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.

Monday, March 14, 2016

The Long Ryders - I Want You Bad

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This is the second appearance on ERV for The Long Ryders; the superb " Looking for Lewis and Clark " was posted on our little blog...
Sunday, March 6, 2016

Ray Parker, Jr. and Raydio - A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)

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Ray Parker, Jr. formed Raydio in 1977 with with Vincent Bohnam, Jerry Knight, and Arnell Carmichael.  The group's smooth pop/funk quickl...
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Saturday, February 20, 2016

The Hooters - Day by Day

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After a long, bumpy road, Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman finally saw significant success with The Hooters 1985 Nervous Night LP.  The album pea...
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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...
Thursday, January 28, 2016

Indigo Girls - Closer to Fine

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Indigo Girls were part of the late 1980s folk revival scene that included 10,000 Maniacs , Michelle Shocked , and Tracy Chapman, among other...
Monday, January 18, 2016

Glenn Fry - Smuggler's Blues

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It has been a tough few weeks in rockland; Atropos has been busy.  And while we already had posts up for Lemmy (" Ace of Spades "...
Sunday, January 10, 2016

Stabilizers - One Simple Thing

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Stabilizers were another act that appeared on MTV for the briefest of time before fading from view.  The band consisted of Dave Christenson ...
Saturday, January 2, 2016

Helix - Heavy Metal Love

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I remember seeing "Heavy Metal Love" back in the day, and thoroughly enjoyed it.  The same holds true for Helix's earlier entr...
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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers - Tomorrow People

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David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley was reggae legend Bob Marley's eldest son, and he built a career in the industry after his father...
Thursday, December 17, 2015

Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul - Forever

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Yesterday, The Universe requested another video for the blog, and as per usual we am only too happy to oblige.  In this case, the rare and e...
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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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