Charlatans
Weirdo, 1992.

The fact that this song was relatively popular at the time is a good indicator of why 1992 may have been my favorite year in the history of pop music. This particular video is also interesting because it’s not the version MTV usually played.

George Harrison
Blow Away, 1979.

Why did all the good Beatles have to die, leaving only the, ummm, les interesting ones to carry on?

Cyndi Lauper
She Bop, 1984.

Third of three (1,2) videos that always remind me of the original Weekends nightclub in Atlanta and a strange weekend spent adjacent to it in 1984.

The Cure
The Lovecats, 1984.

Second of three videos that always remind me of the original Weekends nightclub in Atlanta and a strange weekend spent adjacent to it in 1984.

Robin Gibb
Boys Do Fall in Love, 1984.

Among other things, this song (along with the two additional videos you’ll see in the next couple of days) always reminds me of being in the original Weekends on Peachtree Street in Atlanta one very strange weekend in the summer of 1984.

Sniff and the Tears
Driver’s Seat, 1979.

The Way
Fastball, 1997

I dunno. I just always liked this song. And it was getting lots of airplay around the time of the Planet SOMA US Tour 1997, so I associate it with being intersting places I was seeing for te first time.

Camper Van Beethoven
Take the Skinheads Bowling, 1985

I got to know one of the former Campers Van when I lived in San Francisco and developed a very slight crush on him. At the time, I found it very cute that a jaded old soul like myself actually could still get crushes, particularly ones that I didn’t even act on.

Ultravox
Dancing with Tears in My Eyes, 1984

Most. Depressing. Video. Ever.

Bolland
You’re in the Army Now, 1982

In their home country, they were known as Bolland & Bolland, and they actually had hits. In the US, it was simply Bolland, and three or four people bought their album “The Domino Theory”. I was one of them.