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.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Great White - Rock Me

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Part of the appeal of rock and roll is that it is an escape from the real world, but every once in a while, the real world crashes the party...
Saturday, April 27, 2013

Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

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The Joy Division story is among the more tragic rock and roll tales, and is only compounded by the band's innovative and visionary sound...
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off

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It's funny how capricious the charts can be.  While ERV is filled with one hit wonders, there are also some lesser-known bands who lande...
Friday, April 19, 2013

Lindsey Buckingham - Go Insane

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"Go Insane" came out during a difficult time in Lindsey Buckingham's life.  He has recently broken up with his long time girlf...
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Jefferson Starship - Find Your Way Back

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The history of Jefferson Airplane / Jefferson Starship / Starship is a long, meandering stroll down rock and roll lane.  As many readers wil...
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Friday, April 12, 2013

Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane

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Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian alt folk band who have been together since the mid 1980s.  The band consists of three siblings (Margo, Michael...
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

The Cure - In Between Days

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Led by the unique (and intentionally unkempt)  Robert Smith, The Cure produced some of the more interesting and creative pop songs of the 19...
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Saturday, April 6, 2013

Saraya - Love Has Taken Its Toll

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Saraya were a New Jersey based hard rock band, named after their female lead singer (Sandi Saraya).  [As an aside, ERV previously featured a...
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Kool & The Gang - Get Down On It

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Although they started as a jazz band in 1964(!), Kool & The Gang are best-known as a funk and R&B outfit from the 1970s and 1980s.  ...
Saturday, March 30, 2013

Jeff Healey - Confidence Man

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John Hiatt has already appeared twice on ERV -- once for " Slow Turning " and a second time for Bonnie Raitt's cover of his so...
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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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