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Video Classics: ‘Hey You’ – Pink Floyd

Roget Waters in 2005Roget Waters in 2005 (MJ Kim, Getty Images)

By | February 22, 2012
Haunting and despairing, Pink Floyd's 1979 song "Hey You" opened the second disk of their landmark double album, The Wall. Though not heard in the movie version of The Wall, it is one of the more often-played Pink Floyd songs on the radio. Give it a… Read more »
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Video Classics: ‘Somebody to Love’ – Jefferson Airplane

Grace Slick and China KantnerGrace Slick with daughter, China Kantner (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)

By | February 17, 2012
Are you a morning maniac?  We're not quite sure what one is, but to quote Grace Slick, here's a little bit of 'morning maniac' music for you to listen to ...  Get Your Morning Mania Read more »
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Video Classics: ‘Touch of Grey’ – The Grateful Dead

Dead Imagery on Display (Cory Schwartz, Getty Images)Dead Imagery on Display (Cory Schwartz, Getty Images)

By | February 16, 2012
When Video Classics first began to run, we picked songs exclusively from WNEW's 1991 and 1996 Firecracker 500 list of the greatest rock songs of all time. While the list has become a bit dated, and this feature has since moved on, sometimes we like… Read more »
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Video Classics: ‘Southbound’ – The Allman Brothers

The Allmans, Still Selling Out (Cory Schwartz, Getty Images)The Allmans, Still Selling Out (Cory Schwartz, Getty Images)

By | February 10, 2012
The Archivist (a native child of the South) was recently having lunch with a Harvard graduate, when she declared that she found nothing redeemable about the southern United States. Well, the Archivist went home somewhat perturbed by this, but… Read more »
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Video Classics: ‘Back in Black’ – AC/DC

AC/DC - Back In Black (Atlantic, 1980)AC/DC - Back in Black (Atlantic, 1980)

By | February 9, 2012
Australian rockers AC/DC were hit hard by the death of frontman Bon Scott, who had died in February of 1980 at the age of 33. Acute alcohol poisoning was listed as the cause, another 'death by misadventure' to strike the rock community. For a time,… Read more »
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Video Classics: ‘Learning to Fly’ – Pink Floyd

By | February 8, 2012
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Video Classics: “Drive” – The Cars

The Cars (YouTube)The Cars (YouTube)

By | February 3, 2012
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Video Classics: ‘Franklin’s Tower’ – The Grateful Dead

Psychedelic Dead Imagery (Cory Schwartz, Getty Images)Psychedelic Dead Imagery (Cory Schwartz, Getty Images)

By | February 2, 2012
It was Halloween, 1980, when the Dead walked the Earth.  OK, so by 'the Earth' we mean the stage of Radio City Music Hall, and by 'the Dead' we mean ... ... what? Read more »
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Video Classics: ‘Fire’ – Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix Statue at the Isle of Wight FestivalJimi Hendrix Statue at the Isle of Wight Festival (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

By | January 31, 2012
"Fire", by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, is a song whose name you might have heard elsewhere before. The title is a popular one for songs. Bruce Springsteen, U2 and Emerson, Lake and Palmer, among others, have recorded numbers with that title. But… Read more »
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Video Classics: ‘What You Need’ – INXS

INXS in 2001 (Patrick Riviere, Getty Images)INXS in 2001 (Patrick Riviere, Getty Images)

By | January 27, 2012
  Perhaps what you need is a little dose of the '80s today ... Got Your Members Only Jacket? Read more »
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Video Classics: ‘Paperlate’ – Genesis

GenesisSteve Hackett (R) with Genesis comrades, Phil Collins and Tony Banks, at their Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

By | January 26, 2012
At this point, if the winter weather is beginning to wear you down, please accept this winter gift on behalf of WNEW.com, which is guaranteed to increase the energy level of all but the most dedicated grinches ...  Beat the Winter Blahs Read more »
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Video Classics: ‘Dancing in the Street’ – Van Halen

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By | January 25, 2012
Anyone ever heard of Martha and the Vandellas? Raise your hand if you know who they are, and if you don't, you can ... ... find out here Read more »
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Video Classics: ‘On the Road Again’ – Canned Heat

Canned HeatStill Telling Tales of the Country: Canned Heat, circa 2009 (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

By | January 24, 2012
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