With commercials! (Some of which have Big Country playing in ‘em.) Yes, in a sort of OldStand-meets-Video Hangover hangover, three hours of vintage MTV have made it online, and it’s amazing to see again how not slick it is, and how likable Mark Goodman was: “Nobody here has ever been to London anyway,” when discussing a Doors convention. A convention, “in the Beatles convention sense.” We get Martha Quinn references, a Twisted Sister poster, MTV’s special Police American Tour shirt, Loverboy dates, and, of course, the videos: “Sharp Dressed Man,” “Talking In Your Sleep,” “I’m Still Standing,” “Rebel Yell” (“The brand new one from Billy Idol…”), “Cum On Feel The Noize,” “Back On The Chain Gang,” “Heart & Soul,” etc. Strange how we remember every move Huey Lewis makes in the latter … and how cool is Knight Ranger’s keyboardist? If someone has a second can they call 1-800-HOT-ROCK and see if it still works? Are you ready?
Part two after the jump.
We definitely want this MTV. (via BoingBoing)
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Garland Jeffries?!
this is a trip
That Sansui stereo component system commercial amuses me.
I think I could watch eighties commercials all day.
Nice jacket Goodman
I’ve got to get cable.
Hot Rock is a sex talk line now.
So confused…they played two songs in a row.
Early observation – I remember the Tubes being, um, edgier. The same group that sang “White Punks on Dope” looks like the house band for an Evangelical TV show in that “Monkey Time” video.
Going back to challenge my failing memory.
Quarterflash! Michael Bolton! Billy Squier! And a Jefferson Starship song even more craptastic than “We Built This City”. Good times!
I wish it was Almost All Genesis Weekend today
LOL @ ’83 Michael Bolton video
Dessert:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=PIzvdSqsvDw
Aw man. Talk about killer nostalgia. Dang, they really were the good old days of MTV.
1-800-HOT-ROCK means telephone = eighties internet…who knew?
Micahle Bolton should release Fools Game today! His brand of “rock” would be huge today at HOT AC Radio!
Like, OMG! I was at that Police concert in the Orange Bowl in 1983. I literally got goosebumps watching Martha “emcee’ing”. God, am I old…
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thank you so much!!1 this is so entertaining; thanks for the memories!!!