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'Finally' Getting To Discuss How CeCe Peniston's Biggest Hit Defined Early 90s House Aesthetic
When you think about big, feel-good 90s dance hits, you'd be hard-pressed to come up with a list that didn't include CeCe Peniston's 1992 smash hit…
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Kelly Rowland Moves Into Nellyville In The Low Key Ridiculous Video For 'Dilemma'
If you had to take 2002 and bottle it up into a nice little essence, you could probably just show someone the video for Nelly & Kelly Rowland's mega hit…
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Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three Have The Entire City Calling In On The 'Request Line'
I've written before about how a good amount of early music videos from the 80s were less of a showcase for small scale, high concept visual ideas and…
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Thomas Dolby Channels His Own Childhood & Michael Jackson On 'Hyperactive!'
Learn about how a chance encounter with the King Of Pop led to one of Thomas Dolby's biggest hits.
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Johnny Kemp Is Party Hunting In 1988 NYC On 'Just Got Paid'
Take out the lyrics stating the obvious and 'Just Got Paid' still works as a well-defined vibe check on those Friday, full-wallet feelings being young…
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Jackson Browne Waits Around For WWIII On 'Lawyers In Love'
Jackson Browne gives us a Power Pop gem from the early 80s with a side of existential dread and wry cultural commentary that is as fair game today as it…
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Peter Gabriel Throws Every 90s CGI Effect At The Wall On 'Steam'
In every way that the 'Sledgehammer' video felt cutting edge in how it carefully blended emerging technologies and old fashioned physical ingenuity, the…
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Jadakiss Asks All The Important Questions On ‘Why’
Somewhat of a surprise breakout hit into the mainstream, ‘Why’ sees Jadakiss using every single one of his lines to ask a question. They range from…
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Living Colour Throw Cold Water On Pretension & Posturing With ‘Glamour Boys’
In a world where we still see versions of Glamour Boys everywhere from pop culture to the deepest dregs of politics, Living Colour are here to remind us…
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Panda Bear Spins Us Around A Liminal Fever Dream On ‘Mr Noah’
This theme of having people constantly repeat their actions by re-entering their own scenes runs through the entire video. Whether it’s a woman walking…
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Deion Sanders’ Secret To G-Funk Success? ‘Must Be The Money’
How many people do you know who won a Super Bowl, then went and hosted SNL and performed their own Rap song in the same two week span? Only one man…
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Golden Earring Take A Page From The Bourne Identity On ‘Twilight Zone’
Right off the bat, despite the name, the song is actually a reference to the 1980 Robert Ludlum novel, The Bourne Identity, about a spy with retrograde…
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