MTV at 25.....
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poltr1Yesterday (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?
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Date: 2006-08-04 04:26 am (UTC)