33 Years ago today: Video Killed the Radio Star

[Savannahmann]

23. First one, not so much. Some that jump out?

Ok, I know it's banned in Canada. I think that's stupid.

For those of you who don't know. The song was literally written by Mark Knopfler in an appliance store. The salesmen were standing and watching MTV on the TV's and this is the stuff they said. These were the attitudes back in the early 1980's, and everyone assumed that the musicians had it easy. Sing a couple songs, drink some booze, call it a day with a groupie. Nobody saw the hours of effort a day that went into developing and rehearsing and practice. For a better view of that listen to Beth from Kiss.

Moving on, one that was played so often on Radio and TV that you had to be dead not to hear it.

Oh, let's not forget the theme song of the '80's

Finally, a song that was banned on the BBC because of the homosexual lyrics. Big change eh? In the 1980's Homosexual songs were banned, now Money for Nothing is banned because it uses a derogatory word for the homosexual community.

For those who remember the controversy that surrounded this performer.

By the way, I had all these songs on Cassettes. Except Beth, I had that on 8 Track. For those who don't know what 8 Track was, I can't explain it. Suffice to say that in the 1970's, I used to risk a bullet stealing 8 tracks out of cars and now I pass by a mountain of them for a quarter at the flea market without slowing down. I'm pretty sure the statute of limitations is fine for petty theft in the 1970's right?