On this day in 1981, just after midnight, MTV launched and music was never the same.
— Eric Alper 🎧 (@ThatEricAlper) August 1, 2022
The first 5 videos played:
Video Killed the Radio Star, The Buggles
You Better Run, Pat Benatar
She Won't Dance with Me, Rod Stewart
You Better You Bet, The Who
Little Suzi's On The Up, Ph.D. pic.twitter.com/l5PABSAht4
Happy 41st Birthday @MTV. They really did change the way we watch and listed to music. These are the first 35 videos played just after midnight on 8/1/81. #MTV #videos #musicvideo #80s #80sMusic @the_60s_at_60 pic.twitter.com/iAiBa8yqjQ
— VintageMusicCharts (@VintageCharts) August 1, 2022
The entire MTV ‘120 Minutes’ catalog featuring over 2,500 videos. 📺 https://t.co/MovtqPqwxo pic.twitter.com/xm0zcY6TPv
— Jake 'The '80s Never Ended in my World' Rudh (@JakeRudh) August 6, 2022
Sad! 