A Year in Music 1985 (Season 1, Episode 9)
TV Episode | 30 min | Music

A Year in Music

1985 (Season 1, Episode 9)

TV Episode | 30 min | Music

MTV reaches critical mass, the Live Aid benefit concert, the influence of videos in the music industry, Madonna and Bruce Springsteen rule the charts, plus a lot more highlight from 1985 in music.

Cinematographer

Jim VanVranken

Editors

Kelly Porter | Jose Saenz (as José Sáenz)

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Release date

Sep 8, 2019 (United States)

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30 cast members

Name	Known for
Downtown Julie Brown Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Spy Hard (1996)
a-ha Themselves (archive footage) (as A-Ha) Themselves (archive footage) (as A-Ha) See fewer	Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Band Aid Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Daddy's Home 2 (2017)
Joan Baez Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Philip Bailey Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Doctor Strange (2016)
Black Sabbath Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Iron Man (2008)
David Bowie Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Labyrinth (1986)
Phil Collins Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Tarzan (1999)
Crosby Stills Nash & Young Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Up in the Air (I) (2009)
Dire Straits Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
Duran Duran Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	A View to a Kill (1985)
Harold Faltermeyer Self (archive footage) (as Axel F) Self (archive footage) (as Axel F) See fewer	Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
John Fogerty Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Battleship (2012)
Bob Geldof Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Heart Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Captain Marvel (2019)
Whitney Houston Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Bodyguard (1992)
Mick Jagger Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Alfie (2004)
Madonna Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A League of Their Own (1992)
Huey Lewis & The News Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Back to the Future (1985)
Ozzy Osbourne Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Little Nicky (2000)
Prince Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Kings Row (1942)
Run-D.M.C. Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Die Hard (1988)
Simple Minds Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Bumblebee (I) (2018)
Bruce Springsteen Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Blinded by the Light (2019)
Sting Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
'Til Tuesday Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	The Fighter (I) (2010)
Tina Turner Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
U2 Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Morning Joe (2007)
Van Halen Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Spaceballs (1987)