Videos from childhood VHS tapes that people may not know

Videos from childhood VHS tapes that people may not know (December 2016)

When I was a child, there was certain times when we would record lots of music videos on VHS tapes. The main times were 1985, 1988 and 1992. I am not quite sure why. 1988 was the main year for this. Of course, we would watch these videos over and over. There were some from special events such as the demented countdown, the top 100 of 1987 and of 1992 and the top 100 of all time. MTV and even Nickelodeon were the main sources. Some of these can still be watched today, although a bit grainy. The bulk of the videos were of big hits of the time, but this list is of songs that people may not even know about that I know all too well, probably because of having recorded these videos. They are not in order of the best, but they are all interesting. The late 80's were the best with expanded cable. There was one so obscure that I couldn't even find the name.

100. Sting- Be still my beating heart

99. Shooting Star- Summer Sun

98. AC/DC- Heatseeker

97. Sammy Hagar- I can’t Drive 55

96. Debbie Gibson- Out of the Blue

95. Megadeath- Sweating Bullets

94. Bruce Springsteen- One Step up

93. Run DMC- It’s Tricky

92. Pet Shop Boys- What have I done to deserve this?

91. Midnight Oil- Beds are Burning

90. Robert Palmer- Simply Irresistible

89. Prince- I could never take the place of your man

88. White Lion- Wait

87. Squeeze- Hourglass

86. Lita Ford- Kiss me Deadly

85. Cyndi Lauper- Change of Heart

84. Richard Marx- Don’t mean Nothin’

83. Foreigner- Say you will

82. Rod Stewart- Lost in you

81. Billy Ocean- Get out of my dreams get into my car

80. Guns N’ Roses- Garden of Eden

79. Georgia Satellites- Keep your hands to yourself

78. Glen Frey- Smuggler’s Blues

77. George Harrison- When we was Fab

76. Escape Club- Wild West

75. Rick Springfield- Love Somebody

74. Cher- I found someone

73. Fat Boys and Beach Boys- Wipe Out

72. Prince- Alphabet Street

71. Michael Bolton- Sitting on the dock of the bay

70. Paul Carrack- Don’t shed a tear

69. Johnny Hates Jazz- Shattered Dreams

68. MARRS- Pump up the Volume

67. Dokken- Burning Like a Flame

66. Starship- Sarah

65. Eric Carmen- Make me lose control

64. Steve Winwood- Don’t you know what the night can do

63. Cutting Crew- I’ve been in love before

62. Europe- Rock the Night

61. Loverboy- Notorious

60. Bananarama- I heard a Rumor

59. Dokken- Heaven Sent

58. Robert Plant- Tall cool one

57. Beach Boys- Get you back

56. Kiss- Reason to live

55. Bruce Hornsby and the Range- the Old Valley Road

54. They Might be Giants- Don’t let’s start

53. Swingout Sister- Breakout

52. Hall and Oates- Everything your heart desires

51. Cheap Trick- Don’t be Cruel

50. Ollie and Jerry- There’s no stopping us

49. Bryan Adams- Heat of the Night

48. Kiss- Turn on the Night

47. Heart- There’s the Girl

46. Billy Idol- To be a lover

45. Cinderella- Somebody save me

44. Kenny Loggins- Nobody’s Fool

43. Glass Tiger- Someday

42. Foreigner- I don’t want to live without you

41. Fat Boys- Can you feel it

40. David Lee Roth- Stand Back

39. Whitesnake- Gimme all your love tonight

38. Yes- Rhythm of Love

37. Squeeze- 8535937

36. Pink Floyd- Learning to fly

35. Pretty Poison- Catch me I’m Falling

34. Bangles- Walking down your street

33. Dire Straits- Twisting by the pool

32. Yes- Love will find a way

31. New Edition- Did you get it yet?

30. David Lee Roth- Going Crazy

29. Jerry Harrison- Rev it up

28. Run DMC- Mary Mary

27. Jump in the Saddle band- Curly Shuffle

26. Rick Springfield- Rock of Life

25. Carly Simon- Tired of being blonde

24. Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks- City of Crime

23. George Thorogood and The Destroyers- You talk too much

22. Wax- Building a bridge to your heart

21. Europe- Superstious

20. Icehouse- Electric Blue

19. Fat Boys and Chubby Checker- The Twist

18. Men without Hats- Pop goes the world

17. Menudo- Hold me

16. Devo- Love without anger

15. John Parr- Naughty Naughty

14. David Lee Roth- That’s Life

13. 10,000 Maniacs- Like the weather

12. The Godfathers- Birth, school, work, death

11. Cheech and Chong- Born in East LA

10. Mojo Nixon- Elvis is Everywhere

9. Barnes and Barnes- Fishheads

8. Surf MC’s- Surf or Die

7. Cyndi Lauper- There’s a hole in my heart that goes all the way too China

6. Henry lee Summer- Wish I had a girl who walked like that

5. Julie Brown- Homecoming Queen’s got a gun

4. Thomas Dolby- Airhead

3. Bobby Jimmy and the Critters- Roaches

2. Dystopia- Feet don’t fail me now

1. Joe King Corrasco and the Crowns- Party Weekend

Greatest Rick Springfield songs Spotify Playlist

 Greatest Rick Springfield songs Spotify Playlist 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0P3WsEY0qRbmchcAa5Q9n7?si=usKWi_AwSK6_JMGjd9agyA

Greatest Rick Springfield Songs

Greatest Rick Springfield Songs (December 2016)

Rick Springfield is a legend. At least he is to me. Everything he does is cool. He was on General Hospital. He was on a very cool cartoon show. He had a string of amazing songs. He also has an amazing Star Wars collection. He is also a great person. I love Rick. He is the man. Plus the love he had for his amazing dog is so wonderful as well. 

10. Celebrate Youth

9. Calling All Girls

8. Love is Alright Tonite

7. Human Touch

6. Love Somebody

5. Affair of the heart

4. Don’t Talk to Strangers

3. Rock of Life

2. Jessie’s Girl

1. I’ve done everything for you

Greatest Audrey Hepburn Films

Greatest Audrey Hepburn Films (November 2016)

Audrey Hepburn is one of the greatest and most iconic movie stars there ever has been. She was a fantastic actress and an even better person. She is someone who was beautiful both inside and out.

6. Paris when it sizzles

5. Funny Face

4. Sabrina

3. My Fair Lady

2. Breakfast at Tiffany’s

1. Roman Holiday

Greatest Simpsons Treehouse of Horror sketches

Greatest Simpsons Treehouse of Horror sketches (November 2016)

The Simpsons is one of the greatest shows of all time, period. One of the greatest parts of the show is the Treehouse of Horror. Every year, it has been a highlight. There are usually parodies of things in the show. These range from classic Twilight Zone episodes to various horror franchises and even Edgar Allen Poe. These are the greatest of the sketches.

30. It’s the grand pumpkin, Milhouse

29. G-G Ghost D-D Dad

28. Genesis Tub

27. The Thing and I

26. Bad Dream House

25. Nightmare Cafeteria

24. Attack of the 50 foot eyesores

23. Night of the Dolphin

22. House of Whacks

21. Hell Toupee

20. Easy bake Coven

19. Scary tales can come true

18. A clown without pity

17. Fly vs. Fly

16. The Bart Zone

15. Hungry are the damned

14. Terror of tiny toon

13. Citizen Kang

12. Dial Z for Zombies

11. Monkey’s Paw

10. Homer 3

9. Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace

8. If I only had a brain

7. The Devil and Homer Simpson

6. Starship Poopers

5. Terror at 5 ½ feet

4. The Raven

3. The Shinning

2. Bart Simpson’s Dracula

1. Time and Punishment

Greatest Powell and Pressburger Films

Greatest Powell and Pressburger Films (October 2016)

These two directors are responsible for some of the most amazing, groundbreaking and incredible films ever made. Their use of technicolor was incredible. These are some of the greatest films ever. They leave a lasting impression. They are underrated as well. 

5. Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

4. A Matter of Life and Death

3. The Red Shoes

2. Peeping Tom

1. Black Narcissus

Greatest Novelty and Specialty Matches

Greatest Novelty and Specialty Matches (October 2016)

These are some of the most unique, wild and exciting special matches in wrestling history. This list was written in 2016, so the cinematic style matches that we have had in the few years since are not included, but there have been some good ones. I feel that this should be done more. It is much more interesting than straight up matches that we have seen over and over again. I ask myself, why do matches have to be in a ring, or even in an arena? I think so much more could be done, if they were willing to put in the time and effort. This list is also more about the concept than the actual matches themselves. Some of these matches were downright awful in reality.

20. Blindfold match (Jake Roberts vs. Rick Martel)

19. Exploding Barbwire match

18. Thunder Dome

17. Punjabi Prison

16. King of the Road (Blacktop Bully vs. Dustin Rhodes)

15. World War 3

14. Tower of Doom

13. Coal Miner’s Glove Match (Jake Roberts vs. Sting)

12. Buried Alive (Undertaker vs. Mankind)

11. Boiler room Brawl (Undertaker vs. Mankind)

10. Hollywood Backlot Brawl (Roddy Piper vs. Golddust)

9. Chamber of Horrors Match

8. War Games

7. Superbowl empty arena match (The Rock vs. Mankind)

6. Skywalkers (Road Warriors vs. Midnight Express)

5. Great War (Hardys vs. Decay)

4. Casket match (Undertaker vs. Yokozuna and the entire lockerroom)

3. Grocery store brawl (Steve Austin vs. Booker T)

2. Final Deletion (Broken Matt Hardy vs. Brother Nero)

1. Delete or Decay (Hardys vs. Decay)