Forty years ago today, at midnight, this happened.
I remember hearing about this over the summer of 81, and I was thinking, "pfffft, this'll never work. Interesting idea though, music on your tv."
We didn't get MTV on my local cable system until about 1981 (I live in a VERY conservative town). I had it prior to that, though, when I attended college. That town's cable system carried it. And it I LOVED it then!
I remember one of the first videos I saw at my own home, after we got it there, was Madonna's MTV Video Awards performance of Vogue all done up like Marie Antoinette.
And now......does MTV even show videos anymore? Or are they just filled with crappy reality shows? Hell I don't know. I'm not at all certain I've watched MTV since I've been in my house...and that's almost 12 years.
Ah, well....it was good while it lasted.
Happy Birthday MTV.
POLT
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