eightone81 — Best Music Video Ever

Benjamin Light and Marco Sparks

Welcome to eightone81, a podcast about the best music videos ever. Benjamin Light (aka James Taylor) and Marco Sparks explore the signature music videos from the launch of MTV to 9/11, looking back at an art form that no longer holds the sway it once did. We’ll talk about the artists, the music, the videos, the culture, and how things have changed since the heyday of the medium.

30 Episoden

030 | No one’s gonna save you from the beast about to strike — “Thriller” by Michael Jackson
31.10.2025
53:22
We’re doing a big one, celebrating Halloween and the big 30, it’s “Thriller” by the King of Pop. Often the de facto Number 1 on Best of All Time lists. Does it hold up? Let’s dig in.The final book in our Trouble: Girl Detective mystery series is out now! Order Trouble to the Last Drop on Kindle, Paperback, or Hardcover now!
029 | Is it the love of danger, or the danger of the love? — “Night Moves” by Marilyn Martin
25.10.2025
38:27
If you’ve heard of “Night Moves” by Marilyn Martin, congratulations. This weird vampire music video from the 80s feels like one time forgot. Vampires are due for a comeback, aren’t they?The final book in our Trouble: Girl Detective mystery series is out now! Order Trouble to the Last Drop on Kindle, Paperback, or Hardcover now!
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028 | Without you, everything just falls apart — “The Perfect Drug” by Nine Inch Nails
15.10.2025
33:24
Nothing says spooky like gothic sets, absinthe, a giant severed hand prop, and Trent Reznor in a velvet trench coat. We’re talking “The Perfect Drug” by Nine Inch Nails. Boo!The final book in our Trouble: Girl Detective mystery series is out now! Order Trouble to the Last Drop on Kindle, Paperback, or Hardcover now!
027 | Make the beats go harder — “Push It” by Garbage
8.10.2025
1:04:54
Spooky Season on eightone81 continues with a weird video by a cool band: it’s “Push It” from Garbage. The guys talk about their love for these alt-rock legends, the weird lightbulb man, and how hot Shirley Manson is. We also cover the new Taylor Swift album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” and One Battle After Another. Hot takes incoming!The final book in our Trouble: Girl Detective mystery series is out now! Order Trouble to the Last Drop on Kindle, Paperback, or Hardcover now!
026 | I was too cold to cry when I woke up alone — “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
1.10.2025
38:53
eightone81 returns for spooky season! We’re celebrating our favorite time of year by checking out some of the best horror and horror-adjacent music videos of the MTV era. To start off, we’re dancing in the candlelight with dead Kim Basinger. Awesome song and awesome video for “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.The final book in our Trouble: Girl Detective mystery series is out now! Order Trouble to the Last Drop on Kindle, Paperback, or Hardcover now!
025 | Don’t go around breakin’ young girls’ hearts — “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson
13.6.2025
47:35
The King of Pop finally makes a bow on the pod. This might actually be the best music video ever. It’s “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson for our 25th episode.Pre-order the new Trouble book now on Kindle! Out July 1st!
024 | Please, admit it’s over — “Don’t Come Around Here No More” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4.6.2025
43:04
It’s the world’s most obvious Lewis Carroll reference, folks! JK, we’re doing the Alice in Wonderland-themed Mad Hatter party that is Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ “Don’t Come Around Here No More.”Pre-order the new Trouble book now on Kindle! Out July 1st!
023 | Let ’em say we’re crazy — “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” by Starship
28.5.2025
59:01
A song so catchy for a movie tie-in that it sort of makes us want to watch Mannequin. It’s “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” by Starship, featuring a guest appearance by Hollywood Montrose.(We also have an extended talk about Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning at about 38:05 into the pod, lol. Spoiler Warning!)Pre-order the new Trouble book now on Kindle! Out July 1st!
022 | Too much is not enough — “Numb” by U2
22.5.2025
57:44
This week on the pod, Bono lets The Edge take the mic for one of U2’s most original and experimental songs. It’s “Numb,” your favorite music video featuring belly dancers and feet.
021 | The devil wants to know — “Criminal” by Fiona Apple
14.5.2025
48:27
Heroin chic is back in fashion as the bros discuss the sleazy masterpiece that is “Criminal” by Fiona Apple.

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eightone81 — Best Music Video Ever

Benjamin Light and Marco Sparks

30 Episoden

030 | No one’s gonna save you from the beast about to strike — “Thriller” by Michael Jackson

029 | Is it the love of danger, or the danger of the love? — “Night Moves” by Marilyn Martin

028 | Without you, everything just falls apart — “The Perfect Drug” by Nine Inch Nails

027 | Make the beats go harder — “Push It” by Garbage

026 | I was too cold to cry when I woke up alone — “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

025 | Don’t go around breakin’ young girls’ hearts — “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson

024 | Please, admit it’s over — “Don’t Come Around Here No More” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

023 | Let ’em say we’re crazy — “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” by Starship

022 | Too much is not enough — “Numb” by U2

021 | The devil wants to know — “Criminal” by Fiona Apple