HCTF's Guilty Pleasures - Cindy & Bert: Der Hund von Baskerville

In 1971 German schlager vocal duo Cindy & Bert released their really weird cover of Black Sabbath's Paranoid, with brand new lyrics in their native tongue: Der Hund von Baskerville. They did a really bad lip sync performance on a TV show, surrounded by rhythmically challenged dancers. The single has become a collector's item.

» Cindy & Bert on Wikipedia

HCTF's Guilty Pleasures: Van Halen - You Really Got Me

Watch the Van Halen promo video for You Really Got Me. Their take on the Kinks classic was over the top and came with quite possibly way too many notes by Eddie van Halen, but it works. It got them tons of airplay in 1978 and made their self-titled debut album million seller.

» van-halen.com

HCTF's Guilty Pleasures: M - Pop Muzik

Watch the promo video for Pop Muzik, a novelty New Wave hit from 1979 made by M, a project by English musician Robin Scott.

» M on Wikipedia

HCTF's Guilty Pleasures: George Michael & Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

Watch perform George Michael & Elton John perform Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me, recorded live @ Wembley Arena in London on 25 March 1991. It was released as a single and reached No. 1 in both the UK and US.

HCTF's Guilty Pleasures: The Knack - My Sharona

Watch The Knack lip-syncing their way through My Sharona, a slice of bubblegum power pop with a signature riff. It was big hit in 1979

» theknack.com

HCTF's Guilty Pleasures: The Primitives - Crash

Watch The Primitives lip-syncing their way through Crash on long running Dutch TV show TopPop. They named themselves after the Ersatz band (consisting of Tony Conrad, Lou Reed, Walter de Maria and John Cale) that was put together to try to cash in on the Lou Reed song The Ostrich in 1964 and 1965.

The Primitives called it quits in 1992 and reformed in 2009. Crash was included on the soundtrack of a couple of rather terrible movies.

» The Primitives on Facebook

HCTF's Guilty Pleasures: Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

Watch the official video for the Kim Carnes hit Bette Davis Eyes. Not as cool as the subject better, but not bad for one hit wonder who is still pretty in big in Brazil somehow.

» kimcarnes.com

HCTF's Guilty Pleasures: The Romantics - What I Like About You

Watch The Romantics promo video for What I Like About You. It was a hit in 1980 for the New Wave band from Detroit, MI.

» en.wikipedia.org

HCTF's Guilty Pleasures: Bloodhound Gang - Fire Water Burn

Watch the Bloodhound Gang video for Fire Water Burn, a hit in 1996. The label leaned on them, so they didn't sing "motherfucker". Tsk.

» bloodhoundgang.com

HCTF's Guilty Pleasures: Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)

Watch Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel lipsynching Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) for UK music TV show Top of the Pops. It was a #1 hit in the UK. It was one of the three Harley songs to be used in the Todd Haynes 1998 rock musical Velvet Goldmine. Also used for the soundtrack of 1997 movie The Full Monty.

» steveharley.com

HCTF's Guilty Pleasures: Kim Wilde - Kids In America

Watch the Kim Wilde video for Kids In America. The UK singer scored big time with this New Wave song in 1981. The song was written by Ricky (her brother) and Marty (her father) Wilde.

» kimwilde.com

HCTF's Guilty Pleasures: The Cure - The Lovecats

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Watch The Cure video for The Lovecats, a big hit in 1983. One of the rare cheerful songs in their catalog.

» thecure.com

HCTF's Guilty Pleasures: The B52s - Love Shack

Watch The B52s video for Love Shack, a big hit in 1989. Originally named The B-52's (with an apostrophe) the Athens, Ga, band has been in the business since 1976 and still rocking out.

» theb52s.com

HCTF's Guilty Pleasures: Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me

Watch Cheap Trick perform I Want You To Want Me, recorded live at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. They played two shows there on April 28 and 30, 1978 (the first night was filmed), Audio tracks from those two nights were released on the Cheap Trick at Budokan album.

» cheaptrick.com

HCTF's Guilty Pleasures: Status Quo - Down Down

Watch UK rockers Status Quo go through the motions on Dutch TV show Top Pop plugging their 1975 hit Down Down, a song that's not on their surprisingly good Status Quo Live! album, recorded at Glasgow's Apollo Theatre between 27 and 29 October 1976.

» statusquo.co.uk

HCTF's Guilty Pleasures: Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don't Care

Watch UK pop rockers Transvision Vamp perform Baby I Don't Care. It was their big hit in 1989.

» en.wikipedia.org

HCTF's Guilty Pleasures: Tori Amos - Leather

Watch Tori Amos perform Leather. No sign of plans for a crappy Christmas album back then.

» toriamos.com

HCTF's Guilty Pleasures: Propaganda - Duel

Watch German synth group Propaganda perform Duel, the big hit from their A Secret Wish album. Eighties hair style alert!

» p-fan.de (graphically challenged fan site)

HCTF's Guilty Pleasures: The Babys - Isn't It Time

Watch UK rock/pop group The Babys perform Isn't It Time. Very Seventies and over the top. Singer John Waite is still at large and scored a solo hit with Missing You in 1984, which made the charts again as a duet with Alison Krauss in 2007.

HCTF's Guilty Pleasures: Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better

Watch Carly Simon perform Nobody Does It Better. Filmed for her 1987 Live From Martha's Vineyard concert.

» carlysimon.com

HCTF review of Never Been Gone.