Eighties Rare Videos

The place for great and not-so-great nearly forgotten videos from the decade of Miami Vice, mullets, and acid wash jeans. All praise to the bands, YouTube, and the original posters of these videos.

Saturday, October 29, 2022

Rick Springfield - Human Touch

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Our second All Hallows Even clip is Rick Springfield's "Human Touch."  This is Springfield's second appearance on ERV; hi...
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Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Missing Persons - Destination Unknown

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Well, it is the time of year where ERV rolls out some rare, spooky, and/or atmospheric videos - welcome to our 11th annual All Hallows Even ...
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Monday, April 18, 2022

Peter Wolf - Come As You Are

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Peter Wolf remains one of the more interesting characters in rock and roll, although we are still a bit sad about his untimely departure fro...
Thursday, March 31, 2022

Stevie Wonder - Master blaster (Jammin')

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There are not a lot of true music legends, either in general or on ERV, but Stevie Wonder certainly qualifies.  Born as Stevland Hardaway Mo...
Monday, March 14, 2022

Kim Wilde - Kids In America

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For a time in 1982, and again in 1987, it looked like Kim Wilde might break out and become a pop star in the U.S., but unfortunately the sta...
Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Hipsway - The Honeythief

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Ah, the one hit wonder - such an interesting phenomena.  The category is comprised of major bands where only one single hit the Top 40 (such...
Monday, February 14, 2022

Kix - Cold Blood

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Although they were lumped in with the hair metal scene, Kix were actually more of a bluesy hard rock band, along the lines of  AC/DC or Cin...
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Sunday, January 30, 2022

Sting - Fortress Around Your Heart

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By the early 1980s, The Police were one of the biggest bands in the world, so Sting's 1985 solo album was huge news. Interestingly, The ...
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Monday, November 22, 2021

The Outfield - My Paradise

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The 1980s musical equivalent of a sunny summer day, The Outfield recorded a bunch of bright power pop gems, but somehow never became big sta...
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Sunday, October 24, 2021

Billy Ocean - Loverboy

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Rounding out our All Hallows Even celebration is "Loverboy" by Billy Ocean.  This is definitely one of the oddest 1980s videos, w...
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I grew up in the 1980s and spent waaaaaaaay too much time watching MTV in the sunporch. I now pretend to be a respectable adult, but my love of music has never waned.
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