Definitely a snapshot of culture of the time: the Cold War, AIDS epidemic, sexual freedom and responsibilities, race relations, etc. It was a crazy time that generated great music.
All us 80s kids heard was that we were going to die in a nuclear war. It seeped into everything. There’s lots of songs from the 80s about it. Then the 90s brought the end of the Cold War. We thought we did it, we made it. Nothing bad will happen now. It’s sad how naive we were.
Oh, wow! I haven’t heard this song in years and it brought back a lot of memories. They have another song called “I’ll Be There” and that one came out at a time in my life where it really spoke to me. Check it out!
@@brak7865 &@Lenny Loves.I had requested 2 of TTD's songs,'Wishing Well' & 'Sign Your Name'..she did them,it was posted for a little while,then India got notifications that she had to remove them both from her channel..it's a shame that that happened but what are ya gonna do?..She did dig him alot like me and you guys also.
This was one of my favorite songs when it was out. I didn’t really understand what it was about, as I was only ten, but it was so catchy and I loved when it came on at the skating rink. Lol
I had forgotten all about this song and how bizarre the video effects are!! A really great song from this era is "The King of Wishful Thinking" by Go West. I think you would love that one.
OMG! The Escape Club? I have that CD somewhere around. 😅 India, you surprise me everyday with your reactions. I haven't heard this song in ages. Thank you for putting together one of the most entertaining music channels in all of RUclips. You rock! 🤘🤩🤘
Ahhhhh yes, late elementary school for me. I'm remembering little 9/10 year old me dancing around singing every word, lol. I also would recommend their song I'll Be There, but with a warning that it's a tear-jerker.
A friend and I won a dance competition at a club in Panama City,Florida to this song..lol..It was the summer this song came out..The club was called The Brig and it was on a huge pirate ship..we won a T Shirts..it was so fun! I was only 15 at the time..and I have no idea how I got into that club..lol..I was with ppl that lived in the town,so maybe they knew someone. That summer was so fun! I was a wild as hell when I was a teenager..got into all kinds of shit that kids these days could not get away with! It was a time of no cell phones or internet..so nobody could keep up with you..lol.. :P Edit: It wasn't this song..It was Cool Mo Dee's Wild Wild West..oops..lol ruclips.net/video/auhwI00iKWg/видео.html
@@kimberlinibambini1988 YES! It had restaurants on it..but if you went down into the hull..there was a dance club called The Brig..ahhh..the memories. I hate that the ship burned down a few years back.
me and a friend used to go to this dive strip club when we were in our 20s there was this skinny little dancer that always did her third set to this song. fast forward about 15 years and I am working at this car dealership and we get this new sales lady. she looked familiar but just never could place her kept asking her haven't we met before? walked by her office one day and this song was playing on the radio and she was dancing to it. oh thats were i know you from! After she finally admitted it we had a good laugh about it.She had remembered me and really hoped I wouldn't figure out how i knew her. I never told a soul at the dealership about her Past career
I don't think it's specifically a war that the lyrics are referring to but rather when the western US was a frontier and there were "gunslingers" and fabled lawmen battling it out to tame and settle the "wild west". Hence the colt 45 in the beginning etc., cranked up, this song got people moving alright. Oh, and yes the cold war references as Patti said. Keep on reacting Ms. India it's fun stuff!
Great reaction, India! The original Wild Wild West was a series from back in the 1965 until 1969, starring Robert Conrad as Jim West and Ross Martin as Artimus Gordon. You should check it out, sometime. This song is interesting and "WILD" at the same time. Thank you for your reaction!
I remember in my circle of friends one of the girls had an oddball bunch of streaks in her hair that somehow worked and was attractive. When this came out we started referring to her as the girl with the "wild wild hair"
When this came up I was only 16 and just thought it was a fun, goofy, bouncy song ... only much later did I realize all the cultural and political references. I do remember finding the specific reference to "give me safe sex" odd and awkward, being more of a romantic and used to songs talking about "making love."
This was one of my faves in that time! A lot of videos in the 80's were pretty abstract. lol A lot of them doesn't really have much meaning, just fun living.
The Escape Club the are the only British artist to have a No. 1 hit in the United States while never charting in the UK. "Safe sex" was a big thing back then because of the AIDS virus and there were a lot of sayings like "When you have sex you are having sex with everyone your partner has ever had sex with." Also the line is "she's so mean but I don't care; I love her eyes and her wild, wild hair." Wich probably refers to punk rock women of the era, who would have a tough attitude and sport spiked mohawks, spikey jewelry, and lots of leather. (Edited for spelling)
1988 makes sense, that line about "AIDS only lasted 10 years" total BS and bad, bad statement. I battled HIV-II though being a total unknown killer through AIDS and still miss many we lost. My battle was HIV/AIDS, just like right now it's COVID-19. I praise my medical peers for going to war every day! So all y'all listen to an old psych nurse: this too shall pass. We humans will win. And we will have millions of stories to tell and songs to write. Carry on!
Amen. The 80's really did feel like the wild west at the time. The people who didn't experience the fear, hatred and just outright anger are getting a taste of what it was like. Also, people who have not been effected or affected by HIV/AIDS will never quite get it. We still need so, so much more vocal education 30 years later. That's sad.
I've loved this song since it was new but this is the first time I've ever seen the video. Generally speaking I don't like watching music videos because I prefer to use my own imagination in how to picture what's going on. That's true for this video because the picture I've always had in my mind had literally nothing to do with what was shown and I only hope that in the future my mind will forget this weird video and keep seeing what it did before.
Missed this one (may have heard a bit, casually) so First Reaction here, too. Bit of all right! Like the tune and incredibly inexpensive video production. I do believe on achieve that effect with a big flat mirror and angle of photography.
I still love this song. If i wasn't getting over ankle replacement surgery i would be dancing. Thats me..shes so mean but i don't care I love her wild wild hair...my husband jokes
Loved this song! Waiting for the big boom! Headed for the nineties living in the west! It’s about moving into a new decade. It’s good, video could have been better, I think it was a one hit wonder!
This made me think of Will Smith Wild Wild West, which made me think of Kool Moe D, WIld Wild West, which made me think of Kool Moe D "GO SEE THE DOCTOR" You need to do Go See The Doctor by Kool Moe D.
Definitely a snapshot of culture of the time: the Cold War, AIDS epidemic, sexual freedom and responsibilities, race relations, etc. It was a crazy time that generated great music.
I remember this song at the clubs, when it played people went insane on the dance floor. Fun times😜😜
Total crap. URIAH HEEP - STEALIN'
I loved this song back in the day. You might also like INXS"Need you tonight"
I almost consider this to be one of the last "80's" videos lol
"Headin for the 90s" 😁
@@dr.burtgummerfan439 living in the wild, wild, west...wild west..
"1988 and we're rock'n it in 2020" ... It's your musical time machine, India. Btw, nice hair! :-)
All us 80s kids heard was that we were going to die in a nuclear war. It seeped into everything. There’s lots of songs from the 80s about it. Then the 90s brought the end of the Cold War. We thought we did it, we made it. Nothing bad will happen now. It’s sad how naive we were.
And then the fun stopped
There's a number of Cold War references. Waiting for the big boom was still very much a reality then.
"Ronny's got a new gun" ... Reagan's got a new bomb, didn't pick up on it until years later.
Oh, wow! I haven’t heard this song in years and it brought back a lot of memories. They have another song called “I’ll Be There” and that one came out at a time in my life where it really spoke to me. Check it out!
I'll Be There is a hauntingly gorgeous song.
@@MyLegsAreSweatinMama You couldn't of said it better.
Definitely give C’est La Vie by Robbie Nevil a try or ‘Wishing Well’ by Terence Trent D’Arby 🙌🏻
Terence Trent D’Arby is EVERYTHING. Wishing Well for sure.
@@brak7865 &@Lenny Loves.I had requested 2 of TTD's songs,'Wishing Well' & 'Sign Your Name'..she did them,it was posted for a little while,then India got notifications that she had to remove them both from her channel..it's a shame that that happened but what are ya gonna do?..She did dig him alot like me and you guys also.
Nick Thanks for this. I’m so bummed I missed her reaction to them!
@@Nick-wg7ml Awww bummer, I missed those also! ☹️
She did Wishing Well.
It's amazing what effects you can get when all you have is a mirror.
I was 12 years old & in a dance class,
I still remember the damn choreography to this song!
😅😅😅
I think I worried my husband - just sang along word-for-word! LOL
LMAO!! I had a baton routine to this. I was like 8 or 9 at the time.
Somehow I almost forgot this song existed. I was 5 when this song came out and I was obsessed with it.
I totally remember dancing to this one. 💕I forgot about the odd video. 🤓
You should react to Oingo Boingo its a dead man's party
This was one of my favorite songs when it was out.
I didn’t really understand what it was about, as I was only ten, but it was so catchy and I loved when it came on at the skating rink. Lol
"Headed for the 90s living in the 80s such memories! This song is great! ☺
I had forgotten all about this song and how bizarre the video effects are!! A really great song from this era is "The King of Wishful Thinking" by Go West. I think you would love that one.
This was a weird track but their "Ill be there " song is very very touching.
Very morbid but the second I heard it I knew it would be my "funeral song".
It's always in my favourite list
OMG! The Escape Club? I have that CD somewhere around. 😅 India, you surprise me everyday with your reactions. I haven't heard this song in ages. Thank you for putting together one of the most entertaining music channels in all of RUclips. You rock! 🤘🤩🤘
waiting for the Big Boom is waiting for Nuclear Annihilation
Coming soon, to a planet near you. I mean the one we are riding on.
Ahhhhh yes, late elementary school for me. I'm remembering little 9/10 year old me dancing around singing every word, lol.
I also would recommend their song I'll Be There, but with a warning that it's a tear-jerker.
A friend and I won a dance competition at a club in Panama City,Florida to this song..lol..It was the summer this song came out..The club was called The Brig and it was on a huge pirate ship..we won a T Shirts..it was so fun! I was only 15 at the time..and I have no idea how I got into that club..lol..I was with ppl that lived in the town,so maybe they knew someone. That summer was so fun! I was a wild as hell when I was a teenager..got into all kinds of shit that kids these days could not get away with! It was a time of no cell phones or internet..so nobody could keep up with you..lol.. :P
Edit: It wasn't this song..It was Cool Mo Dee's Wild Wild West..oops..lol
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Was is the treasure ship restaurant in PCB? Been there many times! ✌️✨
@@kimberlinibambini1988 YES! It had restaurants on it..but if you went down into the hull..there was a dance club called The Brig..ahhh..the memories. I hate that the ship burned down a few years back.
I haven't heard this in years - thanks for reacting to it. This was the ending of 80's Pop Music just before the change to Seattle Grunge.
Wow! That was a flashback. Popular when I was a teen.
I have loved this song for ages. Never seen the video, I think I had the same reaction as you.
This bringing me back to my youth I was only 16 👍,thanks 4 sharing
🎶Heading for the 90s, living in the 80s🎶
Absolutely loved this song as a kid. Thanks for bringing that memory back. 😍
Just a top 40's pop song.
That song got the clubs jumpin’ every time!
I'll Be There is a tear-jerker. Loved this whole album.
I love this song I still listen to it now
me and a friend used to go to this dive strip club when we were in our 20s there was this skinny little dancer that always did her third set to this song. fast forward about 15 years and I am working at this car dealership and we get this new sales lady. she looked familiar but just never could place her kept asking her haven't we met before? walked by her office one day and this song was playing on the radio and she was dancing to it. oh thats were i know you from! After she finally admitted it we had a good laugh about it.She had remembered me and really hoped I wouldn't figure out how i knew her. I never told a soul at the dealership about her Past career
I LOVED this song when I was a kid.
This could be called the anthem of my young childhood, I forgot about this , then even just reading the title I was like ohhhhhhh wow 🤩
Thanks so much! This is still one of my favorite songs 🎵
That is one brother that I'd love to bro hug. He is one righteous dude
Haven't heard this one in a while! Always liked this song! Wild video!
Escape Club did a song called I’ll Be There and it’s absolutely beautiful and worth checking out
I don't think it's specifically a war that the lyrics are referring to but rather when the western US was a frontier and there were "gunslingers" and fabled lawmen battling it out to tame and settle the "wild west". Hence the colt 45 in the beginning etc., cranked up, this song got people moving alright. Oh, and yes the cold war references as Patti said.
Keep on reacting Ms. India it's fun stuff!
Great reaction, India! The original Wild Wild West was a series from back in the 1965 until 1969, starring Robert Conrad as Jim West and Ross Martin as Artimus Gordon. You should check it out, sometime. This song is interesting and "WILD" at the same time. Thank you for your reaction!
I remember this video creeping me out kinda when I was a kid. Was still one of my favorites, so there is that to look forward to
I had this cassette tape. We jammed to this in shop class. They have one other hit.
Music of my teen years lol
You look cute with that hair. Love your RUclips channel.
Yay,one of my favorite 80's jam.I'm glad you reacted to it.Thanks,India.
Wow, I completely forgot about this song! I was about 12 years old when it came out. Always fun to listen to, though!
Dance floor song, definitely 80’s all the way.🎼🎶😎
I remember in my circle of friends one of the girls had an oddball bunch of streaks in her hair that somehow worked and was attractive. When this came out we started referring to her as the girl with the "wild wild hair"
Boy you pulled this one outta the Archives 👍🏼🎼🎤🎸
Love this! Thank you for posting!
I rocked this in the club in the 80's
This band was so much fun! Thank you - Seattle
Great old song. Them's was the days.
My favorite songs from the late eighties
What memories this song brings me! 😃
Love it (the song.... not vid...lol)!!! Didn't know they did anything else that hit the radio.
the song is about livin' in the late 80's and worrying what might happen in the 90's.... I know I was there in my early 30's... lol
When this came up I was only 16 and just thought it was a fun, goofy, bouncy song ... only much later did I realize all the cultural and political references. I do remember finding the specific reference to "give me safe sex" odd and awkward, being more of a romantic and used to songs talking about "making love."
This song was so much fun!! The video was a bit unsettling when I first saw it, but original. LOL
One of my favorite videos just because of its weirdness. Song is catchy too.
I'll Be There by these guys is beautiful!
Was 16 at the pizza place watching this on the tv attached above the coke machine, eating a slice with strawberry quick and a lit cigarette.
This was one of my faves in that time! A lot of videos in the 80's were pretty abstract. lol A lot of them doesn't really have much meaning, just fun living.
India, I was 11 when this song was on MTV and the radio.
This just seemed like a fun song. I don't know the meaning either, unless "wild wild west" is a metaphor for a wild girl.
Another great song
Great reaction, and your nails are beautiful.
The Escape Club the are the only British artist to have a No. 1 hit in the United States while never charting in the UK. "Safe sex" was a big thing back then because of the AIDS virus and there were a lot of sayings like "When you have sex you are having sex with everyone your partner has ever had sex with." Also the line is "she's so mean but I don't care; I love her eyes and her wild, wild hair." Wich probably refers to punk rock women of the era, who would have a tough attitude and sport spiked mohawks, spikey jewelry, and lots of leather. (Edited for spelling)
Girl.....your going in to my teenage years!!!! Love it
Look up the group ABC
Songs Poison arrow , Look of love
This was my jam in the first grade lol
Great reactions!! Love it!
One of my favs 🌹
You might also try reacting to Wang Chung - "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" and "Dance Hall Days" similar kinds of interesting video editing.
1988 makes sense, that line about "AIDS only lasted 10 years" total BS and bad, bad statement. I battled HIV-II though being a total unknown killer through AIDS and still miss many we lost. My battle was HIV/AIDS, just like right now it's COVID-19. I praise my medical peers for going to war every day! So all y'all listen to an old psych nurse: this too shall pass. We humans will win. And we will have millions of stories to tell and songs to write. Carry on!
Amen. The 80's really did feel like the wild west at the time. The people who didn't experience the fear, hatred and just outright anger are getting a taste of what it was like. Also, people who have not been effected or affected by HIV/AIDS will never quite get it. We still need so, so much more vocal education 30 years later. That's sad.
Also, congratulations on your triumphs. It's a blessing to be alive, we've come so far.
I've loved this song since it was new but this is the first time I've ever seen the video. Generally speaking I don't like watching music videos because I prefer to use my own imagination in how to picture what's going on. That's true for this video because the picture I've always had in my mind had literally nothing to do with what was shown and I only hope that in the future my mind will forget this weird video and keep seeing what it did before.
Missed this one (may have heard a bit, casually) so First Reaction here, too. Bit of all right! Like the tune and incredibly inexpensive video production. I do believe on achieve that effect with a big flat mirror and angle of photography.
Your face! 😂😂😂😂 you have no idea!!!😂😂😂
Amazing effects you can create with mirrors
This song was so much fun.
Clarence Carter - Strokin' for more bizarre 80's goodness
This was my Jam back in the day! Can you do some Def Leopard
Who ever suggested this last song could kill a wet dream and more
This was my roller rink jam lol
Growing up living under threat of nuclear war and Aids, while also striving to be young and live your life...
10 times a day on MTV!
A whole lot of "stuff" went on in the 80's . The saying is if you remember the 80's you weren't there.....😂
I have one suggestion. Groove is in the heart by DEEE-LITE. I think you will like this one. It's a fun song with a fun video. 😊
I still love this song. If i wasn't getting over ankle replacement surgery i would be dancing. Thats me..shes so mean but i don't care I love her wild wild hair...my husband jokes
Loved this song! Waiting for the big boom! Headed for the nineties living in the west! It’s about moving into a new decade. It’s good, video could have been better, I think it was a one hit wonder!
This was a #1 song
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WHEN I NEED YOU ( Leo Sayer ) this song ...please... god bless you
Thanks India!
Sounds familiar, I think I heard song and dancing in the=club’s 💃👩🏼🦳
Please react to "I wanna be a cowboy" by Boys Don't Cry. Thanks!
This made me think of Will Smith Wild Wild West, which made me think of Kool Moe D, WIld Wild West, which made me think of Kool Moe D "GO SEE THE DOCTOR" You need to do Go See The Doctor by Kool Moe D.
Fun one hit wonder!
Hahahahahaha one of my faves
I know what you're thinking it's amazing what you can do with mirrors.
Good jam