Totally 80s - Video Collection on DVD

I won a contest held by a local radio station and I was so excited to receive the prize -- a box set of three DVDs of 80s videos.  Ohmigod, am I a total dweeb to be totally stoked about such an awesome prize?  (Sorry -- channeling Valley Girl there).

I suffer from a mixture of nostalgia and embarrassment watching these videos.  I don't remember the production quality as being so close to home movies shot in my neighbor's basement.  And what was the goat doing in Blondie's Rapture video???  Did I really aspire to dress like the girls in Bananarama's Cool Summer?  Was Simon Le Bon really that hot in Hungry Like the Wolf?  (Oh, this one I can answer -- yes, I still think he's hot). 

There were some positive surprises, too.  Our House by Madness was just as zany and fun as I remember, and it's still a good song. 

The collection does have a lot of gaps.  There are no Madonna songs, and in my opinion, Madonna was an artist who quickly grasped the power of the music video.  I am surprised that Dire Strait's Money for Nothing (with the haunting voice of Sting calling, "I want my MTV" was not included).  For me, the early days of MTV always bring to mind The Kink's Come Dancing, but it didn't make the collection.

I could do without the third volume of the collection, Headbangers Rule.  I was searching for some Def Leppard, but they also were left out of the collection.

So, tonight after work, I'll go home, throw on my black leggings (*note to all who are as fashion-challenged as I am -- black leggings are back in style!), an oversize t-shirt and some neon socks, and enjoy reliving my youth through music videos.  Frankie say RELAX!