MTV changes the musical culture of the 1980"s
8/1/1981 ‘Ladies and Gentleman, Rock and Roll” The Buggles the video started “ Video killed the radio Star”. MTV started on a Saturday night 8/1/81 at 1201. Every teenager that was lucky enough to have cable was sitting in front of their television to watch the history of music changing right before their eyes.
Video killed the radio star was only a handful VHS videos able to be played on this new 24 hours a day music video channel. Kids were able to see the band members almost feeling like they were face to face to band. Watching fingers slide up and down a guitar, swinging in the smoke covered stage. Hips of the band members shaking back and forth.Kids now were able to sing and dance right along with the band they loved. Video jockeys (VJ) where over night stars, talking about the video coming up. VHS recording of the song would play for several minutes. With very limited vhs’s to play this newly ashised teen ager would be singing the same song over and over again. In between videos the screen would go black. This is so someone would change out the VHS to start a new one. In just a few months the music industry found out what a magnetic pull MTV would have on the teenage life. The bands were able not only to make and sing the music they could now show an interpretation in a video. The band Queen was on the cutting egde with “Bohemian Rhapsody”. Video taping the concert was an easy way of making a video. Adding several new views of the band, smiling in the camera would make an award winning video. This way of making a video would only last for only bit of time. Money was to be made the movie director jumped on the music video band stand. Movie directors and music producers got together to start making better involved videos. Better videos to make a story with the song would enhance the teens time watching MTV. Little known musical group would be able to make a video and get some air time on this new wave of entrainment. MTV changed the way
Video killed the radio star was only a handful VHS videos able to be played on this new 24 hours a day music video channel. Kids were able to see the band members almost feeling like they were face to face to band. Watching fingers slide up and down a guitar, swinging in the smoke covered stage. Hips of the band members shaking back and forth.Kids now were able to sing and dance right along with the band they loved. Video jockeys (VJ) where over night stars, talking about the video coming up. VHS recording of the song would play for several minutes. With very limited vhs’s to play this newly ashised teen ager would be singing the same song over and over again. In between videos the screen would go black. This is so someone would change out the VHS to start a new one. In just a few months the music industry found out what a magnetic pull MTV would have on the teenage life. The bands were able not only to make and sing the music they could now show an interpretation in a video. The band Queen was on the cutting egde with “Bohemian Rhapsody”. Video taping the concert was an easy way of making a video. Adding several new views of the band, smiling in the camera would make an award winning video. This way of making a video would only last for only bit of time. Money was to be made the movie director jumped on the music video band stand. Movie directors and music producers got together to start making better involved videos. Better videos to make a story with the song would enhance the teens time watching MTV. Little known musical group would be able to make a video and get some air time on this new wave of entrainment. MTV changed the way