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Is This What True Love In 1980 Looked Like For You?

By Queerty Staff December 28, 2009 at 1:12pm · 11 comments

Ash, the indie rock band formed on or about 1992, released this video for their new-ish single “True Love 1980.” We liked it for the film treatment that provides some washed out RGBs. You’ll like it for the gay letter jacket love story, which you’ll have to stay tuned till the end to witness.

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  • FakeName

    Excruciating.

    December 28, 2009 at 3:12pm
  • TomEM

    *ouch*

    Not a lot has changed in 30 years.

    December 28, 2009 at 4:12pm
  • emceebee

    This was the first single off the A-Z series. They have flirted with gay imagery since the 1977 album all those years ago.

    I think it’s quite possibly one of their best videos ever. The gay bit is just a bonus.

    Also check out the video for third “single” “Arcadia”.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0gcp6LWlY0

    December 28, 2009 at 5:12pm
  • Luke

    There are better Ash songs in my opinion but it’s really interesting to hear them experiment with this (for them) untypical 80s synthesizer sound.
    And the guys in the video are really cute. 🙂

    December 28, 2009 at 6:12pm
  • Jon

    The only thing remotely 1980 is the color treatment. . .but then, only if the super8 was left in the garage for 20 years.

    Complete and total fail on 1980, but . . .good song/track.

    Hey .. you asked “Is This What True Love In 1980 Looked Like For You?” . .well . .in a word, No.

    December 28, 2009 at 7:12pm
  • Distingue Traces

    In 1980 I was eight, and I thought the face of True Love was John Schnieder of the Dukes of Hazard. Unfortunately this video completely fails to capture the special passion that united us.

    December 28, 2009 at 10:12pm
  • helmsbleep

    God I was born in 1980. That was a lot of hairdonts ago ay yay yay

    December 28, 2009 at 11:12pm
  • Andy

    Ash also had some kissing dudes in their video for the song “Envy”:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ-m7kRi87I&feature=related

    I like this band’s attitude!

    December 29, 2009 at 11:12am
  • emceebee

    I forgot about Envy Andy. But most good Ash fans do.

    Here’s another good video and the song that got me into them back in 1996.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkSl9GGOFHM

    December 29, 2009 at 3:12pm
  • Aaron in Honolulu

    I was born in 1988. I would have had no clue.

    December 29, 2009 at 7:12pm
  • RichardIII

    Beatiful. I went thru something like this in college, and it still breaks my heart.

    January 3, 2010 at 6:01pm

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