10,000 Maniacs performing at Bill Clinton's 1992 inaugural ball

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

The MTV one. I believe Chelsea was there the whole time and I remember Al stopping by.
I used to have this on VHS and was excited to find it.
Great performance, Great memories. Music was experiencing a renaissance back then. I was 15 and just getting into politcs. It marked the end of the Reagan/Bush years and, as Clinton hadn't sold us out to Dick Morris yet, I was full of optimism.

Odd note, the thing was hosted by Dennis Miller, who claims now he was always rightwing.
Anyhoo, enjoy the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3NIMz8EtwY

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and enjoy the historic R.E.M./U2 team-up from that show
happy times!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6P2jy_dzkM

[JCMach1]

1. These are Days- will always remind me of that brief, but wonderful time

--- my God, the relief after 12 years of the national nightmare of Reagan and Bush I.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

4. All the GOP could come with was Bush dancing with Ricky Martin

a few years past Martin's sell-by date.
I think we were supposed to think conservatives were hip from that.

[stuntcat]

2. sweeet! she's so beautiful!

Thanks.

People's comments under it are pitiful.. people who still think a blow job is comparable to an endless war, people in denial about what's going on with Evangelists and the religious Right :p I pity the whole world.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

6. yeah, I had a huge crush on her

still do, actually
and she's a hell of a progressive

[In_The_Wind]

3. I will always wish there was a way to have Bill back in the Oval Office again.

[edbermac]

5. Now we got 10,000 maniacs in the Bush Administration.

x(

[mvd]

7. True

10,000 Maniacs = good. 10,000 maniacs = very bad.