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1987 MTV Video Music Awards

Index 1987 MTV Video Music Awards

The 1987 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 11, 1987, honoring the best music videos from May 2, 1986, to May 1, 1987. [1]

142 relations: Alex Proyas, Ally Sheedy, Aretha Franklin, Back to School, Ben E. King, Bernie Taupin, Big Time (Peter Gabriel song), Blake Clark, Bobcat Goldthwait, Bon Jovi, Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen song), Breakfast Club (band), Brothers Quay, Bruce Hornsby, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams, C'est la Vie (Robbie Nevil song), Causing a Commotion, Change of Heart (Cyndi Lauper song), Cher, Christine McVie, Crowded House, Cyndi Lauper, Daniel Pearl (cinematographer), David Bowie, Day-In Day-Out, Didn't We Almost Have It All, Don't Dream It's Over, Double Trouble (The Cars song), Downtown Julie Brown, Dweezil Zappa, E Street Band, Eddie Money, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Eurythmics, Genesis (band), Glenn Frey, Herbie Hancock, Higher Love, Hip to Be Square, Howie Mandel, Huey Lewis, Huey Lewis and the News, I Didn't Mean to Turn You On, I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me), It's in the Way That You Use It, Janet Jackson, Jim Blashfield, Jim Turner (comedian), ..., Joe Perry (musician), John Lloyd (producer), Juan Ruiz Anchía, Julien Temple, Jumpin' Jack Flash (film), Kate Bush, Keep Your Hands to Yourself, Kenny Loggins, Kevin Seal, La Bamba (song), Lady Gaga, Land of Confusion, Laurie Anderson, Livin' on a Prayer, Los Lobos, Madonna (entertainer), Marcel Vanthilt, Matt Mahurin, Meiert Avis, Michael Ballhaus, Michael Kidd, Missionary Man (Eurythmics song), Montreal, MTV, MTV Video Music Award, Music video, Nasty (Janet Jackson song), Never Let Me Down (song), Now We're Getting Somewhere, Open Your Heart (Madonna song), Papa Don't Preach, Paul Simon, Paula Abdul, Peter Gabriel, Peter Lord, Poison (American band), Prince (musician), Richard Page (musician), Richard Wilkins (TV presenter), Right on Track (Breakfast Club song), Robbie Nevil, Robert Cray, Robert Palmer (singer), Rodney Dangerfield, Run-DMC, Sandra Bernhard, Saratoga Springs, New York, Sign o' the Times (song), Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel song), Smoking Gun (song), Stand by Me (Ben E. King song), Stand by Me (film), Stephen R. Johnson, Steve Bendelack, Steve Guttenberg, Steve Winwood, Steven Tyler, Stevie Nicks, Still of the Night (song), Talking Heads, The Bangles, The Big Sky (song), The Boy in the Bubble, The Cars, The Color of Money, The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades, The Georgia Satellites, The Way It Is (song), Timbuk3, Tina Turner, True Colors (Cyndi Lauper song), True Stories (film), Twist and Shout, U2, Universal Amphitheatre, Vanna White, Walk Like an Egyptian, Walk This Way, Walking Down Your Street, Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi song), When I Think of You, Whitesnake, Whitney Houston, Whoopi Goldberg, Wild Wild Life, With or Without You, You Are the Girl, You Can Call Me Al, You Give Love a Bad Name, 1986 MTV Video Music Awards, 1988 MTV Video Music Awards, 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. Expand index (92 more) »

Alex Proyas

Alexander Proyas (born 23 September 1963) is an Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer.

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Ally Sheedy

Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy (born June 13, 1962) is an American actress and author.

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Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American singer and songwriter.

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Back to School

Back to School is a 1986 American comedy film starring Rodney Dangerfield, Keith Gordon, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Terry Farrell, William Zabka, Ned Beatty, Sam Kinison, Paxton Whitehead and Robert Downey, Jr. It was directed by Alan Metter.

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Ben E. King

Benjamin Earl King (born Benjamin Earl Nelson, September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015), known as Ben E. King, was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer.

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Bernie Taupin

Bernard John Taupin (born 22 May 1950) is an English lyricist, poet, and singer, best known for his long-term collaboration with Elton John, writing the lyrics for the majority of the star's songs.

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Big Time (Peter Gabriel song)

"Big Time" is a song by English rock musician Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album So.

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Blake Clark

Blake Clark (born February 2, 1946) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and voice artist, who is perhaps best known as Chet Hunter on Boy Meets World and Harry "the Hardware Store Guy" on Home Improvement.

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Bobcat Goldthwait

Robert Francis "Bobcat" Goldthwait (born May 26, 1962) is an American comedian, filmmaker, actor and voice artist, known for his acerbic black comedy, delivered through an energetic stage persona with an unusual gruff and high-pitched voice.

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Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey.

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Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen song)

"Born to Run" is a song by American singer songwriter Bruce Springsteen, and the title song of his album Born to Run.

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Breakfast Club (band)

The Breakfast Club was an American musical group.

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Brothers Quay

Stephen and Timothy Quay (born June 17, 1947) are American identical twin brothers who are better known as the Brothers Quay or Quay Brothers.

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Bruce Hornsby

Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23, 1954) is an American singer and pianist.

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Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, known for his work with the E Street Band.

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Bryan Adams

Bryan Guy Adams, (born 5 November 1959) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, guitarist, photographer, philanthropist and activist.

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C'est la Vie (Robbie Nevil song)

"C'est la Vie" is a popular song by American singer-songwriter Robbie Nevil, from his self-titled debut album in 1986.

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Causing a Commotion

"Causing a Commotion" is a song by American singer Madonna from the soundtrack to the 1987 film Who's That Girl.

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Change of Heart (Cyndi Lauper song)

"Change of Heart" is the second single released by American singer Cyndi Lauper from her second album, True Colors in 1986.

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Cher

Cher (born May 20, 1946 as Cherilyn Sarkisian, Շերիլին Սարգիսեան) is an American singer and actress.

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Christine McVie

Christine Anne Perfect (born 12 July 1943), known professionally as Christine McVie following her marriage to John McVie, is an English singer, songwriter and keyboardist, best known as one of the three lead vocalists and the keyboardist of Fleetwood Mac.

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Crowded House

Crowded House are a rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1985.

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Cyndi Lauper

Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist.

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Daniel Pearl (cinematographer)

Daniel Pearl, A.S.C. (born 1951 in The Bronx, New York) is an American cinematographer who has worked on many feature films, over 400 music videos and more than 250 commercials.

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David Bowie

David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer-songwriter and actor.

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Day-In Day-Out

"Day-In Day-Out" is a song recorded by English singer David Bowie, serving as the opening track for his seventeenth studio album, Never Let Me Down (1987).

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Didn't We Almost Have It All

"Didn't We Almost Have It All" is the second single from Whitney Houston's second album Whitney.

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Don't Dream It's Over

"Don't Dream It's Over" is a song by the Australian rock band Crowded House, recorded for their 1986 self-titled debut studio album.

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Double Trouble (The Cars song)

Double Trouble is a single by the American rock band The Cars.

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Downtown Julie Brown

Julie Dorne Brown (born 27 August 1963), better known as Downtown Julie Brown, is a London–born actress, television personality, SiriusXM DJ and former MTV VJ.

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Dweezil Zappa

Dweezil Zappa (born Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa, September 5, 1969) is an American rock guitarist and occasional actor.

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E Street Band

The E Street Band is an American rock band, and has been musician Bruce Springsteen's primary backing band since 1972.

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Eddie Money

Edward Joseph Mahoney (born March 21, 1949), known professionally as Eddie Money, is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who had success in the 1970s and 1980s with a string of Top 40 hits and platinum albums.

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Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, pianist, and composer.

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Eric Clapton

Eric Patrick Clapton, (born 1945), is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

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Eurythmics

Eurythmics were a British music duo consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart.

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Genesis (band)

Genesis were an English rock band formed at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey in 1967.

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Glenn Frey

Glenn Lewis Frey (November 6, 1948 – January 18, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, actor and founding member of the rock band the Eagles.

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Herbie Hancock

Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor.

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Higher Love

"Higher Love" is a 1986 song by English singer Steve Winwood.

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Hip to Be Square

"Hip to Be Square" is a song by Huey Lewis and the News, written by Bill Gibson, Sean Hopper, and Huey Lewis, and released in 1986 as the second single from the multi-platinum album, Fore!.

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Howie Mandel

Howard Michael Mandel (born November 29, 1955) is a Canadian comedian, actor, and television host.

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Huey Lewis

Hugh Anthony Cregg III (born July 5, 1950), known professionally as Huey Lewis, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor.

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Huey Lewis and the News

Huey Lewis and the News is an American pop rock band based in San Francisco, California.

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I Didn't Mean to Turn You On

"I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" is a song written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and originally performed by Cherrelle in 1984.

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I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)

"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" is the first single from Whitney Houston's second studio album, Whitney.

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It's in the Way That You Use It

"It's in the Way That You Use It" is a song, which was written by the English rock musician Eric Clapton in collaboration with The Band's guitarist and composer Robbie Robertson.

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Janet Jackson

Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress.

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Jim Blashfield

Jim Blashfield (born September 4, 1944, Seattle, Washington) is an American filmmaker and media artist, best known for his short films such as Suspicious Circumstances and The Mid-Torso of Inez, and his music videos for musicians Talking Heads, Joni Mitchell, Nu Shooz, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Michael Jackson, Tears for Fears, Marc Cohn, and "Weird Al" Yankovic.

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Jim Turner (comedian)

Jim Turner (born October 28, 1952) is an American actor and comedian.

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Joe Perry (musician)

Anthony Joseph Perry (born August 12, 1950), better known by his stage name Joe Perry, is the lead guitarist, backing and occasional lead vocalist, and contributing songwriter for the American rock band Aerosmith.

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John Lloyd (producer)

John Hardress Wilfred Lloyd (born 30 September 1951) is an English television producer and writer best known for his work on such comedy television programmes as Not the Nine O'Clock News, Spitting Image, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Blackadder and QI.

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Juan Ruiz Anchía

Juan Ruiz Anchía (born 1949) is a Spanish cinematographer.

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Julien Temple

Julien Andrew Temple (born 26 November 1952) is an English film, documentary and music video director.

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Jumpin' Jack Flash (film)

Jumpin' Jack Flash is a 1986 American spy action comedy film starring Whoopi Goldberg.

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Kate Bush

Catherine "Kate" Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, dancer and record producer.

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Keep Your Hands to Yourself

"Keep Your Hands to Yourself" is a song by the American southern rock group The Georgia Satellites.

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Kenny Loggins

Kenneth Clark Loggins (born January 7, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.

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Kevin Seal

Kevin Seal is an actor and television presenter.

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La Bamba (song)

"La Bamba" is a Mexican folk song, originally from the state of Veracruz, best known from a 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens, a top 40 hit in the U.S. charts and one of early rock and roll's best-known songs.

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Lady Gaga

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.

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Land of Confusion

"Land of Confusion" is a song by the English rock band Genesis from their 1986 album Invisible Touch.

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Laurie Anderson

Laura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson (born June 5, 1947) is an American avant-garde artist, composer, musician and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects.

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Livin' on a Prayer

"Livin' on a Prayer" is Bon Jovi's second chart-topping song from their third album Slippery When Wet.

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Los Lobos

Los Lobos (Spanish for "the Wolves") are an American rock band from East Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Madonna (entertainer)

Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman.

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Marcel Vanthilt

Marcel Céline Gerard Edgard Vanthilt (born 24 August 1957) is a Belgian singer and television presenter.

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Matt Mahurin

Matt Mahurin (born January 31, 1959, Santa Cruz, California) is an American illustrator, photographer and film director.

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Meiert Avis

Meiert Avis is an Irish music video and commercial director.

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Michael Ballhaus

Michael Ballhaus, A.S.C. (5 August 1935 – 12 April 2017) was a German cinematographer.

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Michael Kidd

Michael Kidd (August 12, 1915 – December 23, 2007) was an American film and stage choreographer, dancer and actor, whose career spanned five decades, and staged some of the leading Broadway and film musicals of the 1940s and 1950s.

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Missionary Man (Eurythmics song)

"Missionary Man" is a song by the British pop music duo Eurythmics.

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Montreal

Montreal (officially Montréal) is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-most populous municipality in Canada.

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MTV

MTV (originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable and satellite television channel owned by Viacom Media Networks (a division of Viacom) and headquartered in New York City.

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MTV Video Music Award

An MTV Video Music Award (commonly abbreviated as a VMA) is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.

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Music video

A music video is a short film that integrates a song with imagery, and is produced for promotional or artistic purposes.

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Nasty (Janet Jackson song)

"Nasty" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson from her third album Control (1986).

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Never Let Me Down (song)

"Never Let Me Down" is a song recorded by English singer David Bowie, serving as the title track for his 1987 studio album of the same name.

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Now We're Getting Somewhere

"Now We're Getting Somewhere" is a 1986 song by rock group, Crowded House.

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Open Your Heart (Madonna song)

"Open Your Heart" is a song by American singer Madonna from her third studio album True Blue (1986).

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Papa Don't Preach

"Papa Don't Preach" is a song by American singer Madonna from her third studio album True Blue (1986).

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Paul Simon

Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and actor.

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Paula Abdul

Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American dancer, choreographer, singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality.

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Peter Gabriel

Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer-songwriter, record producer and humanitarian who rose to fame as the original lead singer and flautist of the progressive rock band Genesis.

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Peter Lord

Peter Lord, CBE (born 4 November 1953) is a British animator, film producer, director and co-founder of the Academy Award-winning Aardman Animations studio, an animation firm best known for its clay-animated films and shorts, particularly those featuring plasticine duo Wallace and Gromit.

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Poison (American band)

Poison is an American rock band that achieved great commercial success in the mid-1980s through the mid-1990s.

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Prince (musician)

Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and filmmaker.

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Richard Page (musician)

Richard Page (born May 16, 1953) is an American musician who is best known as being the lead singer and bassist of 1980s band Mr. Mister and is also songwriter, solo artist since 1996 and renowned background singer for many artists and bands since early 1980's.

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Richard Wilkins (TV presenter)

Richard Stephen Wilkins, (born 19 June 1954) is an Australian television and radio presenter.

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Right on Track (Breakfast Club song)

"Right on Track" is a 1987 hit single by the American band Breakfast Club.

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Robbie Nevil

Robert S. Nevil (born October 2, 1958 in Los Angeles, California) is an American pop singer, songwriter, producer, and guitarist.

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Robert Cray

Robert William Cray (born August 1, 1953) is an American blues guitarist and singer.

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Robert Palmer (singer)

Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer.

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Rodney Dangerfield

Rodney Dangerfield (born Jacob Cohen November 22, 1921 - October 5, 2004) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer and screenwriter known for his self-deprecating humor and his catchphrase "I don't get no respect!" and his monologues on that theme.

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Run-DMC

Run-DMC was an American hip hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York, founded in 1981 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell.

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Sandra Bernhard

Sandra Bernhard (born June 6, 1955) is an American actress, comedian, singer and author.

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Saratoga Springs, New York

Saratoga Springs is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States.

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Sign o' the Times (song)

"Sign o' the Times" is the lead single from American musician Prince's 1987 album of the same name.

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Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel song)

"Sledgehammer" is a song by English rock musician Peter Gabriel.

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Smoking Gun (song)

Smoking Gun is a 1986 song by Robert Cray.

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Stand by Me (Ben E. King song)

"Stand by Me" is a song, originally performed by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King, and written by King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller.

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Stand by Me (film)

Stand by Me is a 1986 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell.

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Stephen R. Johnson

Stephen R. Johnson (July 12, 1952 – January 26, 2015) was an American music video director, television director, animator, painter, and writer.

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Steve Bendelack

Steve Bendelack is a British film and television director, who has worked primarily on comedy programmes.

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Steve Guttenberg

Steven Robert Guttenberg (born August 24, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, author, businessman, producer, and director.

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Steve Winwood

Stephen Lawrence Winwood (born 12 May 1948) is an English rock musician whose genres include progressive rock, blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, pop rock, and jazz.

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Steven Tyler

Steven Tyler (born Steven Victor Tallarico; March 26, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and former television music competition judge.

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Stevie Nicks

Stephanie Lynn Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter.

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Still of the Night (song)

"Still of the Night" is a song by the English band Whitesnake.

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Talking Heads

Talking Heads was an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991.

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The Bangles

The Bangles are an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1981.

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The Big Sky (song)

"The Big Sky" is a song by English singer-songwriter Kate Bush.

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The Boy in the Bubble

"The Boy in the Bubble" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon.

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The Cars

The Cars were an American rock band that emerged from the new wave scene in the late 1970s.

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The Color of Money

The Color of Money is a 1986 American drama film directed by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Richard Price, based on the 1984 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis.

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The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades

"The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" is a song by Timbuk3.

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The Georgia Satellites

The Georgia Satellites are a Southern rock band from Atlanta, Georgia.

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The Way It Is (song)

"The Way It Is" is a song by American rock group Bruce Hornsby and the Range.

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Timbuk3

Timbuk3 was an American post-punk band which released six original studio albums between 1986 and 1995.

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Tina Turner

Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, and author.

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True Colors (Cyndi Lauper song)

"True Colors" is a song written by American songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly.

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True Stories (film)

True Stories is a 1986 American film that spans the genres of musical, art, and comedy, directed by and starring David Byrne of the band Talking Heads.

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Twist and Shout

"Twist and Shout" is a 1961 song written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns (later credited as "Bert Russell").

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U2

U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin formed in 1976.

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Universal Amphitheatre

Universal Amphitheatre (later known as Gibson Amphitheatre) was an indoor amphitheatre located in Los Angeles, California within Universal City.

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Vanna White

Vanna White (born Vanna Marie Rosich; February 18, 1957) is an American television personality and film actress known as the hostess of Wheel of Fortune since 1982.

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Walk Like an Egyptian

"Walk Like an Egyptian" is a song made famous by American band The Bangles.

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Walk This Way

"Walk This Way" is a song by the American hard-rock band Aerosmith.

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Walking Down Your Street

"Walking Down Your Street" is a song by The Bangles.

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Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi song)

"Wanted Dead or Alive" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi.

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When I Think of You

"When I Think of You" is the third single from Janet Jackson's third studio album, Control (1986).

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Whitesnake

Whitesnake are an English hard rock band formed in 1978 by David Coverdale, after his departure from his previous band Deep Purple.

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Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress.

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Whoopi Goldberg

Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg, is an American actress, comedian, author, and television host.

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Wild Wild Life

"Wild Wild Life" is a song by the American new wave band Talking Heads.

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With or Without You

"With or Without You" is a song by Irish rock band U2.

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You Are the Girl

"You Are the Girl" is a 1987 song by The Cars, from their album Door to Door.

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You Can Call Me Al

"You Can Call Me Al" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon.

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You Give Love a Bad Name

"You Give Love a Bad Name" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi, released as the first single from their 1986 album Slippery When Wet.

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1986 MTV Video Music Awards

The 1986 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 5, 1986, honoring the best music videos from May 2, 1985, to May 1, 1986.

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1988 MTV Video Music Awards

The 1988 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 7, 1988, honoring the best music videos from May 2, 1987, to April 1, 1988.

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2010 MTV Video Music Awards

The 2010 MTV Video Music Awards took place on September 12, 2010 at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, honoring the best music videos from the previous year.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_MTV_Video_Music_Awards

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