The Barracudas - Summer Fun ( Live at Top Of The Pops ) 1981

... pop surf masterpiece ... powerful , luminous & great " B. Boys' like " vocals harmonies ...fucking perfect ! ( but sorry , can't find better Q for now on ... & the lip sync is terrible ...)

Heaven 17 - I'm Your Money ( "12 Version Audio track ) 1981

.... "machine driven" music influenced by Kraftwerk  ... perfect match music/lyrics ... satire of Reagan/Thatcher era capitalism & Yuppie culture .... catchy track  .... Glenn Gregory on vocals + Martyn Ware & Ian Marsh ( ex- The Human League  ) ....

Adam & The Ants - Stand And Deliver ( Dir : Mike Mansfield ) 1981

... younsters , music videos looked like this in the ancient times (  VHS tapes  ...) ...great catchy song ... tchac-a-tchac-a-tchac , WHOAH ! ...sounds like  glam rock in fact ....
                           *** Best of 1981 ***