U2 – “New Year’s Day” (Video – 1983)
Taken from the War album & still one of their most famous songs, this was released as a single in January 1983 and made it into the Top Ten in England. It was also their first single to make the pop charts in America.
NOTE: Please double click on video to get it to start playing.
Devo – “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (Video – 1978)
Devo’s great cover of The Stones classic, taken from their Brian Eno-produced debut album Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
The Who – “Baby O’Riley” (Live – 1978)
Going back to the 70s on this one. May 25, 1978 to be exact. Shepperton Studios in Middlesex – this was filmed for the documentary film The Kids Are Alright (which came out after Keith Moon’s death) in 1979.
The Rolling Stones – “Angie” (Promo Video – 1973)
This early promo clip is from 1973, taken from the Goat’s Head Soup album.
Talking Heads – “Psycho Killer” (TV – 1978)
Taken from a 1978 appearance on the British TV show “The Old Grey Whistle Test”
The Rutles – “I Must Be in Love” (Video – 1978)
This “video” is taken from the 1978 TV-movie The Rutles: All You Need is Cash – the documentary of the pre-Fab Four.
Of course, The Rutles only existed in our minds. Eric Idle from Monty Python fame (who plays the Paul McCartney “character” in the movie) invented this brilliant send-up of The Beatles and got Neil Innes from The Bonzo Dog Band (who plays the John Lennon “character”) to write & record all the music – which of course, were all parodies of actual Beatle songs. They were so well-done, you would swear these were real songs from the 60s.
This movie is hysterical and highly recommended to any Beatles or Monty Python fan.
The Beat Patrol 