Actually I take it back. This wouldn't be in a nightclub scene, it'd be over a soulful introspection montage, like after Crockett couldn't save his girlfriend from dying. That'd be *peak* 80s.
Absolutely! I'm 50 years old and currently on my second battle with cancer. My childhood home is not far from the hospital where I receive treatment. I'll drive by on occasion while listening to all of the songs from the 80's that remind me of my awesome childhood. This song is definitely one of them. It truly was a magical decade to grow up in!
Same here. Love the 80s. All those girls. I wonder where they are now?? When I hear an;80s song I can go straight to a particular period in the 89s. Favourite song is I HEAR THE SECRETS THAT YOU KEEP! Love that song.
I was 12 when this song came out and I remember sitting up all night trying to catch it on the radio to "tape" it on an old cassette. Then i took it with me on a roadtrip with my family to the beach. I remember rewinding it over and over. 34 years later and the song still stings me with intense nostalgia and brings me right back there. Love and peace to any fellow 80s kids who still return to these songs for comfort. ❤
I'm 26 years old, from Canada (Québec). I usually listen to music from the 80s/90s/00s. This song just pierced my heart and I'm hooked. Australian new wave tracks are incredibly underrated Stay electric!
This is arguably the Most '80s song and video ever produced. It has everything-- 1. Electronic drums that sound like thunder. 2. Good-looking gap-tooth lead singer with the most magnificent mullet ever. 3. The keytar. 4. Obligatory hot woman for the eye candy factor 5. Future hot-rod builder Chip Foose on the sax. 6. Catchy, feel-good vibe. 7. Chorus that just delightfully sticks in your head. When this song and video hit MTV, it must have been like the ENTIRE '80s landed at once. The '80s ruled.
I will agree that the factors you mentioned make it a great video but my choice for most 80s sounding is Everybody Wants to rule the world.. I hear that song and its 1985 again but I think we can agree we both have good tastes in music
My seven-year-old daughter just told me she wants to listen to Electric Blue all night. I just found it last night after having forgotten it for decades. A wonderful rediscovery.
Good parenting definitely has it's own rewards, and you've obviously got it! I'm just sad that there will never be music like this ever made again......we were the lucky ones, us '80's teens.
Ahí está otra vez... Esa nostalgia dulce, esa tristeza ilusionada, esa melancolía hermosa que solo la música de los 80s es capaz de provocar. Esta música no fue hecha para quitarte la tristeza, es una invitación a disfrutar de la dolorosa felicidad de la ausencia y la añoranza. Hoy no encontrarás nada así. Tampoco lo hubo antes. 80s inmortales❤️
ACDC, INXS, Icehouse, Midnight oil, Crowded House, Air Supply, Little River Band...the list goes on.. a small country with a huge musical footprint. Thank you Australia!
I want my mullet back. Hell, I want my HAIR back! Anyone in 2020 listening to this MASTER PIECE !!! You can hear John Oates of Hall and Oates in the background. He produced this song!
I'm a migrant who came to this Great Southern Land in 2015 -- same year I first heard this song on the radio onboard a ferry to Manly -- I had to hold my phone near the speaker to Shazam the title :D This song and Great Southern Land are rightfully my migrant songs in AU. 8 years and counting, I am now a citizen and hearing this song brings back so many memories of my start in Sydney. Those who listened to this in the 80's how lucky are you folks that you have such a great soundtrack of your lovely good 'ole days
It is beyond crazy how a song can capture the essence of an entire decade. Not every moment of the 80s was 'great' ... nothing is ever perfect ... but that decade was as close to perfect as one could get on this planet.
Well, besides the world being on the brink of nuclear war a couple of times, yeah, pretty great. My memories of the 80's were also very fond, but still millions starved and died in wars. See the controversy? Nothing has changed since then in that respect.
Absolutely!!!!! Songs like this just bring back youthful memories of a time in your life when possibilities seemed endless and horizons stretched forever. Probably the only time in your life you felt true blissful freedom.
Fui una chica de los 80, bailando esta joya! Pelo con mucho volumen,gloss en los labios, estrellitas plateadas en una mejilla...moda disco! Y..."no llores porque terminó, sonríe porque sucedió" ❤
1987...I was 17 and in my senior year of high school. Some songs hit a certain way and bring me right back to those days. This is one of them. I wish I could be back there again ❤️
i hear u. Something special about music that seems to cut right through time. Hear just one note and ur teleported to the first time u ever heard it...what u were doing..who u were with. Magic. :) C.
2023 and still love this song. This and Crazy were pretty big singles in the UK. The whole Man Of Colours album is fantastic. Iva's voice has such a pure quality to it
You blokes down under have great music. The 80s were perfect! Icehouse, Mondo Rock, Cold Chisel, Men at Work and many many more. Greetings from Croatia!
Few artists today can match the uniqueness and quality of music that came out of the 80's. Electric Blue is one of my favorites by Icehouse and whenever I hear it, I am transported back to my college experience. When John Oates co-wrote Electric Blue with Iva Davies, who would think that the song would still be inspirational nearly four decades later.
Wow. What a blast from the past. The 80's were the time of the 'Australian invasion' in music. Great band. I miss those years, the music and the good times with friends and family. Cheers all.
Thank you Iva and the band for one of my all time favourite songs. I remember having a crush on you when I was about 14 and Dad recently went through the garage and decided to re use on of my old folders for some appointment. Some one asked him. “Do you like Icehouse ? “. He had to tell them that it was his daughter (that is me). Thanks for the wonderful memories.
I am from Argentina, my adolescence in the 80s was crowned by this music. I can't believe that what is said to be successful today is real shit. There are no lyrics, no melodies, everything is image, no talent, just pose before the camera. I collect in my notebook all that wonderful music, it is an invaluable treasure, at least for me. The 80s will continue to live in our hearts, I'm sure of that. Thank you for sharing Icehouse. Greetings from the end of the world.
Sí. Tenes razón!!! Solo escucho música de los 80 y los 90!!! Dios!!!! Que belleza!!! Los clásicos internacionales son mi debilidad! Temazo! Saludos desde Tucumán!!!
This video is officially the most 80s video of all time. Guitar keyboard - check Glorious mullet - check Red leather jacket - check Saxophone solo in silhouette - check Denim on denim - check
Since it's the late 80s, that means no script, no plot no acting. Just guys singing into the camera while women on the set as props stare vacantly into the camera.
