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In reply to the discussion: 33 Years ago today: Video Killed the Radio Star [View all]napkinz
(17,199 posts)1. what killed MTV?
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Yes, I know that the song was from Dire Straits, I have the album in vinyl.
amandabeech
Aug 2014
#50
I'm not sure of the very first one I saw, but I recall watching these (and more) on early MTV:
Arugula Latte
Aug 2014
#51
I had a great time being young in the '80s, but I wish I'd been born a couple decades later.
Arugula Latte
Aug 2014
#57
Oddly Enough, I already listened to that song once this week. That is enough for the decade.
CBGLuthier
Aug 2014
#63
For me, it was around 1982 when we first got it in our neck of the sticks.
HughBeaumont
Aug 2014
#64