Okay, so here we are and it’s December and boy! Is it cold outside!
As for Video Vault Thursdays, this week we are at number 9 in the parade of music videos for songs from the past.
If you haven’t been keeping track, here’s a rundown of the videos that have been pulled out of the vault over the last bunch of weeks:
- Week 8:
- Nick Lowe’s Crackin’ Up from Labour of Lust (and featuring Rockpile) 1979
- Week 7:
- Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody from A Night at the Opera 1975
- Week 6:
- The Art of Noise’s Close (To the Edit) from Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise? 1984
- Week 5:
- The Breeder’s Saints from Lust Splash 1993
- Week 4:
- Deee-Lite’s Groove Is in the Heart from the album World Clique 1990
- Week 3:
- The Traveling Wilbury’s End of the Line from Traveling Wilbury’s Volume 1 1988
- Week 2:
- The Flying Lizard’s cover of Barrett Strong’s classic Money from the band’s debut album 1979
- Week 1:
- Lene Lovich’s Lucky Number from the album Stateless 1978
So, with that brief recap and the awesome lineup of songs, the question was what to present as this week’s entry. While I had a few songs already tracked down and prepared to slot into the number nine spot, this morning while I was putting together this post, I was captured in a moment of inspiration and suddenly realized what song (video) I wanted to use this week.
This week’s video is not a great video as videos go but, it provides an interesting glimpse into a very important period in musical history. The late 80’s saw the growth in prominence of Grunge as Glam Metal started to decline in popularity. This week’s entry into Video Vault Thursdays has elements of both movements. The hairstyles and dress of the band are very much reminiscent of Glam Metal but the tune itself could easily be considered ‘grungy’ in tone and foreshadows what would become popular in music over the successive years.
This week’s entry from the album Earth • Sun • Moon is Love and Rockets’ No New Tale to Tell:
