Artist	Song
Frankie Goes to Hollywood	Two Tribes
from Bang!...The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1993)
Sade	Smooth Operator
from The Best of Sade (1994)
Whitney Houston	How Will I Know
from Whitney Houston (1985)
'Til Tuesday	Voices Carry
from Coming Up Close - A Retrospective (2008)
Phil Collins	Against All Odds
from ...Hits (2004)
U.S.A. for Africa	We Are the World
from We Are the World - Single (1985)
Toni Basil	Mickey
from Best of Toni Basil - Mickey & Other Love Songs (1997)
Joe Jackson	Steppin' Out
from Joe Jackson: Greatest Hits (1996)
Young MC	Bust a Move
from Stone Cold Rhymin' (Deluxe Edition) (2009)
The Motels	Suddenly Last Summer
from Essential Collection (2005)
Warrant	Cherry Pie
from The Best of Warrant (1996)
Adam Ant	Goody Two Shoes
from The Essential Adam Ant (2003)
Dan Hartman	I Can Dream About You
from Don't Quit Music: '80s Weight Loss Workout (Exercise, Fitness, Workout, Aerobics, Running, Walking, Weight Lifting, Cardio, Weight Loss & Abs) (2008)
Bow Wow Wow	I Want Candy
from The Best of Bow Wow Wow (1998)
Tracy Chapman	Fast Car
from Tracy Chapman (2005)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Every Day I Write the Book
from The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years (2007)
Echo & The Bunnymen	The Killing Moon
from Songs to Learn and Sing (2004)
The Kinks	Come Dancing
from Come Dancing With the Kinks - The Best of the Kinks 1977-1986 (Remastered) (2000)
Neil Young	This Note's for You
from This Note's for You (2009)
Grace Jones	Slave to the Rhythm
from Island Life (1990)
Art of Noise	Close (To the Edit)
from (Who's Afraid Of) The Art of Noise? (1984)
XTC	Dear God
from Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles Collection (1977-1992) (2009)
Creme & Godley	Cry
from The Very Best of 10cc (1997)

Comment:

Whether they were striving for a serious tone (the spiritual search of XTC’s “Dear God”), offering up a ripe slice of pure entertainment (singer-choreographer Toni Basil’s cheerleader extravaganza “Mickey”), or slyly combining a little bit of both (Neil Young and the sell-out send-up “This Note’s for You”), ’80s video hits captured the excitement of a new movement in musical expression. Our Deep Cuts playlist lets you pick your video poison, from the glam-rock cheesecake of Warrant’s “Cherry Pie,” to the Brit bounce of Adam Ant’s “Goody Two Shoes,” to the haunting beauty of Echo & The Bunnymen’s radiant “The Killing Moon.”

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