[I Want My DTV] -- I wanted to maintain my weekly exploration of releases that turn 40 years old this year, while also having it intersect with the fact that I'm currently in Disney World for my own anniversary. So, this week's Flashback celebrates the 1985 VHS release of DTV: Love Songs. DTV was kind of Disney's MTV. It premiered on May 5, 1984, and it featured music videos created by Walt Disney Productions. These videos took hit songs and set them to Disney animation. In April 1985, 40 years ago, Disney released a compilation of those videos in VHS format – DTV: Love Songs (1985) VHS.
The 1985 VHS collection had a playlist of 14 songs:
- Juice Newton: Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me
- The Temptations: Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)
- Elvis Presley: All Shook Up
- The Marvellettes: Don't Mess with Bill
- Stevie Wonder: My Cherie Amour
- Gene Chandler: Duke of Earl
- The Drifters: Some Kind of Wonderful
- Mary Wells: Two Lovers
- The Marvellettes: Too Many Fish in the Sea
- Dee Clark: Raindrops
- The Temptations: Ain't Too Proud to Beg
- Odis Redding: Try a Little Tenderness
- Yes: Owner of a Lonely Heart
- Sister Sledge: We Are Family
As you can see, some of the songs were 1980s hits, while others were older. The embedded YouTube playlist is missing only "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley due to a copyright claim (it's noted in the video description). If you're a completist, the entry for DTV Love Songs on Internet Archive has the full playlist.
Flashback: DTV: Love Songs (April 1985)
And that's all till next week. Dedicated 80s-philes can find more flashbacks in the Prophet or Madman archives or via Bookended's 80s Flashback tag. As always, your comments are welcome on today's, or any other, flashback post. And if you like what I'm doing here, please share the link with your friends. If, however, you don't like the flashback, feel free to share it with your enemies.
See you in seven!
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