Big Hair Video Lair

  • So Not Your Fool.

    Year: 1986 Song: “Nobody’s Fool” by Cinderella We’re going to jump ahead a couple years to celebrate the joy that is East Coast glam metal. Not every band sprouted out of the puddles of Aquanet and Jack Daniels dotting the Sunset Strip, you know. Cinderella comes to us from Philadelphia, which means it’s okay to have a

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  • Heaven’s on…something.

    Year: 1984 Song: “Heaven’s on Fire,” by KISS I can’t hold off any longer. We have to talk about “Heaven’s on Fire.” As an intro, here is an actual email conversation that occurred between me and my best friend about this music video: me: have you seen kiss’s music video for “heaven’s on fire”? because it is

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  • The Time Traveler’s Sister

    Year: 1984 Song: “Sister Christian” by Night Ranger Ah yes. Everyone’s favorite paternalistic power ballad about the dangers of giving it up before your time is due. The meaning of this one seems quite clear. In fact, when I saw Night Ranger perform on the Rock Never Stops Summer Tour ’99*, when Jack Blades** sang the

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