MTV's First Day

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25 years ago, August 1st 1981, at the stroke of midnight, MTV was launched. The Buggles "Video Killed The Radio Star" heralded a new era of music promotion, with MTV at his helm. Early on, programming had to rely on the few artists who recorded videos, which was prodominantly British. Looking back, it was an awfullly 'white' mix... REO Speedwagon's album 'Hi-Infidelity' sure got a lot of promotion.

Author: drakelelane
Genre: Rock/Pop
Category: Genre Mixes
Created: Aug 4, 2006

Play/Add	Track	Artist
	1. Video Killed The Radio Star	The Buggles
	2. You Better Run	Pat Benatar
	3. You Better You Bet	The Who
	4. Brass In Pocket	Pretenders
	5. Time Heals	Todd Rundgren
	6. Rockin' The Paradise	Styx
	7. When Things Go Wrong	Robin Lane & The Chartbusters
	8. History Never Repeats	Split Enz
	9. Hold On Loosely	.38 Special
	10. Just Between You And Me	April Wine
	11. Iron Maiden	Iron Maiden
	12. Mr. Briefcase (LP Version)	Lee Ritenour
	13. Double Life (LP Version)	The Cars
	14. Looking For Clues	Robert Palmer
	15. Too Late	Shoes
	16. Stop Draggin' My Heart Around	Stevie Nicks
	17. Baker Street	Gerry Rafferty
	18. I'm Gonna Follow You	Pat Benatar
	19. The Best Of Times	Styx
	20. Wrathchild	Iron Maiden
	21. I Wanna Be A Lifeguard	Blotto
	22. Angel Of The Morning	Juice Newton
	23. Is It You? (LP Version)	Lee Ritenour
	24. He Can't Love You	Michael Stanley
	25. Rapture	Blondie
	26. Don't Let Go The Coat	The Who
	27. Can't Happen Here	Rainbow
	28. Thank You For Being A Friend	Andrew Gold
	29. Sign Of The Gypsy Queen	April Wine
	30. The Man With The Child In His Eyes	Kate Bush
	31. Ashes To Ashes	David Bowie
	32. Rat Race	The Specials
	33. Cruel To Be Kind	Nick Lowe
	34. Turn It On Again	Genesis

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