New Wave/Synthpop songs ranked from #200 to #1, one per day.
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Number 32: Animotion - Obsession
Bill Wadhams and Astrid Plane of Animotion hit the big time with "Obsession", the lead-off single from their self-titled debut album. Reaching #5 in the USA and #6 in the UK in early 1985, the song featured a killer synth hook and enthusiastic vocals by Wadhams & Plane. The video, involving the pair undergoing multiple costume changes at some sort of 80s fever-dream pool party, was played nonstop on MTV and other music video channels, further fuelling the song's chart ascension. Despite its cheesiness, I've always liked the video and love the song's in-your-face synthpop style. If you're going to make this kind of music, go all-in! "Obsession" gets the #32 spot here, the second of two appearances by Animotion on my list.
The 1980s: When Stalking Became Cool. I wonder if the Glenn Close character in Fatal Attraction (1987) was developed as a less hot, more haggard, less busty, more psycho version of Astrid's motivated seductress in this vid?
The 1980s: When Stalking Became Cool. I wonder if the Glenn Close character in Fatal Attraction (1987) was developed as a less hot, more haggard, less busty, more psycho version of Astrid's motivated seductress in this vid?
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