MTV Programming Week of 1985-01-30

"Save a Prayer" is an exotic video filmed among the jungles, beaches, and temples of Sri Lanka. Band members sing the song while interacting with the Sri Lankan people around their tents and fishing boats on the beach, much of which is shot at Unawatuna and Talpe on the South coast. Le Bon slow dances with, and attempts to woo, a beautiful woman who eventually leaves him. Scenes of band members atop the rock fortress of Sigiriya, and among the ruins of a Buddhist temple at Polonnaruwa, are inter-cut with images of the island and its people. Sigiriya is the core of an ancient extinct volcano in the center of Sri Lanka, and is the site of historic rock carvings and paintings, many of them featuring mildly erotic and bare breasted women in tune with many of Duran Duran's early video imagery.

Official music video for the single "Julia", performed by Eurythmics. The song is one of the many tracks composed for Michael Radford's film version of "Nineteen-Eighty-Four". Lead singer Annie Lennox is the solo figure of the video, and the video presents several close-up shots of her during the act.

Glenn Frey performs in the music video "The Heat Is On" from the original motion picture soundtrack for Beverly Hills Cop (1984) recorded for MCA Records. Glenn Frey sings the song with his band in black and white sequences which feature a man in a movie editing room. Clips from the film play throughout.

Kiss performs in the music video "Thrills in the Night" from the album "Animalize" recorded for Mercury Records. The music video features the band on stage at a concert. Paul Stanley sings while Gene Simmons plays guitar. An enthusiastic audience cheers.

Krokus performs in the music video "Ballroom Blitz" from the album "The Blitz" recorded for Arista Records. The music video begins with fans swarming the limousine carrying the band. The band performs in a bar on a small stage as spectators sitting on tables pass notes and watch the band in anticipation.

Madonna pays homage to Marilyn Monroe in the music video for the second single from her icon album 'Like A Virgin'.

Video promo for "Somebody" by Bryan Adams from the album Reckless.

Video clip for Pat Benatar: Ooh Ooh Song.

The Firm performs in the music video "Radioactive" from the album "The Firm" recorded for Atlantic Records. Paul Rodgers plays guitar and sings while the rest of the band play behind him on a smokey concert stage. Jimmy Page plays a double guitar during his solo.

John Fogerty performs in the music video "The Old Man Down the Road" from the album "Centerfield" recorded for Warner Brothers Records. The video begins in a swamp where a man sits on a speaker. The camera follows the cord from the speak through a variety of settings including a road, a picnic, an expensive car, a broken down truck, and cemetery grave. Eventually it reaches John Fogerty playing the guitar.

Madonna croons for the lovers of Vision Quest (1985) in this music video using footage from the film.

Music video for the international-only single from the film Vision Quest.

The official music video for the single "Girlfriend is Better", performed by Talking Heads, was captured from a live performance featured in Jonathan Demme's rockumentary "Stop Making Sense", showing David Byrne and his giant suit, and the electrifying act from the group.

John Waite performs in the music video "Restless Heart" from the album "No Brakes" recorded for EMI America Records. The music video begins on a desert road with John Waite's pulling into a gas station. As he waits, he sees a vision of a car. He is driving with a woman and later performs at a concert.

The music video was shot in London, England and later Los Angeles. Directed by Steve Barron, it was nominated for the 1985 MTV Video Music Awards in five different categories: Best Direction, Best Special Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, and Best Cinematography. While the song didn't win any of the awards, it has received more MTV Video Music Award nominations than any other of Adams's songs. The English actress Lysette Anthony appears in the video.