He used stop-motion animation and claymation to great effect in making "Slegehammer" a smash hit and winner of the MTV VMA for Video of the Year , complete with dancing raw chickens! Dig, if you will, this picture, of Prince famously immersed in a bathtub and slithering on his hands and knees as the visual backdrop to his classic.

But that wasn't all: check out the purple one and The Revolution doing synchronized dance moves in lace and silk at the end. Your email address will never be sold or distributed to a third party for any reason. Sorry, but we can't respond to individual comments. If you need immediate assistance, please contact Customer Care. Your feedback helps us make Walmart shopping better for millions of customers.

Recent searches Clear All. Enter Location. Update location. Learn more. Report incorrect product information. Fans of this haunting track should check out Sarah MacLachlan's version -- one of the best covers I've ever heard. Fascination Street - The Cure An hypnotic, ghoulish wall of sound by rock's great gloomsters peaked at 46 -- so why not six notches higher?

In , The Cure were considered hot up and comers in late-to-the-party mainstream America, which is crazy considering they already had a vast catalog including a Greatest Hits album under their belt. Top 40 love whatsoever as a solo artist? The Top 40 should've slipped some tongue to this feather-light kitschy gem "Paris is calling! The video was directed and shot at the L. A steam-roller in musical form.

The originator. Juan Atkins is a key player responsible for inventing techno, and naturally the original don has produced one of its finest records.

We owe all of the releases on this list in part to Juan. Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy 7. Howard Jones - What Is Love?

Chris Rea - Josephine The songs included on the movie's soundtrack represent some of the biggest names of the decade, like The Go-Go's, Oingo Boingo, and Don Henley. She actually performs it in the movie—or rather, a clip of her performing it on TV appears in the film—and the music video featured most of the cast.

It's hard to imagine Buffy the Vampire Slayer without The Lost Boys —the teen vampire movie defined the genre, not to mention directly inspired the makeup for Buffy 's vampires. The soundtrack is another one of those perfect '80s time capsules. It makes sense that Purple Rain would have a masterful soundtrack since the film was designed to showcase Prince's musical talents. He made his acting debut as The Kid, a character based on Prince himself.

Five years after Purple Rain , Prince had another hit soundtrack album with Batman , which spent six weeks at No. In , comic book movies were far from the multimillion-dollar industry they are today, and the film's relatively dark tone made it a tough sell for some. Nevertheless, it ended up being a critical and commercial success, and the equally daring soundtrack earned tons of fans of its own.