Another flashback to the early days of MTV. The appearance of this video coincided with my first crush on a woman with a mohawk. Chance of this song getting stuck in my head? At least 80 percent.
Aug 152011
Why this song suddenly popped into my head is beyond me. Released in 1990, the song is built over a collection of familiar classic-rock riffs and drum fills. I was glad I could find it on YouTube, but apparently I never saw the video before. To be honest, I find the video to be a [... read more ...]
Flashback for today? Men At Work! I haven’t seen this in ages, and yet I still found myself anticipating the different facial expressions from each band member. Funny how these things can be burned into the back of your memory. Definitely an iconic video from the early days of MTV (when video-production budgets were an [... read more ...]
Jul 232011
It’s funny to publish this under “Nostalgia”, if only because this song still gets occasional airplay. Saxon was the first group that I ever declared as my “favorite band”. They would eventually provide a mechanism for attending my first-ever rock concert, when I answered an obscure trivia question for local radio station 94 Rock. The [... read more ...]
Almost everyone from my generation has a vast collection of Monty Python memories stuck in their brain. It’s hard to mention any single skit without immediately conjuring up several others (“Oooh, yeah, remember the one about…?”). No rhyme or reason to selecting this one, other than having it come up early in search results. Even [... read more ...]
Every time I begin driving east for a lengthy roadtrip, this song by Jerry Reed will pop into my head. It is soon followed by numerous visuals from the movie Smokey and The Bandit. I could elaborate, but if you’re reading this, it’s safe to assume you’re already recalling it vividly. Skip to the 1:20 [... read more ...]
Paul Simon is a magnificent talent and an extremely prolific singer-songwriter. His career spans several decades, leaving us with a treasure trove of unforgettable songs. The first collection of his “new music” that I purchased during the eighties was called Graceland, and this is the minimalist video of its first single. It made me smile [... read more ...]
Feb 182011
The album Chicago 17 was released in early 1984 and spawned several singles for near-constant radio airplay. And while the band continues touring to this day, I don’t recall them playing any of these songs recently. Perhaps they have been relegated to the dusty rack of “80′s has-been chart toppers”. This definitely takes me back [... read more ...]
Feb 142011
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day… a flashback to 1976 with Silly Love Songs by Paul McCartney and Wings. For me, this song never triggered feelings of love and romance. But it definitely brings back vivid memories of summertime, sunshine, and the community swimming pool near my old neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska.
Never heard of the band Jump in the Saddle? Can’t say I know much about them, but I was introduced to The Curly Shuffle in the mid-80′s by our local radio station. It was a great tune to hear early in the day, and I seem to recall that I always needed to turn up [... read more ...]
Oct 292010
All holidays trigger nostalgic memories for me, but this is especially true when it comes to Halloween. Couldn’t tell you why, but sitting down to watch the original Halloween slasher movie — which is still a “must” every year at this time — will essentially transport me back to an autumn-in-the-late-70′s frame of mind. I [... read more ...]
Another staple from MTV in the early eighties, and indeed another tune that gets stuck in my head easily.
Aug 122010
This video from 1982 popped into my head and I have no idea what triggered it. In fact, I don’t even think they play this song on the 80′s radio station anymore. Press “play” on the video below and see if you don’t have the same reaction to it that I did. I immediately recognized [... read more ...]
Aug 082010
Some songs are timeless. And then we have “Electric Avenue” by Eddy Grant. No doubt about it, this song is wholeheartedly stuck in 1984. Of course, it does have some charm, as it has been stuck in my head ever since I first heard/saw it on MTV. A must have for any 80′s music collection.
Jul 262010
If you came of age in the 1980′s, you will undoubtedly remember this video. The song doesn’t get any airplay these days, primarily because it isn’t a standout. But as was the norm in the early days of MTV, this song’s popularity was boosted by a memorable music video.
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