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It has done wonders for the sagging record industry. it has made overnight stars out of rock groups whose records had been gathering dust. this year the first since 1978 business is finally up. and the reason is music videos. we had no idea that music videos would d have that t much of ann impactct on the mumusical cult. it c changed thehe entire dydyc of what you had to do as far as promotion was concerned. you had to be a performance artist as well as a musician. fox the fox rat on the rat man: the intelligent ones recognize that it s a marriage between the visual artist and the musician at this point. monkey don t you re going to shock the monkey hays: the man or the woman who finds the right combination ....
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they got the beat, they got the beat yeah, they got the beat majewski: that was as punk rock as it got for me. to see girls up there, you know, not just singing backup or not just standing in some cool outfit in front of a band,, like thehey were the band.. doesn t m matter whatat they and the jealous games people play hey, hehey, hey gumbel: whwhile the gogo-go s e alwaysys managed toto look likeke they re h havi, they arere to be takaken seriou. theyey re the fifirst femalele p evever to haveve a number r one, and they are at the top of the list of female rock stars whose e impact witithin the iniy is stronger r than ever.r. thehe phone rinings in t the middle e of the nigi my fathther yells, , what yu gonna dodo with yourur life? hoffffs: i thougught her voie was s extraordininary, and cycyndi was a a very good visual c content crereator. i mean, those videos were so colorful and fun. thisis being mararch 31st, it s alslso a monday. ....