![]() Who they?!? The first proper filmed video since Buggles-motorbikes, ballroom dancing at the Palais.Ĭliff Richard, “We Don’t Talk Anymore”. Video = dull soundstage as-live job, but black-and-white for what, an arty touch? Compelling awful song, a feast of lyrical embarrassment (“and I look pretty crapp-ay sometimes”, etc). The Who, “You Better You Better You Bet”. Soundstage/Īs-live but with polka dot background for a bit of visual excitement. Rod Stewart, title i forget- same band as “Dya Think I’m Sexy” (the Japanese bassist who endearingly gets really into the disco walking B-line breakdown bit, the drummer with the unfortunate mustache) but this is more of your standard blues-tinged Rod horror. Pat Benatar, “You Better Run”-drab soundstage, band-playing-as-live job, Pat doing her feisty chick thing. ![]() Now every child knows the first video played on MTV was Buggles’ “Video Killed The Radio Star,” but what were the second, third, fourth, eleventh promos played? Well let’s just say it wasn’t an auspicious start. As an appetizer this past week they’ve also been showing the first hour* as a stand-alone show at regular intervals. ![]() It’s MTV’s 25th birthday tomorrow and to celebrate, VH1 Classic are broadcasting the entire first 24 hours of MTV’s output from August 1st 1981.
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