I will not have time to work on the blog for a little while so here are a few videos from early MTV.
Hillsdale, New Jersey was wired for cable TV in the late 1970s. My house was signed up for cable TV before MTV came on the air on August 1, 1981. I saw a lot of weird videos and found many bands to like while watching MTV starting in 1981. MTV launched just before I went back to school for my senior year of high school.
Tenpole Tudor- Swords of a Thousand Men. I was a huge fan of Tenpole Tudor and Adam & the Ants.
Antmusic by Adam & the Ants
Pop Muzik by M. I’m happy to say that I have been to New York, London, Paris, and Munich.
Blotto- I Wanna Be a Lifeguard
Split Enz- I Got You
Falco- Der Kommisar
Duran Duran- Planet Earth
U2- I Will Follow
Blancmange- Living on the Ceiling
Haircut 100- Love Plus One. I listened to the whole album (Pelican West) constantly when I was a freshman in college.
The English Beat- Save It For Later. One of my early MTV favorites. Loved all of the Special Beat Service album.
The Pretenders- Brass In Pocket. This video was played often on MTV. I loved it and the song. I thought James Honeyman-Scott was cute. Too bad drugs took him too.
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts- I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll. I never knew it was a cover of someone else’s song.
Weird Al Yankovic- Ricky. I love accordions and parodies.