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[Revering4Blue]

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Were you folks music video watchers back in the early days of MTV? I had them on all the time while I was piddling around the house back in the early 80's. One that I remember being on heavy rotation back in those early days of music videos featured a glam metal band, whose roots date all the way back to Hollywood in 1973 and a band called Firedome. The band's signature song stormed up the charts in 1984, in large part, due to the band's cheeky and humorous video, which featured legendary comedian, Milton Berle. I bet I saw this video five or six times a day when this song came out.

How did "Uncle Milty" end up playing a cross-dressing husband and wife in a glam metal band's video? Well, he really was being a good Uncle Milty. He was the uncle of the band's manager, Marshall Berle. Milton did the video as a favor to his nephew. It was weird, at first, seeing Milton Berle in a hard rock video, but the more I thought about it, it made perfect sense and made the video very memorable.

Berle was a hoot. He was up for anything he thought would be funny. I think he was the first man I ever saw on TV dressed like a woman. Despite being an older comedian, he always seemed to be very hip , which younger audiences appreciated. I doubt if this band would be remembered by very many people had it not been for this video and this massive hit song.


Can you name the band and their signature song that Uncle Milty and the video helped send up the Billboard charts, peaking at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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I remember this video well….Round and Round - Ratt. I saw them opening for Biily Squier on his Signs of Life tour when I was 17 in the Fall of ‘84.


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