Subject: Aussie music videos from the 80's.

Written By: holicman on 04/19/08 at 7:13 am

Heres a start:

Slice of Heaven -Dave Dobbyn and the Herbs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0pWejAnLUQ

Shouldnt you outta be in love -Dave Dobbyn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E132dsk9rLY&feature=related

Subject: Re: Aussie music videos from the 80's.

Written By: midnite on 04/19/08 at 2:55 pm

Other than INXS, the only other 80's Aussie I can remember is Yahoo Serious. I have a feeling that he is not really singing, lol.

Video link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1DNSt-ar8Q&feature=related

Subject: Re: Aussie music videos from the 80's.

Written By: 80sTrivMeister on 04/19/08 at 5:08 pm

I love Aussie 80s music. Some of my faves:

Live It Up by Mental As Anything:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr64KOyrh5s

Great Southern Land by Icehouse:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPvIH1XQ-uk

Turn It Into Love by Kylie Minogue:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBzXgeH8MfU

Subject: Re: Aussie music videos from the 80's.

Written By: midnite on 04/19/08 at 5:13 pm

I love Aussie 80s music. Some of my faves:

Live It Up by Mental As Anything:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr64KOyrh5s

Great Southern Land by Icehouse:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPvIH1XQ-uk

Turn It Into Love by Kylie Minogue:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBzXgeH8MfU

Love Kylie of course. I forgot about Icehouse. I LOOOVVVEEE their song Crazy

Subject: Re: Aussie music videos from the 80's.

Written By: johnny5alive on 04/19/08 at 7:38 pm

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DNT7uZf7lew ummm anyone remember these guys???

Subject: Re: Aussie music videos from the 80's.

Written By: whistledog on 04/19/08 at 8:08 pm

I love Australian 80s music. Here's some of my favourite 80s Australian songs ...

John Farnham - Pressure Down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wferx45rFA

Mental As Anything - Too Many Times
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq-xUH2YMgY

INXS - Original Sin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4gKzW6y2B0

1927 - That's When I Think of You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLTg3iWoQe8

Air Supply - The Power of Love (You Are My Lady)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYMp8k8SCEI

Big Pig - (I Can't) Breakaway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBDE7WABCvY

Crowded House - Better Be Home Soon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOenp3MUnh0

Split Enz - Six Months in A Leaky Boat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar7DgREshAk

Noiseworks - Take Me Back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRq_EVA9kYk

David Foster and Olivia Newton-John - The Best of Me
(By technical standards, this one is Canadian, but you gotta give credit where credit is due. Olivia sounds great on this song!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQsXEOg5hpA

Subject: Re: Aussie music videos from the 80's.

Written By: cinnabon on 04/20/08 at 5:54 am

Even though I have never seen the videos for these 2 songs they are among my favorite 80s Aussie songs:

Beds are Burning - Midnight Oil
Under the Milky Way - The Church

Subject: Re: Aussie music videos from the 80's.

Written By: holicman on 04/20/08 at 7:28 pm

Here you are Cinnabon :)

Beds are Burning - Midnight Oil.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=10BbpGKLXqk

Under the Milkyway - The Church
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNhR-PrTAFE

Here is another good song by the church called"An Unguarded moment."

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx36ZzSHHs8&feature=related

Also, if you like Beds are burning, check out the rest of Midnight Oil songs, they had a classic hits :)

Subject: Re: Aussie music videos from the 80's.

Written By: cinnabon on 04/21/08 at 5:49 pm

Here you are Cinnabon :)

Beds are Burning - Midnight Oil.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=10BbpGKLXqk

Under the Milkyway - The Church
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNhR-PrTAFE

Here is another good song by the church called"An Unguarded moment."

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx36ZzSHHs8&feature=related

Also, if you like Beds are burning, check out the rest of Midnight Oil songs, they had a classic hits :)

Thanks! Those videos were great. :)

Subject: Re: Aussie music videos from the 80's.

Written By: 80sTrivMeister on 04/21/08 at 6:58 pm

Here you are Cinnabon :)

Beds are Burning - Midnight Oil.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=10BbpGKLXqk

Under the Milkyway - The Church
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNhR-PrTAFE

Two more of my Aussie faves! :)

Mi.

Subject: Re: Aussie music videos from the 80's.

Written By: End_User-X on 04/24/08 at 12:01 pm

Did you all forget about these guys?

Down Under - Men At Work
Who Can It Be Now - Men At Work

Subject: Re: Aussie music videos from the 80's.

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/08 at 12:16 pm

Did Rolf Harris produce and songs/videos during the 80's?

Subject: Re: Aussie music videos from the 80's.

Written By: whistledog on 04/24/08 at 11:33 pm

Did you all forget about these guys?

Down Under - Men At Work
Who Can It Be Now - Men At Work

I didn't forget about them. There are just more Aussie bands I place above them. Men at Work were good, but they got overplayed

Subject: Re: Aussie music videos from the 80's.

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/08 at 2:41 am

I didn't forget about them. There are just more Aussie bands I place above them. Men at Work were good, but they got overplayed
...still overplayed on the radio today.

Subject: Re: Aussie music videos from the 80's.

Written By: holicman on 04/25/08 at 4:39 am

I agree. I am so sick of hearing Down Under.

I do like who can it be now, thats a good song, its not overplayed and I enjoy listening to it everytime its on the radio :)

Subject: Re: Aussie music videos from the 80's.

Written By: swinggal on 07/19/08 at 2:27 pm

How bout;

Mondo Rock
Real Life
Pseudo Echo
Kids in the kitchen
Little Heros
Machinations
Mi Sex
Boom Crash Opera
Gang-a-gang
The Venetians
The Saints
The Models
Geisha

Subject: Re: Aussie music videos from the 80's.

Written By: barry on 07/19/08 at 6:00 pm

Flash and the Pan - Media Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_GqLMrwT-M

OXO - Whirly Girl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ5Y3KXPDr0