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Subject: First 10 Videos On MTV

Written By: Dave M on 6/12/2001 at 2:16 p.m.

Some people were wondering about the other "first" videos ever shown on MTV. I found a list of the first 10 in order:
1. Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
2. You Better Run - Pat Benatar
3. She Won't Dance With Me - Rod Stewart
4. You Better You Bet - The Who
5. Little Suzie's On The Up - PhD
6. We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard
7. Brass In Pocket - Pretenders
8. Time Heals - Todd Rundgren
9. Take It On The Run - REO Speedwagon
10. Rockin' The Paradise - Styx


Subject: Perhaps A More Interesting List

Written By: Wicked Lester on 6/12/2001 at 5:00 p.m.

Would be the *last* 10 videos played on MTV

Subject: Re: First 10 Videos On MTV

Written By: TX on 6/12/2001 at 4:14 p.m.

: Some people were wondering about the other
: "first" videos ever shown on MTV.
: I found a list of the first 10 in order: 1.
: Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
: 2. You Better Run - Pat Benatar
: 3. She Won't Dance With Me - Rod Stewart
: 4. You Better You Bet - The Who
: 5. Little Suzie's On The Up - PhD
: 6. We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard
: 7. Brass In Pocket - Pretenders
: 8. Time Heals - Todd Rundgren
: 9. Take It On The Run - REO Speedwagon
: 10. Rockin' The Paradise - Styx

That is cool, thanks for sharing it with us. Where did you find it?

Subject: Re: First 10 Videos On MTV

Written By: Dave M on 6/12/2001 at 4:43 p.m.

I found it in a book called "The Top 10 Of Everything." I wish they had a video for sale of this first moments of MTV rather than just a list.
The book also says this was probably the only occasion on which Cliff Richard has ever been featured on MTV. Six of the 10 are British acts, there are no R & B videos, and a little known British duo, PhD, who have never secured a US chart record, make an incongruous appearance at number five.

Subject: Re: First 10 Videos On MTV

Written By: 80s on 6/13/2001 at 12:50 p.m.

: The book also says this was probably the only
: occasion on which Cliff Richard has ever
: been featured on MTV.

But he did get a lot of mentions on "The Young Ones" with Rik's Cliff obsession and the theme song (a remake of the Cliff song). Also, there was Rik's Cliff poem:

"Oh, Cliff!
Sometimes it must be difficult
Not to feel as if
You really are a cliff
When fascits keep trying to push you over it!
Are they the lemmings, or are you Cliff?
Or ARE you, Cliff?"

(from Episode 1, season 1, "Demolition")

: I found it in a book called "The Top 10 Of
: Everything." I wish they had a video
: for sale of this first moments of MTV rather
: than just a list.
: The book also says this was probably the only
: occasion on which Cliff Richard has ever
: been featured on MTV. Six of the 10 are
: British acts, there are no R & B videos,
: and a little known British duo, PhD, who
: have never secured a US chart record, make
: an incongruous appearance at number five.