Friday, June 16, 2017

I Want My MTV

Okay, so if you're the opposite of the guy who needed 40 years of hip-hop videos crammed into one 4 minute song, this is for you.  Got all day and nothing to fill it? Well, here's one hour and 18 mins of MTV from June 16, 1982.  As in 35 years ago today.

The videos are limited to a few seconds of each, which is as much as you need of certain acts.  (I'm looking at you, Loggins.)  There are old commercials, amusing and nostalgic.  (Erasable pens! Wow!) Touring info like Asia playing Norfolk Scope on June 25, and tons of cool arty graphics of the MTV logo.

And lots of Martha Quinn.Who doesn't love Martha Quinn?


Total waste of time but more compelling than I would've thought.

Did you know?  Five (5) of the first 50 videos aired on MTV were Rod Stewart tunes.  What gives?


14 comments:

Marls said...

Looks like the MAGA folks really want to go back to 1982. Not one person of color in the first half of this except for in an ad for a teen idol compilation. Sad!

Whitney said...

No JJ Jackson means pretty much a white-out on MTV.

Danimal said...

whoa! more groundbreaking stuff - applause.

Holly Sonders looking adorable as ever. She's so cute!

TR said...

Did Danimal's grandmother commander his account?

Whitney said...

Any of you have a bead on reasonably priced U2 FedEx Field tickets? Prices on the worldwide web have skyrocketed.

rob said...

so we're commenting in both threads today? fucking clarence.

T.J. said...

hi...

Danimal said...

I think it was Whitney, to be fair.

rob said...

whitney's fucking clarence?

Whitney said...

Igor was doing Clarence.

Danimal said...

you heard it here first

Marls said...

Where is Mr. Truck?

Whitney said...

Hanging out with Almighty Yojo

Whitney said...

Old fratre Johnny G coming to town tomorrow for 24 hours. Stand by for fun.