Not too far behind in familiarity is the oft-repeated joke that the singer looks a bit sketchy.Īlbum: The Breakfast Club (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) To this very day, the Purple Rose of Cairo-inverting video for “Take On Me” is just as well known as the song’s vocal high notes. Speaking for the song alone, it’s got a bass line that refuses to quit and, tacked in the middle, the smoothest of saxophone solos. This video could be seen as a little corny in places, a relic of the ’80s some might claim, but hey, I still like it. For now, just enjoy as Falco glides in front of a green screen without even a smidgen of inhibition. I’m not sure how commonplace it is for cops in Austria to wait until you’re done singing a song to arrest you, but that’s something to research another day.
Below is a grouping of 20 music videos, out of many, that I’d say are well worth the watch.Įncapsulating a whole lot from the 20th century through the usage of stock footage, this one brings to mind some of the fan-made videos you might see that combine disparate clips into something cohesive and, if done a certain way, strangely beautiful. Though not yet tried for killing the radio star, the music video has been used over time to put across interesting visual concepts and impart underlying layers that deepen a song’s meaning.
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