MTV debuted on August 1, 1981 with the Buggles "Video Killed the Radio Star". The rest of the videos in the early line-up were a combination of established rock veterans, cutting edge new wave acts and several examples of obscurities that got surprising amounts of air time. Please help those of us that have contributed to this tag by tagging songs that had videos played on MTV from 1981 to 1983 or so. Please only tag tracks you are positive the channel played as videos or live clips during this period.
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MTV debuted on August 1, 1981 with the Buggles "Video Killed the Radio Star". The rest of the videos in the early line-up were a combination of established rock veterans, cutting edge new wave acts and several examples of obscurities that got surprising amounts of air time. Please… read more
MTV debuted on August 1, 1981 with the Buggles "Video Killed the Radio Star". The rest of the videos in the early line-up were a combination of established rock veterans, cutting edge new wave acts and several examples of obscurities that got surprising amounts of air time. Please help those of us that have contributed to this tag by tagging songs tha… read more
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| 1 | Play track | Janitor | Suburban Lawns |
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| 2 | Play track | Don't Forget to Dance | The Kinks |
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| 3 | Play track | Heroes (single version) | David Bowie |
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| 4 | Play track | U.S. Blues | Grateful Dead |
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| 5 | Play track | Buffalo Gals | Malcolm McLaren |
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| 6 | Play track | Workin' for a Livin' | Huey Lewis & The News |
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| 7 | Play track | Bluer Than Blue | Michael Johnson |
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| 8 | Play track | Banana Republic | The Boomtown Rats |
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| 9 | Play track | I Predict | Sparks |
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| 10 | Play track | Lawyers in Love | Jackson Browne |
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