Clasicrockldy wrote:And here is the very first video MTV ever broadcasted..........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKXtkgfJ4iU
I hated that song from the first time I heard it and the saddest part is how prophetic it's turned out to be. Video has not only killed the radio star it started the devolution of live music concerts into live musical performances.
Videos made it not only acceptable but preferred by the generation that grew up with MTV as well as the pre teens and teens watching it and VH1 now, to see people like TNKOTB, Madonna, BSB, N'sync, Britney, etc, jump, strut, bump, grind, and dance around on stage while lip synching to their songs.
I'm sure that some of our kids and/or grandkids now think we're just as lame for thinking that way about what video has done to radio, and some of us thought our parents and/or grandparents were for lamenting what TV did the the radio shows of their day.
And melodic music was lost forever......... 
, but I sure remember those videos being played in rotation on MTV. As good as most of the music was back then, mainly MR & metal, some of it was just plain odd. At least MTV had variety at the time and didn't cater to mostly one genre like they do now. Headbangers Ball was alot more fun to watch back then too. Bring back Ricky Rachtman!!
