Showing posts with label 1986. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1986. Show all posts
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...
Thursday, September 9, 2021

Eddie Money - I Wanna Go Back

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This is Eddie Money's second appearance on ERV; " Think I'm in Love " was posted more than 10 years ago (way back in Augus...
Sunday, March 28, 2021

Cutting Crew - One for the Mockingbird

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Many ERV readers will recognize Cutting Crew as the band behind "(I Just) Died in Your Arms," a #1 song from 1987.  In typical Eig...
Saturday, October 3, 2020

Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie

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"C'est La Vie" was the song that was played at every party in 1987, before fading away.  It was the debut single from Robbie N...
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Thursday, December 19, 2019

Poison - Talk Dirty To Me

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Here's a fun conversation starter:  What is the most 1980s band?  Not the most successful act of the decade; rather, what artist or grou...
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Friday, October 19, 2018

Huey Lewis And The News - Doing It All For My Baby

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Although ERV has been mostly on hiatus of late, we could not miss the opportunity to celebrate All Hallows Even .  We've been posted rar...
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Genesis - Land of Confusion

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For the second video of our "confusion" double shot, we went with Genesis' "Land of Confusion" - one of the more ove...
Monday, July 25, 2016

Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight

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A wonderfully catchy piece of dance-pop, "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" was the peak of Wang Chung's career, and might also be t...
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Sunday, January 10, 2016

Stabilizers - One Simple Thing

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Stabilizers were another act that appeared on MTV for the briefest of time before fading from view.  The band consisted of Dave Christenson ...
Monday, July 27, 2015

The Housemartins - Happy Hour

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The Housemartins were the rock band equivalent of a shooting star.  In Britain, they enjoyed some mainstream success, with 7 top 40 singles ...
Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Ric Ocasek - Emotion in Motion

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Back in September 2011, we posted Ric Ocasek's cool, quirky " Something to Grab For ," off his first solo LP, 1982's Beati...
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Saturday, March 21, 2015

Cameo - Candy

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So here's a handy tip from your friends at ERV:  If you see an eighties video and it features a red codpiece, then you're probably w...
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Saturday, January 24, 2015

David Lee Roth - Goin' Crazy!

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For my money, David Lee Roth's 1985 departure from Van Halen was a real musical tragedy.  Led by Diamond Dave's showmanship and Edd...
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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

The Bangles - If She Knew What She Wants

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This is the second Bangles cover to be featured on ERV; their version of Katrina and the Waves' " Going Down to Liverpool " (w...
Friday, October 24, 2014

Alice Cooper - He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)

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What better way to continue our Halloween celebration than with Alice Cooper.  Cooper (born Vincent Furnier) emerged on the scene in the 197...
Tuesday, September 30, 2014

R.E.M. - Fall On Me

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R.E.M.'s song about acid rain (according to Bill Berry) or oppression (according to Michael Stipe) was the first single released from th...
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Thursday, August 14, 2014

Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste of Time

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Rare video (especially in the U.S.) - check Cover of a song by a great, underrated songwriter - check Solid pop song with a great hook - c...
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Saturday, July 12, 2014

Timex Social Club - Rumors

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Originally called the Timex Crew, Timex Social Club switched names after a lineup change and ended up as a classic one hit wonder.  The grou...
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Tesla - Little Suzi

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Some videos just cry out for inclusion on ERV; Tesla's cover of "Little Suzi" being one great case in point.  The single was f...
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Saturday, May 3, 2014

Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls

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One of the many great things about writing blog entries for ERV is that is provides an opportunity to link seemingly disparate songs (and ba...
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