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  • un gran tema y video...me recuerdo y te vienes a la cabeza.....eres y fuiste lo mas hermoso de mi vida...

  • whoa!.. now this is 80s!

  • I met Rick at a book signing.

  • Rick looks a little like Gowan at the end of this video. (a Canadian singer also big in the 80's)

  • @NikkiJamesfan I remember Gowan. I once saw him live in Toronto. I also have his best-of CD.

  • This was made by the same guy that made Fight Club and Se7en... Hard to believe if I'm honest.

  • @ jmkaye00...ROFL!!!!

  • @gogogadgetbeer- fist off i love the name and second, hell yeah back in the day he was hot and so was the video, i was a kid what did i know...but now looking at this I'm like WTF!!! LOL!!!

  • They don't make music videos like they used to... =]

  • OMG!!! I remember this video and song and now that I see it again, IT IS SOOO STUPID! Bop til you drop? Soooo dumb!!!

  • @rose1971 - You say that now but back in the day I bet you thought it was the hot shit!

  • Ahhh the good music, I wish todays musicans would take lessions from these artists of the past and do music right instead of all the wierd stuff their doing. This was THE era of True good music take lessions and Learn, these are the God Fathers and mothers of Music for the Future...

  • Your MOM bops til she drops...LOL.

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  • 80's videos are the best! and Rick is Awesome and still HOT!

  • An icon of eighties awesomeness!!!! Dig that mullet style too!

  • OOOOMMMMMGGGGG! He was WAY queer in the day, and , well, this VID is just WRONG in SO MANY WAYS,right?...But, yeah; he's cute.

  • @mar30139 There is nothing queer about this man, I assure you! ;)

  • Bob till you drop in the what city ? What is the name of the city ?

  • Ht #20 in Billboard. God bless!

  • Aw yeah Rick in chains!

  • mad max, aliens, zombies - he could be dressing up in rags but hes still CUTE!

  • Ry Cooder on his groundbreaking 1979 album Bop Till You Drop.

  • This is corny as hell, but the whole sci-fi theme in music videos was pretty big in the 80's. Love the song, though. Rick Springfield + electronic music = some kind of win... at least with this song!

  • geat, rulex, extrasuxbigcaccu

  • やっぱりかっこいい!

  • lol, 80s

  • Well,I wass 16 when this came out. I possibly liked the video then but now it's really silly.

    Don't get me wrong,I rated 4 stars for the song itself because it is good. I couldn't help but sit here now over 25 years later,see this, and laugh myself silly! LOL!!!

  • i love this song and video .....

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  • it goes to show even in the 80's they protested against the "Big Business" way of running our lives, thats why the economy is the way it is, we're meager slaves to corporation, and only a good rebellion can get us free.

  • would anyone happen to know what the meter is to this song? I know it's some kind of odd rythm but I can't tell.

  • @hfish83 Sounds like a standard 4/4 to me.

  • Rick (bop till you drop) Springfield, gotta love that song, everybody BOP TILL YOU DROP.

  • BOPSSSSSSSSSSS!

  • corny videos are a lot better than the ones today with attitude.....

  • This video seems weird but cool at the same time. I understand the concept of it. Admit it, at least the 80's artists had imagination when they made their videos!! Way better than the crap they make today!!

  • man, you people are crazy, this was one of my favorite videos when it first came out...of course i was six years old at the time

  • He was so Hot. Those Lips - so sweet!

  • @cveiga2010

    I agree. No doubt in my mind. He was SEXY when he was younger!!!

  • why does everything in the 80's need to be described as corny..or whatever. It was the 80's, music that defines the times...that's IT!

  • Typical corny 80's video, but Rick is still super sexy, I think he looks better now at 60!!

  • In response to all of the comments about the subject, It is sci-Fi. it is also very 80'sish. it also represents freedom from oppression. You forget that this was made during the cold war. The bad guys represented the russians. take a look again and see if you think the same. This is just my opinion, a statemnet, not a fact.

  • Great song, TERRIBLE video. He must've felt really silly. This "concept" is just completely ridiculous.

  • What the fuck are you talking about. he looks fucking sexy. Look at him, forget the rest of the vid. I'm a woman too.

    if your not a woman, sorry!

  • Desconozco a este Rick Spriengfield, ya que no se parece en nada al de Jesse'e Girl o Don't talk to strangers. Sin embargo, esto no quiere decir que esta rola no me guste, la tengo grabada en mi casete 14 y noto cierto toque como de Duran Duran. Buen video, buen hallazgo.

  • um....folks this is the the stuff we dont like to talk about in the eighties.

    but the PERIOD-ness of this video speaks volumes.

    George Lucas was the major guy involved in this,hence the really Starwars'esque feel...

    ok,this is still cool,but very VERY 80s..the mini mullet...ouch

  • I wanna find this 12" like NOW!!!!

  • Can´t get tired of watching this video...

  • Is it me or is it that a lot of rick siringfield's music sci fy?

  • That's just what I was about to say. It is.

  • always loved the bass line to this tune . . . The video was typically 80s . . . Directors/Artists were so obsessed with portraying some kind of weird, f*cked-up, post-apocalyptic, dystopian society in them . . . Maybe it was the influence of the "Mad Max" movies of the time and us living in fear of nuclear war with the Soviets . . .

  • Excellent observations. Despite all the supposed economic prosperity, there was an undercurrent of fear and quiet desperation, to borrow from Pink Floyd. Lots of people did well, but that came at a price of lots of people being painfully marginalized.

  • why was he on this kind of Video.....

  • i luv this song <3

  • I first saw this on Night Tracks that used to be on TBS in the 1980s.

  • ah, I remember this from the beginnings of MuchMusic. This was one of the first videos that they aired.

  • bacan grande,,,idolo.....se las mando el video

  • Mcguyver wants his hair back!

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  • One of two Great RS songs: Calling All Girls is the other.

  • Nothing beats a good overdone high concept '80s video.  Love it!

  • rick look hot and handsome

  • rick so hot babe

  • I LOVE RICK SPRINGFIELD!

  • This is among the first music videos that current Oscar nominee David Fincher directed.

  • Shows that he was ripping off Ridley Scott even back then.

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  • If it took them 'til 2:59 to figure out that they could break their chains with hammers, maybe they were better off being forced to do whatever it is they're being forced to do.

  • Aaaaand how long will it take for you to figure it out?

  • A combination of Radio Ga Ga by Queen and She Bop by Cyndi Lauper

  • 0:57 so wait, they're forcing him to be...a telemarketer?

  • @jmkaye00 A fate worse than being digested in the dreaded Sarlacc.

  • Oh good heavens! This one hasn't aged well! Good song, but be weary of video with a sci-fi theme!

  • Yup, can't watch but will never stop listening...lol Unless I want to watch the "fox" singin'!!

  • I desperately need to find more songs with this kind of bass!!

  • it's synth bass. was played on a keyboard, not a real bass guitar

  • Believe me... i knew that!

    A bassline is called a bassline even if it's in a crappy euro trance song or in this.. I'm just addicted to the sound of the bass in this song.. both the tone and the rythm... damn

  • oh, I know it's still a bassline, just saying it was done on a synth, not a bass.

    it still does sound pretty cool, though

  • Weird video...fantastic song though! My favorite of all his songs. Love the bass.

  • Fantastic, wonderful cheesy goodness. Ha ha ha.

  • I'm so glad I did not have the mullet in the 80's but I did have a mohawk and skater bangs. The most amazing thing about this video is that it was once played on that joke MTV and it helped make that beast what it is today!

  • Rick Sprinfield. Alias "Noah" on General Hospital & prior to that "Zac"(aka "Zack Adama")on the original Battlestar Galactica.

  • This'll come off as very cliche', but this is Mad Max meets 1984. It seems every other artist in the 80's did a Mad Max, post-apocalyptic style video - Interesting stuff.

  • Not bad for a guy who started on General Hospital and the original Battlestar Galactica.

  • he is super hot!!!

  • Loved this video in the 80's. They don't make 'em like this anymore.

  • You are right!! Loved it too..

  • yet another "fear the future" video from the 80s. but still..very cool...

  • I MET HIM LAST MONTH IN YOUR FACE!!

  • vin diesel remade this video into a whole movie.

  • what is that movie called?

  • It's called "Hard To Hold".

  • The Chronicles of Riddick

  • Love the song and the vid. Great to see it again!

  • Is that suppose to be Skeletor?

  • I wish they still made 'em like this!

  • yes, the video is a bit weird but Rick Springfield is HOT!!!

  • Hey make sure you guys check him out on July 29 on general Hospital. he will be performing."what's Victoria secrete" off his new album.

  • I have no idea what brought this video to mind since I haven't seen it since, well when it came out. I'm 34 and used to LOVE this video as a kid. A bit freaked out now.

  • So true. I am a (little) older than you, loved this as a kid, and am a little creeped out by the video as an adult. Maybe child slavery isn't as cool these days as it was in the 80s. Anyway, what a treat to see this again.

  • lol this video is soo cool!!!!

    hey guys check it out Rick is coming out with a new album, Venus in Overdrive at the end of this month!!

  • this song was pretty good. however, i heard a new song by him from his new album coming out called Venus in Overdrive, and it was amazing!!!

  • I liked the video in my youth and finally saw it again on this site a few months back after not seeing it for, shit since it came out and yeah it is lame but for an almost 34 yr old it brings back memories. Cheesy 80's b-movie sci-fi. Great posting

  • Rick would have been about 34 when this was made. He should be 60 soon.

  • I've always loved this song. I have the dance remix. I can't stand this video, (sorry Rick), but I love this song.

  • Dont call old songs old nor vintage and dont call anything old vintage,cause awsome things and songs like this one by ricky this is a classic song very classic its song awsome!!!!!!

  • I am not old enough for this to be vintage either!

  • Vintage is a word for processing wine not old things the words for old things are classic,antique or retro

  • Trying to remember a song in the credits of a movie based on someone I think taking drugs about twenty years ago .I know for sure Rick sang the song.Thanks if anyone have the information.

  • Rick clearly has an interesting fantasy life. This is one seriously overdone video. As a few people have commented, this must have cost a mint to produce.

  • rick was trying too hard. and god this must have cost a fortune back then.

  • Oh my -- that bass sound is so dated it grows mold as it comes out of the speakers!

  • I gotta say, I wasn't too fond of this song when I first heard it on the album (too synthetic sounding compared to the rest of his stuff) but after watching this video so many times way back then it grew on me.

    Great production values in this one for sure.

    It was definately NOTHING like I would have ever imagined for a video of that song.

    Aliens & mutants kick ass. :-)

  • One of my fave songs of all time and of Rick's, but the video, not so much! ;-)

    Oh those wacky 80s

  • I love this song from his Hard To Hold album, love the intrumental of it all...

  • Great song with a killer hook. And I like that it's sort of weird, because so am I.

  • SIMON!!! american idol has now gone too far!!!

  • yes the music is great but the videos are so funny do you think in 20 years we will look back and say what was justin timberlake thinking when he made the sexy back video. it makes me feel so old to watch and listen to these. i was a teenager in the 80's and rick was my fav rock star. oh well he is still hot at 58 as he was at 38. i saw him in concert i was in awe of him and still am

  • I think that's the problem w/MTV now. People back in our day weren't afraid to take risks and make some truly memorable vids. Remember "Jeopardy" by Greg Kihn? Or "Fisheads"? Nowadays, all the vids look exactly the same. It's a shame.

  • Yes,it's Rick Springfield as-----Captain EO!!!

  • LMAO!!!! -and I saw that like 6 times at Disney World in '87! Had to sit through that stupid Kodak infomercial, though. Wow...

  • i have been looking for this video since it came out and have only seen it once. thought it was so cool the whole 80's sfi fi b-movie look

  • yeah

  • Rick Springfield's 1984 release was a big hit...the whole "Hard To Hold" Soundtrack album is one of my favorite of that decade with songs like "Love Somebody", "Don't Walk Away", "Taxi Dancing(duet w/Randy Crawford)","Stand Up", "The Great Lost Art Of Conversation"...etc..I do agree with other comments...Music was MUSIC those days...and 1984 was a year when music took a new direction with a lot of great productions...

    Thanks to Optyk2000 for posting and sharing this video...

  • This was a hot song from 1984, one of the best that year.

  • Love this song! It's a good to do aerobics with. Even after 23 years, where Rick's music is concerned, I'm still doing what he advised "Bop Till You Drop"

  • why did you block me in your messenger?

  • Nice synclavier bassline, there.

  • rick in chains. hot damn!!

  • I totally agree with you there. Its like a dream come true. lol

  • Remember this song well.....plastered my bed room wall w/ Rick! He was is so talented...and those eyes! I sooo miss the 80's....when MTV was MTV and music was music. I think music took a fall in the late 90's. Though there is talent, so maybe our youth will be privledged.

  • fantastic!!! excellent video that i haven't seen in over 20 years. thanks for posting it!

  • I think Rick's video designer was on some serious drugs! Good song--interesting video! I don't remember it at all.

  • Rick save us from our workplaces

  • I love this song! However I don't remember this weird video for some reason.

  • Ah, MTV from the days when MTV was MTV, not the garbage it is today.

  • This looks like my workplace! Where's Rick when WE need him?

  • Rick rocked the mullet! LOL

  • Glad to see I am not the only one who remembers this song;)

  • Sorry guys, I`ve mistaken, not Star Track, but Star Wars....

  • Did you know it? Rick is a huge fan of Star Track....

  • thanks for taking me back 20+ years!! what a fun video back then. This was the type of video that you could never hear the song again without thinking of the video!

  • both the video of wild boys by duran duran and this one are the same LOL

  • omg megatron 80s stlye ,this video clip has shown me why rick went from phat to wack

  • Man i loved this video when i was a kid! thanks to youtube i can go back to the ole school days and watch the old videos from ole schho mtv when mtv was cool

  • I saw this guy in concert back then. I was about the only guy in the crowd, but the show was awesome. This guy could rock.

  • Thanks!!

  • RS was the man...then Huey Lewis came along and changed the world as we know it.

  • no huey didnt

  • Rick Springfield is so hot!

  • This is a whack song but the video is cool to see

  • ok...a cheesy video...but this around the time of cyndi, madonna, michael and usa night tracks...rick had to compete. he was hot!

  • RS sucks. This video sucks. I know. I was a kid when this ridiculous concept video came out. Pure garbage. People will put anything on You Tube, I guess.

  • you know who sucks every singer from these days ,rappers,spanish rappers, and all that trash if you aint gonna say anything thats ok dont even say it at all

  • Its a free country. I'll say what I want, douche-bag. Eat shit. :-)

  • im not saying that you cant say what ya want but just dont offend

  • So black and brown dudes suck? wtf man!

  • the vulgar ones who sing rap and sell drugs and sex

  • i belive they she didnt mean that she meant that the vulgar ones do,i mean i dont like em either but i do like descent black ones

  • Agreed...I mean there are people who put live sets of Hall and Oates and the like on here.

    Even worse there are people who actually favourite them.

    Bizzare.

    (Jokes folks...jokes...)

  • Yea...this is a rare one, as I don't think it's included on any video/dvd compilation. (Well, I don't have it at least.) Rick has said that his favorite video is "Dance This World Away"...and it happens to be my favorite too.

    Rick is great live and I'm very excited that I will be seeing him in August.

    Patty

  • Remember this video well. It played late summer 1984 on MTV. This really was the end of Rick Springfield though. i dont think he had any hits after this.

    Cool aliens.

  • alot you know!!! He's had alot of things going on....3 new cds plus a complation he was involved w/plus doing charity concerts for an 11yr old young girl with brain stem tumor!!! you should research before you speak!!!!

  • Im not putting him down. i like Springfield. He is a very nice man. Im just saying he never had a top ten hit after this. I know he was a TV star also and appeared on a soap opera and on Battlestar Galactica. I like him. please dont be so defensive. You misunderstood.

  • my appologies then. I did misunderstood. Rick has had over 20 top 40 hits in his career and still going. Still Rocking!! And still putting out energetic music...still acts on occassion and still is touring as we speak in MI

  • I am 12 also, the past 80s and 90s songs are much better then present. I hate Hip Hop and Rap a very lot.

  • rap is crap its just some black dudes touching and talking bout' stuff that they should'nt heck the cars and everything from these days is so rapish i hate it

  • "A very lot?" lol. I agree. I'm 15 and NO ONE knows who I'm talking about. It's my aunts fault that I like Rick. Lol! I got to sing on stage with him!! >.<

  • lucky

  • some kids like me love the past i mean i hate everything from these years i really hate them (except for my life) im only 12 love the 80's and i love this working class dog

  • Rick frees the Wal-Mart workers!

  • Thank you Optyk2000...I've been looking for this song and video for a long time...I was born in the summer of 69 so I was right into the 80's music and I still am...catch you later. GO PENS>>>

  • My girlfriend talked me into taking her to see Rick Springfield in the early 80s. I balked but once I got over actually being at a Rick Springfield concert I had a good time. He put on a good show as I remember.

  • Haven't seen this in years! I was always a big Rick Springfield fan. I still am. Thanks for the memories!!

  • Dang! The video glitches right when the guard's dancing and the head monster guy yells at him to knock it off. I always laughed at that part when I was a kid.

    Anyway, was never a big Rick Springfield fan but I sure dug this video. Really appealed to 11 year-old Star Wars freaks like me with the laser gun and creepy aliens.

  • Yeah, I was bugged by that glitch too!  But since this is a relatively obscure video, I'm glad I got to see this much.

  • Yeah, I noticed that myself when I transferred the video.

    Damn those VCR tapes...far too easy to corrode...