MTV Programming Week of 1983-01-26
A list featuring the programming rotations of MTV for the week of 1/26/1983. (Source: Billboard 1983-02-05, Pg. 27)
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- DirectorSteve BarronStarsHaysi FantayzeeKate GarnerJeremy HealyMTV New Video Added
- DirectorSoren JensenStarsGarry BeersMichele BennettAndrew FarrissVideo promo for "The One Thing" by INXS, released as the first single from their third studio album, Shabooh Shoobah.MTV New Video Added
- StarsJoe JacksonJoe Jackson performs in the music video "Breaking Us in Two" from the album "Night and Day" recorded for A&M Records. The music video opens with a crying woman leaving an apartment with a suitcase and bird. She goes to the train station. Joe Jackson rides the train and plays piano.MTV New Video Added
- DirectorJoe DeaStarsGreg Kihn BandGreg KihnGreg DouglassMTV New Video Added
- StarsTommy LeeMick MarsMötley CrüeMötley Crüe performs in the music video "Live Wire" from the album "Too Fast for Love" recorded for Leathür Records. Vince Neil sings as he wears red leather pants and a red leather vest. The band plays on stage against a black background with colored lights and fog machines running. Nikki Sixx plays guitar with his legs on fire.MTV New Video Added
- StarsLinda RonstadtLinda Ronstadt performs in the music video "Lies/Tell Him" from the album "Get Closer" recorded for Asylum Records. Linda Ronstadt sings as she stands in front of a multi-color metallic wall. She first sings "Lies" before transitioning to a performance of "Tell Him".MTV New Video Added
- DirectorBrian GibsonStarsChuck PanozzoJohn PanozzoTommy ShawMusic video by Styx based on the dystopian storyline from their concept album Kilroy Was Here. Escaped Kilroy revels his true identity to the world and thanks his robot prison guard, Mr. Roboto, for its unwilling sacrifice.MTV New Video Added
- StarsTriumphRik EmmettMike LevineTriumph performs in the music video "A World of Fantasy" from the album "Never Surrender" recorded for Attic Records. The music video features the band performing the song in a studio. Rik Emmett sings into a microphone while he plays guitar. The band plays nearby and later they perform on a concert stage.MTV New Video Added
- DirectorTodd RundgrenStarsUtopiaRoger PowellTodd RundgrenUtopia performs in the music video "Feet Don't Fail Me Now" from the album "Utopia" recorded for Network Records and Epic Records. The band performs the song as they are dressed in oversized bug costumes including a bee, caterpillar, and a lady bug. The bugs walk through a home.MTV New Video Added
- DirectorMark RobinsonStarsPat BenatarMusic video for Pat Benatar's "Little Too Late".MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorStuart OrmeStarsPhil CollinsPhil Collins performs in the music video "You Can't Hurry Love" from the album "Hello, I Must Be Going!" recorded for Virgin Records. The music video opens with a shot of Phil Collins in a blue suit singing into a microphone while under a spotlight. Phil Collins also sings and dances as two back-up singers.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsDuran DuranSimon Le BonSheila MingDuran Duran's clip for their massive classic "Hungry Like the Wolf" presents the band traveling to Sri Lanka in some curious and strange adventures, with Simon Le Bon meeting an exotic girl and having a wild time with her while the other four band mates go through many different places trying to find him.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsDuran DuranSimon Le BonNick RhodesA music video for "Duran Duran: Rio", an instant classic of the 1980's from their smash-hit album of same name. The video clip presents the band having lovely and amusing moments on a boat while performing the song at the same time they're on a quest to chase a mysterious beautiful woman.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorDick MaasStarsRinus GerritsenGolden EarringBarry HayMusic video for Golden Earring's hit song 'Twilight Zone.' Both the song and the video were inspired by the book 'The Bourne Identity.' The band's singer Barry Hay plays a secret agent on the run from enemy agents played by his bandmates.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorRick SereeniStarsSammy HagarSammy Hagar performs in the music video "Three Lock Box" from the album "Three Lock Box" recorded for Geffen Records. The music video opens with Sammy Hagar exploding out a large box and playing guitar. He performs against a black background and a mirror.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorMick HaggertyC.D. TaylorStarsCharlie DechantHall & OatesDaryl HallThe song's music video, directed by Mick Haggerty and C.D. Taylor, depicts Hall walking around a city street singing the song, interspersed with shots of him performing on a stage with Oates.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorMick HaggertyC.D. TaylorStarsHall & OatesDaryl HallJohn OatesMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsBilly JoelOfficial promotional music video for the single "Allentown" written and performed by Billy Joel, released on the album The Nylon Curtain. The video presents the hardships, struggles and some good moments faced by American blue collar workers in the 1940's.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorTony StevensStarsGreg HamColin HayMen at WorkVideo promo for Men at Work - Be Good Johnny.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorDaniel HalperinStarsJack BladesAlan FitzgeraldBrad GillisNight Ranger performs in the music video "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" from the album "Dawn Patrol" recorded for Boardwalk Records. The band performs the song on a darkened sound stage decorated with train tracks, a train stop, and harsh wind.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- StarsTom Petty & The HeartbreakersMike CampbellHowie EpsteinTom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform in the music video "You Got Lucky" from the album "Long After Dark" recorded for Backstreet Records. The music video opens on a desert highway where a futuristic call pulls up. Tom Petty exits and he discovers an old portable stereo. The band pulls up and they enter old building with music equipment gathering the dust. They take a guitar and head out.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorDon LettsStarsThe PretendersMartin ChambersChrissie HyndeMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsBoy GeorgeGreg CraigCulture ClubThe video for the song, directed by Julien Temple, featured lead singer Boy George on trial in a courtroom, with flashbacks to the Gargoyle Club, Soho in 1936 and the Dolphin Square Health Club, Pimlico in 1957. The jury was in black-face making jazz hands gestures. One band member, Mikey Craig, was not in the video, and was replaced by his brother Greg. Boy George wears a shirt with the Hebrew writing "Tarbut Agudda", a literal translation of the individual words "culture" and "association" in a grammatically incorrect order.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorTim PopeStarsThe CureRobert SmithLaurence TolhurstMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorDavid MalletStarsDef LeppardRick AllenStephen ClarkMusic video for Def Leppard's 1983 single "Photograph". It features the band singing on stage while video clips of a Marilyn Monroe-like model posing for pictures are shown, all while newspapers report on the murder of a movie star.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)