Cher "If I Could Turn Back Time"

Nearly as famous as the song itself, the music video to "If I Could Turn Back Time" ruffled plenty of feathers back in 1989. Filmed aboard the USS Missouri while it was docked in Los Angeles, the music video featured Cher singing to an excited bunch of seamen aboard the vessel. In the video, Cher wore a short black leather jacket over a fishnet body stocking. This fashionable (?) outfit conveniently left her butt exposed which upset an on-site Navy official who kindly asked Cher to cover up--but we all know that wasn't going to happen. Seeing that it was still 1989, the music video was considered too risque and was banned by most television networks including MTV (who later agreed to air it, but only after 9pm). The result: the song went to #3 on the Hot 100 (#1 on the Adult Contemporary Chart) and helped propel Cher's comeback. Oh, it also caused the Navy to place a ban on filming music videos aboard their ships. All together now: Thanks, Cher!

Roy Orbison - "You Got It"

Do yourself a favor and watch Roy Orbison & Friends: A Black and White Night.  The Los Angeles concert was filmed in one take for a Cinemax special in 1987 and features a who's who of rock 'n roll artists accompanying (and cheering on) Roy.  If you've already seen it, you should watch it again.  It's that good.  A year after the concert, Orbison died of a heart attack.  Released posthumously, "You Got It" was Orbison's final solo effort and, in 1989, reached the #1 spot on the Adult Contemporary Chart.

Christina Perri - "A Thousand Years"

Do you believe that Christina Perri was actually discovered while working as a waitress in Los Angeles?  It almost sounds too Hollywood to be true.

Joshua Kadison - "Picture Postcards from L.A."

Joshua Kadison's third single from Painted Desert Serenade was a ballad about a waitress wanting to make it big in Hollywood.  Tomorrow, we'll look at what happens when you get to LA.