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.

Friday, October 26, 2012

Yazoo - Don't Go

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Another superb Halloween video (if we say so ourselves ... and we do) is Yazoo's "Don't Go."  Long time readers and 1980s ...
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon

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A strong candidate for the second-best Halloween video ever, "Bark at the Moon" came about in large part due to Ozzy's fascina...
Saturday, October 20, 2012

The Sherbs - We Ride Tonight

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Long time readers will remember that ERV loves Halloween, and we put up a few Halloweeny videos last year before the holiday.  [As an aside,...
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Earth, Wind & Fire - Let's Groove

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Earth, Wind and Fire were perhaps the most successful funk/pop act of the 1970s, with six consecutive top five albums.  "Let's Groo...
Sunday, October 7, 2012

Guns N' Roses - It's So Easy

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There was never anything easy about Guns N' Roses.  The band announced their presence with screaming vocals and howling guitars, and mad...
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Thursday, October 4, 2012

Peter Murphy - Cuts You Up

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Regular readers of ERV may remember a post about Love and Rockets from July 2012, which mentioned that the band formed after a failed Bauha...
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Sunday, September 30, 2012

The BusBoys - Boys are Back in Town

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The BusBoys are another interesting rock and roll story, and are another band that by all rights should have have been more successful.  The...
Thursday, September 27, 2012

Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun

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Long time readers will know that in addition to posting rare videos, ERV also likes to highlight covers, particularly ones that fit in the c...
Sunday, September 23, 2012

Bon Jovi - In and Out of Love

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I'll admit it:  I've always had a soft spot for Bon Jovi.  First off, the band is from my home state (NJ), and second, they wrote a ...
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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.

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Although Lou Reed had only modest commercial success, he was an important and influential musician who reshaped the language of rock.  In pa...
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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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