SPIN-OFF: Memorable Non-Mac Video Images

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What music video moments are instantly recognizable the moment you see them and/or come to mind when you think of an artist (OTHER than FM/Stevie?)
(Yeah, I KNOW it's evident I haven't had the channels since the 80s. You guys can put more recent additions.)

- Olivia NJ in the "Physical" headband

- The peasants doing the crazy "Safety Dance"

- Nena letting go of the 99th red balloon

- Pat Benatar shaking her stuff with the purple-haired-prostitute in the LIAB video

- Peter Gabriel's head being Sledghammered

- Sting surrounded by candles

- Britney as the schoolgirl

- Cyndi Lauper dancing down the sidewalk with the girls just having fun

- Tom Petty and Alice in DCAHNM

- Paul M. and Michael J. on the back of the wagon in "Say Say Say"

- Michael between the gangs in "Beat It"

- Madonna writhing on the floor in "Lucky Star"

- Billy Joel singing to "Uptown Girl" Christie B.

- Paulina P. floating around in "You Might Think"

- David Lee Roth's flip in "Jump"

- The Pointer Sisters in matching outfits in "Neutron Dance" or ANY of their videos

- Patti La Belle's sprayed-up fanned hair in "New Attitude"

- Tina in blue denim jacket in "WLGTDWI"

- Bruce Springsteen pulling Courtney Cox onstage in "Dancing In The Dark"

- Billy Idol being electrocuted in "Dancing With Myself"

- Annie Lennox in eyeliner, bright red hair, and man's suit, standing in front of a screen in "Sweet Dreams"

- Karen Carpenter singing on and near giant letters in "Close To You" (later used for a video after her death)

- Whitney lip-synching but still doing the Gospel chin thing in "Greatest Love Of All"

- Elton John with the body painted folks in "I'm Still Standing" (In the days before AI's Diana )


- Jake