You should react to the same video about the 1970s! Some absolute classics that have stood the test of time and will be still be relevant for years to come! You can't say that about most current music!
MJ had plenty of bad songs, his forgotten albums her released in the 70s prior to Off the Wall were filled with them, Quincy Jones came along and saved his career with OFW in 1979
@@samuelosler1994 haven’t heard anything I guess before Thriller. I’ve heard Off the Wall but I wasn’t listening 2 him before the 80’s. Not every song is my cup of tea but I still think he made great music.
@@samuelosler1994Michael hadn’t made a song himself much prior to off the wall it was all written for him and produced mostly for him (personal albums not j5) they were excellent. His solo work wasn’t his work. Don’t stop till u get enough was his first solo work he had full control
80s kid here! I still remember getting the Thriller album by Micheal Jackson, the video for Thriller itself was a huge deal on t.v. and nobody wanted to miss the premiere. One of my all time favorite albums to this day 😊
Graduated '83. We had the best music. This list didn't include the late 82 stuff from Rick James. Every high school reunion we have the best music, just playing things from when we were seniors.
Born in 81 and a funny thing about MJ's music, in the 80s I became familiar with the songs, but never matched up artists with songs at first (that came in the late 80s). Well, I don't know if you remember this but Disney Channel used to have something called DTV where they play any Disney cartoon footage with popular music. The did a Valentine's Day special once and did Weird Al's Eat It with Disney footage. I didn't know as a kid that was a parody of MJ's Beat It until my mom had to tell me that lol.
There's a "Second Most Popular Song Each Month In The 80's", if you want more 80's tunes: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-e4wvrl36fko.html
The song for April 1984 (We are the World) has an amazing story behind it that you should really look up sometime. It had a lot of big name singers at the time in it. Some songs like “Smooth Criminal” by Michael Jackson was remade other artists. (In this case Alien Ant Farm redid “Smooth Criminal”.) Some of the songs that you were unsure on were ones like “Take my Breath Away” were used in Movies like the original Top Gun. Videos became more common in the ‘80’s thanks to MTV actually playing music videos at that time. (Part of why some of the videos were more silly and zany back then.)
@@jerzeyguy71 - nope, its in the movie. Right after Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis have their fight they go on to the make out scene. The song plays over that.
It’s also a good reminder for which direction to send them to next on requests … IE: I forgot all about the Bat Dance and our reactions at the time he did that song.
Ignore the Millie Vanilli one. They were exposed for lip syncing. That wasn't really them singing. They won a grammy for that song but had to return it after they were outed as frauds.
I'm so glad I was a teen in the 80's! I'm with you two. The early 80's hits were much more hopping than the latter. It was fun energy not the lovey dovey garbage that got popular. I mostly was a head banger anyway! Good reaction!
"Always On My Mind" has been recorded over 300 time. It hit 20th on the charts for Elvis, in 1972. The artist who had the best results with it was, Willie Nelson. Released in 1982, he got 3 Grammys for it in 1983.
The 80's are my wheelhouse! I can tell you almost on everyone one where I was when I first heard each song. There were 3 that I NEVER heard before in my life. 1980-1982 middle school, 1982-1986 high school, 1986-1990 military (USAF). Some of the ones in 88-89 came to me late because I was stationed in S. Korea then, so I didn't hear them until I got back to the states. Great reaction!
I’m glad I wasn’t born in the 80’s Either - but in reality I was born in 1956 … had already lived half my life by the 80’s lol as- married 3 times and had 11 step kids !! None of my own , was a group deal at the time ❤
Jim and Millie, this video was such a blast! I was born in 1976 so I'm an 80s baby. 80s and 90s music was my era! I don't like most of the music that has come out since 2000. There are some songs and artists I like that are recent but for the most part I don't like much current music. You should listen sometime to "Lights" by Journey and "Hotel California" by The Eagles. Journey and The Eagles to me Ara the best classic rock bands of the 70s and 80s!
Well, having lived through the second half of the 60's, all of the following decades - I've heard so much different music and I'm realizing that it's so easy to miss what someone else might have heard over-and-over. Back into the 1940's, there weren't many genres of music. Starting in the 1950's, music seemed to fork into various new categories. This has continued in each new decade that it's astonishing.
From an 80’s kid, I’ll have to say I’m pretty sure it’s the reason so much of the music that we were listening to during those times was because the generation writing it listened to a lot of the music that had come from the first part of the 20th century. Mainly the 1920’s going forward. I heard all of that music either from movies or from my grandmother. Mainly from movies though, and that’s because my grandmother watched all of those older pictures. My sister and I learned so much about the 20’s and 30’s because it was just before and during the depression, which is when many of our parents or grandparents lived through. Jazz and Blues and everything in between. 😎
So grateful I grew up hearing cutting-edge, AM radio, s.e. Michigan, 1967-1974 - 🔥 playlist. For me, as I aged, I love 1950s music more & more bc all great curr. artists were more influenced by 1950s blues- or doo-wop singers the most. Rap & hip hop descended from funk music which was inspired by both R & B-, doo-wop- & church (gospel) music.
It’s what I always say to people who don’t know or understand the 80’s, basically, the late 70’s and early 80’s were pure awesomeness. The culture, the movies and the music, especially the music. I’m sure that there are tons of us that look back on that time and would pay just about anything to go back and re-live our youth. I could go on and on, but I’ll leave it at this, 1977 to 84 was absolutely killer! This was a lot of fun you two. Millie putting the phone up to her ear to Stevie Wonder totally cracked me up. Have a great weekend and congrats on your little one coming soon.
Back in 87 when I was 7 years old I had a big Crush on Tiffany. The funny thing about a lot of these songs is I didn't discover them until I was older, I spent most of the 80s listening to my favorite film soundtracks and music from the late 50s and 60s
Born in 1973 and I grew up in the 80's. Best damn era of music ever hands down. The fashion, the music, the hairstyles were all just banging. I would give anything to bring that era back again.
Not so much the hairstyles, too much Aqua Net😬. I kept a few clothes from my teenage years and my daughter wants almost all of them lol. I wish I would’ve kept more like my tie dye jacket and flower power and Guess jeans
After hearing ALL of these... there is just 2... repeat it... just TWO songs I have never heard before.... Still... I am now 62 yrs.... not old... just ❤❤❤❤❤❤ music...
Ahhh...... the 80s, i graduated from HS Class of 85. I was a DJ back then & OMGawd did i party my life away!!! Long Story Short, I'm definitely paying the price NOW, for all that crazziness back then...!!!
Ok..I’m Shocked!!…outraged..You didn’t recognize Phil Collins??…(from the UK) the first one was Him Performing “Against all Odds” .. The second one he was in on the list was a duet performed with Phillip Bailey “Easy Lover”..OMG!!! Now you have to know “In the Air Tonite”!!??..and react to Phil Collins songs..OMG JUST got to Phil again with “Groovy kind of Love” my late wife’s and mine wedding song!!
Los Lobos’ “La Bamba” is a remake of a late 1950’s tune from Ritchie Valens that was featured in the 1987 biopic film about Valens. Tiffany’s “I Think We’re Alone Now” is a remake of Tommy James & The Shondells’ 1967 tune. Pet Shop Boys’ “Always on My Mind” was a remake of a late 1950’s tune made famous by Elvis Presley. And Phil Collins! “A Groovy Kind of Love” is a remake of a 1967 song from the British band, The Mindbenders.
Honestly, though, the first couple years of the 80's (80 and 81) were more or less an extension of the 70's. My father said the 70's didn't really end until 1982...I'm guessing because of the popularity of Olivia Newton John's "Physical" song and music video, I'm sure that ushered in the fashion of headbands and leg-warmers lol.
Always On My Mind was originally done by Brenda Lee but was also done by Elvis…both in the 1970s….but maybe the most famous version is by Willie Nelson in the EARLY 80s….and was a very different, slower song than the version listed here.
Hey Boss and lady. Don't know if you done it but, if you haven't ,a response to Best Patriotic Song - Mr Red White and Blue - Coffey Anderson would be great. Served 13 years US Navy, and this song hits hard, and seeing your vids, I know this will hit home. If you could or at least watch. Thank you. Ryan Frazer
Okay. You Both HAVE to do Milli Vanilli. Start with Girl You Know It’s True and we will guide you to the next two songs. These three videos shocked ALL of us and THEY got a Reaction.
If you are not familiar with "We are the World" then that's pretty much a must-do reaction (USA for Africa version). It's the most star studded ensemble ever assembled for a song. The fact that you know so many songs on this list tells me you will recognize many of the singers.
As someone who grew up in the 80's I can say without a doubt that some of these picks are way off. One example is they had a song called Shaddup Your Face as the top song for April 1981. That song was nowhere near the top 40 the whole month. Meanwhile Kiss On My List by Hall & Oates was #1 for 3 weeks that April. That said, even with the errors, this list proves the 80's was unbeatable for music.
Keep in mind that this list was subjective. There were no rock or metal or jazz or blues songs on the list. What you really got was a glimpse of what we saw on MTV and VH1 daily, after school until bedtime through that decade. They put out full albums and about ten of the songs on it would become top ten hits, one month at a time. The next year they;d put out another album and music video then the process would start again. We were like kids in a candy store, gobbling it all up as the sugar high set in. 😂
I think this list is a British list of #1 songs. Most of the artists on the list are from there. The artists from the US and Australia were huge worldwide during that period
Or in Madonna's case huge everywhere, I believe she has more #1 songs on more official cheers in more countries than any artist in history, even more than The Beatles, I know she has the most #1 singles for a female artist in thee UK and Australia and Canada
There were two songs that I didn't recognize. I was single at the start of the 80's and married with my first kid by the end of the 80's. I never really liked most of the stuff from the 80's that was on the charts...not enough real rock 'n roll for my taste.
Please consider Falco from this list Start with Amadeus End with Der Kommisar The vibe is … a bit of goofy fun with a surprising twist, in case you decide that that’s the mood you’re going for that day. I think you’ll like it.
Probably over half of these are all time classics. What has happened to music? :/ Someone needs to remake these with at least double the length though.
Yes critics describe year 1983 as best year in pop music ever. And by your reaction to those songs its obvious they are still played and remembered today. Absolute classics! Few years ago i decided that my favourite year in music is 1984.
My favorite 80's year is definitely 1984. And I have a lot of reasons for that. If I think about it, the absolute best that the decade had in music, was right in the middle of the decade, 1984, 1985, 1986. I'm just obsessed with 80's music and movies. Being born in the middle of that decade and growing up with all the music and movies from it, kind of defined my life.
I was in my teens during the 80s and loved music, but even I didn't know some of these. And the songs that represented the later 80s were NOT indicative of that era. The music was so much better than that!
You’re missing out if you don’t watch the video. They show you how to dance to it and the story they are trying to tell in picture form so that you can understand the message in their music, in case you’re unsure what they meant by the lyrics. The video brings the song to life, so that there is another texture or artistic layer to it. The videos turned them into good actors that you want to watch while listening to the song. That’s why so many musicians end up being actors. They started off acting in their music videos, continued the character into their live performances and then got called to read for a script in a movie or tv show. It was up to them which side of the acting scale they went to. For example, I don’t think MJ or Prince ever acted or produced anything other than their music, music videos and their live performances (I consider Purple Rain, Princes way to bring his whole album to life with a live performance) but Madonna does both as well as acting in movies so did Whitney. Apologies for rambling on but breathing in all of this nostalgia is to blame. 😉
This was obviously the UK charts. There were a few songs on here I never heard of and I was a Gen Xer that loved music. Madonna was dominate in the 80s, along with Mike.
The last song, "We Didn't Start the Fire" is an INCREDIBLE history lesson. Billy Joel said that he wrote the verses in an afternoon after reading a book about the history of the 20th century. Google the song to read the verses. It is fascinating stuff and highly educational.
Growing up in the early 2000s, I have heard of a lot of these songs, also a radio station from my hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee called Sunny 92.3 (The radio station is on fm setting on the radio.) plays a mixture of old and new music. I have also heard a lot of these songs from movies, t.v. shows, RU-vid, bowling alleys, and etc.
Thanks for the stroll down Memory Lane!! Those were awesome!!! I’m just curious to know how they decided what songs were the greatest. There were quite a few I didn’t know (never heard of the artist either) like Shaddap You Face. It hit number one in other countries but only 24, 43, and 53 on the US Record World, US CashBox 100, and US Billboard 100 respectively. It was awesome watching you guys jam out to so many great songs from a decade that was before your time.
Awesome reaction. There is a "part 2" of this...but it's the #2 songs each month of the 80s. Also, the 60s one is also very cool. Especially when you see how much music changed from the early part of the 60's until around 1964 when a certain band from Liverpool, England started dominating the charts
Awww, you guys are too cute enjoying the music I grew up with❤️ You actually knew way more than I would expect from a young couple. I wish there were more New Wave/post punk bands/songs like The Cure, The Smiths, New Order, Psychedelic Furs, OMD, Siouxsie , The Banshees and more.
A few of these songs were covered by artists in the 2000s, so you might be surprised when you hear them. Westlife covered Billy Joel's 'Uptown Girl', and Atomic Kitten covered The Bangles' 'Eternal Flame'.
