Tag: Eighties
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Great Movie Scenes: Rage & Justice in ‘The Equalizer’
Do you like testosterone? Tense staredowns? Explore one of the coolest scenes in recent memory as Denzel squares off with a Russian henchman in a way that proves action films still matter and why we need heroes now more than ever.
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A Girl Named Jenny and Big Country: The Best One-Hit Wonders
The eighties overflowed with thrilling one-hit wonders. Here are two of the best from Tommy Tutone and Big Country.
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From Joe Jackson to the Bangles: Here are More of the ’80’s Best Songs
Continuing the countdown of the greatest songs of the 1980s, here’s numbers 11-20. We’ve got some Men At Work, A-Ha, Mr. Phil Collins, and more.
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Images: David Byrne’s Massive Head Floats Down the Road
Talking Heads were a key part of MTV’s early days, and “Burning Down the House” and “Once in a Lifetime” still pack a punch.
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Steve Winwood: Higher Love on Sundays
The ex-Traffic and Spencer Davis Group singer reinvented himself as a pop-keyboard hitmaker in the ’80s.
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How ‘The One Thing’ Defined Early MTV Imagery, Mystery
‘The One Thing’ personifies personal discoveries that Gen X kids had to make and interpret on their own.
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Slow & Steady: How Tom Petty Triumphs in the ’80s
A look at a couple of key Tom Petty videos from the prime MTV era: “You Got Lucky” and “Don’t Come Around Here No More.”
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ZZ Top: How This Texas Trio Found New Life in the ’80s
A 70s rock dinosaur reinvents themselves with the help of technology, a classic car, and iconic videos.