Metal Monday

Recently voted #1 video of some sort on one of VH1's 873 different countdowns, this is Bon Jovi's hair at its' best...

Bon Jovi - Living On A Prayer
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Livin' On A Prayer Lyrics

from the album Slippery When Wet
Released 1987
Format CD Single
Recorded 1986
Genre Rock
Length 4:09
Label Mercury Records
Writer(s) Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Desmond Child
Producer(s) Bruce Fairbairn
Peak chart positions
#1 (4 weeks) (US Billboard Hot 100)
#1 (2 weeks) (US Mainstream Rock Tracks)
#1 (2 weeks) (United World Chart)
#3 (Australia)
#4 (UK)

The 80's Weekend Flick

Bustin' Makes Me Feel Good! This Ray Parker Jr. video still cracks me up with all the random celebrities at the end - Melissa Gilbert, Danny Devito, George Wendt, etc.

Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters
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Ghostbusters Lyrics

You can check out a totally different looking Ray Parker Jr. now at www.rayparkerjr.com

Here's a classic scene from the movie... "A disaster of Biblical proportions!"



Ghostbusters

Directed by Ivan Reitman
Produced by Bernie Brillstein
Ivan Reitman
Written by Dan Aykroyd
Harold Ramis
Starring
Bill Murray
Dan Aykroyd
Sigourney Weaver
Harold Ramis
Rick Moranis
Ernie Hudson
Annie Potts
William Atherton

Release date(s) June 8, 1984
Running time 107 minutes
Budget $30,000,000
Followed by Ghostbusters II

Friday Night Videos

A classic network show to compete with MTV... here are the stats about NBC's Friday Night Videos show and the first video they ever ran...

first telecast: July 29, 1983
last telecast: December 29, 2000
broadcast: Fridays on NBC
1983-1987 12:30 to 2:00 a.m. (EST)
1987-1991 1:30 to 2:30 a.m. (EST)
1991-2000 1:35 to 2:35 a.m. (EST)

Love it when the old man wakes up in a white tux...



Billie Jean Lyrics

from the album Thriller

Released January 1983
Format 7" single
Recorded 1982
Genre Pop/R&B
Length 4:53
Label Epic Records
Writer(s) Michael Jackson
Producer(s) Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson
Certification Double Platinum

Peak chart positions
#1 (U.S.; UK; Australia; Italy)
#2 (Germany; Sweden)
#4 (France)

As a bonus on this post, here is MJ when he breaks out the moonwalk at the Motown Awards show...

Parr For the Record

Listening to St. Elmo's Fire on the radio the other day got me to thinking about John Parr and what he's doing now. Hey, he's got a website and apparently still playing music! Check out www.johnparr.net for more on this mullet man of the 80's.

Mr. Parr's biggest hits from the 80's include these two classics...





Naughty Naughty Lyrics

Year: 1984
Song: Naughty Naughty
Billboard 100 Peak Position: 23
UK: 58
Album: John Parr




St. Elmo's Fire (man In Motion) Lyrics

Year: 1985
Song: St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)
Billboard 100 Peak: 1
UK: 6
Album: St. Elmo's Fire Soundtrack

The Video That Started It All

Almost 16 years ago, at 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 1981, The Buggles debuted on a new station called MTV and were never heard from again...

Buggles - Video Killed Radio Star
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Video Killed The Radio Star Lyrics

"Video Killed the Radio Star"

Single by The Buggles
from the album The Age of Plastic
Released 1979
Format 7" single
Recorded 1979
Genre New Wave
Length 4:13
Label Island
Writer(s) Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn and Bruce Woolley
Producer(s) Trevor Horn
Peak chart positions
#1 UK
#1 Australia
#40 US