One of the many wonderful things that the 1980s are known for is the awesome montages we got in many of the movies of the time. Montages had been around long before the ’80s arrived, but when mixed with the music of that decade, they became a truly magical thing to experience.

Montages haven’t quite been the same since then (for better or for worse), but that’s not stopping people from making them and trying to recapture some of that magic. YouTube user Magooch86 decided to take the popular Game of Thrones character Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and his trying to make it in the Night’s Watch, and turn it into a classic ’80s montage set to the powerful vocals of John Farnham from the quintessential ’80s flick Rad. The results is…well it’s freakin’ perfect. Especially the opening.

Go forth, and see for yourselves.

I thought that for this Australia Day (which is celebrated every January 26 down under), I’d link up with our recent Geeks of Doom theme of celebrating the 25th anniversary of some of the music and albums released during 1986. That year was a big one for Australian artists, with some key releases stamping their mark on the history of the Aussie music industry and the rock scene down under.

From Metal to Pop, from Traditional Alternative to Post-Punk, join me in a look back at some of the biggest and more memorable music releases from Australia 25 years ago in 1986.