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80's Ballad Friday
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04.18.0880’s Ballad Friday: LITA!So we’ve talked all week about the awesome line-up at the Schad Rent Party this weekend. But none will be bigger than the biggest superstar 80’s metal ever produced. Lita Ford in the house at the Gallery Cab? Uh-huh. It ain’t no big thing. Now go hump that guitar Lita!
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03.28.0880’s Ballad FridayIt’s been a while. Sorry about that. Now that we are done with our WTTW pilot taping, we can get back to the more important things in life: surfing YouTube for awesome 80’s ballads. How did I miss this one? It has a lady. It has really bad graphics. It has a limber (ish) Nikki Sixx. It has pagan ritual. Enjoy.
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02.29.0880’s Ballad FridayLet’s get back to some serious 80’s ballads. This is one of the better ones just because it blends the sappy message ballad with a jog down cliche’ lane. Yeah, children. They are the future. I wonder how much tail they got from this song. And I wonder how many times that lead singer cried in studio singing this. Hey, I’m all about messages. But seriously, just do your dances in your nuthuggers and be a 80’s rock star. That’s all we want.
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02.22.0880’s Ballad Friday: Sort of.This is a departure, but only because it might be the best video of the 80’s. It combines hot star, soundtrack tune, clips from the movie and a new plot that has nothing to do with the movie but has all the players in it. Can you guess? That’s right - Ally and the gang in “Who’s Johnny”. This is for all those who didn’t like the 80’s ballad and like El Debarge instead.
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02.15.0880’s Ballad FridayLook at the hair on display here. No weird plots, just awesome hair.
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02.08.08Sometimes She Cries….And then walks in a muddy cornfield for a while without her baby. Ah, a classic ballad here. I usually leave the critique to the video but this song is really, really bad. I love that Warrant is all about the ladies and their pain. Then of course, they dive in for the Cherry Pie. Very quick note: at the end when the “hero” returns, the baby is now walking as to let us know that time has passed. So she was alone for a year or so in this video. And most of the time, she’s crying. So the song should be called “Most of the Time She Cries”.
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02.01.0880’s Ballad FridayThis was on my bookmarks all week. I looked at it, biting my lip in anticipation for today. It’s been a week. Therefore, it’s time for 80’s Ballad Friday!!!!! This week comes from Mike who reminded us last week of the wonderful world of Nelson. This isn’t as much a ballad although it is pretty fruity. They had the biggest tune in the world with Love and Affection so they got super into themselves for the follow-up video. Is this what Ricky Nelson was like as a Dad? Best teen-angst-saved -by-two-dudes-who-look-like-chick videos of all time..
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01.25.0880’s Ballad FridayI think Winger had a gay director. It’s fine, but I wonder if they knew that. Or maybe Kip has a vision. This is definitely one of those videos where you have to ask: Who’s hotter? The hot girl? or the lead singer?
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01.18.0880’s Ballad FridaySo this song is not really that obscure. I have it on my I-pod. But for the life of me, I couldn’t remember the video. Boy, how did this one not stick with me? I wonder if the director is European. This is art meets ballad at it’s best.
