2020 report on music video from 1980

2020 report on music video from 1980 - part 1 of 2

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Back in 1980, the record industry was in turmoil - a place they seem to find themselves in on a regular basis. Featuring interviews with various record label executives on weather or not this new thing called "music video" would save the record business. This pre-dated eMpTyVee, which didn't laun
ch until August 1st, 1981. Featuring clips from various artists including: Kate Bush Lene Lovich Todd Rundgren The Rolling Stones Michael Nesmith Rickie Lee Jones Tom Petty Fleetwood Mac The Buggles Meatloaf Bruce Springsteen It's amusing (although unintentionally so), and the hosts of the progr
am really don't seem to grasp the relationship of music and video. And people under 20 might find those giant DVDs somewhat disturbing.

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"Great FM Radio!?" ... ( 1 year ago by moonshark21)

"Great FM Radio!?" This IS old!

The hairstyles ... ( 1 year ago by postingoldtapes)

The hairstyles alone should tell you that!

hugh downs is host ... ( 1 year ago by inwoodliver)

hugh downs is host i believe

One of my favorite ... ( 1 year ago by CaptainWrong)

One of my favorite things is how people in the music industry still won't consider the possibility that the reason sales are slipping is that they just aren't releasing a product people want to buy. A few years after this report, it'd be home taping is killing the music industry, then DAT, then used CDs, then the internet. Same old song and dance, yet everyone is unwilling to look in the mirror. Great clip. Thanks.

Don't forget all ... ( 1 year ago by postingoldtapes)

Don't forget all the other ones. They've been singing this same song, with slight changes of the words, since the introduction of radio. Yes, they sued broadcasters for playing music on the radio, claiming that it would totally destroy record sales. Oh, and their father, the sheet music business, sued player piano makers. Any increase in sales, on the other hand, is entirely due to their own genius.

I saw this piece ... ( 1 year ago by kingofgrief)

I saw this piece when it first aired...it was my introduction to "Video Killed The Radio Star"! Thanks for the archive!

Ahhh! FLASHBACKS!!! ... ( 1 year ago by xeokym)

Ahhh! FLASHBACKS!!! I have "Tusk" on 45.

Yeah, that and the ... ( 1 year ago by DangerousBastard)

Yeah, that and the big "1980" on top! lol

I disagree that ... ( 1 year ago by jimmyeightysix)

I disagree that there is no great music by new artists today. The problem is that there is absolutely NO SUPPORT by radio, and NO PROMOTION by the record companies! Internet isn't killing music, it's saving it! Thanks for the cool clip!

Well, the fault can ... ( 1 year ago by postingoldtapes)

Well, the fault can be laid directly at the feet of Lou Abrams, the father of radio statical sampling. By polling, he found out what songs least offended people. This resulted in fewer and fewer songs being played until we've wound up where we are today.

This is really ... ( 1 year ago by DevSodDribble)

This is really interesting, especially considering the current state of the music industry. Downloading at home is a LOT harder to stop than someone taping a record. Plus the market is so fractured nowadays, even Weird Al doesn't know who to do parodies of. Crazy!

Funny how Clive ... ( 1 year ago by edcrawf)

Funny how Clive Davis was proven wrong. I am sure that later, and even now, he is supporting video (among any and all other means) to get music out to the public. Great clip. When in 1980 did this report air?

How the hell did ... ( 1 year ago by razzking)

How the hell did you acquire this? Did you tape it in 1980 and sit on it all this time?

Yes, exactly that. ... ( 1 year ago by postingoldtapes)

Yes, exactly that. I have over 3000 VHS tapes, some of which date back to 1979 when I got my first VHS deck (top loading, mechanical transport, rotary tuner and no remote control other than a wired pause switch). Things sucked back then. Oh, and blank tapes cost $25. BLANK! (Great. Now I feel like an old coot.)

Postingoldtapes: ... ( 1 year ago by razzking)

Postingoldtapes: You obscessive/compulsive or something? Anyway I'm GLAD you and others at YouTube as well as the Youtube "Establishment" (Yes, I'm an old coot too) are doing this. As a history major and history junky this is the best thing to happen to the study of history since history itself.
I just checked the Inflation Calculator. $25 in 1979 would be like $74.64.

No more than any ... ( 1 year ago by postingoldtapes)

No more than any other collector. It was something that made sense to record at the time, and I just kept it in the ever growing collection since. When I set up a YouTube account, I decided to share some of this stuff before it faded forever. For instance, I have about a hundred tapes of music video clips from the 1980s. I look through the lists, find something interesting, check that it's not already up, and digitize and upload it. It's the rare hobby that benefits others.

well done you rock ... ( 1 year ago by warboop)

well done you rock big time

I love how this ... ( 11 months ago by trainluvr)

I love how this ordinary report devolves into porn and pederasty at the very end! Swaggart, Jackson, Foley and Craig were'nt around yet but leave it to 20/20 to find something. After all Geraldo was thier serious investigative reporter.

No idea. I recorded ... ( 3 months ago by postingoldtapes)

No idea. I recorded this off the air and was watching plenty of TV at the time, and I've never heard this song other than in this report. It sounds like "do rocks", but it could be any combination of words.

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