Showing posts with label 1983. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1983. Show all posts
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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Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Real Life - Send Me An Angel

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For our second All Hallows Even treat, we're posting Real Life's "Send Me An Angel" (the original version; more on that i...
Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Jim Capaldi - Living On The Edge

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While Jim Capaldi is not a household name (even here on ERV), he was an interesting and important figure in rock, especially during the late...
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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Fastway - Say What You Will

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"Fast" Eddie Clarke rose to fame as Motörhead's guitarist, and can be seen on the " Ace of Spades " video, which was...
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Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Sheena Easton - Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)

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Nine years ago (!), we started an ERV tradition - the posting of the All Hallows Even videos.  We are justifiably proud of the 22 (and count...
Friday, May 22, 2020

Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody

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Rufus were a successful funk act during the 1970s with six top 20 albums, as well as ten top 40 singles.  However, changing tastes and lead ...
Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Walter Egan - Fool Moon Fire

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Our long time reader(s) will know that we love this time of year - to the point that we have an All Hallows Even celebration every year (si...
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Sunday, May 12, 2019

Red Rockers - China

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Red Rockers was a fascinating band who never quite found their audience.  To be fair, this was at least partly due to their evolving musical...
Saturday, September 23, 2017

The Kinks - State of Confusion

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We're back, and what better way than with a song that may be more apropo today than when it came out.  The lyrics of "State of...
Monday, May 23, 2016

Shannon - Let The Music Play

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"Let the Music Play" was a successful and influential single that helped create the dance sound of the eighties.  When the song wa...
Saturday, January 2, 2016

Helix - Heavy Metal Love

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I remember seeing "Heavy Metal Love" back in the day, and thoroughly enjoyed it.  The same holds true for Helix's earlier entr...
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Thursday, October 15, 2015

Bananarama (featuring Fun Boy Three) - Really Sayin' Something

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This is Bananarama's second appearance on ERV for a cover, as " Venus " was posted on our little blog back in January of 2013....
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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

The Rolling Stones - Undercover of the Night

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The 1980s were tough on the Rolling Stones.  The group had been around for twenty years by the early part of the decade, an eternity in the ...
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Saturday, March 28, 2015

Iron Maiden - Flight Of Icarus

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We have posted many acts on ERV that were (are) one hit wonders, often with the caveat that there is no shame in having only one top 40 hit....
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Big Country - Fields of Fire (400 Miles)

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This is Big Country's second appearance on ERV, as " Look Away " was posted on the blog last August.  While U.S. readers will ...
Friday, December 19, 2014

Jeffrey Osborne - Stay With Me Tonight

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"Stay With Me Tonight" is a classic pop funk tune from the 1980s that clicks right from the start.  The funky bass line, synthesiz...
Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Michael Stanley Band - My Town

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The is the Michael Stanley Band's second appearance on ERV as " He Can't Love You " was posted back in October of 2011.  (...
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Monday, June 23, 2014

The Call - The Walls Came Down

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"The Walls Came Down" was one of two charting songs by The Call, though the group never had a top 40 hit.  [" Let the Day Beg...
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Sunday, May 18, 2014

Midnight Star - No Parking On The Dance Floor

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One of several successful acts on S.O.L.A.R. Records, Midnight Star had 12 top 40 R&B songs during the 1980s, although only one of them ...
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

AC/DC - Flick Of The Switch

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As regular readers know, sometimes outside events influence ERV, and sadly today is one of those days.  Earlier today, AC/DC announced that ...