My guilty pleasure has been and always will be INXS, one of the most underrated bands IMO. I believe I know every song 🎶 They always put on a kick ass concert. These are some of my favorite memories as a teen. Also, Michael Hutchence 🤤 was my mega crush. His death left me in tears for days.
Also suicide or auto erotic asphyxiation? Your belief? Didn’t he have behavioral changes after his TBI from falling out of the cab? Yeah, I can totally and happily go down the rabbit hole with all things INXS.
Directed by longtime friend Richard Lowenstein, this film is a 102‑minute archival documentary featuring rare footage, audio interviews (with Kylie Minogue, Helena Christensen, Bono, bandmates, and family), plus home movies and outtakes
I love this list. If there were room for more, I'd add something by Adam Ant. Oh, and White Wedding of course. The MTV-playing-videos age was such a fresh time. It was ages after that when I learned that videos existed before the 80's. I have no idea when/how people saw them, but there were some good ones with go go dancers, colored oil drops on overhead projectors, and trippy split-view camera angles.
Also they need to bring back 120 minutes epsiodes. They featured so many great alternative rock bands, like REM, the Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Depeche Mode and Radiohead and a lot of others. It was late night, but awesome. It launched "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
The Chauffeur is great. Duran Duran was huge. Planet Earth captured 80s fashion and who can forget Girls On Film. So many great bands and videos when MTV was MTV.
My guilty pleasure has been and always will be INXS, one of the most underrated bands IMO. I believe I know every song 🎶 They always put on a kick ass concert. These are some of my favorite memories as a teen. Also, Michael Hutchence 🤤 was my mega crush. His death left me in tears for days.
Love INXS. Michael's death was the worst.
Also suicide or auto erotic asphyxiation? Your belief? Didn’t he have behavioral changes after his TBI from falling out of the cab? Yeah, I can totally and happily go down the rabbit hole with all things INXS.
I know I can ask my new BFF Chat but do you know if there are any documentaries or movies about INXS or specifically Hutchence?
I asked Chat!
Mystify: Michael Hutchence (2019)
Directed by longtime friend Richard Lowenstein, this film is a 102‑minute archival documentary featuring rare footage, audio interviews (with Kylie Minogue, Helena Christensen, Bono, bandmates, and family), plus home movies and outtakes
😆 Thanks! But Chat’s my BFF!
I love this list. If there were room for more, I'd add something by Adam Ant. Oh, and White Wedding of course. The MTV-playing-videos age was such a fresh time. It was ages after that when I learned that videos existed before the 80's. I have no idea when/how people saw them, but there were some good ones with go go dancers, colored oil drops on overhead projectors, and trippy split-view camera angles.
I’m in my 50’s and I STILL want my MTV (from the 80’s).
The Police-Every Breath You Take
Don Henley-The Boys of Summer
Herbie Hancock-Rockit
Cyndi Lauper-Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Eurythmics-Sweet Dreams are Made of This
Men at Work-Down Under
Great list!
Thank you for reading!
Adam Ant's "Goody Two Shoes" and The Police's "Don't Stand So Close To Me" are worthy too.
MTV Jams opening with Dire Straights ‘I want my MTV…’ (I know it’s not the name of the song 😜)
GenX version of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
This Gen Xr says 🥳!!
Madonna - Material Girl
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
Bon Jovi - Livin on a prayer
Also they need to bring back 120 minutes epsiodes. They featured so many great alternative rock bands, like REM, the Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Depeche Mode and Radiohead and a lot of others. It was late night, but awesome. It launched "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
I discovered so many new bands on that show.
The Chauffeur is great. Duran Duran was huge. Planet Earth captured 80s fashion and who can forget Girls On Film. So many great bands and videos when MTV was MTV.
I want and need my MTV (from the 80s)
"Bad to the Bone" was one of the first, best to tell a whole story. One of my favorites was this forgotten gem: https://youtu.be/GnPZeVFJ9e8?si=8WHGv-tM4eRYwLvT
It was videos like this that kept you watching all day.
Thanks for the memories
Thanks for reading! That was a classic vid
Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits. Not fancy, but that guitar solo!
Great song, great band!
One week only? Boo.
When Doves Cry
And add another MJ video - Billy Jean
Love this time travel, Jonathan! I vividly remember watching the a-ha video on MTV at a friend's house party in 1987. This is such a great list!!!
Thanks, Katrina!
Devo...Whip it. Played more than a few times...
Hell yeah. Is this Nick from Dobbs?
Indeed!
Oh god oh god nonononono for fucks sake not the goddamn Thompson twins!!!
Hahaha. Funny fact. One of the guy’s in the band is now a hypnotist at a nearby clinic. Hold me now!
I’d love to see new music videos on a channel 24x7 — not having to do it through YouTube or social.