WATCH | This was the first music video played on MTV in 1981
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WATCH | This was the first music video played on MTV in 1981
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MTV Launch Intro | August 1, 1981
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***HD MTV 1ST DAY 8/1/81 1ST 4 HOURS ORIGINAL BROADCAST COMPLETE ORIGINAL RIP
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***HD MTV 1ST DAY 8/1/81 1ST 4 HOURS ORIGINAL BROADCAST COMPLETE ORIGINAL RIP
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MTV's first day of broadcast, 1981🎬 Could you believe this was over 40 years ago? You may not remember how big of a change this was at the time for how music moved through culture. It's especially weird looking back on this now, with how rapidly everything has been changing over the last few years in how we consume media. Could you name the first track they played on this first broadcast without looking it up? Very iconic #mtv #mtv90s #mtvclassic #mtvthrowback #musicvideos #musictelevision #90s
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MTV's first day of broadcast, 1981🎬 Could you believe this was over 40 years ago? You may not remember how big of a change this was at the time for how music moved through culture. It's especially weird looking back on this now, with how rapidly everything has been changing over the last few years in how we consume media. Could you name the first track they played on this first broadcast without looking it up? Very iconic #mtv #mtv90s #mtvclassic #mtvthrowback #musicvideos #musictelevision #90s
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MTv’s Last Day Launched on August 1, 1981 MTV played their first video video killed the radio star Everyone was talking about the different videos that were playing. It made the visual images as important as the song you were listening to. It forced all bands and singers to develop stage presence for the cameras. So many videos became iconic and major events when they premiered such as ones by Michael Jackson and Madonna. Others pushed technology advances like take on me and money for nothing. M
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The series premiere of 'Vidiots' kicks off TONIGHT at 9pm. You don't want to miss this... For a sneak preview, head here 👉 http://mtvne.ws/vidiots | MTV UK
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