From the band's superb 1986 album How Men Are, "And That's No Lie" was Heaven 17's magnum opus, with the album track extending to approximately ten minutes in length and including, as you see, a string section and a host of session musicians and backup singers. Unfortunately, neither the song nor the album did particularly well commercially, at least not in the States (where I am). Maybe in the UK it did boffo business -- I'm too lazy right now to look up UK chart data. Notice how there's plenty of the lovely Glenn Gregory in the video, but little Ian Craig Marsh or Martyn Ware action. Maybe the two Human League alumna were bashful that day. ;)

The single off the band's Island Records debut, 1986's Chasing Shadows. The late singer Robert Palmer, a huge fan of the Comsats, became an advocate for the band shortly before their Island signing, and even co-produced this album and sang backup on one song. Many longtime fans, disappointed by the Comsat Angels' two prior, poppier albums (though one of them featured the band's most familiar recording, 1985's "I'm Falling"), heartily welcomed this new album into their collections as a sort of "return to form", but the album failed to become commercially successful. As is the case with most of the pop world's brilliant musical geniuses. Unfortunately, the public by and large latch themselves onto useless, shallow, inconsequential dreck. So enjoy this and know that this is real music.

From the Glaswegian band's 1984 breakthrough album Sparkle In The Rain, "Up On The Catwalk" was among the first of the group's singles to utilize their massively huge stadium synthrock sound and to funnel the band's live performing energy onto something recorded. Album features production by Steve Lillywhite, with a sleeve design by the legendary Assorted Images. Unfortunately, who directed the simple yet effective video is unknown. But let's not let that get away from its enjoyment factor. Plus, look at how young Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill look! Aw, baby Simple Minds.

A song off Numan's sixth studio recording, 1982's I, Assassin (featuring that oh-so-cool cover photo of Numan standing on a dark, streetlamp-lit street corner wearing a trench coat), the song had a very Japan-esque flavor to it (Japan as in the NuRo band, not the country) because of the presence of Japan bassist Mick Karn performing his trademark fretless bass work. The album was savaged at the time of its release because of its more immediate danceability factor, but now is generally considered a Gary Numan classic. And hey, look at Numan dance!

One of the most well-known singles by the seminal New Romantic group. Japan included brothers David Sylvian and Steve Jansen as well as Mick Karn on bass, Rob Dean on guitar, and Richard Barbieri on keyboards. This song was the title track for the group's fourth full album of original content, marking a real change of course for a group that started out as New York Dolls soundalikes.

Video for one of the two singles off 1988's Big Thing; this is one of the earliest Duran Duran videos to show guitarist Warren Cuccurullo. Notice what's on the TV screens in the courtroom scenes.

The music video for "Goodbye Is Forever" by 1980s pop group Arcadia. Arcadia featured Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, and Roger Taylor of Duran Duran, with special guests ranging from David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) to Carlos Alomar (David Bowie's guitarist) to Sting, who duetted with lead singer Le Bon on the song "The Promise". By the time the band went to France to film their music videos, though, Taylor had dropped out of Arcadia, wishing instead to spend time in rural England. This is why only Le Bon and Rhodes are evident in the music videos.