Sunday, January 30, 2022

Sting - Fortress Around Your Heart

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By the early 1980s, The Police were one of the biggest bands in the world, so Sting's 1985 solo album was huge news. Interestingly, The ...
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Monday, November 22, 2021

The Outfield - My Paradise

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The 1980s musical equivalent of a sunny summer day, The Outfield recorded a bunch of bright power pop gems, but somehow never became big sta...
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Sunday, October 24, 2021

Billy Ocean - Loverboy

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Rounding out our All Hallows Even celebration is "Loverboy" by Billy Ocean.  This is definitely one of the oddest 1980s videos, w...
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Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Real Life - Send Me An Angel

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For our second All Hallows Even treat, we're posting Real Life's "Send Me An Angel" (the original version; more on that i...
Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Kiss - I Love It Loud

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Welcome to ERV's 10th annual All Hallows Even party.  A reminder to our newer readers: our  prior ghostly (ghastly) clips can be found ...
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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 ...