MTV still exists. At least for the time being, it still exists in the US or some markets in that country. News of the premature death recently made its way around the internet following announcements of network outages in other parts of the world, including Europe. But even there, some expressed the feeling that MTV had long since disappeared. In fact, in the United States, where the show first started, the question of who remembers when MTV actually played music videos has been a common lament for decades, even among generations too young to remember those days. But now members of any generation can relive them, or experience them for the first time, through the following new sites: MTV Rewind.
The first music video to greet visitors was the Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star,” which is a given since MTV began airing on August 1, 1981. What follows are all the remaining videos played on that first day, including Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight,” Blondie’s “Rupture,” David Bowie’s “Boys Keep Swinging,” and Kate Bush’s “In the Air Tonight,” Blondie’s “Rupture.” “Wuthering Heights”.
(Other, less widely remembered entries also include three Cliff Richard songs, which speak to the incomplete formation of the kind of pop music culture we still associate with MTV at the time.) Other playlists on the site recreate other era- and genre-specific shows. 120 minutes to total requests live, headbanger balls to Good! MTV rap.
the current, MTV Rewindthe number of music videos has reached around 40,000, enough to ensure that former addicts of the network will be able to watch their nostalgic hits. However, the creator of this site (a 43-year-old American living in Albania, According to the New York paper timesalso known by the pseudonym “Flex”.) also incorporates vintage station IDs and commercials, many of which can evoke authentic Proustian feelings in the right audience. What may also be refreshing to curious young visitors is that no matter which channel you choose, the next video that plays isn’t determined by an algorithm that tries to predict your personal tastes. Rather, each playlist is shaped by the popular culture of a particular era and includes enough left-field selections to keep you interested. It’s the kind of thing we used to expect from MTV back when the idea of streaming video on your computer still sounded like pure fantasy. input MTV Rewind here.
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