(Not Just) Knee Deep - Funkadelic (1979)

Joe Tex - Loose Caboose (1979)

Con Funk Shun - Love's Train (1983)

Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure (1981)

The Muppet Show Seasons 3-5 (1979 - 1981)

Solid Gold Dancers (1979)

A hypnotic mix of lip syncing and interpretive dance. It sometimes looks silly now, but after the variety show stuff of the 70s, and before music videos were remotely watchable, this must have been pretty cool.

McNeal & Niles - Summer Time (1979)

Teddy Pendergrass - Love T.K.O. (1980)

Teddy Pendergrass, paralyzed since 1982, died yesterday at age 59.

Stevie Wonder - Do I Do (1982)

"Style Wars" - PBS Documentary (1983)

Chronicles early graffiti culture in New York. I hate graffiti, but it's still cool watching these kids.

Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love (1982)

Great beat on this one...

Thunderbird Wine Ad (1979)

That's, uh... shake 'em up!

SOS Band - Take Your Time (1980)

Soul Train yet again.

Yarbrough and Peoples - Don't Stop the Music (1980)

Wait for the puppets.

Exception: Soul Train dancing to Lynn Collins' Mama Feelgood (1973)

1979 to 1983 is great, but this is legendary. The fashion, the energy, the moves, the tight James Brown track.

Skatetown USA (1979)

I may as well just shut down the blog after this one. Patrick Swayze's first film. Don't watch the movie, though; it looks like just a lot of slapstick. "The world's biggest..."

Fat Larry's Band - Act Like You Know (1982)

Ethel Beatty - I Know You Care (1981)

Eighties Ladies - Turned On To You (1980)

Teddy Pendergrass - Do Me (1979)