We can’t rewind, but who says we’ve gone too far?
“Video Killed the Radio Star” imagined a strange new world looming on the horizon in 1979. That’s why it was the obvious choice to inaugurate MTV’s maiden broadcast two years later; when no one could imagine music on the radio taking a back seat to music videos on the TV. Of course that’s back when MTV actually had something to do with music, and the prevailing notion was if a band could just get their video in rotation on MTV, record-breaking record sales would follow soon.
“Video Killed the Radio Star” imagined a strange new world looming on the horizon in 1979. That’s why it was the obvious choice to inaugurate MTV’s maiden broadcast two years later; when no one could imagine music on the radio taking a back seat to music videos on the TV. Of course that’s back when MTV actually had something to do with music, and the prevailing notion was if a band could just get their video in rotation on MTV, record-breaking record sales would follow soon.
Flash forward 30 years for the brilliant response from San Francisco’s electropop band The Limousines, and this time around video is the victim. Who needs the likes of MTV when practically every music video ever made is a mere mouse click away? Hooray! We’re back to 24/7 music videos without commercials, without banal program hosts and without long breaks between the songs you really want to see and hear. YouTube and Vimeo have made MTV redundant, which is why the Happy Medium Song of the Day is “Internet Killed the Video Star” from
The Limousines 2010 album, Get Sharp. Of course there’s a fabulous video to go with it — and you can watch it right here, on the internet. (Please use the comments box to share your thoughts.)
The Limousines 2010 album, Get Sharp. Of course there’s a fabulous video to go with it — and you can watch it right here, on the internet. (Please use the comments box to share your thoughts.)