Music Television, the way it should be.

The first minutes of MTV's launch were really fun to watch. Watching this really brought into perspective how new and exciting things like music videos were to the general public. MTV was a new generation and since then has truly been a phenomenon. The music video was hilarious (the lead singer looked pretty rad) and had a message that was perfect for the new era of music television. Unfortunately MTV seems to have forgotten about its roots in todays times. I legitimately can't remember the last time I tuned into MTV and saw music playing. Its seems to me that MTV killed the video stars and turned them into reality T.V characters instead. I'll admit I'm a little envious that I didn't get to witness such a huge progression in music history. The idea that music was something only audible and then morphed into something visual as well is just mind blowing for the time. I think its safe to say that music has been the backing power between generation gaps, constantly pushing the envelope of whats "appropriate" and whats not. Very interesting video.