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Possibly the Coolest Christmas Light Show I Have Seen Yet...
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80’s Music Christmas Light Show!

Tis’ the season for holiday light shows!

I absolutely love them- not at my house, because I don’t want the electric bill- but I love watching them.

I’m really a kid at heart when it comes to pretty lights.

This holiday light display is set to an 80’s Music Compilation, and I cannot get enough:


How great is that? My three-year old was loving this.

He totally takes after me.

The creator is Tom BetGeorge of Magical Light Shows and it costs thousands to put these displays on- not to mention the electric bill after.

But if ever I win the lottery, you can bet I will be doing this!

Check out more Magical Light Shows at https://magicallightshows.com/ and https://www.youtube.com/@TomBetGeorge

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The Best 80’s Music Videos EVER!

The 80’s… what a time to be alive.

One of the best parts of the decade- aside from the music and fashion- is the fact that MTV was actually showing music videos non-stop, and it was absolutely glorious.

As a kid, and then as a teen, I would spend hours taking in the magic of the art that is the music video. I was tranfixed, really. To this day, I still love watching them, and ca, thanks to YouTube.

One of my favorite websites, ultimatelassicrock.com, compiled a list of the 30 best music videos of the decade… see if you agree!

 

#10: Duran Duran “Hungry Like the Wolf”:

 

#9: Prince “When Does Cry”:

 

#8: Cyndi Lauper “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”:

 

#7: Dire Straits “Money for Nothing”:

 

#6: Van Halen “Jump”!

 

#5: ZZ Top “Sharp Dressed Man”:

 

#4: Tom Petty “Don’t Come Around Here No More”:

 

#3: Talking Heads “Once in a Lifetime”:

#2: Peter Gabriel “Sledgehammer”:

 

#1: A-ha “Take On Me”:

 

Check out the full list here:https://ultimateclassicrock.com/80s-music-videos/

Honestly… I feel like a lot are missing from the Top 30, but I don’t make the rules…

What are your favorite music videos of the 80’s?

Here’s one of mine:

“We Are the World” was my introduction to music when I was 3. It all started there…

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Kate Hudson “Voices Carry” Official Music Video

Earlier this year, Kate Hudson crossed over into the music industry, and while I wasn’t overly impressed by her debut original material, I was impressed by her talent.

Kate Hudson has a really good, strong voice, as well as a great stage presence, as evidenced by her cover of Til’ Tuesday’s “Voices Carry”, which she just released the offical video for:

I think she did a great job on that song, and let me tell you, as a former half-assed cover band singer, that song is NOT an easy one to do. Amy Mann is an incredible vocalist, and pulling off this song is no easy feat.

Just in case you were wondering how she could handle it live, wonder no more:


Damn. Get it, woman!

Honestly, I’d love for her to put out a covers album of 80’s/90’s hits.

I think she’d do a bang up job on something like that.

In the meantime, you can check out Kate’s debut album “Glorious” out now.

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“Nothin’ But a Good Time” Trailer!

Aaaaaaaaahhhh!

This looks so awesome.

The 80’s Hair Band docuseries  “Nothin’ But a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of 80’s Hair Metal” comes out on September 17th on Paramount +, and the trailer has me all kinds of ready:

So much yesssss… everyone from Poison to GNR to Def Leppard will be featured, and as a life long 80’s hairmetal fan, I definitely have this on my “must watch” list.

It’s a time that never will come again (thankfully) but oh, how glorious it was.

Like, in a really awesomely bad way.

Can we bring the look back, at least? I’m still a fan.

Who needs an Ozone layer when you can have hair like that?

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The Harvard Opportunes SLAY a Whitney Houston Classic!

Leave it to Harvard to not only have super smart people, but also insanely vocally talented ones, too.

This video popped up on my YouTube feed today, and I was intrigued, so I clikced it, and was absolutely blown away.

The Opportunes (Get it? Nice play on words) just posted a video of a recent performance of the Whitney Houston classic “How Will I Know”, with Nicole Alexander as the soloist, and it’s absolutely incredible!

Well, damn…

How good was that, though, seriously?

And I had to look up Nicole Alexander, and she has a youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@nikkinicolemusic and I’m surprised that it doesn’t have more followers than it does, because she is freaking magic.

They are all fantastic, and now I’m a fan. I literally just went down The Opportunes rabbit hole, and you can to, at https://www.harvardopportunes.com/

Oh, and this…

You’re welcome.

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Kate Hudson Covers “Voices Carry” to Perfection!

Damn, Kate Hudson can SING!

I mean, we already knew that as she’s releasing her first ever album soon, but hearing her take on the 80’s Til’ Tuesday Classic “Voices Carry” on “The Howard Stern Show” this week, well, I am seriously impressed.


Get it, girl!

That is NOT an easy song to sing. Kate kept it close to the original while adding something extra to it.

Also, that band is really good as well.

Kate Hudson’s debut album “Glorious” comes out on May 17th.

 

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Boy George Interview!

Being a child of the 80’s and growing up in the MTV era – you know, back when they had music videos? Good times- I was more than happy to chat with the iconic Boy George of Culture Club this week!

Check the interview here:

How much fun is he?  I just adore him even more now.
Boy George with Culture Club, Howard Jones and Berlin are hitting the road this Summer, and you can catch them in KC at the Starlight Theater on August 8th!
Info/tickets at 949kcmo.com
Boy Freaking George, ya’ll!
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Queen “Face It Alone”

I’ve been waiting for this for awhile… and it’s here!

Brian May (iconic guitarist of Queen for those not well-informed on such matters) announced earlier this year that Queen would be putting out a new album with the late Freddie Mercury’s vocals.  Engineers spliced some stuff from recording sessions in the late 80’s to make it happen, and you know what? It’s pretty flipping spectcular.

Freddies vocals still give me the chills, and Brian May’s guitar solo is on fire, as per usual.

Can you totally see this song on a movie soundtrack? Like a Bond movie or something. That’s the vibe I’m getting.

Any more recordings that can be spliced together, guys? I may need more of this.

 

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