Andrew Gold - Thank You For Being A Friend

What this video is

Released in 1978 at the commercial apex of the Los Angeles soft rock movement, this promotional video accompanied Andrew Gold's most enduring single from 'All This and Heaven Too' on Asylum Records — the label home of Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, and Jackson Browne. Gold was a quintessential Laurel Canyon figure: a multi-instrumentalist and session stalwart who played on Linda Ronstadt's landmark 1970s records before…

Why it matters

A defining artifact of West Coast adult contemporary pop at its late-70s zenith. The song's chart performance (#25 Billboard Hot 100, two weeks at #11 Cash Box) and its subsequent adoption as a beloved sitcom theme demonstrate the commercial and cultural elasticity of the Asylum Records soft rock…