The beginning of MTV (1 August 1981) came up on social media recently. (If you can avoid the insanity, it isn't bad. Well, not too bad) Today's song wasn't the first song played on MTV (see below), but a different version was in the first 15 or 20 minutes or so.
Do the children even know that there was a time when MTV actually played music?
This is "You Better You Bet" by The Who from their 1981 album Face Dances.
The Feral Irishman had this post a few years back: Where Were You On August 1, 1981??
Click thru for a video of the first 2 hours of MTV. 12:01 AM eastern time, August 1st 1981. The original Space Shuttle/Saturn V/Moon landing openning, followed by "Video Killed the Radio Star." I think the promo version of today's song was 4th. The 1st 10 minutes or so are interesting, more if you like the music of the era.
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