Tag: Nostalgia
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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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Henley’s Heartbreak: How Devastating Ache Wins the ’80s
“The Boys of Summer” captures the mournful tone of growing up and growing old. It tops the list of the 10 best pop songs of the decade.
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Classic Rock Casualties: How to Sour on Queen and the Eagles
Overexposure is not their fault. But a closer look shows these two behemoths from the seventies still inspire potent memories – and not much else.
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Shimmer and Shove: Shania Shot New Life into Country
Our favorite country-pop songstress redefined the age and helped the ’90s feel like our last good decade.
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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.”