10 Best Rock Music Videos Of The 1980s

10. Under Pressure - Queen & David Bowie

Choosing the best Queen music video from the 80s is like trying to bathe an infant - it's difficult, it's messy, and at least one person is going to cry.

There are so many that could have made the cut - Radio Ga Ga, A Kind of Magic, I Want to Break Free - but we thought we'd go for a song that most people know with a video that is often underrepresented.

In 1981, Freddie and the gang teamed up with fellow British superstar David Bowie to give us Under Pressure; a song that still slaps despite Vanilla Ice's best efforts. Unfortunately, due to the popularity of both parties, neither were around when it came time to make the video.

In a bit of a pickle, director David Mallet thought way outside the box for this one. Combining stock footage, newsreels, and clips from old silent films, he created an abstract expression of the very concept of pressure itself.

Is it a conventional pop video? Not at all, but that's what makes Under Pressure such a fascinating case study.

Now, please don't be angry that we didn't pick the one where they dressed up as women.