They’re one of the ’80s most successful rock bands, and are still going strong today! Go behind the music with Poison!
Quiet Riot – ‘The Wild and the Young’ Official Music Video
Jackson Browne – ‘Somebody’s Baby’ from the ‘Fast Times At Ridgemont High’ Soundtrack
XYZ – ‘Inside Out’ Music Video
Ratt’s Music Video Collection – Every Music Video From the Beginning in 1984
Ratt are one of our favorite rock bands from the 80’s! Here’s a look at every official music video from Ratt starting with 1984’s ‘Round and Round’!
1984:
“Round and Round”
“Back for More”
“Wanted Man”
“You Think You’re Tough”
1985:
“Lay It Down”
“You’re in Love”
1986:
“Dance”
“Body Talk”
1987:
“Slip of the Lip”
1988:
“Way Cool Jr.”
1989:
“I Want a Woman”
1990:
“Loving You’s a Dirty Job”
“Shame Shame Shame”
1991:
“Givin’ Yourself Away”
“Nobody Rides for Free”
2010:
“Best of Me”
“Eat Me Up Alive”
Bon Jovi Official Music Video Collection – Every Music Video From The Beginning In 1984
Bon Jovi are one of the most popular rock bands in the world, and they got their start in the 80’s! Here’s a look at every official music video from Bon Jovi starting with 1984’s ‘Runaway’!
1984:
‘Runaway’
‘She Don’t Know Me’
1985:
‘In and Out of Love’
‘Only Lonely’
‘Silent Night’
1986:
‘You Give Love a Bad Name’
‘Livin’ on a Prayer’
1987:
‘Wanted Dead or Alive’
‘Never Say Goodbye’
‘Wild in the Streets’
1988:
‘Bad Medicine’ (Original Version)
‘Bad Medicine’ (Fan-recorded Version)
1989:
‘I’ll Be There For You’
‘Lay Your Hands on Me’
‘Living in Sin’
‘Blood on Blood’
1992:
‘Keep the Faith’
1993:
‘Bed of Roses’
‘In These Arms’
‘I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead’
‘I Believe’
1994:
‘If I Was your Mother’
‘Dry County’
‘Always’
‘Please Come Home for Christmas’
‘Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night’
1995:
‘Good Guys Don’t Always Wear White’
‘This Ain’t a Love Song’
‘Something for the Pain’
‘Lie To Me’
1996:
‘These Days’
‘Hey God’
1999:
‘Real Life’
2000:
‘It’s My Life’
‘Say It Isn’t So’
‘Thank You for Loving Me’
2001:
‘One Wild Night’
2002:
‘Everyday’
‘Misunderstood’
2003:
‘All About Lovin’ You’
‘Wanted Dead or Alive 2003’
2005:
‘Have a Nice Day’
‘Who Says You Can’t Go Home’ (Original Version)
‘Who Says You Can’t Go Home’ (Jennifer Nettles Version)
2006:
‘Welcome to Wherever You Are’
2007:
‘(You Want to) Make a Memory’
‘Till We Ain’t Strangers Anymore’
‘Lost Highway’
2008:
‘Whole Lot of Leavin’
2009:
‘We Weren’t Born to Follow’
2010:
‘Superman Tonight’
‘When We Were Beautiful’
‘What Do You Got?’
‘This Is Our House’
2011:
‘No Apologies’
2013:
‘Because We Can’
‘What About Now’
2016:
‘This House is Not for Sale’
‘Knockout’
‘Labor of Love’
‘Come On Up To Our House’
‘Scars on This Guitar’
‘The Devil’s in the Temple’
‘Roller Coaster’
‘Born Again Tomorrow’
‘New Year’s Day’
2017:
‘Gold Bless This Mess’
‘Living With the Ghost’
‘Reunion’
‘Spiritual Warfare’
2018:
‘When We Were Us’
‘Walls’
2019:
‘Unbroken’
2020:
‘Limitless’
Cinderella Music Video Collection – Every Video From The Beginning In 1986
Cinderella are one of our favorite 80’s rock bands, so we thought it would be fun to take a look back at every one of their official music videos from the very beginning in 1986 starting with ‘Shake Me’!
1986
‘Shake Me’
‘Nobody’s Fool’
1987
‘Somebody Save Me’
1988
‘Gypsy Road’
‘Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone)’
‘The Last Mile’
‘Coming Home’
1990
‘Shelter Me’
1991
‘Heartbreak Station’
‘The More Things Change’
1992
‘Hot and Bothered’
1994
‘Through the Rain’
Ten Unforgettable Dance Songs From The ’80s
In the ’80s, if you were heading to the club, these ten songs better be on the playlist, or it’s time to head to another club!
Vanity 6 – ‘Nasty Girl’
Karyn White – ‘Secret Rendezvous’
Information Society – ‘What’s On Your Mind (Pure Energy)’
M|A|R|R|S – ‘Pump Up The Volume’
Mel & Kim – ‘Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)’
Laid Back – ‘White Horse’
Ready for the World – ‘Oh Sheila’
Art of Noise – ‘Beat Box’
Change – ‘Paradise’
Johnny Kemp – ‘Just Got Paid’
Motorhead – ‘Ace of Spades’ Music Video
Guns N’ Roses – ‘It’s So Easy’ Music Video
‘It’s So Easy’ was track number two on Guns N’ Roses debut album ‘Appetite for Destruction’. It was released in the 1987 in the UK as their first single. It peaked at #84 on the UK singles charts. After the success of ‘Welcome to the Jungle’, ‘It’s So Easy’ became a fan favorite in concerts and is remembered as one of their best songs.
Mother Love Bone – ‘Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns’ – Unofficial Music Video
Before Soundgarden and Pearl Jam took over the Seattle music scene, Mother Love Bone were the stars of Seattle’s burgeoning rock scene. Unfortunately, the band’s career was over before it really began when frontman Andrew Young died from a heroin overdose. However, the band’s legacy lives on in songs like this one, ‘Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns’. Mother Love Bone members Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament would go on to form Temple of the Dog with Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell and later Pearl Jam with Eddie Vedder.
White Lion Performing ‘Wait’ Live at the Ritz 1988
Lita Ford – ‘Kiss Me Deadly’ – Music Video
Lita Ford’s official music video for her greatest hit, ‘Kiss Me Deadly’! In 1988, it hit number 12 on the Hot 100 charts. She would score her first and only top ten hit the next year with her duet with Ozzy, ‘Close My Eyes Forever’!
Classic Oscar Meyer Bologna Commercial
If you grew up in the ’70s and ’80s, you’ll remember this classic Oscar Meyer bologna commercial! I bet you’re singing the song in your head right now before you even watch it! “My bologna has a first name, it’s O-s-c-a-r. My bologna has a second name, it’s M-a-y-e-r.” Classic!
Enjoy this look back at one of the most memorable commercials from back in the day!
Living Colour – ‘Cult Of Personality’ Music Video
‘Cult of Personality’ was the second single from Living Colour’s debut album ‘Vivid’ back in 1988. It peaked at #13 on the Hot 100 charts and #9 on the Mainstream Rock charts.
The music video was a huge hit on MTV winning the Best Group Video and Best New Artist awards at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards, and the song won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance.
Styx – ‘Too Much Time On My Hands’ Music Video
Vanilla Ice – ‘Ice Ice Baby’ Music Video
If ever there was an artist who has capitalized on their one big hit, it would be Vanilla Ice. In 1989, he released ‘Ice Ice Baby’, and in October 1990, it hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. It has since become one of the most recognizable hip hop songs of all time.
Ten Great Songs By ’80s Rock Bands That Nobody Remembers
Don’t get us wrong, we love Poison, Motley Crue, Guns N’ Roses and all the other ’80s rock bands that achieved tremendous success on the charts. However, there were a ton of other great ’80s rock bands that released some great songs and albums, but unfortunately, they were overlooked for the most part. Here’s a look at ten great songs by ten different ’80s rock bands that you may have never heard of…
Brighton Rock – ‘Can’t Wait For The Night’
Smashed Gladys – ‘Lick It Into Shape’
MSG (McAuley Schenker Group) – ‘Gimme Your Love’
Krokus ‘Midnite Maniac’
Helix – ‘Rock You’
Warlock – ‘All We Are’
Hoodoo Gurus – ‘Bittersweet’
Dirty Looks – ‘Oh! Ruby’
Killer Dwarfs – ‘Dirty Weapons’
Blue Murder – ‘Valley Of The Kings’
Ten Awesome Friday Night Party Rock Songs From The ’80s
It’s a Friday night in the ’80s, and we’re cruising the strip in our 1987 Camaro IROC Z28! We pop in our favorite mixed cassette with ten of our favorite Friday night party rock songs from the ’80s!
Enjoy this trip down memory lane with ten awesome party rock songs from the ’80s!
Poison – ‘Nothin’ But A Good Time’
Beastie Boys – ‘(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)
Journey – ‘Any Way You Want It’
Eddie and the Cruisers ‘On The Dark Side’ performed by John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
Dokken – ‘It’s Not Love’
Ratt – ‘Round and Round’
Cinderella – ‘Shake Me’
Motley Crue – ‘Wild Side’
AC/DC – ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’
Guns N’ Roses – ‘Welcome To The Jungle’
David Lee Roth – ‘Just A Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody’ Music Video
In 1985, David Lee Roth released his first solo album titled ‘Crazy from the Heat’. The album was a huge success, and Roth scored his highest charting solo single of his career with ‘California Girls’, which peaked at number three on the Hot 100 charts.
But, our favorite song and video from the album was the second single, ‘Just A Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody’, which peaked at number 12 on the Hot 100 charts and number 25 on the Rock charts.
Enjoy a look back at Diamond Dave’s music video for ‘Just A Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody’ from 1985!
The 10 Best 80s Make Out Songs
If you were a teenager in the 80s, then there’s a really good chance you went “parking” many times in high school with your boyfriend or girlfriend! You know what I’m talking about right? You find the perfect abandoned spot in your hometown to park your car and make out! And, in the 80s, the perfect mix tape was a must for the perfect make out session. Here are 10 great songs from the 80s for making out!
REO Speedwagon – ‘Keep On Loving You’
LL Cool J – ‘I Need Love’
Foreigner – ‘I Want To Know What Love Is’
Def Leppard – ‘Love Bites’
Marvin Gaye – ‘Sexual Healing’
Bryan Adams – ‘Heaven’
INXS – ‘I Need You Tonight’
George Michael – ‘I Want Your Sex’
Cutting Crew – ‘I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight’
Cheap Trick – ‘The Flame’
Metallica – ‘One’ Music Video
Metallica’s music video for ‘One’ was ranked number one on the MTV charts shortly after its debut. The song is about a World War I soldier who is severely wounded. His arms and legs are blown off and he is in constant pain. He thrashes around in bed trying to communicate with the hospital staff via Morse code telling them to kill him. It’s an intense and powerful song that was Metallica’s first top 40 hit on the Hot 100 charts when it peaked at #35 in 1989.
Rhythm Corps – ‘Common Ground’ Music Video
Rhythm Corps’ music video for their 1988 single ‘Common Ground’, which was a top ten hit on the Billboard Mainstream rock charts. Unfortunately, it was their only hit on the charts, and the band disbanded in the early 90’s. In our opinion though, this is a great song with a great message.
Cyndi Lauper – ‘Time After Time’ Music Video
Bobby McFerrin – ‘Don’t Worry Be Happy’ Music Video
Laura Branigan – ‘Self Control’ Music Video
New Order – ‘Blue Monday’ Music Video
The Rolling Stones – ‘Start Me Up’ Official Promo Video
The Cure – ‘Just Like Heaven’ Music Video
George Jones – ‘He Stopped Loving Her Today’ Live
The late, great George Jones said this about his 1980 number one song ‘He Stopped Loving Her Today’, “Nobody will buy that morbid son of a bitch”. That’s what Jones told his producer Billy Sherrill as he left the studio. Luckily for Jones, fans loved it and at the time it became his first number one song in six years!