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For Saturday, May 28: Edge Of A Broken Heart

And to end our theme week of 80's Girl Bands I give you Vixen.  Tee hee hee, another girl hair band.  I can't decide if this band was prettier than some of their guy counterparts.  Haha!  I love that in this video they show the girls "working out" all made up with their hair huge and everything.  Oh my gosh.  Do they look at themselves now and wonder what in the heck were they thinking?  Well at least they look better now
I'm amazed that all these bands are still pumping out music and touring although I see from Vixen's website that they haven't done a gig since 2009.  There's not much else to say about Vixen.  They were just another hair band who had a couple of big hits and have been living off of them ever since.  Sounds harsh but it's true! :) Most of these bands from the 80's had 1-2 big hits and that's what they have lived off ever since.
So here's to 80's Girl Bands, making their mark on 80's music history! 

Edge Of A Broken Heart

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