Thomas Dolby - Airhead 

"My friends say she's a dumb blonde, but they don't know she dyes her hair". My favorite line!

The expressions on Dolby golem's face are priceless.

Aliens Ate My Buick is one of the most underrated albums in the history of popular music.

I love the line at the end "still it must be said, it was us made her that way." Extremely subtle, but kind of paints the entire song in a different light

Sold many a hifi and blew out many a woofer with this track. Love.

The first time I saw "She Blinded Me With Science" on MTV, I was convinced Thomas Dolby had great talent!

- "Quod erat demonstrandum, baby." - "Wow, you speak french!"

Some film clips are worthy as pieces of art in themselves - this is one of them.

I think this was the strongest track on the album, superb mixture of programming & live. Snare fits the track just fine, anything bigger would detract from the other stuff going on around it. I really like how a lot of the sounds going on are purposely really late, creates a great feel. This guy is a much underrated genius, never got the recognition he deserved in this country. Never get tired of listening to his albums, there's always something new in there somewhere.

Awesome! Aliens is just a great album. True briliance.....

One of my favorite albums ever. Thomas is just unbelievable ..and the musicians on these recordings!!!!!!!

Had a huge following in Yugoslavia in the 80s. Underrated genius? I'd agree.

This album is in my all time favorite top ten albums. Thomas is an absolute genius. The whole album is phenomenal!!!

One of the most incredible albums ever released. The forerunner to modern digital editing as well.

Classic Dolby, right here.

I cannot get over the creativity featured in this video. My god it's revolutionary! I expected nothing less from Mr. Dolby :)

What a great little hidden gem.

As a muso with a studio.... Great AD/DA,Monitors, ect ect.. This Album is honestly Reference material. Beside the "Dolby" fun , outside the box humour..... I have all his albums... Followed him from TGAOW... Every album has its vibe... But I tell you, besides the music, (Thats important) AAMB is fairdinkim one of the best produced Albums Ive ever heard. Its pure Class... Funny thing is, Coldplays FOH guy thinks so too... Thats how he tuned the PA.... Its that Fking GOOD! If you are into production, no matter the style, this album you must study.

It’s creative

Great track, superb album, brilliant recording.

excellent album source. aliens ate my buick for sure!!

I first heard this song while riding my bike to work thru traffic in the late 80s, having just gotten this album for my cassette walkman. I cracked up so many times I nearly died in traffic, repeatedly.

Best album I ever bought…

Timeless .. this sounds just as good today as it did back then. :)

yes a coworker of mine played this gir me in his dsr on our lunch break back in late 80s.i though wow that bass linelines holy crap

Fantastic track from a terrific album.

T Dolby was out funkin everyone but P-funk for years.....

Wow. First time hearing this. I love it. Radio missed out on this masterpiece.

Great and creative video for a great song.

Airheads Revenge and Revenge Rap are well worth a listen for fun. Great track with lots of humour which is sadly lacking in modern music.

Why have I never seen this video before? This is actually pretty cool...and original.

I have the album CD! I am a Japanese maniac of Western music.😁👍

Thomas Dolby should have been a lot huger in the states than just "She Blinded Me With Science" ans "Hyperactive"

Just glorious! Thank you.

Dolby's artistry's one of the keenest ever 🍸

Wonderful video

I know 3 people that whenever i speak with them...this song starts playing in my mind...

OMG, this is really a music video from the 80s ?! 😮😮😮

Dolby can't find a happy medium... Either she's an *Airhead* or _She Blinded him with Science!_ 🤷‍♀👩‍⚕ Either way this is still a killer song & innovative video.

Lovely video!

3:24 nice outline

Aaw shit, I love all of his records from this decade, but this is one of my favorite!

This got played a lot on my favorite "modern rock" station in SF back in the day. I can only imagine the fuss that would get kicked up if that were to happen today.

tolles Video und toller song

lyrically standing on the shoulders of Zappas Valley Girl

Dolby's videos are so fucking amazing. Just art!

I remember seeing this video on MTV when I was in my early 20's.

It's better to imagine the lyrics in your head 😎

love the 80s

he is having too much fun .

Wow. I seen a lot of MTV (and early Muchmusic) back in the day but I’ve never seen this one. Not as poppy as some of his others but a very good video

So fun and witty haha

I remember video like this one I was a kid in the 80s I'm 47 like Adam Goldberg lol they don't make music 🎶 videos like this anymore. Thomas Dolby is cool 😎🤘

George Plimpton doing Married With Children's 200th episode show..

OBRA MAESTRA

I buy her all the right clothes and pretty jewels to wear My friends say she's a dumb blonde but they don't know she dyes her hair She thinks the fighting in Central America's easily solved But what to wear to Bel Air premieres is a problem she could never resolve She's an airhead Stungun and mace, Kharmann Ghia plates say "Lost in Space" She's an airhead Thousands in trust, cusp aquarius, get serious She's an airhead Tinted contacts don't change the fact that black is black She's an airhead And while I'm impressed with the length of those legs She's not an intellectual giant She'd like to model, or maybe act, or start a magazine Before she signs any big contracts, she better learn to read But in her dreams she's the queen of the fashion regime You ask me do I love you, does the Pope live in the woods? Quod Erat Demonstrandum, baby ("ooh, you speak French") She's an airhead Stungun and mace, Kharmann Ghia plates say "Lost in Space" She's an airhead Thousands in trust, cusp aquarius, get serious She's an airhead And while I'm impressed with the size of that chest She's not an intellectual giant Sweet and low and oh-so, little Ms. Dora Jarre Safe sex and fishnets and could you walk me to my car, pa She's losing faith in a world that is out of control So she's gonna nix politics, she's taking up volleyball Volleyball, why? 'Cause she's an airhead Stungun and mace, Kharmann Ghia plates say "Lost in Space" She's an airhead Thousands in trust, cusp aquarius, get serious She's an airhead And now the time's come for the end of my song Don't get me wrong If she's an airhead, it has to be said It was men made her that way It was us made her that way It was us made her that way

Saved by the box head

Greatest diss track ever.

He is so stinking clever.

The man is a genius. I am getting a Quicksilver vibe from the silver haired director (I know who it is, do not fret).

Very clever...

Great song, massively underrated. The album 'Aliens' was epic.

this video is so funny 😭

Thomas, we must have tea darling and discuss my friend George Clinton!!!! Because to be this funky, the pope must live in the woods!!!

@ ▷ Thomas Dolby 🎶▷ Airhead 💿▷ Aliens Ate My Buick 📅▷ 1986 🎬︎▷ Thomas Dolby & Drew Takahashi

I buy her all the right clothes and pretty jewels to wear My friends say she's a dumb blonde but they don't know she dyes her hair She thinks the fighting in Central America's easily solved But what to wear to Bel Air premieres is a problem she could never resolve [Chorus] She's an airhead Stungun and mace, Kharmann Ghia plates say "Lost in Space" She's an airhead Thousands in trust, cusp aquarius, get serious She's an airhead Tinted contacts don't change the fact that black is black She's an airhead And while I'm impressed with the length of those legs She's not an intellectual giant She'd like to model, or maybe act, or start a magazine Before she signs any big contracts, she better learn to read But in her dreams she's the queen of the fashion regime You ask me do I love you, does the Pope live in the woods? Quod Erat Demonstrandum, baby. ("Ooh, you speak french") [Chorus] She's an airhead Stungun and mace, Kharmann Ghia plates say "Lost in Space" She's an airhead Thousands in trust, cusp aquarius, get serious She's an airhead And while I'm impressed with the size of that chest She's not an intellectual giant Sweet and low and oh-so, little Ms. Dora Jarre Safe sex and fishnets and could you walk me to my car, pa She's losing faith in a world that is out of control So she's gonna nix politics, she's taking up volleyball Volleyball, why? Cause she's an airhead Stungun and mace, Kharmann Ghia plates say "Lost in Space" She's an airhead Thousands in trust, cusp aquarius - get serious She's an airhead And now the time's come for the end of my song Don't get me wrong If she's an airhead, it has to be said It was men made her that way It was us made her that way

QED

he sings 'fishnets ' but aren't they patterned stockings ?

P FUNK AND BOOGIE YEARS

It's men made her that way. It was us made her that way.(Oh, you speak French! He's speaking Latin 😄). Love that genius.

Clearly little has changed 😅!

Thomas Dolby- Shes an Airhead! Airhead Lyrics [Verse 1] I buy her all the right clothes and pretty jewels to wear My friends say she's a dumb blonde but they don't know she dyes her hair She thinks the fighting in Central America's easily solved But what to wear to Bel Air premieres is a problem she could never resolve [Chorus] She's an airhead Stungun and mace, Kharmann Ghia plates say "Lost in Space" She's an airhead Thousands in trust, cusp aquarius, get serious She's an airhead Tinted contacts don't change the fact that black is black She's an airhead And while I'm impressed with the length of those legs She's not an intellectual giant

1926=936...QE2...

MUMEN CHaNce?

52k views Lol

now in green screen...

too many ideas in a song , a clever edit by a smart producer or even mr dolby (himself) would dumb it down enough for radio and the tv and charts.

What he could have done with 21st century robotics technology.

The video seems like it wants to undermine the audio of this song.

This track - and album - might have done a lot better if it had a better supporting video. This was back when MTV was still relevant. Missed opportunity, IMO.

This 80s classic if it were made today would be HASH TAG ME TOO'd all over Twitter and CANCELLED.

Early version of Jacob Collier

I'm so curious what happened to Thomas Dolby. This is such a great album, and then he pretty much quit after this. (I know he's done a couple albums, but barely.) I know nothing "happened" to him--it's like he lost interest. Moved to Silicon Valley to make apps, now teaches at Johns Hopkins. What's wrong with making music?

This is a fun video but has literally nothing to do with the song as far as I can see. It could just as easily be the video to Money for Nothing or Back in Black.

I love T. Dolby to death but this video does not to the song justice. It should've been a straight interpretation of the song to images.

This song has not aged well.