Friday, April 27, 2012

Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

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"Bette Davis Eyes" is another non-rare song and video, on the blog because it is a cover, something that may surprise many of our ...
Monday, April 23, 2012

Jason and the Scorchers - White Lies

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One of the nice things about writing a blog on eighties rare videos is that is provides an opportunity to revisit and perhaps even introduce...
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Friday, April 20, 2012

Breakfast Club - Right on Track

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Your basic one hit wonder, Breakfast Club has an interesting backstory that has nothing to do with John Hughes.  (In fact, there is no relat...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Joan Armatrading - Drop the Pilot

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Joan Armatrading is yet another artist who should have had more American success, but never quite found her audience.  In some ways this is ...
Friday, April 13, 2012

Thomas Dolby - Airhead

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So in typical ERV style, we're posting a Thomas Dolby song, but it isn't the one that you know and love.  However, it is rare and qu...
Monday, April 9, 2012

April Wine - Just Between You and Me

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As with any endeavor, inspiration for eighties videos can strike in strange ways.  After we finished the previous post ( Lou Gramm's, ...
Saturday, April 7, 2012

Lou Gramm - Just Between You and Me

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Lou Gramm (born Lou Grammatico) became famous as the voice behind Foreigner, who were massively successful during the late 1970s and early 1...
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Talk Talk - Talk Talk

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Talk Talk were part of the New Romantic movement of early 1980s British synth pop, along with other non-threatening bands such as Duran Dura...
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Sunday, April 1, 2012

Hyts - Backstabber

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Here at ERV, we realize that there is a wide range of videos that could be considered rare, and we try to run the gamut.  In fact we even pu...
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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Benjamin Orr - Stay the Night

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Benjamin Orr (Orzechowski) was the co-vocalist and bass player for the Cars, the seminal 70s and 80s new wave band out of Boston.  He releas...