Babes In Toyland - "Sweet '69"

Rockpile - "Little Sister"

I used to see this video once in a while, as a kid, while watching MTV. I, obviously, knew who Robert Plant was, but I didn't know Rockpile. Now, as an adult, I am a huge Nick Lowe fan. It seems strange to me to see artists as diverse as Robert Plant and Nick Lowe sharing the stage, but the Rockpile guys and Led Zeppelin went way back. Still, this is a rare performance.

Donald Fagen - "New Frontier"

When cable television came to my neighborhood in 1984, I watched MTV for hours on end. At age 13, I knew nothing about Steely Dan or the "red scare" of the 1950's, but I loved this video for "New Frontier" By Donald Fagen. It used to mesmerize me every time it aired. The upskirt shots of the girls in the video didn't hurt. I was 13, after all.

In case you were curious...

This song, "No Promise Have I Made" by Hüsker Dü, is where I got the name of the blog. The song comes from the 1986 album, Candy Apple Grey.