Wednesday, May 29, 2013

The Pointer Sisters - Neutron Dance

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The Pointer Sisters were a fascinating group who managed to navigate the difficult pop and R&B waters during most of the 1970s and 1980s...
Saturday, May 25, 2013

Honeymoon Suite - Feel It Again

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"Feel It Again" was Honeymoon Suite's only top 40 U.S. hit, and it remains something of a guilty pleasure for me. The band ori...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

200!

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Amazingly (to us, at least) Electric Boys "All Lips N' Hips" was the 200th video on ERV.  We have been going strong since Augu...
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Monday, May 20, 2013

Electric Boys - All Lips N' Hips

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Electric Boys were Sweden's contribution to the cool, but short lived funk metal scene.  The band was formed in 1988 in Stockholm by gui...
Friday, May 17, 2013

Jackson Browne - Somebody's Baby

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While the video did not get much airplay on MTV, Jackson Browne's "Somebody's Baby" did become a big hit for him, hitting ...
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Ready for the World - Oh Sheila

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Ready for the World (RFTW) was an R&B act out of Flint, Michigan who had a string of hits in the mid-1980s.  The group formed in 1982 an...
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Friday, May 10, 2013

The Lightning Seeds - Pure

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Every now and then, we come across a song that fits perfectly into the blog, almost as if The Universe itself has made a request.  [As an as...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

The Bangles - Going Down to Liverpool

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"Going Down to Liverpool" is a rare video and a cover, so it fits onto ERV in two ways.  Loyal reader Krista suggested this one a ...
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Saturday, May 4, 2013

Midnight Oil - The Dead Heart

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In 1986, Midnight Oil embarked on the Blackfella/Whitefella Tour with the Warumpi Band and Gondwanaland (both Aboriginal rock bands).  The r...
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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...