# 4 Music Videos From 1985 That Feel Like Mini Movies

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/4-music-videos-from-1985-that-feel-like-mini-movies/
- Published: 2026-10-25T23:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-25T23:09:08+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/4-music-videos-from-1985-that-feel-like-mini-movies/
- Topics: Americas, Entertainment, Film, Music, World

## Key points

- Four 1985 videos are presented as cinematic mini-stories.
- A-ha’s “Take On Me” combines animation and live action.
- MTV helped bring the videos to a wide audience.

## Summary

The article revisits four music videos released in 1985 that use cinematic settings or storytelling. It describes how their memorable visuals helped make the songs feel like more than performances, with MTV’s popularity in the 1980s giving such videos a large audience.

Starship’s “We Built This City” pairs the band with a series of striking backdrops, while Tears for Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” follows Curt Smith driving through California. Simple Minds’ “Don’t You Forget About Me” was filmed at Knebworth House and features scenes from The Breakfast Club; A-ha’s “Take On Me” blends live action and animation in a story that draws a woman into a comic book.

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