Dust in the Wind

Another Video Concert Hall memory for which a video may never surface. You may also remember a commercial that ran during the show, soliciting sales of the Ziggurat album via 800-number. Thanks to Randy for remembering the video, and helping to jog my memory. Thanks to Paul for remembering the commercial and describing the video, which simply featured the band sitting and playing in a recording studio.

Paranoid

Chihuahua

Dreams

Tonight


You've Got What I Need

Banana Splits

She's a Bad Mamma Jama

Pocket Calculator

Calling All Girls

Dr. Hook - Sharing the night together
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Hell on Wheels

Too Bad

...to Paul in Hawaii, for digging up a slug of VCH videos for the ol' blog.

Here they come!

Working Girl

My sister and I were talking the other day about this song/video, and she expressed complete assurance that it was on Video Concert Hall. While the video is not on the Wikipedia list, it is definitely of the era (1981) and I can attest to the fact that she watched copious amounts of VCH. Does this ring any bells for you?

I thought it was high time to give this blog some love; this last couple of months, I have been somewhat swamped -- to the point where the only attention I have been giving it is to go though and make sure that the videos have not been removed from their respective sources. My intent is to back up all the videos so that I can replace them if and when the need arises.

In the near future, I also intend to go through the Wikipedia list again and see if there is anything posted, either to the list itself or to YouTube et al, that wasn't there the last time I checked. On that note, I just wanted to emphasize that I am largely going by the Wikipedia list for postings to this blog. There are many Video Concert Hall videos of which I have a very solid memory (Tim Curry, The Police, The Dickies, just to name a few), and others that I have forgotten over the last 27 years. I also think that my rabid viewership of VCH occurred in it's latter half, and so I assume that there were videos that aired earlier in the show's run that I never saw -- at least as part of the show. I realize that there may be errors in the Wikipedia list -- things people remember from early MTV or other video shows. The only way to truly know exactly what aired, would be to have extensive proof on video or some kind of written transcript. Actually, I now know that there is some video out there, and am quite intrigued by the prospect -- hopefully something will come of that.

Anyway, I am striving for as much accuracy as is possible, and hope that people who visit here will enjoy the videos they remember, brush over the ones they don't, and help out if they can (i.e. if I don't have the correct version, assist me in finding it, etc.).

Thanks to everyone who has visited, commented, and written. It may take me a little while, but I will get back to you. I find it quite interesting that Video Concert Hall seems to be such an enduring memory for those of us who experienced it.

Thanks!
Mel

Roxanne

Who Are You

Baba O'Riley is really clear in my memory as having been on the show, but I'm going off the list on this one. This clip is from The Kids Are Alright, but could have easily been used on a video show. As always, let me know if it is not the clip that ran on VCH.

This is from the British show Old Grey Whistle Test -- is it also the clip that ran on VCH?

Saturday Night

Thanks to Tim for the help on this one.

A Little is Enough

Thanks to the person who added this video to YouTube a few days ago -- I was starting to wonder if I would ever find it!

And a useless bit of info. -- I believe the Pete Townshend videos were introduced on Video Concert Hall as being by Peter Townshend. Quite formal!

Chic - Le Freak

Car Wash

I seem to have a foggy memory of seeing Billy Joel's video for It's Still Rock and Roll to Me ad nauseum, and, well, Video Concert Hall was the place to see the same videos ad nauseum. I just watched the video on YouTube, and recalled that my sister and I thought Richie Cannata (saxophone) was quite cute, making me even more sure that it was on there (she'd gone off to college by the time there was MTV, Night Tracks, Friday Night Videos, etc.), but I think I'll put it out there for validation.

Another Billy Joel single from the Glass Houses (1980) was Sometimes A Fantasy, and I wonder if this video was on the show, or that it just seems like it could have been.

Link Here: It's Still Rock and Roll to Me -- Sometimes a Fantasy. TIA for any comments!

Supertramp - The Logical Song from Disco Freak on Vimeo.

Supertramp - "Goodbye Stranger" from Edu Cesar on Vimeo.

Driver's Seat

There was a video on VCH that I remembered as being either by The Headboys or Dead Boys and having rain in it. A little searching turned up that it was The Shape of things to Come from The Headboys. It's odd when you start listening to a forgotten song, then before you know it, you're recalling the next lyrics they sing. No luck in finding the video, but here is the MP3!

Refugee

Here Comes My Girl

I know this video was on VCH, remembering specifically the part where Tom grabs the bassist (I was around 10 and thought that was really funny). I think Refugee was on there, too -- can anyone confirm?

I Hope I Never

Do You Love What You Feel

Thanks again to Chris!

Rise

Pop Muzik

Rough Boys

Baker Street

Der Kommissar

Blondie - Rapture

After Last Night

Note: According to comments on YouTube, this video was on VCH, although it is not one that I remember at all. The A's Who's Gonna Save the World is listed in the Wikipedia article as having been on the show -- will post when/if found.

Devo - Whip It

Fashion


Heroes


DJ

Sultans of Swing

Borrowed Time

Thanks to Chris for the reminder of this one (try not to rock out too much). Sorry the quality isn't that great.

Message in a Bottle

Video Concert Hall also aired a clip for Bring on the Night -- still searching, and looking forward to seeing the boys playing palm fronds again.

Baba O'Riley

Pete Townsend - Let My Love Open the Door

Let My Love Open the Door