Belinda Carlisle – Mad About You (1986) (Official Video) (Lyrics)

(Written February 14, 2026)

I can thank the Stranger Things effect and my niece Ellie Mae’s love of Belinda Carlisle’s Heaven is a Place on Earth (1987) for rediscovering this gem.  The day after watching the controversial ending to Stranger Things as a family out in my dad’s man cave on New Year’s Eve, I let Ellie give me a manicure using her new gel nail set.  As she did my nails, I had her tell me about the 80s/Stranger Things-inspired songs she liked.  Tiffany’s versions of I Think We’re Alone Now (1987) and Belinda Carlisle’s Heaven is a Place on Earth (1987) topped her list.  I couldn’t help but see so much of myself in her at that age that I made a list of similar 80s songs for her to check out if she’d like.  She’d discovered the girly pop music I’d grown up with:  Madonna, Whitney Houston, Paula Abdoul, Janet Jackson, the Bangles, Wilson Phillips, and of course, the GoGos and Belinda Carlisle. All topped the charts and made up a huge part of the soundtrack of my childhood.  Embarrassingly, I can probably still remember every word to Paula Abdoul’s Coldhearted Snake (1988) and Janet Jackson’s Escapade (1989) over 35 years later if asked.

The fun part is that I have a sneaking suspicion that Ellie loves music just as much as I do.  A few years ago now, her mom caught the cutest video clip of Ellie cleaning her room singing her heart out to Katy Perry’s Roar (2013).  It could have been me at age 8 or 9.  The realization that kids today have all music at their finger tips is both terrifying and incredible for someone who grew up transitioning from records, tapes, CDs, MP3s, and finally, streaming services.

If it hadn’t been for that discussion of Belinda Carlisle with my niece, who knows when I would have rediscovered Mad About You (1986), along with the video.  In fact, there are a few things I need to mention about the video.  First, I do not remember it at all.  Yet, it has quickly become one of my favorites from the 80s.  It is right up there with Material Girl (1984) – Madonna.  Mad About You (1986) has the same 80s does 50s Hollywood glamor vibe, but, if I am honest, there is just something I love about that video.  I can see why it became a hit, and I am left wondering just how much coverage it had on MTV.  I do hope that younger generations discover and appreciate the iconic music videos of the 80s-00s.  I do hope that they live on.  Happy Valentine’s Day!