Flashback Friday – Music Video: Bow Wow Wow “I Want Candy”

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Where would we be without music videos?

That’s like Duran minus the Duran, Michael Jackson with out the moon walk or Journey with out Steve Perry… oh, wait.

80′s music videos took music to the next level with some of the most creative music videos ever.

We’ve dug deep (well, not too deep) and unearthed the hottest videos from back in the days.

Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy (1982)

Song/Video Fun Facts:

The song was the single by pop rock group Bow Wow Wow released as the first and only single from their EP The Last of the Mohicans.

For many in America, “I Want Candy” was their first introduction to young lead singer Annabella Lwin and the band.

The enduring popularity of Bow Wow Wow’s recording is partly due to the memorable video that got heavy play in the early days of MTV.

The Bow Wow Wow recording appeared on two VH1 countdowns:

• 86 on VH1′s 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s
• 8 on 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s

Bow Wow Wow’s recording is frequently included in collections of 80s pop music and on soundtracks for movies that take place in the 80s or in movies that want to make use of the recording’s youthful, carefree tone.

It appeared on The Simpsons episode “The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase”.

The song was set to appear on the PlayStation 2 video game Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80s, but was pulled out of the game for unknown reasons.

The popular Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation, which is known for naming each episode after an 80s hit song, named an episode after this song.

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