Something got me to thinking about one of my favorite shows as a kid- "Friday Night Videos." Now, we had MTV from day one in my house, but for some reason, this weekly NBC show always had me riveted. Maybe because it was "late night"- it ran from 12:30 AM-2 AM. It was the first show i can remember being allowed to stay up late and watch, which was probably my angle at the time. Here's the intro to a 1983 show:
Another favorite music/weekend show of mine from this era was "Casey Kasem's Top 10". Much like his popular radio show, Casey counted down the hits from the week. Here's a show from 1988. For an added bonus, check out the classic ads. And how about the "Prevue Channel" at the beginning of the clip? Yup, kids, we only had 40 channels and to find shows you had to sit through bland elevator music.
2 comments:
these were awesome... the first clip, every artist they mentioned screamed early 80's!
You gotta love casey, i grew up listening to him on Sunday's. and the layout looks great!
I hate Casey's voice - like nails on a chaulk board!
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