HOME Monday, July 31, 2006 Happy Birthday MTV Tomorrow, MTV turns 25. It doesn’t resemble the MTV I grew up with, which is probably a good thing because I would more than likely be spending far too much time watching it. But boy, was it ever a great era for music and music videos. To celebrate MTV’s birthday, here are some of my most memorable videos of those first years: Billie Jean, Beat It, & Thriller--Michael Jackson. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? & Karma Chameleon-- Boy George New Years Day & Pride (In the Name of Love)-- U2 Like A Virgin, Live at the MTV Music Awards Lucky Star, Borderline, & Material Girl-- Madonna. Our House-- Madness 99 Luft Balloons-- Nina Love is a Battlefield-- Pat Benatar Wham Bam!, Everything She Wants, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, & Careless Whisper-- Wham Should I Stay or Should I Go-- The Clash Stand or Fall, Red Skies, & One Thing Leads to Another-- The Fixx Sweet Dreams, Here Comes the Rain, & Who’s that Girl-- The Eurythmics Purple Rain, 1999, Let’s Go Crazy & When Doves Cry-- Prince New Song & What is Love?-- Howard Jones Shout & Everybody Wants to Rule the World-- Tears for Fears Hungry Like the Wolf, Rio, Save a Prayer, Wild Boys, The Reflex-- Duran Duran Rock Till You Drop & Photograph-- Def Leppard Don’t Stand So Close To Me, Synchronicity-- The Police Sunglasses at Night-- Corey Hart Sharp Dressed Man & Legs-- ZZ Top Cruel Summer & Venus-- Bananarama What You Need-- INXS Don’t You Want Me Baby? & Human-- The Human League Down Under-- Men at Work In The Air Tonight & Take a Look at Me Now-- Phil Collins Footloose-- Kenny Loggins Safety Dance-- Men Without Hats Whip It-- Devo Girls Just Wanna Have Fun & True Colors-- Cyndi Lauper Boys of Summer-- Don Henley White Wedding, Dancing With Myself, & Rebel Yell-- Billy Idol 11:35:46 PM   | COMMENT [] | Blog banner taken from the oil painting "The Departure" (40"x 30") by Michael Parker, 1999. E-MAIL ME FILM PAGE BIO PREVIOUS POSTS Clever TrueMajority Ad Happy Birthday MTV Israel's Grave Mistake at Qana Arlen Specter's Dangerous New Bill '40': In Continuation Pictures from Tyre Missile Attacks Daily Quote: Marketing Yourself '40': The beginning of a possible chapter Under the Hooves of Iron Horses The Smile Rex Winn, 'Dynamite' Testing Renewal 2007 Apple Pie Iron Horses Ocho, Volume 2 is Available; Random Thoughts Film Critic Roger Ebert Undergoes Emergency Operation Operation Poem ENGLAND IS OUT! Billy Collins' 'Forgetfulness' Poetry Challenge #2 June 27, 2006 Promiscuous Review: 'Refusing Heaven' by Jack Gilbert Writing Reviews Memorable Father's of Film 'A Place for Roses' FAVORITE BLOGS    Archives July 2003 August 2003 September 2003 October 2003 November 2003 December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 POETRY Walking to the Cineplex My Son’s Chants Plotting Escape Defending Yourself I Don’t Like FAVORITE POSTS The Portrait of Diego Keros Running Isn’t Supposed to be a Contact Sport The Door In the Floor (2004) Sin City (2005) The Head Bonker(2005) Little Terrorist (2005) MUSIC REVIEWS Mario Frangoulis Sarah Brightman's 'Harem' Spectacular Switchfoot: The Beautiful Letdown The Reinvention of Madonna Duran Duran "Astronaut" Tour U2: How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb IL DIVO: Review of "Mama" Video NEWS   Salon   LiberalOasis   New York Times   Slate   Tom Paine   Mother Jones   The Guardian   CNN   The Washington Post   - Start your own blog   Subscribe to this blog in   Radio: © Copyright 2006 Michael Parker. Last update: 8/2/2006; 6:26:49 PM. Powered by