MTV 45th Anniversary

MTV launched 45 years ago on August 1, 1981 with "Video Killed the Radio Star." To celebrate this big anniversary, we spend time reminiscing about the glory days of Music Television by talking about our favorite music videos -- and a few of our least favorites. We mention some of the obvious big hits, like "Take on Me", "Sledgehammer", "Thriller", and "Rio", but we also hit a lot of deep cuts. Most of those deep cuts come from MTV's long-running show 120 Minutes, a show we all loved. We talk about some of the artists that MTV introduced us to as well as some legacy bands and artists that were forced to make the transition into the video era. 

We had such a great time reliving our MTV days! We would love to hear from you! Let us know what your favorite music video was from back in the day, especially ones that we didn't mention. Drop us a line at [email protected] or just leave a comment on our socials or whatever podcast platform you're listening to us. 

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