MTV VJ's Part 2

Continuing with our MTV original VJ's theme from yesterday, here is Nina Blackwood and a MTV interview with Bond... James Bond... or Roger Moore if you prefer...



Of course last but not least, here is the late JJ Jackson from a 1983 MTV special called "The Unmasking of Kiss"... I like how Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons pretty much dominate the conversation leaving the Kiss "outsiders" like Vinnie Vincent and Eric Carr with little or nothing to offer other than Vinnie's sweet red jacket...

Don't Wanna Wait Til You Know Me Better

After a couple of days of some music from some Englishmen, it's time for some good ol' American rock n' roll! And there aren't too many bands better than the one today even though they were going through their "unmasked" phase in the mid to late 80's. Yes, it's the bad boys of Detroit themselves. Here is Kiss in their first video without the makeup from 1983 with "Lick It Up"...




Lyrics | Kiss lyrics - Lick It Up lyrics

"Lick It Up"
Single by Kiss
from the album Lick It Up
Released 1983 (US)
Format 7"
Recorded Right Track Studios,
New York City: 1983
Genre Glam metal, hard rock
Length 3:58
Label Mercury 814 671-7 (US)
Writer(s) Paul Stanley, Vinnie Vincent

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #66

Looks Like It's Raining

Without their well known face paint here are the boys KISS from 1985 when they ditched the face paint for a while with their minor hit from their "Asylum" album. With Paul Stanley donning some sort of three-quarter length pink sparkly thing, here is "Tears Are Falling"...




Lyrics | Kiss lyrics - Tears Are Falling lyrics

"Tears Are Falling"
Single by Kiss
from the album Asylum
Released 1985 (US)
Format 7"
Recorded Electric Lady Studios,
New York City: 1985
Genre Hard rock, glam metal
Length 3:55
Label Mercury 884-141-7 (US)
Producer Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #57

KISS

It's the boys without their famous face-paint which makes for a scary video in itself. From 1983, "Heaven's On Fire"...




Heaven's On Fire Lyrics

from the album Animalize
Released 1984 (US)
Format 7"
Recorded Right Track Studios,
New York City: 1984
Genre Hard Rock
Length 3 min 18 sec
Label Mercury 880 205-7 (US)
Producer(s) Paul Stanley
Peak chart positions
#49 (United States)
#43 (United Kingdom)
#48 (Canada)
#62 (Auz)
#19 (Sweden)