MTV's auxiliary 24-hour music channels have gone dark worldwide. The cultural juggernaut is now mostly home to reality shows and competitions, as it joins TLC and The History Channel as a station whose name has lost all relevance.
Is it a bad thing, though? I submit, for your consideration, the music video for Katy Perry's Woman World. Be warned, this is not safe for human consumption 😜
https://youtu.be/EVIJUH29pjU
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TieDyeDude In all honesty, though, it is disappointing to lose a cultural icon. MTV was blocked on our TV for a large part of my childhood (not that we didn't find ways around it), and my musical tastes leaned more towards VH1 and CMT, but I remember, among other things, tracking the rise of Eminem, being traumatized by Black Hole Sun, and the twisted Celebrity Death Match. 5d
TheBookHippie I remember seeing Black Hole sun for the first and last times. So powerful. ♥️🙌🏼 Hair stood up on your arms good. 5d
TheBookHippie @TieDyeDude MTV didn‘t come out until I was a late teen. Senior in high school I think. It‘s fuzzy. 😅👵🏼 5d
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Texreader @TieDyeDude MTV in the 80s was the best. Banned as well, but yea, ways around that. 5d
Karisa I loved the videos on MTV too. Couldn‘t watch them on front of my religious parents but it was one of the perks of being a latch key kid. I was mesmerized by Losing my Religion, Jeremy, and Take on Me… so many great videos! 5d
TheBookgeekFrau I was 11ish when MTV first came out as an extra cable you had to order and pay an additional fee for, and it wasn't available everywhere, like where I lived 😤 I think I was 13 when it finally made it to my boondocks town 😂 5d
Amiable I‘m old enough to remember when MTV first came on the airwaves, and sitting on the floor with my sister watching music videos for hours. 5d
AmyG I was there from the beginning. My BF was one of the first to get cable in NJ as Cablevision was based in the town he lived in. My favorite memory…Headbanger‘s Ball. Everyone would be sleeping and I would get up (it was on at Midnight?) and watch in peace. I loved Soundgarden…Rusty Cage video was my favorite. Chris Cornell….be still my heart. 🤣 (edited) 5d
KT1432 I enjoyed MTV for what it was. I actually miss the days when guest appearances on there were the main medium of celebrities connecting to fans. 😅 5d
dabbe MTV first premiered when I was a junior in high school: 1981. Gen X was its target market. First video? “Video Killed the Radio Star.“ They played that and Steve Miller's (the cool one) “Abracadabra“ over and over and over ... and we all watched in absolute awe. Martha Quinn was my favorite dj. #nostalgia 🩶🤍🖤 4d
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick A sad day indeed. I was in diapers when MTV launched but it was always there for a long as I remember. I loved watching their early game show Remote Control. I was a huge fan of 120 Minutes & Alternative Nation. I looked forward to their Spring Break specials and the Rock & Jock sports. MTV Sports with Dan Cortese. 😍 The debut of The Real World and Road Rules. So many memories. 4d
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