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, November 30, 2020

Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before

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"Never Knew Love Like This Before" was a catchy pop/R&B hit from Stephanie Mills that became her biggest hit.  The song reache...
Wednesday, November 18, 2020

The Screaming Tribesmen - I've Got A Feeling

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Way back when ... in 2011, we envisioned ERV as a site which highlighted rare videos from the eighties - hence the name.  However, a funny t...
Friday, October 30, 2020

The Cure - Lullaby

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For the final selection of our 2020 All Hallows Even celebration, we are going with The Cure's "Lullaby."  Skeptics might poi...
Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Iron Maiden - 2 Minutes To Midnight

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We love highlighting the diversity of eighties music at ERV, and we particularly enjoy abrupt transitions from one video to the next. This m...
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Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Sheena Easton - Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)

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Nine years ago (!), we started an ERV tradition - the posting of the All Hallows Even videos.  We are justifiably proud of the 22 (and count...
Saturday, October 3, 2020

Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie

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"C'est La Vie" was the song that was played at every party in 1987, before fading away.  It was the debut single from Robbie N...
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Thursday, September 24, 2020

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Private Eyes

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Long time viewer(s) may recall that this is Hall & Oates second appearance on ERV; " How Does It Feel To Be Back " (a truly ra...
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Wednesday, September 2, 2020

LL Cool J - Going Back To Cali

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The late 1980s were a weird time for hip hop.  Following the huge success of the Beastie Boys' License to Ill, the genre found itself be...
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Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Robert Plant - Burning Down One Side

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Nothing lasts forever - not even the mighty  Led Zeppelin.  John Bonham's death in 1980 ended the band, and left the remaining three mem...
Sunday, July 19, 2020

The Comsat Angels - I'm Falling

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ERV reader(s) who are into movies from back in the day may recognize this song, as it was featured prominently in Real Genius , a fun (and u...
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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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