Showing posts with label WTF. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WTF. Show all posts
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...
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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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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Monday, February 8, 2016

The B-52's - Private Idaho

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New wave and surf rock might seem like an odd combination (ok, it is an odd combination), but somehow the B-52's hit on a sound that wa...
Friday, October 30, 2015

Jefferson Starship - No Way Out

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Rounding out this year's All Hallows Even celebration is "No Way Out" from Jefferson Starship.  The song is off the Nuclear F...
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Sunday, October 4, 2015

Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance

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By mixing old school beats with goofy lyrics, Digital Underground (DU) created a cool and unique sound that led to one big hit, though by al...
Monday, September 7, 2015

They Might Be Giants - Ana Ng

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They Might Be Giants (TMBG; named after the 1971 movie ) was an odd yet interesting band that started showing up on MTV (mostly on the 120 M...
Thursday, October 16, 2014

Animotion - Obsession

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We continue our series of songs that you didn't know were covers with Animotion's 1985 hit, "Obsession."  This song was or...
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Saturday, August 9, 2014

Billy Squire - Rock Me Tonight

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Eighties Rare Videos is filled with rare and semi-rare videos of great bands that never quite made it.  But we also like a great story, and ...
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Thursday, June 26, 2014

Whitesnake - Love Ain't No Stranger

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"Love Ain't No Stranger" was the first Whitesnake song to make a dent in the U.S. market, reaching #34 on the Mainstream Rock ...
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Greg Kihn Band - Reunited

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Greg Kihn followed up the success of 1983's " Jeopardy " (featured on ERV during our 2013 All Hallows Even extravaganza) with...
Sunday, March 23, 2014

Utopia - Feet Don't Fail Me Now

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The story of Utopia is intertwined with Todd Rundgren, but the band evolved over time to become more than just an outlet for Rundgren's ...
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Zebra - Tell Me What You Want

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With their Led Zeppelin inspired licks and batshit crazy videos, Zebra became an MTV success story in 1983.  The trio originally formed in 1...
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Blotto - I Wanna Be A Lifeguard

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The 36th video played on MTV's first day was the humorous and slightly bizarre "I Wanna Be a Lifeguard" by Blotto.  The video ...
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper - Elvis Is Everywhere

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Every now and then, MTV would highlight something bizarre -- as in straight out of Dr. Demento  bizarre.  (Weird Al immediately comes to min...
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Thursday, July 11, 2013

Talking Heads - Once In a Lifetime

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The 63rd video aired on MTV, "Once In a Lifetime" is now often viewed as one of the most significant songs and videos of the 1980s...
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio

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We have no idea who at MTV liked this quirky number, but somehow "Mexican Radio" went into heavy rotation for a time on the video ...
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Friday, February 22, 2013

Hilly Michaels - Calling All Girls

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Unless you are a big time music aficionado, the name Hilly Michaels probably doesn't mean much to you.  This is a shame, because Hilly h...
Saturday, January 26, 2013

The Jacksons - Can You Feel It

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You have to hand it to the Jacksons -- when they went big, they really went big.  Case in point:  the 9+ minute video for "Can You Fee...
Monday, August 20, 2012

Planet P Project - Why Me?

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Long time reader Krista requested this, and we have to say that it is an excellent pick, even if it did take us a minute to even remember th...
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