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VideoSift's Archive of Vintage Classics
by swampgirl

Here is where we put our best clips from decades past. Video from the mid-eighties and older have a home here....wonderful bits of old music, art, silver screen, animation, television are here also and more!

Succumb to the nostalgia and enjoy!


'Booked for Safekeeping' Police Training Film (1960)
published by schmawy 17 hours 31 minutes 25 seconds ago • 124 views
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"Booked for Safekeeping (Part I) (1960); Fascinating documentary made to train police officers in the assistance and management of mentally ill and confused persons, produced in New Orleans by eminent... more inside

... An Iron Curtain has Desended Across the Continent
published by mundanest 17 hours 33 minutes 40 seconds ago • 130 views
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A snippet from the speech that arguably started the cold war. Longer version here; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvax5VUvjWQ A transcript of the speech is here http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Iron_Curtain_Speech

Ed McMahon Very Drunk on The Tonight Show
published by mundanest 18 hours 29 minutes 7 seconds ago • 1436 views
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Johnny shows a clip of Ed drunk from the archive

Nick Drake - Day is Done
published by Farhad2000 21 hours 2 minutes 9 seconds ago • 155 views
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Beautiful touching soulful music. Five Leaves Left, recorded in 1969, was the first of three albums by British folk musician Nick Drake. Like Bryter Layter and unlike Pink Moon, this album contains... more inside

Elton John and the Muppets - Benny and the Jets
published by E_Nygma 21 hours 13 minutes 39 seconds ago • 126 views
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Why am I posting this video you might ask? Because I just saw the movie "27 Dresses"... and I liked it. Shut up.


Eric Dolphy - God Bless The Child
published by dystopianfuturetoday 1 day 3 hours 1 minute ago • 210 views
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A nice solo performance by Eric Dolphy on Bass Clarinet.

THE Mattress for Hot 70s Disco Chicks -Serta Perfect Sleeper
published by swampgirl 1 day 10 hours 3 minutes ago • 395 views
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Instead of counting sleep, have a good night sleep. Or you could just go back to the disco..

Six Million Dollar Man Promo Toy Commercial
published by ashes2flames 1 day 19 hours ago • 335 views
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Kids in the 70's knew how to have fun. Destroy the terrorists who are going to attack the U.N. with a nuclear device in their van.

the original shredder - Les Paul and Mary Ford
published by guessandcheck 1 day 10 hours 55 minutes ago • 345 views
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Modern music owes everything to Les Paul. Inventor of the most iconic guitar out there, and invented multitrack recording. He still plays shows every Monday night at the Iridium in New York, even at the age of 92. ... more inside

Karen Carpenter Drum Montage
published by choggie 1 day 13 hours 44 minutes ago • 377 views
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Get out yer magnifying spectacles, the incredible shrinking woman.....


Jack Lalanne - Fingertip Pushups
published by E_Nygma 2 days 1 hour 35 minutes ago • 271 views
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Kids in the Hall - I've lost my Indian Drum
published by heathen 2 days 9 hours 47 minutes ago • 429 views
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More excellent comedy from those wacky Canadians.

The Emerald Isle (1949). A sing-along cartoon about Ireland.
published by thegrimsleeper 2 days 10 hours 23 minutes ago • 329 views
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A vintage sing-along cartoon about Ireland. (sing-along starts about 4 minutes in, just follow the bouncing shamrock.)

Sir Douglas Quintet - She's About A Mover
published by critttter 1 week 2 days ago • 367 views
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Rockin' yer socks off at a Texas renaissance faire... Prince Valiant haircuts, choreography, and for no reason at all, Julianne Moore.

Heart - 1977 - Barracuda
published by swampgirl 11 months 3 weeks ago • 635 views
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