Herc has been writing in third person lately, and now Devyn wants to try to do the same. Devyn is very pleased that Herc is enjoying being her guest here. She is particularly thrilled with the level of research that Herc puts into every post he sends Devyn's way. Today's post is on the 30th anniversary of MTV. Devyn is so jealous that Herc was around when history was made on TV. Devyn's very proud to present to you Herc's list today to commemorate.
The new tradition here on 7w/D will be a Spotify Playlist included at the bottom of each MM post, particularly the ones that are included in Herc's 7 song playlist series. Spotify is free, its easy and it is everywhere. On this post, as with many others, Herc has also included video links on the title of each song. He puts in lots of time and effort to make his posts so interactive, give the links a try!
Devyn will try to be more like Herc and include interactive links or maybe even pictures soon. Text can be boring.
Let's relive 30 years ago, shall we?
The First 7 Videos played on MTV
[part of ongoing series 7 Song Playlists]
Herc first glimpsed MTV while walking through a Sears with his Texas Grandma in the Summer of 1982. It was a Neil Young concert clip. Herc knew this because it said so in the lower left-hand corner of the screen. It was a good day because later that day, while his younger cousins were watching E.T. at the mall’s theater, Herc’s Grandma bought him a ticket to The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas. Yup, she was that good of a Grandma. Even bought him a bag of his new favorite candy, Resse’s Pieces. In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the debut of Music Television (MTV) on this day, here are the first 7 videos aired. Witness the birth of MTV here.
“Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles
It was almost as if this song was specially composed for this historical moment yet it was actually recorded and released a couple of years earlier. The same theme and sentiments were expressed later in the decade by Queen in their hit “Radio Ga Ga”. Coming full circle, video vixen Lady GaGa took her name from the Queen song.
"You Better Run" by Pat Benatar
She was tough yet possessed operatic vocal range. Her songs were sassy and confrontational, showing a full range of emotions to go along with her hard as nails attitude. Pat Benatar blazed a trail, along with Heart’s Wilson sisters, for girls in the male dominated world of rock and roll.
"She Won't Dance with Me" by Rod Stewart
A lesser song of Road the Mod’s, the video was like several others he released during the era featuring his band playing and goofing around on a soundstage.
"You Better You Bet" by The Who
The first black and white video ever aired on MTV. A straight forward performance piece featuring a somewhat restrained vocal performance by singer Daltrey and a hyper, hopping guitar performance by guitarist Townshend.
"Little Suzi's on the Up" by Ph.D.
A pretty dumb video by all accounts. The song was later covered by metal band Tesla, who had a decent sized hit with it. Wonder whatever happened to Ph.D?
"We Don't Talk Anymore" by Cliff Richard
Strangely out of place amongst the other rockers listed here, Cliff Richard was billed as England’s Elvis Presley and had been recording and performing since the 50s. In the late 70s and early 80s, he enjoyed a career resurgence that included this song.
"Brass in Pocket" by Pretenders
Most listeners mistake this song’s title as “I’m Special” because of the lyrical emphasis on the phrase. It remains one of the catchiest songs ever recorded, capable of multiple plays without fatigue. Try it. And then, by all means, listen to all the other Pretenders songs you can get your ears on. Thank me later.
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