A Year in Music

1981 (Season 3, Episode 8)

TV Episode | 30 min | Music

Lzzy Hale is back with highlights of 1981. MTV debuts; the new President is shot; Blondie, Michael Jackson, Ozzy and Phil Collins each go solo; the early days of what was later later known as the Second British Invasion and more.

Writers

Annette M. Bettin (as Annette Bettin) | Kristyne Elizabeth Fetsic (as Kristyne Fetsic) | Mathew Gonzalez | Lauren Kotlen

Cinematographer

Jim VanVranken

Editors

Travis Ford | Timothy Smith (as Tim Smith)

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Release date

Nov 29, 2020 (United States)

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39 cast members

Name	Known for
Elizabeth Lzzy Mae Hale Self - Host (as Lzzy Hale) Self - Host (as Lzzy Hale) See fewer	Thunder Force (2021)
Air Supply Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
David Bowie Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Labyrinth (1986)
The Buggles Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Take Me Home Tonight (2011)
Kim Carnes Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Flashdance (1983)
Phil Collins Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Tarzan (1999)
Culture Club Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Def Leppard Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Last Action Hero (1993)
Depeche Mode Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Aquaman (2018)
Angie Dickinson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Rio Bravo (1959)
The Go-Go's Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
Hall & Oates Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Pixels (2015)
George Harrison Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Debbie Harry Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Videodrome (1983)
The Human League Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Son of Rambow (2007)
Billy Idol Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Wedding Singer (1998)
James Ingram Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Junior (1994)
Michael Jackson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Michael Jackson: Thriller (1983)
Rick James Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Colors (1988)
KISS Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	The Nice Guys (2016)
Cyndi Lauper Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1983)
Barbara Mandrell Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Touched by an Angel (1994)
Men at Work Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Blue Crush (2002)
Metallica Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Mötley Crüe Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Hellboy (2019)
Willie Nelson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
Yoko Ono Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Beatles: Get Back (2021)
Ozzy Osbourne Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Little Nicky (2000)
Dolly Parton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Porter Wagoner Show (1961)
The Police Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Red Planet (2000)
Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Kings Row (1942)
Frank Reynolds Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (1953)
Lionel Richie Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Color Purple (1985)
The Rolling Stones Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	The Boat That Rocked (2009)
Diana Ross Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Wiz (1978)
Rush Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Small Soldiers (1998)
Rick Springfield Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mission: Magic! (1973)
Kim Wilde Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Weird Science (1985)
Bow Wow Wow Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	The Happytime Murders (2018)