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.

Thursday, September 9, 2021

Eddie Money - I Wanna Go Back

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This is Eddie Money's second appearance on ERV; " Think I'm in Love " was posted more than 10 years ago (way back in Augus...
Sunday, August 1, 2021

MTV Debuted August 1, 1981

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 It was 40 years ago today ... (to commandeer a phrase). Just after midnight on August 1, 1981, the world's first 24 hour video music ch...
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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Jim Capaldi - Living On The Edge

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While Jim Capaldi is not a household name (even here on ERV), he was an interesting and important figure in rock, especially during the late...
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Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Split Enz - I Got You

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Split Enz (the NZ is a reference to New Zealand, where the band originated) formed in 1973 in Auckland.  The founders - Tim Finn and Phil Ju...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Poco - Call It Love

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Casual music fans may view Poco as an answer to the trivia question: What group did The Eagles raid for their bass players?  In truth, Poco ...
Sunday, June 20, 2021

Rick James - Give It To Me Baby

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Although he was a funk artist, Rick James lived like a rock star. Huge highs, crashing lows, drugs, and horrific personal behavior defined m...
Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Mental As Anything - Live It Up

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"Live It Up" is an upbeat song with an interesting history from a cool, quirky band from Australia.  Mental As Anything were an ar...
Monday, May 10, 2021

The Cult - Lil' Devil

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Long time readers may recall that we have previously featured The Cult on ERV (twice), with " She Sells Sanctuary " and " Rai...
Friday, April 16, 2021

Los Lobos - Will the Wolf Survive?

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Los Lobos were an unlikely and underrated success story in the 1980s.  The group's roots date back to 1973, and they were originally nam...
Sunday, March 28, 2021

Cutting Crew - One for the Mockingbird

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Many ERV readers will recognize Cutting Crew as the band behind "(I Just) Died in Your Arms," a #1 song from 1987.  In typical Eig...
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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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