When I was just a wee ARFcommer, I had no cable TV. No one on my block had it.  We had heard of the wonders of cable TV and of a magical thing called MTV.  Music - with pictures!  How amazing!

I wanted my MTV.  But it was not in our budget.

Then, one day a wonderful thing happened.  One of the local UHF channels began broadcasting music videos.  If you put enough foil on the TV antenna and held it just right, you could see the videos.

I was blown away.  Music with pictures.  Wow.

One video has always been stuck in my mind, partially because I've never found the album or any mention of the band.  Today, thanks to the internet, I found it.

And part of my childhood died.

Luis Cardenas - Runaway

I can't believe I thought this was cool.  

I freakin' LOVED that video (thank you Nick Rocks)!  It was part "Land of Confustion by Genisis and part "OMFG!1! look at that drum set".  Thanks for bringing back that memory.

Sometimes...Dead Is Better.

L.O.S.E.R.

Just kidding. I'm secure enough in my manhood to admit that way back in the day I really liked "Total Eclipse of the Heart".
It couldn't have been all that because I can't remember who sang it!!

You may start to see alot more videos on youtube in the future.
In fact, you just might see every music video ever made.

Click

YouTube aims to show music videos

Video sharing website YouTube is in talks with record labels about offering current and archive music videos.
YouTube co-founder Steve Chen told Reuters news agency it was hoped that within 18 months the site would "have every music video ever created".

The company said it planned to offer the videos free of charge.

YouTube hosts homemade videos, but pirated commercial clips can be found. It claims 60% of videos watched online in the US are viewed on YouTube.

The site plans to allow users to add the music videos to their own profiles and post reviews.

"Right now we're trying to very quickly determine how and what the model is to distribute this content and we're very aggressive in assisting the labels in trying to get the content on to YouTube," said Mr Chen.

Unauthorised videos

Warner Music Group and EMI confirmed to Reuters that they had been in discussions about the plan.

Earlier this year, YouTube agreed a deal with US broadcaster NBC to promote its autumn schedule on the website.

The broadcaster had previously had to ask YouTube to remove unauthorised footage of its shows posted by users.

The site was named one of Time magazine's 50 "coolest websites" of the year on Tuesday.

On the day of the announcement it suffered an unplanned breakdown lasting about six hours.

The outage was due to "database-related issue", YouTube spokeswoman Julie Supan said.

I will see your obscure 1980's hair metal rocker, and raise you one leopard print jumpsuited guitar player shooting lasers from his axe.Fantasy

Quoted: I will see your obscure 1980's hair metal rocker, and raise you one leopard print jumpsuited guitar player shooting lasers from his axe.Fantasy

LOL Aldo Nova... Didnt even have to click the link... Hmmm I think I have that tape out in the car right now...

Man, one of the first things I saw on MTV when I finally decided I could watch music.


Loved that song, video still coll.

At least this video is still cool.

Quoted: At least this video is still cool.

I used to play the hell out of Dokken in high school. Thanks for the video!

Quoted: L.O.S.E.R. Just kidding. I'm secure enough in my manhood to admit that way back in the day I really liked "Total Eclipse of the Heart". It couldn't have been all that because I can't remember who sang it!!

Bonnie Tyler

Quoted: At least this video is still cool.

Love DOKKEN!

But their lead dances worse than I do, and that is definately a pure crime against humanity (and people with rythm in general).  Talk about a "white boy" dance!  Sheesh.  

youtube.com/watch?v=wftWDPXnAx8

Tesla - gettin' better

Oh. A cover of a classic. Del Shannon's Runaway. Theme song to "Crime Story" with Dennis Farino......


Scott

Quoted: youtube.com/watch?v=wftWDPXnAx8 Tesla - gettin' better

Greatest.  Band.  Ever.  Tesla kicks more ass than a hybrid clone of Chuck Norris, Ronald Reagan, and John Wayne combined.



Here's something that Tom Hanks probably wants to forget.