Looking for a music video - I think from the 80s

[Onyx]

My poor old memory is fuzzy so not sure of the details but it was a bunch of carnies or circus performers (probably circus come to think of it). It's one of the old ones that used to be seen on MTV - long time ago.

I remember near the end of the video there were some lyrics about a wild animal and it zooms in on a shoulder tattoo of an animal that comes to life and crawls up into view.

argh. I know that's not much to go on but I've tried to find it on Youtube and it's driving me nuts. Just one of those things like a song you can't remember the name of.

Sound familiar to anyone?

[Scary Guy]

Def Leppard - Animal ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su8gJ1IXOac The Dickies - Killer Klowns from Outer Space

I couldn't find one for The Scorpions - The Zoo :(

None of that however seems to be what you're looking for.

[TomCat]

My poor old memory is fuzzy so not sure of the details but it was a bunch of carnies or circus performers (probably circus come to think of it). It's one of the old ones that used to be seen on MTV - long time ago.

I remember near the end of the video there were some lyrics about a wild animal and it zooms in on a shoulder tattoo of an animal that comes to life and crawls up into view.

argh. I know that's not much to go on but I've tried to find it on Youtube and it's driving me nuts. Just one of those things like a song you can't remember the name of.

Sound familiar to anyone?

*SCRATCHES HEAD* Not ringing a bell, I thought of a few, but that ending doesn't jive with the ones I am thinking of.

[Onyx]

Thanks you two - yeah Def Leppard - Animal seemed to be similar but the tattoo-coming-to-life isn't there.

I seem to remember it starting out with a sort of a cartoon animal thing (maybe a gecko?) and it ran through the whole video, popping up here and there.

Good grief - I may even have two videos mixed up. The circus scenes from Animal look so familiar too.

I think my memory is just fried. and I didn't ever do drugs so it's just not fair, heh. Some things have happened lately to bring back old memories -- just missing the 80s rock I used to hear and for some reason that video won't get out of my head and it's bugging me.

[TomCat]

Thanks you two - yeah Def Leppard - Animal seemed to be similar but the tattoo-coming-to-life isn't there.

I seem to remember it starting out with a sort of a cartoon animal thing (maybe a gecko?) and it ran through the whole video, popping up here and there.

Good grief - I may even have two videos mixed up. The circus scenes from Animal look so familiar too.

I think my memory is just fried. and I didn't ever do drugs so it's just not fair, heh. Some things have happened lately to bring back old memories -- just missing the 80s rock I used to hear and for some reason that video won't get out of my head and it's bugging me.

I wasn't going to question your "80s leisure activities" because, well, it just didn't matter. But there goes one theory...LOL

[Onyx]

I wasn't going to question your "80s leisure activities" because, well, it just didn't matter. But there goes one theory...LOL

Yeah, I think I'm just getting old! (though I probably inhaled quite a bit of second hand pot smoke in those days).

[TomCat]

LOL, riiiiight! Wish my memory was more help.

[Simon Bar Sinister]

My poor old memory is fuzzy so not sure of the details but it was a bunch of carnies or circus performers (probably circus come to think of it). It's one of the old ones that used to be seen on MTV - long time ago.

I remember near the end of the video there were some lyrics about a wild animal and it zooms in on a shoulder tattoo of an animal that comes to life and crawls up into view.

argh. I know that's not much to go on but I've tried to find it on Youtube and it's driving me nuts. Just one of those things like a song you can't remember the name of.

Sound familiar to anyone?

male singer? female?

[Onyx]

Male singer. I'm pretty sure it was one of the 80s hair bands.

[Msterbeau]

Male singer. I'm pretty sure it was one of the 80s hair bands.

What were you doing listening to THAT? I'm afraid we will have to review your eligibility to have a goth card now...

[Onyx]

What were you doing listening to THAT? I'm afraid we will have to review your eligibility to have a goth card now...

Ah well, I grew up in the gothless south. Sooooo, I never really had a goth card to begin with.

It was either that or the icky kind of country.

(but I still like some of them I confess).

[Rev.Reverence]

Ah well, I grew up in the gothless south. Sooooo, I never really had a goth card to begin with.

It was either that or the icky kind of country.

(but I still like some of them I confess).

...I won't hate on your musical taste Doll...but...do you know ANY of the lyrics?

...I'm REALLY good at this...but I need SOME words...

I rocked ALL the rock-n-roll in the 80s & loved the headbangers ball & such...

...was it David Lee Roth? (he did allot of weird shit in his videos)

[Onyx]

Sorry, it's just not coming back to me. What I remember are the images and not really the music itself. I think I'm out of luck. Most all my memories from that time are pretty blurry.

I think it was a gecko tattoo but y'know it might be impossible to find because I'm wondering if it wasn't something they just added to it only on MTV (like an overlay) and it wasn't on the actual official vid. hmmm

If I remember details or I find it I'll post it. I swear the thing did exist! heh.