Slaine mac Roth Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Sep 26 2007, 02:21 PM) And I loved the one-hit wonder New Wave acts: Kajagoogoo, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Madness, etc. It always seems strange to hear these bands described as 'one hit wonders', especially Madness, considering the sucess they enjoyed in the UK. For example, DMR actually had 2 #1s in the UK. Aside form 'Come on Eileen (which I assume is the one you're referring to), 'Geno' got to #1 back in 1980. Madness, on the other hand, were incredibly sucessful in the UK, notching up 17 Top Ten singles between 1979 and 1999, including 10 top 5s and a #1 with 'House of Fun'. Then again, I'll assume that there are highly sucessful bands in the US and Canada who are classed as 'one hit wonders' this side of the pond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mars_volta Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 OMG stay the night!!! there are a couple of youtube clips out there with about 2 hours of 80s mtv. commercials and all. i did save them but im sure they are still there. search for 80s mtv or something.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workingcinderellaman Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 QUOTE (mars_volta @ Sep 26 2007, 02:11 PM) OMG stay the night!!! there are a couple of youtube clips out there with about 2 hours of 80s mtv. commercials and all. i did save them but im sure they are still there. search for 80s mtv or something.. Thanks for the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test4VitalSigns Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 QUOTE (workingcinderellaman @ Sep 26 2007, 03:36 PM)QUOTE (mars_volta @ Sep 26 2007, 02:11 PM) OMG stay the night!!! there are a couple of youtube clips out there with about 2 hours of 80s mtv. commercials and all. i did save them but im sure they are still there. search for 80s mtv or something.. Thanks for the tip. Awhile back I started this thread with links to a block of MTV viewing (commercials and all) from 1983... A bunch of us in chat watched it in simulcast down memory lane http://www.therushforum.com/index.php?showtopic=24372&hl= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 QUOTE (Test4VitalSigns @ Sep 26 2007, 07:35 PM) QUOTE (workingcinderellaman @ Sep 26 2007, 03:36 PM)QUOTE (mars_volta @ Sep 26 2007, 02:11 PM) OMG stay the night!!! there are a couple of youtube clips out there with about 2 hours of 80s mtv. commercials and all. i did save them but im sure they are still there. search for 80s mtv or something.. Thanks for the tip. Awhile back I started this thread with links to a block of MTV viewing (commercials and all) from 1983... A bunch of us in chat watched it in simulcast down memory lane http://www.therushforum.com/index.php?showtopic=24372&hl= I rememebr that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Sep 26 2007, 10:21 AM) I was watching in the very early days, around the clock. If I was awake, I was at my friend's house - we didn't have cable. Back then, "Stand Back" by Stevie Nicks and "Come Dancing" by the Kinks were in heavy rotation, also "She Blinded Me With Science," "Don't Pay the Ferryman," "Sweet Dreams Are Made of This," songs by Men at Work, and lots and lots of Michael Jackson, Culture Club, and Def Leppard - whose career was made by MTV. And I loved the one-hit wonder New Wave acts: Kajagoogoo, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Madness, etc. Come Dancing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3awgkHHtQ0 Don't Pay The Ferryman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ7ukCJifew Kajagoogoo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E2GwwjLXPk Scritti Politti: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM2-cRCssBY Dexy's Midnight Runners: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z9bPrUark4 Big Country: Madness: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0sVcWbqpug http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9H9IDGolus (At a MINIMUM a Two Hit Wonder) As always kids.... Dig The Schmaltz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmnopqrstuvwxYYZ Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Sunday nights at midnight in the late 80's MTV use to play a show called 120 minutes. They played all the Alternative Music videos. Monday mornings were not very kind to me back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Cha... Cha... Cha... Cha... Cha... DONT turn around! (uh-oh) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 We are young! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 In The DARK!... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Rock you like a... well a crustacean! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB8HudfbaTE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Motley Crue's first MTV hit.. (I think) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_w5V0tyaPo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 MEN AT WORK Medley... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH5ZhB-LLpM (Whos that at the door?) (Whoops!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNT7uZf7lew (Vegemite baby) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 ABC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUDBzVg_-u0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 I don't remember it quite as fondly as the rest of you do. For me it was lots of vidoes from bands I didn't like (almost all of the ones mentioned above [sorry]) with the occasional video that was cool such as Priest, Ozzy, Scorpions, etc... One of my favorites from then was Alcatrazz (with Yngwie) "Hiroshima Mon Amour." That was one hell of a song and video. Anyone remember Al TV with Weird Al? That was hilarious. He would play videos and make fun of them (I guess it was kind of a cross between Beavis and Butthead and MST3K but before they came out). I remember one where he was making fun of Glass Tiger, Corey Hart, and the video for "Owner of a Lonely Heart." For a taste here is Al mocking Starship's "Sara" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 I used to have a video tape of the video for Duran Duran's "The Reflex" taped seven times in a row, back-to-back. I spent the entire summer of 1984 either playing Atari or watching MTV nonstop for hours on end, with the VCR on record and paused, waiting for that video to come on, so I could record it yet another time on the tape. Yeah, I suppose I was a bit OCD. A year later, I watched "Midnight Madness" (taped off HBO) every day when I got home from school, through my entire year of 6th grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 QUOTE (Room 34 @ Sep 27 2007, 10:49 PM) I used to have a video tape of the video for Duran Duran's "The Reflex" taped seven times in a row, back-to-back. I spent the entire summer of 1984 either playing Atari or watching MTV nonstop for hours on end, with the VCR on record and paused, waiting for that video to come on, so I could record it yet another time on the tape. Yeah, I suppose I was a bit OCD. A year later, I watched "Midnight Madness" (taped off HBO) every day when I got home from school, through my entire year of 6th grade. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnihKKZlsDc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 (edited) Did you hear guitar riffs from The Power Station in that clip above? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seltkpPyC-0 And continuing that stream of conciousness, how about some more Robert Palmer (RIP): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4EJkI3hN0w Edited September 28, 2007 by lerxt1990 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 http://www.msu.edu/user/constanz/blues.brothers.jpg Jam with Jake, Elwood, and Ray! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdqFPIWwFjg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Alphaville... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7CuJ8cR9sg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 The Clash! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiVvA9YQpiI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Elvis on SNL! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOuknbvu21Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workingcinderellaman Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 QUOTE (lerxt1990 @ Sep 27 2007, 10:18 PM) http://www.msu.edu/user/constanz/blues.brothers.jpg Jam with Jake, Elwood, and Ray! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdqFPIWwFjg One of my favorite movies of all time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EveryNerveAware Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 QUOTE (sullysue @ Jun 2 2005, 01:05 PM) It's a good thing MTV isn't what it used to be. We sat for hours like mindless, hypnotized, drooling zombies watching videos. My kids would be vegetables if MTV was now like it was back then! We used to stay up on Friday nights to watch the Midnight Special, too. Looking back makes my heart ache a little. Ah yes, the days before MTV and cable. Don Kirshner's Rock Concert and Midnight Special. Remember when they used to simulcast on FM radio so you could hear it in stereo on quality speakers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 QUOTE (EveryNerveAware @ Sep 28 2007, 03:13 PM) QUOTE (sullysue @ Jun 2 2005, 01:05 PM) It's a good thing MTV isn't what it used to be. We sat for hours like mindless, hypnotized, drooling zombies watching videos. My kids would be vegetables if MTV was now like it was back then! We used to stay up on Friday nights to watch the Midnight Special, too. Looking back makes my heart ache a little. Ah yes, the days before MTV and cable. Don Kirshner's Rock Concert and Midnight Special. Remember when they used to simulcast on FM radio so you could hear it in stereo on quality speakers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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