Day 105: A song beginning with “C”.

“Come Dancing” – The Kinks

In the summer of 1983 The Kinks were having a resurgence. And it was due to a song called “Come Dancing.” They had been mostly irrelevant for most of the previous decade, reaching the US Top 40 only once since 1970’s “Lola.”

The year 1983 was also my real introduction to music videos. Sure, MTV had been around for a couple of years, but I was not one of the cool kids who had access to it. No, we wouldn’t get it at my house for at least another year or so. And a year when you’re 12 is an eternity. My coolness factor has never recovered.

Actually, my real initiation to videos was via an HBO show called “Video Jukebox.” It was a 30-minute show where they played videos (as you’d expect) and they changed the lineup every month. So, when you watched “Video Jukebox” you saw the exact same 7 or 8 videos every time for 30 days. MTV it wasn’t, but it was all I had. Read More