBill BrayMichael DeLorenzoA promotional video for Michael Jackson's 1983 hit single "Beat It."
- DirectorMarty CallnerStarsWhitesnakeTommy AldridgeVivian CampbellWhitesnake performs in the music video "Here I Go Again" from the album "Whitesnake" recorded for Geffen Records. The music video opens with a woman dancing on the hoods of two cars. Whitesnake performs the song on a concert stage. Clips of David Coverdale driving the woman in a car play throughout.
- DirectorBrian GrantStarsAretha FranklinWhitney HoustonSandy StrallenOfficial music video for "How Will I Know" by Whitney Houston.
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsDuran DuranSimon Le BonSheila MingDuran Duran's clip for their massive classic "Hungry Like the Wolf" presents the band traveling to Sri Lanka in some curious and strange adventures, with Simon Le Bon meeting an exotic girl and having a wild time with her while the other four band mates go through many different places trying to find him.
- DirectorDonald CammellStarsBonoAdam ClaytonThe EdgeThe first Version was shot in August by director Donald Cammell and features opening and closing shots of the Dublin Docklands area.
- DirectorLol CremeGodley & CremeKevin GodleyStarsThe PoliceStewart CopelandStingA promotional video for The Police's 1983 hit single "Every Breath You Take."
- DirectorWayne IshamStarsBon JoviJon Bon JoviDavid BryanThe music video for the song "Livin' on a Prayer" by the American rock band Bon Jovi from the 1986 album "Slippery When Wet".
- DirectorGeorge MichaelAndrew MorahanStarsKathy JeungGeorge MichaelMusic video by George Michael performing "I Want Your Sex".
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsa-haBunty BaileyAlfie CurtisOfficial music video for "Take on Me" by A-Ha.
- DirectorMarty CallnerStarsAerosmithTeresa BarrickTom HamiltonAerosmith performs in the music video "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" from the album "Permanent Vacation" recorded for Geffen Records. A woman with a jackhammer whistles at Steven Tyler and Joe Perry as they walk by. On a concert stage, Aerosmith perform the song on a concert stage surrounded by lights.
- DirectorJean-Baptiste MondinoStarsDon HenleyAudie EnglandGary MauroBlack and white music video for his song "Boys of Summer" shows Don Henley at three points in his life: today; back when he was a young man at the beach with a girl; and as a 7-year old drummer.
- DirectorPete AngelusDavid Lee RothStarsVan HalenMichael AnthonyDavid Lee RothThe music video for "Jump" was directed by David Lee Roth. It is a straightforward performance clip, much like many of the hard rock videos of the time. It was nominated for three MTV Video Music Awards, and won "Best Stage Performance" for the video. The video was groundbreaking and set the standard for performance videos that directors still try to emulate. To produce such a video, the band is recorded performing the song several times from beginning to end. Then, the band members are shot doing random stage moves without the pretense of actually playing the song (note that Eddie is seen playing the guitar at times when no guitar can be heard). Some candid footage is shot with the band goofing around, and then the footage is edited into a video.
- DirectorMary LambertStarsMadonnaTony WardLeonMusic video for Madonna's song Like a Prayer.
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsMichael JacksonSimon FieldsRaquel PeñaA music video for Michael Jackson's song 'Billie Jean'.
- DirectorTim NewmanStarsDanièle ArnaudFrank BeardBilly GibbonsZZ Top performs in the music video "Sharp Dressed Man" from the album "Eliminator" recorded for Warner Brothers Records. The video opens on the ZZ Top Eliminator car as it drives through the streets. A man in his apartment gets dressed in a fancy suit before leaving for his job as a valet. A group of women exit the Eliminator car and take him for a night out on the town.
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsBruce SpringsteenClarence ClemonsSteven Van ZandtBrian De Palma directs the great Bruce Springsteen in one of the most iconic video clips of the 1980's. In it, the boss Springsteen performs his hit "Dancing in the Dark" to a large and enthusiastic audience, and among the people there, right close to him, is the future star Courteney Cox, who has the chance to dance along with Bruce.
- DirectorTerence DonovanStarsJulia BolinoKathy DaviesCheryl Day
- DirectorMeiert AvisMatt MahurinStarsBonoAdam ClaytonThe EdgeA promotional video for U2's 1987 hit single "With or Without You."
- DirectorMarc ReshovskyStarsPoisonBobby DallC.C. DeVillePoison performs in the music video "Nothin' But a Good Time" from the album "Open Up and Say - Ahh!" recorded for Enigma Records. The music video opens with a man washing dishes at a restaurant who gets criticized for working too slow. He kicks a door in frustration revealing the band playing on a concert stage.
- DirectorCharlexCharlie LeviJeff SteinStarsClaudia BarrettGeorge BarrowsThe CarsMusic video for The Cars song, "You Might Think", notable for for its use of early computer graphics.
- DirectorPaula GreifPeter KaganStarsSteve WinwoodChaka KhanNile RodgersSteve Winwood performs in the music video for "Higher Love" from his album "Back in the High Life" recorded for Island Records. Winwood sings the song on a darkened sound stage with his band while dancers are showing in fast edited quick cuts. Chaka Khan appears to sing the chorus with Winwood.
- DirectorBruce GowersStarsVictoria GranucciJohn Mellencamp
- DirectorBrian GrantStarsWhitney HoustonMusic video for Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody".
- DirectorGeorge MichaelAndrew MorahanStarsTania ColeridgeKathy FoyGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael performs in the music video "Father Figure" from the album "Faith" recorded for Columbia Records. George Michael plays a cab driver who is in a relationship with a high-fashion model. The relationship starts well, but is filled with tumult and conflict.
- DirectorJeff SteinStarsMark AndesDenny CarmassiJoe Del MonteHeart performs in the music video "These Dreams" from the album "Heart" recorded for Capitol Records. Nancy Wilson sings as she over looks a pool of water and plays guitar while surrounded while hands reach out from the ground to touch her. Ann Wilson sings with her from shadow.
- DirectorNigel DickStarsGuns N' RosesSteven AdlerDuff McKaganA music video for Guns N' Roses's song 'Welcome to the Jungle'.
- DirectorBen MoleStarsCharles AbomeliRon AlexenburgMark ArundaleAn insightful documentary and part film charting the life and career of Michael Jackson.
- DirectorJames FoleyStarsMadonnaDanny AielloErika BelleMusic video for the Madonna single from the album 'True Blue'.
- DirectorLol CremeGodley & CremeKevin GodleyStarsHerbie HancockRobots and sculptures move in time to the music as Herbie Hancock is seen on a television set playing a keyboard. Features bird sculptures, mannequins, dancing pants, robot legs and more.
- DirectorMary LambertStarsStingTrudie StylerSting performs in the music video "We'll Be Together" from the album "...Nothing Like the Sun" recorded for A&M Records. Sting plays a poet in a cafe who writes until he is disturbed by the arrival of a beautiful woman. A drunk man steals his poetry and attempts to harass the woman causing a fight which is broken up by the police.
- DirectorWayne IshamStarsBon JoviJon Bon JoviRichie SamboraThe music video for the song "You Give Love a Bad Name" by the American rock band Bon Jovi from the 1986 album "Slippery When Wet".
- DirectorBruce GowersStarsLisa ColemanDez DickersonPrinceA promotional video for Prince's 1982 hit single "1999."
- DirectorMarty CallnerStarsAerosmithTom HamiltonJoey KramerAerosmith performs in the music video "Angel" from the album "Permanent Vacation" recorded for Geffen Records. Members of the band play their instruments in a variety of different settings while Steven Tyler in a trench-coat searches for a mysterious ethereal woman.
- DirectorMary LambertStarsJanet JacksonPaula AbdulRobert AlvarezJanet Jackson performs in the music video "Nasty" from the album "Control" recorded for A&M Records. Janet and her friends are at a movie theater when a group of men begin to harass them. Janet moves to the stage and jumps into the movie where she sings and dances before exiting the film.
- DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsGarry BeersAndrew FarrissJon FarrissINXS performs in the music video "Devil Inside" off their album "Kick" recorded for Atlantic Records. Michael Hutchence sings and the band plays the song at a seedy dark California nightclub while a man and a woman dance seductively with each other.
- DirectorWayne IshamStarsMichael BerrymanTommy LeeMick MarsMötley Crüe performs in the music video "Home Sweet Home" from the album "Theatre of Pain" recorded for Elektra Records. The video opens with each band member receiving a phone call. Footage of the band plays as they perform the song at concerts at The Summit in Houston, Texas, and Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsSteve WinwoodSteve Winwood performs in the music video "Roll with It" from the album "Roll with It" recorded for "Virgin Records". Steve Winwood sings the song and plays keyboards with his band while in a blues bar while customers at the bar erotically dance with one another.
- DirectorDavid MalletStarsDef LeppardRick AllenStephen ClarkMusic video for Def Leppard's 1983 single "Photograph". It features the band singing on stage while video clips of a Marilyn Monroe-like model posing for pictures are shown, all while newspapers report on the murder of a movie star.
- DirectorJohn SaylesStarsClarence ClemonsNils LofgrenHoward MarchBruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performs in the music video "Glory Days" from the album "Born in the U.S.A." recorded for Columbia Records. Springsteen and the band perform in a bar while inter-cut footage features Springsteen as a working class father who practices pitching against a wooden target in a small baseball park.
- DirectorEdd GrilesStarsEllsworth AusbyLaura BalerLon ChaneyCyndi Lauper's official music video for 'Girls Just Want To Have Fun'.
- DirectorMarty CallnerStarsPoisonBobby DallC.C. DeVillePoison performs in the music video "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" from the album "Open Up and Say - Ahh!" recorded for Enigma and Capitol Records. The music video opens with Bret Michaels leaving a bed and a woman. He plays guitar with the band as concert footage plays throughout.
- DirectorGavin TaylorStarsU2BonoAdam ClaytonU2 performs in the music video "Sunday Bloody Sunday" from the album "War" recorded for Island Records. The music video begins with clips of U2 at a live performance of the song filmed on June 5, 1982. The band sings once a concert stage with several smokestacks burning flame in the background.
- DirectorMarty CallnerStarsMark AndesDenny CarmassiHeartAnn Wilson sings from balconies and basements, as sister Nancy Wilson accompanies her on piano and guitar, in Heart's gothic-themed music video for its song "Alone."
- DirectorDavid ByrneStarsDavid ByrneJames DietzJean Marie EvansA promotional video of Talking Heads performing their hit Burning Down The House, with surreal imagery inserted.
- DirectorJon SmallStarsAerosmithJam Master JayRoger LaneThe iconic promotional video for Run DMC's 1985 rap-rock collaboration remake of Aerosmith's early 1975 hit single "Walk This Way" featuring Steven Tyler and Joe Perry from Aerosmith.
- DirectorMary LambertStarsMadonnaJohn LeguizamoLouie LouieMusic video for Madonna's single from her 1983 debut self-titled album. Her third video, but the first to get heavy air play.
- DirectorJames YukichStarsCheap TrickBun E. CarlosPeggy McIntaggartThe music video for "The Flame" performed by the group Cheap Trick.
- DirectorPete AngelusDavid Lee RothStarsDavid Lee RothSue BowserAlly DownsDavid Lee Roth performs in the music video "California Girls" from the album "Crazy from the Heat" recorded for Warner Brothers Records. The music video opens with shots of a busload of tourists with a narrator warning that they are not headed for fun in the sun. David Lee Roth is the tour guide who sings about women from California.
- DirectorStorm ThorgersonStarsDavid GilmourNick MasonPink FloydThe music video for the song "Learning to Fly" by the English rock band Pink Floyd from the 1987 album "A Momentary Lapse of Reason".
- DirectorGary WeisStarsGeorge HarrisonGeorge Harrison performs in the second version of the music video "Got My Mind Set on You" from the album "Cloud Nine" recorded for Dark Horse Records. Harrison sings and plays his guitar in a study as the objects in the room begin to move in accordance with the song.
- DirectorGary WeisStarsThe BanglesSusanna HoffsDebbi PetersonThe music video featured people dancing in a pose similar to the pose depicted in the Ancient Egyptian reliefs that inspired songwriter Liam Sternberg; while most of them are ordinary people, some famous figures and objects were depicted dancing in that same pose through the use of simple special effects, including Princess Diana, Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, and the Statue of Liberty. In a popular scene from the video, Hoffs was filmed in a close-up where her eyes moved from side to side, looking left and right. When asked about the scene in an interview with online magazine PlanetOut.com, Hoffs explained that she was actually looking at individual audience members during the video shoot, which took place with a live audience. Looking directly at individual audience members was a technique she used to overcome stage fright, and she was unaware that the camera had a close-up on her while she was employing this technique, switching between one audience member on her left and one on her right.
- DirectorChris AshbrookJon RosemanDavid A. StewartStarsEurythmicsAnnie LennoxDavid A. StewartA music video for Eurythmics's song 'Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)'.
- DirectorDoug FreelJean PellerinStarsDef LeppardRick AllenStephen ClarkVideo clip for "Love Bites" by Def Leppard from the album Hysteria. It is Def Leppard's only number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 to date.
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsBryan AdamsLysette AnthonyThe music video was shot in London, England and later Los Angeles. Directed by Steve Barron, it was nominated for the 1985 MTV Video Music Awards in five different categories: Best Direction, Best Special Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, and Best Cinematography. While the song didn't win any of the awards, it has received more MTV Video Music Award nominations than any other of Adams's songs. The English actress Lysette Anthony appears in the video.
- DirectorDavid RathodStarsSigny ColemanHuey LewisHuey Lewis & The NewsMusic video of Huey Lewis and the News performing "I Want a New Drug".
- DirectorBarry DevlinStarsBonoAdam ClaytonThe EdgeA promotional video for U2's 1987 hit single "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For."
- DirectorBryan GreenbergStarsPrinceDez DickersonLisa ColemanA promotional video for Prince's 1983 hit single "Little Red Corvette."
- DirectorRichard LowensteinStarsGarry BeersAndrew FarrissJon FarrissINXS performs in the music video "New Sensation" off their album "Kick" recorded for Atlantic Records. Michael Hutchence sings and the band plays the song at night on a city rooftop. The video also features inter-cut footage of band members surrounding by dancing neon lights.
- DirectorMarty CallnerStarsWhitesnakeTommy AldridgeVivian CampbellThe music video featuring Coverdale's then-girlfriend actress Tawny Kitaen. The music video depicts the band playing the song on a misty stage, inter-cut with scenes of Coverdale singing, Kitaen dancing and the two of them together. Due to Coverdale firing the other members of the band before the album was released, he is the only Whitesnake member present on both the recording and in the music video; this was the case for all music videos released for songs from the 1987 album.
- DirectorAubrey PowellStorm ThorgersonStarsJon AndersonEddie JobsonTrevor Rabin"Owner of a Lonely Heart" is a song by the English progressive rock band Yes. It was a big hit in the United States, becoming the band's first and only single to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
- StarsRichard MarxRichard Marx performs in the music video "Hold on to the Nights" from the album "Richard Marx" recorded for EMI Records. The music video begins with Richard Marx playing the piano while still photographs from concerts are shown. He sings on stage with his band as additional still photographs are shown.
- DirectorRobert LongoStarsBill BerryPeter BuckCarolineR.E.M. performs in the music video "The One I Love" from the album Document. Michael Stipe sings and the band while a series of video images play including sparks, children running from a townhouse, women dancing, flowers blooming, people dancing, a woman hanging on a tree, and clouds moving through the sky.
- DirectorMary LambertStarsMadonnaDeke AndersonKaris K. ChristensenMadonna pays homage to Marilyn Monroe in the music video for the second single from her icon album 'Like A Virgin'.
- DirectorAndrew MorahanStarsGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael's music video for the song Faith. It features Michael, with noticable stubble on his face, wearing Ray-Ban Aviator sunglasses and a pair of Levi's blue jeans with cowboy boots, playing a guitar near a classic-design Wurlitzer jukebox.
- DirectorScott KalvertStarsCharles E. AlstonDJ Jazzy JeffDJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh PrinceOfficial music video for "Parents Just Don't Understand" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince.
- DirectorFaye CummingsJohn MellencampStarsJohn MellencampJohn Cougar Mellencamp performs in the music video "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." from the album "Scarecrow" recorded for Riva Records. The video features footage of two bands one white and one back shot with a kinescope camera as they perform together on black and white television show.
- DirectorTony StevensStarsGreg HamColin HayMen at WorkThe music video for "Down Under" by Men at Work.
- DirectorNigel DickStarsGuns N' RosesSteven AdlerDuff McKaganGuns N' Roses performs in the music video "Paradise City" from the album "Appetite for Destruction" recorded for Geffen Records. The video features live concert footage shot at Giants Stadium in New Jersey while Guns N' Roses were on tour with Aerosmith and at the 1988 Monsters of Rock festival at Donington Park.
- DirectorDerek BurbidgeStarsStewart CopelandThe PoliceSting
- DirectorJeff SteinStarsTom Petty & The HeartbreakersLouise FoleyTom PettyTom Petty plays the Mad Hatter in this Alice in Wonderland inspired video for his song "Don't Come Around Here No More"
- DirectorJames YukichStarsGenesisTony BanksPhil Collins"Invisible Touch" plays as clips of Banks, Collins and Rutherford joking around are interspersed.
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsPaula AbdulRobert AlvarezBuckJanet Jackson performs in the music video "When I Think of You" from the album "Control" recorded for A&M Records. Janet Jackson sings and dances as she travels around a neighborhood. She repeatedly sees a mysterious man in a hat while another man constantly complains about the young people in the neighborhood.
- DirectorDominic SenaStarsG.W. BaileyRichard MarxCynthia Rhodes
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsPaula AbdulArsenio HallPaula Abdul performs in the music video "Straight Up" from the album "Forever Your Girl" recorded for Virgin Records. The black and white music video begins with Paula Abdul tap dancing before she begins to sing and dance while several other dancers perform against white backgrounds.
- DirectorDavid MalletStarsDavid BowieMick JaggerA promotional video for David Bowie and Mick Jagger's 1985 hit single "Dancing in the Street."
- DirectorDaniel KleinmanStarsSimple MindsCharlie BurchillDerek ForbesSimple Minds performs in the music video for "Don't You (Forget About Me)" from the original motion picture soundtrack of The Breakfast Club (1985) recorded for Virgin Records. Lead singer Jim Kerr sings on a dancing floor in a dark room surrounded by a chandelier, a rocking horse, and television sets that are displaying scenes from the film.
- DirectorBernard RoseStarsAli CampbellUB40Music video for UB40's smash hit single "Red Red Wine". In 2014 the sales in the UK had reached one million.
- DirectorTim NewmanStarsZZ TopDusty HillBilly GibbonsDirected by Tim Newman, the video features ZZ Top playing at a gas station, along with actor/model Peter Tramm playing a young gas station mechanic, and introduces classic ZZ elements such as the red "ZZ Eliminator Car," the "ZZ Keychain" and the "Three ZZ Girls" as heroines. It is the first of a ZZ Top music video series.
- DirectorDavid MalletStarsBilly IdolPerri ListerMusic video for Billy Idol: White Wedding.
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsBryan AdamsLysette AnthonyAdrian FormosaThe music video, released in 1985, was directed by Irish director Steve Barron. In 1985 the music video was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award in the category for Best Male Video. While the song did not win the award, it was one of the four nominated songs from Adams' fourth studio album Reckless. The video includes appearances by Lysette Anthony and Garwin Sanford. The video features Adams and his backing band in a variety of settings, including running from the police.
- DirectorDrew CarolanStarsLiving ColourWill CalhounCorey GloverThe music video for Living Colour's "Cult of Personality."
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsSlim Jim PhantomLee RockerBrian SetzerStray Cats' music video for 'Stray Cat Strut' consisting of band members (and dancing extras) performing in an alley while an irate resident throws things at them. It also features scenes from the 1949 MGM cartoon Bad Luck Blackie (1949).
- DirectorMark RobinsonStarsTina TurnerVanessa Bell CallowaySandra Salazar SalgadoTina's #1 hit from her 1984 album "private dancer." Tina rocks the streets of New York City as she sings and dances to "What's love got to do with it!"
- DirectorNigel DickStarsManny EliasRoland OrzabalCurt SmithIt features Curt Smith driving an antique Austin-Healey 3000 sports car around numerous Southern California locales, including Salton Sea and Cabazon. Interspersed with these clips are shots of the full band performing the song in a London studio.
- DirectorTamra DavisStarsTracy Camilla JohnsTone LocSandra Salazar SalgadoTone Loc performs in the music video "Wild Thing" from the album "Loc-ed After Dark" recorded for Delicious Vinyl. In front of a white screen, Tone Loc raps the song with a band made up of women made to resembles those in Robert Palmer: Addicted to Love (1986).
- DirectorMichael Lindsay-HoggStarsThe Rolling StonesMick JaggerKeith RichardsA promotional video for The Rolling Stones' 1981 hit single "Start Me Up."