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MTV launched on August 1 1981 - 40 Years ago at 12:01 AM Eastern Time

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    Cheeky — 4 years ago(August 01, 2021 04:22 AM)

    Thank you
    If we take the time to see with the heart and not with the mind, we shall see that we are surrounded completely by angels ~ Carlos Santana

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      The<>Mechanic — 4 years ago(August 01, 2021 04:17 AM)

      Ho Ho Ho

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        The<>Mechanic — 4 years ago(August 01, 2021 04:18 AM)

        Ho Ho Ho

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          Jaja — 4 years ago(August 01, 2021 04:19 AM)

          It was a great time. It was probably around 1983 until we finally got cable.
          We still had the wired remote haha!
          The first video I ever saw was Duran Duran "hungry like the wolf" 😁
          I eventually saw them at a free concert in 2000 and was very impressed. They gave an amazing show.
          Coming back en 2026-Viva Venezuela!

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            The<>Mechanic — 4 years ago(August 01, 2021 04:19 AM)

            Ho Ho Ho

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              The<>Mechanic — 4 years ago(August 01, 2021 04:20 AM)

              I’m probably thinking that the videos I just posted were some of the first played on Canada’s version of MTV called MuchMusic.
              Ho Ho Ho

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                geewizzz — 4 years ago(August 01, 2021 02:45 PM)

                MTV gave the Canadian acts much airplay…but in 1981, it was probably Loverboy that was getting airtime.
                The vids you posted came a year or two later.
                Except for 'Gloria', which most likely never got shown on MTV…that was probably a bit too Pop-ish for their Rock and alternative Rock format.
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                show 'Self-Control' though.
                U2's 'Gloria' was more MTV's style.
                Eurhythmics in 1981 would be seen this way -
                And as the original band members of The Tourists
                Are you okay?

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                  MissMargoChanning — 4 years ago(August 01, 2021 04:22 PM)

                  Seems like only yesterday…
                  I remember the VJs… Nina, Martha, JJ…
                  You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
                  Fasten Your Seatbelts….
                  It's Going To Be A Bumpy Night!

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                    ha — 4 years ago(August 03, 2021 05:49 AM)

                    Those were the days my friend. We thought they'd never end.

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                      AnthonyRocks — 4 years ago(August 03, 2021 02:45 PM)

                      "MTV Turns 40 Years Old"
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                      wow!

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                        geewizzz — 4 years ago(August 08, 2021 11:24 PM)

                        👍
                        That's where I got my top 12 from…lol
                        Here's better quality of this one
                        Are you okay?

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                          zeptron — 4 years ago(December 17, 2021 01:12 AM)

                          I don't know why, but I was initially thinking that MTV first came in the early 90s.
                          I stopped watching around the early to mid 00s.

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                            MovieManCin2 — 4 years ago(December 17, 2021 02:34 AM)

                            Is that **** still on?
                            MAGA! FAFO! 😎 Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. 😎 Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder. 😠

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