![]() Others, I loved more than I maybe should have but “Pass The Dutchie” (Musical Youth) and “Mexican Radio” (Wall of Voodoo) had such cool videos that I couldn’t resist.ĭef Leppard’s “Photograph” inched up to #65 this week as the heavy metal tide started to creep into mainstream music. It sounds like a classic New Wave tune but I honestly don’t recall ever seeing the video. ![]() That is a formidable run of MTV staples!Įntering the chart this week in 1983, David Bowie (“Let’s Dance”) and INXS (“One Thing”) are about to explode into popular culture over the coming year but there are plenty of songs I simply cannot remember such as Oxo’s “Whirly Girl”. A string of MTV classics follow on the chart with “Stray Cat Strut” (Stray Cats), “Down Under” (Men At Work), “Poison Arrow” (ABC), and “Lies” (Thompson Twins) all in the top 30 on this week while “She Blinded Me With Science” (Thomas Dolby) was just behind at #31. I thought Falco had more success with the same song but I am wrong. I didn’t realize it was even a hit even though I loved the video (it has a spider in it). Right behind Michael Jackson was “Der Kommissar” by After the Fire. A restaurant chain borrowed the name a few years later and they are still selling burgers today. The pool hall scenes are from the same bar where The Doors took pictures for their Morrison Hotel album cover. Speaking of video locations, Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” was holding strong at #15 this week in 1983 and you can tour the locations for the video online here. I had to look up the church and it is still standing in San Francisco so that’s going on my MTV Bucket List. I’m fairly certain the video (along with Billy Idol’s “White Wedding”) helped shape my impression of marriage as a teen. ![]() Just a few spots further down the chart, Greg Kihn Band was delivering more creepiness with “Jeopardy”. Roboto” is still a thrill but one I forgot was the equally intense “Twilight Zone” from Golden Earring. For a science-fiction obsessed ten-year old, Styx’ “Mr. Both songs are iconic in their own right. Keeping Duran Duran away from the #1 slot were “Billie Jean” and Culture Club’s “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” and that is fair. It is an incredibly strong list of songs so I decided to spend some time exploring it. I took a peek at the entire Hot 100 from that week when “Hungry Like the Wolf” peaked on the chart. Hell, it has only been 13,940 days since the song peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 and it still sounds fresh to me. Most successful bands have a few “required hits” that they play every show but something about this one never gets boring to me. Three hours of waiting for Duran Duran to perform on Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards felt like an eternity but the adrenaline rush of hearing “Hungry Like the Wolf” certainly made it worthwhile. ![]()
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