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WATCH: Joe Jackson – “You Can’t Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)” – 1988

03/12/2019

“You Can’t Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)” is a single from Joe Jackson’s 1984 album Body and Soul. Here’s more about Joe Jackson from Wikipedia: David Ian “Joe” Jackson (born 11 August 1954) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. After years of studying music and playing clubs, Jackson’s first release, “Is She Really Going Out with Him?” became a hit in 1979. This was followed…

WATCH: Foreigner – “I Want To Know What Love Is” LIVE @ Farm Aid 1985

05/10/2018

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Who remembers Farm Aid? Farm Aid was started by Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp in 1985 to keep family farmers on the land and has worked since then to make sure everyone has access to good food from family farmers. (For more information about Farm Aid, visit: http://farmaid.org) Foreigner performed this LIVE version of “I Want To Know What Love Is” at the inaugural version of Farm Aid…

WATCH: The Romantics – “Talking In Your Sleep” -Rare LIVE Video – San Antonio 1984

05/06/2018

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“Talking in Your Sleep” is a chart-topping hit song by Detroit rock band The Romantics. It was a #3 U.S. hit in early 1984 and became a UK hit in August that year for British band Bucks Fizz. It ultimately became a hit throughout the world, and was the group’s most successful song. The song was from the Romantics’ 1983 album In Heat and was their biggest hit, selling more…

WATCH: Twisted Sister – “I Wanna Rock!” LIVE – 1984 – Stay Hungry Tour

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03/17/2018

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What a great live performance by heavy metal band Twisted Sister, originally hailing from Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey! Although the band’s roots go back to 1972, the popular version of the band got its start in 1979 when Danny “Dee” Snider joined the band, and the group took a heavier musical direction, influenced by Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Slade, and Alice Cooper. It was Twisted Sister’s third studio album, Stay Hungry,…

(WATCH) The Scorpions: Big City Nights

04/12/2017

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The Scorpions were one of the hottest rock bands in the late 80s with hits like “Rock You Like a Hurricane” but they also had a lot of other great songs–and music videos–along the way. Case in point: Big City Nights, which, of course, starts with shots of girls in bikinis at the beach because . . . well, why the hell not? You’re the goddammed Scorpions and if you…