I’ve been in the mood to post 80’s videos lately, so sorry if this isn’t your favorite, but you have to admit that you’ve been reminded of a few songs you haven’t thought of in 20 years…

I decided to lead off with 1986’s “Word Up” by Cameo because there is something pretty awesome about the lead singer wearing a red codpiece on the outside of his pants. Unlike other 80’s mistakes , the trend failed to gain popularity which is why I always receive weird looks when I wear my Frankie Goes to Hollywood edition codpiece that says “Frankie Say Relax” on it out to bars. Even so, “Word Up” has been covered by the likes of Korn and Mel B. (who apparently will cover just about anything as evidenced by her child’s paternity) so the song is indeed still enjoyed by many after all these years even if the video makes you throw up in your mouth a little.

Second in our Troika this evening is “Mercedes Boy” by Pebbles who you might have occasionally confused with Paula Abdul (or was that just me?): http://youtube.com/watch?v=RPZwbWZpyho. Although she’s led a bit of a scandalous life (click here to read more), she gave us this song in addition to “Girlfriend” and isn’t embarrassing herself in public anymore to stay relevant like her old doppelganger.

Last, we’ve got “In My House” by the Mary Jane Girls: http://youtube.com/watch?v=tiGED0ptjDE. Dude, the Mary Jane Girls were way slutty, and not only were they named after a controlled substance, but they were prodigies of Rick James. This multiplier effect leads to a timeless 80’s jam and a video full of nasty girls enticing you to come inside their house. In the 80’s, I totally would have gone inside their house, but now that “house” is probably more of a “home” for ex-celebrities that did too many drugs and were possibly burned one too many times by Rick James’ crack pipe and therefore no longer function in society.