Tomorrow Night - Shoes

What this video is

Shoes' 'Tomorrow Night' occupies a uniquely liminal position in American rock history. Originally released as a single on Bomp! Records in June 1978 — the same independent label that championed early punk and power pop — it was re-recorded for the band's 1979 Elektra debut 'Present Tense,' produced by Mike Stone at The Manor Studio in England. The song and its accompanying video became historically significant when…

Why it matters

A foundational document of American power pop, 'Tomorrow Night' encapsulates the genre's core virtues — interlocked guitar arpeggios, breathless harmonies, and an indelible hook — while its video stands as an early artifact of the pre-MTV promo clip economy. Shoes' inclusion on MTV's inaugural…