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Title: Money for Nothing in 'Airwolf'-episode
Post by: lfblaauw on March 02, 2015, 07:26:39 PM

During the 80s there were a lot of action-series on TV. One of the most famous were 'The A-Team' and 'Knight Rider'. Another one, 'Airwolf', was less-known.   Most of these series have one thing in common: the use of 'popular' music. In most cases it weren't the original artists, but (poorly) played covers.   During one of the 'Airwolf'-episodes in season 3 they used 'Money For Nothing'.  I've put a small part of this episode ('Birds of Paradise') online:

 Ee_sUKcPvDU

Title: Re: Money for Nothing in 'Airwolf'-episode
Post by: LoveExpresso on March 02, 2015, 08:24:50 PM

Nothing, not even Airwolf, beats this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVTvLWCi7SY

Brothers in Arms on Miami Vice, coolest show on earth in that time, soo 80's... loved it!

LE

Title: Re: Money for Nothing in 'Airwolf'-episode
Post by: dmg on March 02, 2015, 09:11:24 PM

Quote from: Love Expresso on March 02, 2015, 08:24:50 PM

Nothing, not even Airwolf, beats this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVTvLWCi7SY

Brothers in Arms on Miami Vice, coolest show on earth in that time, soo 80's... loved it!

LE

Loved that show too LE.  In fact, I confess to having a couple of series on box set!  They also used RAtR on one episode!

Title: Re: Money for Nothing in 'Airwolf'-episode
Post by: LoveExpresso on March 02, 2015, 09:24:57 PM

Yes indeed, and they did play it almost completely if I remember correctly.. I was searching but couldn't find a clip of that scene... :-)
I saw that episode on television when it was broadcasted in Gemany and went nuts to hear a Dire Straits tune.. after all, it was April 1988, I was 16 years old and fan of MK/DS since three 1985...  (thanks a lot to internet, there is nothing you cannot find there)

LE

Title: Re: Money for Nothing in 'Airwolf'-episode
Post by: Pottel on March 02, 2015, 09:25:21 PM

best series, best song, worst quality...aaaarrrggghhh

Title: Re: Money for Nothing in 'Airwolf'-episode
Post by: pete_w on March 02, 2015, 09:51:32 PM

That's a seal of quality right there. If your tune was played during Airwolf, you knew you'd made it big  ;D

Title: Re: Money for Nothing in 'Airwolf'-episode
Post by: Darling Pretty on June 14, 2017, 12:34:03 AM

This aired 28.04.1987 the first time in Germany.
And I saw this episode the first time exactly on that day. Being 12 years old.
I immediately love this song. Also my parents did.
So last April this made me a FAN of MK for 30 years now.

Look at it again with a lot better quality.
This TV sequence changed my life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtw_4eKowN0

Enjoy

Title: Re: Money for Nothing in 'Airwolf'-episode
Post by: mkdsone on June 15, 2017, 11:23:20 AM

For me THE best use of MFN is in this opening scene of "Kingsman : Secret Service" :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfWRfqbCrZU

in the action in just seconds  :)

Title: Re: Money for Nothing in 'Airwolf'-episode
Post by: Love Expresso on June 15, 2017, 12:21:49 PM

Hmmmm.... call me boring, but no, sorry. Don't want to see any violence and Military "action" connected with MK, sorry to say.

LE

Title: Re: Money for Nothing in 'Airwolf'-episode
Post by: Dutchessy on June 15, 2017, 08:28:36 PM

Quote from: Love Expresso on June 15, 2017, 12:21:49 PM

Hmmmm.... call be boring, but no, sorry. Don't want to see any violence and Military "action" connected with MK, sorry to say.

LE

Boooooring! ;D