MTV---Rembember when it was cool?

[The_Universe]

The last (and only, as far as I'm concerned) time that MTV was cool was when they were playing the marvelous Clone High, USA (unjustly cancelled to make room for PUNK'D! YARGH!). And maybe when they were playing the original Ren and Stimpy.

But that's it. If MTV went off the air today, I don't think I'd notice.

 

[The Grumpy Celt]

Do they even play videos any more?

MTV 1 & 2 seems to air nothing but an endless, sad and utterly contemptible collection of generality shows about music celebrities, their houses, cars, clothing, hair styles and so forth while VH1 seems to air nothing but an endless, sad and utterly contemptible collection of pseudo-documentaries about stupid things/funny things/sexy things/sad things that happened a few years ago and endless lists of titles of good music videos they never play in an apparent deliberate to add insult to injury, and all of this is commented on and narrated by a large and pitiable collection of washed-up, washed-out celeb-wanna-bes who if you met in real life you would chew off your arm to avoid a conversation with so why are they being given endless hours of TV time to tell us about hip thing that happened 49 months ago in some other place and taunting us by telling us about all the nifty music videos we will never see on these channels which once upon a time were both bold and daring and with aired music videos with a fierce bravo!

(G.C. blinks a few times…)

Sorry. That’s been percolating inside of me for a while now.

 

[Staffan]

What is this strange "radio" you speak of?

I'd sit alone and watch your light
My only friend through teenage nights
And everything I had to know
I heard it on my radio

You gave them all those old time stars
Through wars of worlds - invaded by Mars
You made 'em laugh - you made 'em cry
You made us feel like we could fly
Radio

So don't become some background noise
A backdrop for the girls and boys
Who just don't know or just don't care
And just complain when you're not there
You had your time, you had the power
You've yet to have your finest hour
Radio - radio

All we hear is radio ga ga
Radio goo goo
Radio ga ga
All we hear is radio ga ga
Radio blah blah
Radio what's new ?
Radio, someone still loves you

We watch the shows - we watch the stars
On videos for hours and hours
We hardly need to use our ears
How music changes through the years

Let's hope you never leave old friend
Like all good things on you we depend
So stick around 'cos we might miss you
When we grow tired of all this visual
You had your time - you had the power
You've yet to have your finest hour
Radio - radio

All we hear is radio ga ga
Radio goo goo
Radio ga ga
All we hear is radio ga ga
Radio goo goo
Radio ga ga
All we hear is radio ga ga
Radio blah blah
Radio what's new ?
Someone still loves you

Radio ga ga (ga ga)
Radio ga ga (ga ga)
Radio ga ga (ga ga)

You had your time - you had the power
You've yet to have your finest hour
Radio - radio

That.

 

[Desdichado]

The last (and only, as far as I'm concerned) time that MTV was cool was when they were playing the marvelous Clone High, USA (unjustly cancelled to make room for PUNK'D! YARGH!). And maybe when they were playing the original Ren and Stimpy.

Bleagh! Take your Clone High and Ren and Stimpy and get them out of the way for music videos. That was the whole freakin' point of the channel. MTV hasn't been cool since 1990, or maybe even before that. Sadly, the thing that started them downhill was the success of Remote Control, which wasn't a bad show, but it gave the suits the idea that hey! maybe we don't have to play music videos all the time and people will still watch us! :\

 

[jasper]

MTV was cool until I noticed I was listen to crappy songs just for the videos. Then I remember I had a radio and discovered a crappy song is still a crappy song even if the video was cool. Of course i remember before mtv there were Friday and Saturday video tv shows. Of course this when cable went from channel 2 to 13 and one or two of those were Hbo.

 

[Desdichado]

MTV was cool until I noticed I was listen to crappy songs just for the videos. Then I remember I had a radio and discovered a crappy song is still a crappy song even if the video was cool. Of course i remember before mtv there were Friday and Saturday video tv shows. Of course this when cable went from channel 2 to 13 and one or two of those were Hbo.

See, I like 80s music a lot, though, so MTV being cool in the 80s and music in general being cool in the 80s make a lot of sense to me. That's not particularly why I don't like MTV today, but if MTV played music videos anymore, it might be. I just don't like as much music today.

Although the "Stacey's Mom" video (and song) r0xx0rzed. Not that that's really *new* anymore, but anything more recent than 1995 or so still seems new to me.

 

[The Grumpy Celt]

Jasper, I remember all of those things as well and I agree with your statement. However, you should have used [angry old man voice] and [/angry old man voice] in addition to starting the comment with the phrase "I my day..." and ending the comment with "...and we liked it!"

 

[Elf Witch]

I was there when MTV went live too. It was alwyas on as background when I was home. I really used to kick out of the videos some of them were just so creative. One of my favorites was Duran Durans Union of the Snake video.

There were a lot of videos that had wonderful fantasy or SF elements to them.

I have not watched it for years I HATE hip hop and rap music.

For a while VH1 was a good channel until it became nothing but reality shows. Though I do like their countdown shows.

I hate listening to the radio in the car the morning shows bug the hell out of me I just wish they would shut up and play music.

 

[MaxKaladin]

See, I like 80s music a lot, though, so MTV being cool in the 80s and music in general being cool in the 80s make a lot of sense to me. That's not particularly why I don't like MTV today, but if MTV played music videos anymore, it might be. I just don't like as much music today.

Although the "Stacey's Mom" video (and song) r0xx0rzed. Not that that's really *new* anymore, but anything more recent than 1995 or so still seems new to me.

I Agree. That is pretty much all I have to say.

 

[AuroraGyps]

The last (and only, as far as I'm concerned) time that MTV was cool was when they were playing the marvelous Clone High, USA (unjustly cancelled to make room for PUNK'D! YARGH!). And maybe when they were playing the original Ren and Stimpy.

Yup, videos and cartoons.. that's what I loved about MTV. I liked Clone High too, and Daria, and the short lived Down Town. I also like the video countdowns (like the one with all the comedians and Vanilla Ice went nuts with a bat), Head Bangers Ball, and who remembers Closet Classics. I liked it, but I went through a 60's/70's phase way back when.

Yup, I feel old too. I remember when Howard Stern was on WNBC (now The Fan) and was funny, and not as controversial.

Ah, good times... good times.