I had a comment from someone stating that Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel actually had a duet (A Roy Harper cover) back in 1979. Well, it's true... and here it is. It's from a Kate Bush Christmas special.
"Another Day" - Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel
This video makes me ashamed of the fact I am alive. It's from the World Wrestling Federation in 1985. It's a gathering of popular wrestlers from the time singing Wilson Pickett's "Land Of 1000 Dances". WTF were they thinking?
"Land Of 1000 Dances" - WWF Wrestling Stars
Why oh why do I follow absolute crap with absolute genius? Because 80s Video Guy Cares, that's why.
"Oblivious" - Aztec Camera
This goes out to my wife. She loves this song, an I have to admit that I like it too. I have always been a fan of The Cure and "Fascination Street" rounds up the bands overall sound in one song.
"Fascination Street" - The Cure
Do to me not feeling well today, we only get 5 videos. Sorry, but hey, there are lots more to come in the next few days.
As for the last one today? No, not Duran Duran... no, not Culture Club... It's HOWARD JONES! Voted "Best Hair Ever in a Music Video" (by me), here he is in all his poofed up hair glory. Seriously, I like this guy.
"Things Can Only Get Better" - Howard Jones
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Friday, January 26, 2007
Undertones, Gowan, Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush, N.W.A., The Waitresses, The English Beat
I know, I know... this song isn't from the 80's. Well, it should be! John Peel once said "Wow - that song was so good I am just going to play it again!". That was just after hearing it for the first time. It actually was heralded as John Peel's favorite song of all time. Now, if Feargal Sharkey hadn't gone and released "A Good Heart"...
"Teenage Kicks" - The Undertones
A little Canadian Content now. I present to you, my buddy Larry Gowan! Otherwise known as Gowan. Otherwise known as the current singer for STYX. Otherwise known as a guy that will use a women's public bathroom when there are no other alternatives (that's another story). One of the best live shows I have eevr seen, Gowan is a VERY talented performer that gives it his all. That, and the fact he has a wicked sense of humor.
"Strange Animal" - Gowan
In my opinion, the best duet of all time. Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel epitomize what duets should be all about. The emotion in this song exceeds anything todays artists can even attempt. This song is a little hard hitting for me right now, and for good reason.
"Don't Give Up" - Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush
Voted #83 on Rolling Stone's top 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time (should have been higher), N.W.A. released "Straight Outta Compton" in 1988. THIS, is what rap should be about.
"Straight Outta Compton" - N.W.A.
I could NOT for the life of me find a video for the Theme Song to Square Pegs, the 80s TV show starring Sarah Jessica Parker. What I did find was a clip showing the intro to the show. It is presented here in bad quality, pixelated, lo-def, monaural for your enjoyment.
"Square Pegs Theme Song" - The Waitresses
Why do all the good ones break up? What are there... 2 versions of The English Beat out right now? Why can't Roger and Wakeling just bury the hatchet? I feel like 3 Stooging their heads together.
"Save It For Later" - The English Beat
"Teenage Kicks" - The Undertones
A little Canadian Content now. I present to you, my buddy Larry Gowan! Otherwise known as Gowan. Otherwise known as the current singer for STYX. Otherwise known as a guy that will use a women's public bathroom when there are no other alternatives (that's another story). One of the best live shows I have eevr seen, Gowan is a VERY talented performer that gives it his all. That, and the fact he has a wicked sense of humor.
"Strange Animal" - Gowan
In my opinion, the best duet of all time. Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel epitomize what duets should be all about. The emotion in this song exceeds anything todays artists can even attempt. This song is a little hard hitting for me right now, and for good reason.
"Don't Give Up" - Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush
Voted #83 on Rolling Stone's top 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time (should have been higher), N.W.A. released "Straight Outta Compton" in 1988. THIS, is what rap should be about.
"Straight Outta Compton" - N.W.A.
I could NOT for the life of me find a video for the Theme Song to Square Pegs, the 80s TV show starring Sarah Jessica Parker. What I did find was a clip showing the intro to the show. It is presented here in bad quality, pixelated, lo-def, monaural for your enjoyment.
"Square Pegs Theme Song" - The Waitresses
Why do all the good ones break up? What are there... 2 versions of The English Beat out right now? Why can't Roger and Wakeling just bury the hatchet? I feel like 3 Stooging their heads together.
"Save It For Later" - The English Beat
Duran Duran, R.E.M., Tears For Fears, Steve Perry, ABC, Gary Numan
I hope you all appreciate the work I do here. I have 5 browsers open to verify the information that I post here. Man, these pretzels are making me thirsty.
Ok, in saying that, I'm having a hard time with this one. I know it's the 2nd Duran Duran video posted in the past couple of days, but it's worth it. This looks more like a "promo" than a video. What's the difference you may ask? I have no freakin' idea. But if there were a difference, this would be it.
"Friends Of Mine" - Duran Duran
REM's first single, Radio Free Europe did it for me. It made me realize that there was more to life than "new wave". Pound for pound, REM is my favorite band of all time. They have changed their sound as time goes by, yet are still able to keep the original feel that made me like them in the first place.
"Radio Free Europe" - R.E.M.
As with REM, Tears For Fears are also one of my faves. This is a "rare" video from them. "The Way You Are" was released as a single between the albums "The Hurting" (my favorite album of all time) and "Songs From The Big Chair".
"The Way You Are" - Tears For Fears
King Perry! I mean... Steve Perry and his song "Oh Sherrie". The fact that the video starts off with Steve Perry in a King costume, cracks me up! I bestow this video unto you on behalf of my sister Sherrie.
"Oh Sherrie" - Steve Perry
Possibly the epitome of cheesey 80's videos right here folks! ABC's "The Look Of Love". Remember when this was considered cool? Nah, me neither.
"The Look Of Love" - ABC
Gary Numan was known for "Cars". Can anyone name another song of his? Well, I can... and here's the video. It's not actually a video. It's a performance from The Old Grey Whistle Test. TOGWT ran from 1971-1987 on BBC2 in the U.K. and hosted a vast array of talent. Quite a few videos will be posted here from that show.
"Down In The Park" - Gary Numan
Ok, in saying that, I'm having a hard time with this one. I know it's the 2nd Duran Duran video posted in the past couple of days, but it's worth it. This looks more like a "promo" than a video. What's the difference you may ask? I have no freakin' idea. But if there were a difference, this would be it.
"Friends Of Mine" - Duran Duran
REM's first single, Radio Free Europe did it for me. It made me realize that there was more to life than "new wave". Pound for pound, REM is my favorite band of all time. They have changed their sound as time goes by, yet are still able to keep the original feel that made me like them in the first place.
"Radio Free Europe" - R.E.M.
As with REM, Tears For Fears are also one of my faves. This is a "rare" video from them. "The Way You Are" was released as a single between the albums "The Hurting" (my favorite album of all time) and "Songs From The Big Chair".
"The Way You Are" - Tears For Fears
King Perry! I mean... Steve Perry and his song "Oh Sherrie". The fact that the video starts off with Steve Perry in a King costume, cracks me up! I bestow this video unto you on behalf of my sister Sherrie.
"Oh Sherrie" - Steve Perry
Possibly the epitome of cheesey 80's videos right here folks! ABC's "The Look Of Love". Remember when this was considered cool? Nah, me neither.
"The Look Of Love" - ABC
Gary Numan was known for "Cars". Can anyone name another song of his? Well, I can... and here's the video. It's not actually a video. It's a performance from The Old Grey Whistle Test. TOGWT ran from 1971-1987 on BBC2 in the U.K. and hosted a vast array of talent. Quite a few videos will be posted here from that show.
"Down In The Park" - Gary Numan
Culture Club, JMC, Haircut 100, Genesis, China Crisis, The Smiths w/ Sandie Shaw
Is it weird for me to admit that I actually like Culture Club? C'mon... sure their videos showed the world what Boy George was really like, but can you really deny that their music was really, really good?
"Victims" - Culture Club
One of my favorite bands of all time, let alone from the 80s.
"You Trip Me Up" - The Jesus And Mary Chain
You have to watch this video for the fact that it looks like these guys had never been in front of a camera before. Once again, their music way outshined their videos, but it's fun just the same.
"Love Plus One" - Haircut 100
Just to show everyone I am a man of my word, I have put this next video here to appease the "non-new-wave" crowd. It's one of the only songs from Genesis that I like that has a video. Where oh where did Peter Gabriel go?
"Abacab" - Genesis
This video was taken from a Live German Performance back in the 80's. I don't think CC did a video for this song. I have no freakin' idea why.
"Black Man Ray" - China Crisis
This is too weird to NOT put up. It's a children's show from 1984 called "Charlie's Bus". I take it, it's from England. Umm... today's episode stars... wait for it... The Smiths. Yes, The Smiths. Morrissey and the Smiths. Ok, got it yet? Alright, this also has Sandie Shaw ("Puppet On A String" fame) singing a Smiths rarity "Jeane". It's a rarity because it can only be found on Smiths bootlegs and such. Enjoy.
"Jeane" - The Smiths w/ Sandie Shaw
"Victims" - Culture Club
One of my favorite bands of all time, let alone from the 80s.
"You Trip Me Up" - The Jesus And Mary Chain
You have to watch this video for the fact that it looks like these guys had never been in front of a camera before. Once again, their music way outshined their videos, but it's fun just the same.
"Love Plus One" - Haircut 100
Just to show everyone I am a man of my word, I have put this next video here to appease the "non-new-wave" crowd. It's one of the only songs from Genesis that I like that has a video. Where oh where did Peter Gabriel go?
"Abacab" - Genesis
This video was taken from a Live German Performance back in the 80's. I don't think CC did a video for this song. I have no freakin' idea why.
"Black Man Ray" - China Crisis
This is too weird to NOT put up. It's a children's show from 1984 called "Charlie's Bus". I take it, it's from England. Umm... today's episode stars... wait for it... The Smiths. Yes, The Smiths. Morrissey and the Smiths. Ok, got it yet? Alright, this also has Sandie Shaw ("Puppet On A String" fame) singing a Smiths rarity "Jeane". It's a rarity because it can only be found on Smiths bootlegs and such. Enjoy.
"Jeane" - The Smiths w/ Sandie Shaw
Thursday, January 25, 2007
My very first ever postin'!
Welcome to my first posting.
I'm going to start off with a video that has haunted me for years. It's called "Hello Skinny" by The Residents. This video was shown on CITY-TV's Citylimits in the 80's and freaked the crap out of me. I used to have a 13 inch b/w TV in my room that I would sit and watch until all hours of the night. I haven't been the same since.
This video started it all for me (now my wife can pinpoint where I went wrong). This is "Planet Earth" by Duran Duran. Throughout the 80's, I was a semi-closet Duran fan. I never wanted to admit it, but being 37 now, it's OK to admit it. I wanted Andy Taylor hair and a puffy shirt. Thank god I never got either one.
This next video(s) is from Miss.Armpits herself... Nena. Everyone remembers "99 Luftballons", but this just happens to be my favorite Nena song. It's called "Nur Getraumt" and I believe it's from 1982. The reason I have two videos here is simple. The first was done in 1982 and the second being from 2003. I seriously wish that most American and Canadian singers look this good 20 years after the fact. Nena is like wine... she keeps getting better with age.
1982
2003
I'm going to start off with a video that has haunted me for years. It's called "Hello Skinny" by The Residents. This video was shown on CITY-TV's Citylimits in the 80's and freaked the crap out of me. I used to have a 13 inch b/w TV in my room that I would sit and watch until all hours of the night. I haven't been the same since.
This video started it all for me (now my wife can pinpoint where I went wrong). This is "Planet Earth" by Duran Duran. Throughout the 80's, I was a semi-closet Duran fan. I never wanted to admit it, but being 37 now, it's OK to admit it. I wanted Andy Taylor hair and a puffy shirt. Thank god I never got either one.
This next video(s) is from Miss.Armpits herself... Nena. Everyone remembers "99 Luftballons", but this just happens to be my favorite Nena song. It's called "Nur Getraumt" and I believe it's from 1982. The reason I have two videos here is simple. The first was done in 1982 and the second being from 2003. I seriously wish that most American and Canadian singers look this good 20 years after the fact. Nena is like wine... she keeps getting better with age.
1982
2003
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