Just discovered this gem from 1980 . . .

This video is amazing . . . these young voices are just what we need during these difficult times!

What a great performance by Taylor Swift at the One World: Together At Home concert.

This is a very good version of one of Dylan’s best songs . . .

This “Into The Night” video from Benny Mardones will blow your mind. Looking back now, so many videos from the 80s in MTV’s heyday don’t withstand the test of time. They were bad then, and not come across as completely absurd.

Bill Simmons writes about sports but mixes in pop culture, and he’s had a running feature in his weekly mailbag covering videos that should be considered for the “Weirdest ’80s Video Pantheon.” He rejected on video saying:

Nah, we can do better for the Weirdest ’80s Video Pantheon. Needs to be something on par with Loverboy and “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” Something that screams, “How much cocaine did they do back then?” and “Did they have the same basic laws that we have now?” You know, something like …

That’s where he introduces this nightmare from Mr. Mardones. Read the whole thing as it’s hilarious. Here’s one highlight:

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