THE HYPOTHESIS

Ladies and Gentlemen, I posit that you will not find a clip that packs more 80’s music video cliches into three minutes than Cameo’s Back and Forth, released in 1987.

THE EVIDENCE

This has it all: big hair; bad fashion; Flashdance leotards; synchronized dancing; a vaguely glam metal guitarist performing a home invasion where he plays riffs at people. The only way you can cram more 80’s into this thing is the addition of a Corey.

I DARE YOU TO PROVE ME WRONG

In fact, if there’s something more 80s out there, I really want to know about it.

Links in the comments, people. Links in the comments.

Comments

2 responses to “Adventures in 80s Terror”

  1. enholland Avatar
    enholland

    How about 'Hot for Teacher' by Van Halen?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXQYcNSNIb8

    1. petermball Avatar
      petermball

      It lacks the flashdance references that would really push it over the top. I would regard it as the iconic 80s hair-metal clip, though.