Classic Videos
Highlighting some of the most memorable music videos and live performances, as well as pop culture favorites
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
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Paul McCartney’s All-Star ‘Rockestra Theme’: A Who’s Who
An assemblage of classic rock A-Listers – including members of Led Zeppelin, The Who and Pink Floyd – showed up at Abbey Road Studios in 1978 to record this song
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‘The Best’ Supergroup: Emerson, Entwistle, Walsh
A short-lived band featured members of ELP, The Who, Eagles and others as they toured with songs from their “day jobs.”
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Don Adams: The Smart-est Secret Agent of the ’60s
The decade’s movie and TV screens were filled with spy stories. A spoof of the genre remains a classic, thanks to its bumbling character, Maxwell Smart.
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The Box Tops ‘The Letter’: Two Minutes of Perfection
One of our favorite songs of 1967 clocks in at only 1:58. Lead singer Alex Chilton recorded the #1 smash when he was just 16.
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When Eric Clapton and Peter Frampton Played Guitar Together For 1st Time
At the 2019 Crossroads Guitar Festival, Peter said: “I’m going to invite out a friend I’ve known a long time but never played together: Eric Clapton…”
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Remember the ‘I Want My MTV’ Promo Spots?
When MTV launched, it was a struggle to get cable operators to carry the network and to convince viewers to watch it. This campaign solved both issues
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The Beatles ‘Revolution’ Video
If you haven’t seen the clip you’re in for a treat. It debuted our Classic Videos section.
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Jon Bon Jovi: Reluctant Wedding Singer
A video from 2016 went viral shows JBJ listening to one of his signature hits performed at a wedding where he’s a guest. Then the song’s singer eggs him on…
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Watch The Beatles—Well, Paul McCartney, Anyway—Sing ‘Yesterday’ on ‘Ed Sullivan’
“Thank you… thank you very much. We’d like to carry on now with a song from our new album in England and it’ll be out in America shortly.
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