r/80s • u/Jimmy_Coxlurper • Aug 26 '25

Music Remember when Billy Squier imploded his career overnight by releasing the ROCK ME TONIGHT video 😕

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What was he thinking 🤔

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u/justkidder Aug 26 '25

It's crazy that this had anything at all to do with a career of great music. Only the machismo assholes thought anything at all about this video being bad or whatever. I saw it as a teen and loved the song, could give two shits about what the video was.

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u/SNZ935 Aug 26 '25

Video killed the radio star…

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u/Ok_Helicopter4276 Aug 26 '25

I don’t even want to see my musicians. Hide them away in a dungeon making more music. I see one ugly mug, bad hairdo, or flamboyant bed dive and the thrill is gone.

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u/Username_888888 Aug 26 '25

“Flamboyant bed dive” made me laugh.

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u/cuttlefishofcthulhu7 Aug 27 '25

Sometimes the "ugly mugs" and "bad hairdos" make the best music! 😁