EP 21 - I WANT MY OLD MTV

Amy's and Robbie-Ann's first MTV experiences, which led to hours lost in front of the television. Amy talks about the book "I Want My MTV," an oral history of MTV. Amy's designer discovery, and being influenced by the Video Vixens. The thrill of being able to "see" the music. Robbie-Ann discovering what her musical heroes actually looked like. The images and weird effects. The cliches: wind, smoke, mirrors breaking, tigers. Dreamy Duran Duran in Sri Lanka. Simon LeBon's "eyes and teeth." Did Duran Duran influence Sonny Crockett's look? The perfect women - where did they find these flawless vixens? Robbie-Ann's exposure to new music not being played on the radio. Split Enz, Talking Heads and weird haircuts. Robbie-Ann's philosophy about the lie of music genre marketing. The segmentation of MTV. David Lee Roth's iconic videos, including the meta "Just a Gigolo" MTV parody. Did abstract artsy videos mean something or were they just weird? Lisa Vanderpump's cameo in ABC's "Look of Love" and "Poison Arrow." Icon/Goddess Stevie Nicks and her scarves, walking on a treadmill. What the heck were The Fixx videos about? Peter Gabriel's dancing chickens. Amy's analysis of "Material Girl." Mall bangs: a how-to. Videos that ruined the song. Marylin Martin's great 80s song "Night Moves" becomes a goofy vampire story. Superstar Pat Benatar's fantastic song "Shadows of the Night" is set to a bizarre WWII spy drama. Amy's assertion that 90% of the videos were cheesy. Amy's daily viewing of Bananarama's "Venus," and her realization that it was a silly devil story video. Vampires: the go-to video gotcha. Robbie-Ann defends Billy Squire's "Rock Me Tonight" song against its video treatment. The Cars' innovative "You Might Think" video. Did it beat "Thriller" for Video of the Year?! Amy finds out. The Go-Gos. Wham! Record labels discover MTV as a selling tool. Did MTV torpedo the stellar Christopher Cross' career? Robbie-Ann defends Christopher Cross's handsome-ness. Amy's fear of Prince. Twisted Sister!