Music video

[suzannewozere2]

Listening to the news of Michael Jackson RIP, we were discussing music video's. What were the first ones UK/USA and when and where were first UK video juke boxes?

Sorry if this is a repeat or in wrong place I did try search.

[Soul]

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Michael jackson died?
What off...?

[Richard1978]

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Bille Jean is still one of my favourite videos.

Michael was one of the first American artists to get the best advantage out of videos in the MTV era. A lot from that time were slow on the uptake.

A while back me, my brother & Dad were discussing the success of Thriller & how it didn't start to sell well until the singles started to be released.

[rossobantam]

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Listening to the news of Michael Jackson RIP, we were discussing music video's. What were the first ones UK/USA and when and where were first UK video juke boxes?

Sorry if this is a repeat or in wrong place I did try search.

do you mean music vids in general, or MJ's in particular?

Dave

[branny]

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The earliest one I can remember is Bohemian Rhapsody in 1975.

[Richard1978]

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I remember from clips on The Rock & Roll Years and TOTP2 some songs from the mid 1960s onwards seemed to have specially shot material that don't seem to be TV or stage performances.

Ones that come to mind include Surf City, My Boy Lollypop, House Of The Rising Sun, and Sugar & Spice. Most of these were in colour so either they were intended showing for American TV or at cinemas.

There are a few ones from the early 1970s as well.

Certainly Queen helped made them mainstream, & Abba were quick to start making them too.

It's interesting that a lot of American acts were slow to start making decent videos (if at all) when MTV started, & a few British acts became popular over there because they already used to making catchy ones.

[suzannewozere2]

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do you mean music vids in general, or MJ's in particular?

Dave

Everything. I thought money for nothing was the first played on MTV, my better half said Fame was out before that and they remember a video jukebox in Dean Street London.

[Richard1978]

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Buggles's Video Killed The Radio Star was the first played on MTV in America, & Money For Nothing was the first on MTV Europe.

[Derekflint]

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I have a sound file of Opie and Anthony discussing the first videos on MTV. Will listen if I get chance later. They didn't have too many - it was a constant loop of the same tracks at first.

[branny]

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Buggles's Video Killed The Radio Star was the first played on MTV in America, & Money For Nothing was the first on MTV Europe.

Used to love watching when VJ Kristiane Backer was on she was gorgeous and had a very sexy voice.

[Derekflint]

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First music videos aired on MTV - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sailing.
Rod
Stewart.

Plenty of Cliff too!

And Thank You For Being a Friend, that went on to be covered for the Golden Girls.

And Baker Street - nice instrumental number. What there's lyrics? Let me listen to...

Oh dear.

[sixtyten]

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Used to love watching when VJ Kristiane Backer was on she was gorgeous and had a very sexy voice.

Maiken Wexo FTW

[ann22]

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Mt Usa used to be on on Irish tv on Sundays in the 80s. It was great, all videos from MTV. I remember 'Thriller' being shown for the first time on it. Ones that stand out in my mind were..

Laura Brannigan's 'Self Control' (RIP Laura) YouTube - Laura Branigan - Self Control (VIDEOCLIP COMPLETE)

Denis DeYoung's 'Desert Moon'
YouTube - Dennis DeYoung - Desert Moon

John Waite 'Missing You'
YouTube - John Waite Missing You

Jim Diamond's 'I should've known better'
YouTube - Jim Diamond - I Should Have Known Better: Video

Madonna's 'Like a Virgin'
YouTube - Madonna - Like a virgin

George Michael's 'Careless Whisper'
YouTube - George Michael - Careless Whisper

[Flutterby]

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YouTube - BILLIE JEAN MOTOWN 25 - (HD) WIDESCREEN

I like Billie Jean ...
the moon walk was Brill !

R.I.P. Michael -x-x-