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RARE “Cradle Will Rock” TV lip-sync performance

by VHND — updated March 28, 2014 57 Comments

Here is a rare treat. A little-known clip of Van Halen lip-syncing for TV in Europe in 1980.

Keep in mind that seeing Van Halen on TV was something that almost never happened back in 1980. And when you did actually get to see a great rock band on TV, it was often a lip-sync performance, which was standard practice, since the TV studios usually didn’t have the facilities to have a band perform live. Getting to see a wild and cutting edge rock band like this on your 13″ color TV was really something!

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