Out of the Main

S5.E23.a: The First 10 Videos on MTV

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Where were you on August 1, 1981? Were you watching the launch of MTV?


John and Tom recount the first 10 videos ever played on MTV, providing our recollections, reactions, and a bit o’ analysis, as we try to remember these classics…and to see which have stood the test of time!


You surely remember by now the first video ever to air on MTV; but do you remember the second through tenth?


Tune in to take a journey back in time with us!


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References and Related:

  • ⁠⁠Playlist of songs featured on Out of the Main⁠⁠
  • ⁠John’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist⁠⁠
  • ⁠⁠Tom’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist⁠⁠⁠⁠
  • Intro/outro: Stock Music “We’re Here” composed by John H. Nixon (BMI)

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