The Verrrry 1st MTV Music Video!

[Wldpuma]

Hiya Folks,

Dose anybody remember seeing the verrrrrrrrrrrrry first MTV music video in the summer of 1981?

The answer:
***** The Buggles.......Video Killed The Radio Star *****


..........As for me, I remember seeing this music video for the first time back then, not bad for a start! The song traxx is from theiralbum The Age of Plastic. I'm glad to have this song traxx in my music video collection from the 1980's!

[Laura--I wuv u all :)]

I love that song but still have not seen the video. I will have to check it out later!

[alandhopewell]

HOWCUM nobody posted the video?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWtHEmVjVw8

[Jughead]

Ah...so primitive, and yet...so timeless.

[alandhopewell]

jughead said:

Ah...so primitive, and yet...so timeless.

THIS was the SECOND video:

www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=15467&vid=99461

[H2IZCOOL]

I've never been a fan of music videos. Maybe it's because I was already middle-aged when they started. But a more likely explanation, I think, is that I simply consider music to be an aural rather than a visual experience. The visualizing is in one's mind, not on a TV screen, IMO.

Ironically, I really like the SONG "Video Killed The Radio Star" It's a catchy tune. I coudn't care less about the video. Don't like it. Don't hate it. It's totally unnecessary.

A debate I've often had with friends is over which of the Terminator movies is the best. IMO, it is far and away, the original Terminator. It's a story. It's a very good time travel story and can be used as a benchmark for the subgenre of time travel scifi movies. Probably the best ever made. Terminators 2 and 3 were all about special effects. -- some very good special effects -- but just gloss and glitter nevertheless. The movies continued the story, but the story continuation was both unnecessary and secondary to the special effects.

That is what it's like in my mind with music and music videos. The story is the music. The video is just special effects.

[Laura--I wuv u all :)]

Interesting theory, Ed. I like some music videos. But sometimes just hearing the music is enough.

Probably the same reason why I tend to like books better than movies...you get to use your imagination more. (Plus I love to read in the bathtub, and you can't--or at least I can't--watch a movie in the tub. )

The funny thing is that sometimes I'll hear songs and think, "That would make a good video. I'd like to see the video of that," and then when I finally do see the video, it SUCKS! That doesn't happen ALL the time, but it does happen sometimes.

[alandhopewell]

laura said:

Interesting theory, Ed. I like some music videos. But sometimes just hearing the music is enough.

Probably the same reason why I tend to like books better than movies...you get to use your imagination more. (Plus I love to read in the bathtub, and you can't--or at least I can't--watch a movie in the tub. )

The funny thing is that sometimes I'll hear songs and think, "That would make a good video. I'd like to see the video of that," and then when I finally do see the video, it SUCKS! That doesn't happen ALL the time, but it does happen sometimes.

I agree, the song has to be able to stand on its own, although there are videos, particularly from the first decade, that are mini works of art themselves, rather than simply "here's the band, here's the spandexchix, don't you love us?"

Here's an example, IMHO:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iUCh30tgDI

[Dawn]

I was very late getting MTV, so I missed seeing most of the early videos until years after they were made. This is an interesting video, although I've only seen it a few times.

As far as the song itself, it's hard to believe it was released in '79, as it sounds so different from much of what was popular during that year. It's definitely one of those songs that are ahead of their time, very cutting-edge.