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MTV at 25.....
Yesterday (August 1) was the 25th anniversary of the debut of Music Television (MTV). While they aren't hearalding that little fact, the rest of the entertainment press has.
I didn't hear about MTV until the summer of '83. I was invited to a party by a girl I knew who worked as a cashier at the Norton Cafeteria (an on-campus eatery I frequented). Her name was Janine. We developed a friendship over time as I became a regular at the cafeteria. Anyway, the party was at her place, on a Saturday afternoon. Her and her roommate had a 2nd floor apartment, above a garage if I remember correctly. It was a decent party. I remember seeing MTV for the first time there, and I'm quite sure it was a Duran Duran video or two. I was also introduced to taboule at that party. Yummy stuff.
We didn't get cable TV at home until '84. The first video I saw at home? "Caribbean Queen" by Bily Ocean.
Over time, MTV eveolved, moving away from music videos and towards programming for the college-age sector (18-25). The videos have moved to VH-1 and FUSE. Meanwhile, we got programs like Remote Control, Yo! MTV Raps, The Real World, Spring Break, and Beavis and Butthead (which![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
amazon_42 introduced me to back in '93).
But I still have fondness for the old MTV, with the VJs, and the videos they showed.
Here are my top 5 favorite videos. I've love to have these on DVD.
1) a-ha, "Take On Me". Beautifully executed. Both the story and the rotoscope animation grabbed me and held my attention. THere was also a sequel video, "The Sun Always Shines On TV", which didn't get as much airplay.
2) Dire Straits, "Money For Nothing". Gotta love the computer animation. That was state-of-the-art in '85.
3) Michael Jackson, "Thriller". The first mini-movie video, clicking in at nearly 15 minutes. Although some may say he looks scarier now thatn he did in this video. :)
4) Devo, "Jocko Homo". Devo was one of the first bands to exploit video in the late '70s. Somewhere I have a copy of "Devovision: The Men Who Make The Music", which was a collection of early Devo videos strung together with a pseudo-documentary story: "The Truth About De-Evolution". Boojie Boy lives!
5) Duran Duran, "Hungry Like The Wolf". One of the first videos I saw, and essentially defined the style of videos to come.
What are your favorite videos?
I didn't hear about MTV until the summer of '83. I was invited to a party by a girl I knew who worked as a cashier at the Norton Cafeteria (an on-campus eatery I frequented). Her name was Janine. We developed a friendship over time as I became a regular at the cafeteria. Anyway, the party was at her place, on a Saturday afternoon. Her and her roommate had a 2nd floor apartment, above a garage if I remember correctly. It was a decent party. I remember seeing MTV for the first time there, and I'm quite sure it was a Duran Duran video or two. I was also introduced to taboule at that party. Yummy stuff.
We didn't get cable TV at home until '84. The first video I saw at home? "Caribbean Queen" by Bily Ocean.
Over time, MTV eveolved, moving away from music videos and towards programming for the college-age sector (18-25). The videos have moved to VH-1 and FUSE. Meanwhile, we got programs like Remote Control, Yo! MTV Raps, The Real World, Spring Break, and Beavis and Butthead (which
amazon_42 introduced me to back in '93). But I still have fondness for the old MTV, with the VJs, and the videos they showed.
Here are my top 5 favorite videos. I've love to have these on DVD.
1) a-ha, "Take On Me". Beautifully executed. Both the story and the rotoscope animation grabbed me and held my attention. THere was also a sequel video, "The Sun Always Shines On TV", which didn't get as much airplay.
2) Dire Straits, "Money For Nothing". Gotta love the computer animation. That was state-of-the-art in '85.
3) Michael Jackson, "Thriller". The first mini-movie video, clicking in at nearly 15 minutes. Although some may say he looks scarier now thatn he did in this video. :)
4) Devo, "Jocko Homo". Devo was one of the first bands to exploit video in the late '70s. Somewhere I have a copy of "Devovision: The Men Who Make The Music", which was a collection of early Devo videos strung together with a pseudo-documentary story: "The Truth About De-Evolution". Boojie Boy lives!
5) Duran Duran, "Hungry Like The Wolf". One of the first videos I saw, and essentially defined the style of videos to come.
What are your favorite videos?