eightone81 — Best Music Video Ever

30 episodes

030 | No one’s gonna save you from the beast about to strike — “Thriller” by Michael Jackson
31/10/2025 | 53 mins.
We’re doing a big one, celebrating Halloween and the big 30, it’s “Thriller” by the King of Pop. Often the de facto Number 1 on Best of All Time lists. Does it hold up? Let’s dig in.

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029 | Is it the love of danger, or the danger of the love? — “Night Moves” by Marilyn Martin
25/10/2025 | 38 mins.
If you’ve heard of “Night Moves” by Marilyn Martin, congratulations. This weird vampire music video from the 80s feels like one time forgot. Vampires are due for a comeback, aren’t they?

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028 | Without you, everything just falls apart — “The Perfect Drug” by Nine Inch Nails
15/10/2025 | 33 mins.
Nothing says spooky like gothic sets, absinthe, a giant severed hand prop, and Trent Reznor in a velvet trench coat. We’re talking “The Perfect Drug” by Nine Inch Nails. Boo!

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027 | Make the beats go harder — “Push It” by Garbage
08/10/2025 | 1h 4 mins.
Spooky Season on eightone81 continues with a weird video by a cool band: it’s “Push It” from Garbage. The guys talk about their love for these alt-rock legends, the weird lightbulb man, and how hot Shirley Manson is. We also cover the new Taylor Swift album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” and One Battle After Another. Hot takes incoming!

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026 | I was too cold to cry when I woke up alone — “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
01/10/2025 | 38 mins.
eightone81 returns for spooky season! We’re celebrating our favorite time of year by checking out some of the best horror and horror-adjacent music videos of the MTV era. To start off, we’re dancing in the candlelight with dead Kim Basinger. Awesome song and awesome video for “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

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About eightone81 — Best Music Video Ever

Welcome to eightone81, a podcast about the best music videos ever. Benjamin Light (aka James Taylor) and Marco Sparks explore the signature music videos from the launch of MTV to 9/11, looking back at an art form that no longer holds the sway it once did. We’ll talk about the artists, the music, the videos, the culture, and how things have changed since the heyday of the medium.

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