Meaningless 80's stuff:

1. First music video you remember seeing?
Video Killed The Radio Star by The Buggles
2. Did you want your MTV and did you get it?
Yes, and eventually yes.
3. Were you a music video junkie like I was?
Yes.
4. Best music video of the 80’s was…
Thriller. Hate Jacko but that was and is a great video
5. Worst music video was….
Any YES video.
6. What’s the most memorable 80’s music video for you?
See #4.
7. Whose music videos did you enjoy the most in the 80’s?
Van Halen had some good ones.
8. Did video kill the radio star?
If you're asking about "talkies" ruining silent film star's careers, yes.

More 80's questions
Just when I think I have nothing at all to say, Andrea comes and rescues me with her "Eight for the 80's" questions. Thanks Andrea!
1. What did the music of that era mean to you then?
It was the soundtrack of my life.
2. What song takes you right back, whenever you hear it?
Many many songs. So many of them capture a particular moment. "She's got the Look" by Roxette defines the summer of '89 for me.
3. Shuffle your playlist (I know you have one). What’s the first song listed from the 80’s? (not a cover!)
Hmmm....dunno..."Tainted Love"? either that or "Obsession"
4. Your 80’s music icon was…?
Van Halen
5. Hair bands! Discuss!
You couldn't avoid them. Some were good like Cinderella. They seemed to be interested in writing music. Then there was "Poison" who were interested in dressing like women to make a buck.
6. How much did your musical taste change from 1980 to 1989?
Too large to comprehend. I was a mere lad in 1980 and was listening to novelty records, Glass Houses (respectable) and Saturday Night Fever. By '89 I was listening to Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, U2, SugarCubes and so on.
7. Which big 80’s music star should just give up already?
Almost all of them.
8. Which big 80’s musical talent are you glad to see has still got it?
Jury is still out on this one.
bonus question: When you first heard Bowling for Soup’s 1985, what did you do?
Laughed my ass off.

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