Flashback 1981: Introducing Music Television
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Flashback 1981: Introducing Music Television
When Music Television, better known as MTV, launched 35 years ago this month—12:01am on August 1, 1981 to be precise—the idea of a 24-hour video music channel was foreign (as it is again today) yet fascinating as we got to see beloved pop heroes “playing” music against often outlandish video sets. The first music video played on the ...
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