Classic Videos

Highlighting some of the most memorable music videos and live performances, as well as pop culture favorites

Warren Zevon’s Final Letterman Appearance

The singer-songwriter was a frequent guest on Letterman’s late night program, even subbing for bandleader Paul Shaffer on occasion. He was the sole guest on his final appearance

Read More

TV’s Mannix Meets Buffalo Springfield

Mike Connors played a square-jawed private eye for 8 seasons on the detective series. One day, his character walks into a nightclub and there’s Buffalo Springfield!

Read More

Muhammad Ali, Clint Eastwood TV Appearance

Two major icons were guests on a 1969 taping of The David Frost Show. The strange bedfellows clearly enjoyed a mutual admiration.

Read More

Bowie and Mercury’s Isolated Vocals on ‘Under Pressure’

Listen to two titans of British rock without the familiar bassline and finger snaps. The 1981 song, which reached #1 in the U.K., wasn’t a U.S. hit

Read More

When Frank Zappa Sat in With Pink Floyd

October 1969: The eclectic L.A. genius is in Belgium for a rock festival and he feels like jamming. Pink Floyd invites him to sit in. Watch what happens.

Read More

Tom Jones and CSNY Perform ‘Long Time Gone’

Yup, the Welsh singer and the hippest band of the day, performing together on This is Tom Jones. CSNY&J sort of has a ring to it.

Read More

Moody Blues’ ‘I’m Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)’

It’s hard not to tap your foot when this great uptempo track kicks in, from the symphonic-progressive rock giants

Read More

Loverboy ‘Working For the Weekend’: A Guilty Pleasure

Rock fans have been singing this bona fide rock anthem since 1981 as they get ready for Friday night. Our Classic Video…

Read More

Tom Jones and Aretha Franklin Show How It’s Done

Watch as two of music’s greatest voices treat a 1970 television audience to a medley of their songs on This Is Tom Jones

Read More

Freddie Mercury: Isolated Vocals on ‘We Are the Champions’

Our Classic Video features his isolated vocals on a Queen classic… a song you know so well you could win a karaoke championship with it

Read More