Favorite MTV show, past AND present

The only good MTV was the one that showed music videos. Ever since Real World and Jackass and all that other crap took over, it has sucked, sucked, sucked. I've eliminated it from the guide on my DirecTV.

Of course, I'm 45. So what do I know about MTV at this point.

 

Reality killed the video star.

 

You bailed once Touch of Grey was taken out of the rotation.

 

For the generation that watched for the videos, what are your faves?

Here was the first video I ever saw, and it has stayed my favorite (along with Da Funk by Daft Punk).

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers:

 

Useless trivia: "Photograph" won the first 6 battles of "Friday Night Video Fights" ...

 

Which dancer do you prefer:

Rosanna:

or

Devon:

 

Probably Losing My Religion. Also liked Where the Streets Have No Name and Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking for from U2, and Metallica's One.

My favorites from the early days would include things like Take on Me from A-Ha and That's All from Phil Collins - the first video I ever saw after we finally got MTV on our cable system.

 

Guns N' Roses at the top of their game:

 

Other early videos that left their marks:

Jeopardy, Greg Kihn Band:

Twilight Zone, Golden Earring (Aaron Hernandez theme these days):

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, The Police:

Love is a Battlefield, Pat Benatar:

 

I was actually bummed by the sudden surge of popularity because the trustifarians were driving up ticket prices.

 

Thomas Dolby had fun with his few videos.

Hyperactive:

 

No thank you.