MTV Programming Week of 1983-10-19
A list featuring the programming rotations of MTV for the week of 10/19/1983. (Source: Billboard 1983-10-29, Pg. 33)
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- DirectorSimon MilneStarsDuran DuranJennifer ConnellyVideo promo for "Union of the Snake" by Duran Duran, the lead single from the band's third album Seven and the Ragged Tiger.MTV New Videos Added
- DirectorRichard LowensteinStarsHunters & CollectorsMark SeymourHunters and Collectors perform in the music video "Talking To A Stranger" from the album "Hunters and Collectors" recorded for Mushroom Records and White Records. The music video opens with a man walking along train tracks to a deserted station. Mark Seymour sings as his image is superimposed on other images.MTV New Videos Added
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsIva DaviesIcehouse"Hey Little Girl" is Icehouse's second single from the band's 1982 album, Primitive Man.MTV New Videos Added
- DirectorMarcelo EpsteinStarsWendy BarryTommy LeeMick MarsMötley Crüe performs in the music video "Looks That Kill" from the album "Shout at the Devil" recorded for Elektra Records. The video opens with a group of women fleeing the band in a post-apocalyptic setting before they are captured and put in a cage. Vince Neil sings as the band plays behind him. The women are eventually released by a woman wielding a pentagram.MTV New Videos Added
- DirectorLol CremeGodley & CremeKevin GodleyStarsStewart CopelandThe PoliceStingPromo video for "Synchronicity II", a song by the Police, and the third single from their album Synchronicity.MTV New Videos Added
- DirectorBob RafelsonStarsMichael ChambersBruno FalconLionel RichieMusic video by Lionel Richie performing All Night Long (All Night).MTV New Videos Added
- StarsStewart CopelandStan RidgwayMTV New Videos Added
- DirectorDoug DowdleStarsRuby HandlerRick SpringfieldMTV New Videos Added
- DirectorTim PopeStarsThe Style CouncilMick TalbotPaul WellerMTV New Videos Added
- DirectorBernard RoseStarsAli CampbellUB40Music video for UB40's smash hit single "Red Red Wine". In 2014 the sales in the UK had reached one million.MTV New Videos Added
- StarsSweet Pea AtkinsonWas Not WasDavid WasMTV New Videos Added
- StarsXD.J. BonebrakeExene CervenkaMTV New Videos Added
- StarsAsiaGeoff DownesSteve HoweMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorBob GiraldiStarsPat BenatarSasha Charnin MorrisonSara CarlsonPat Benatar plays a woman who runs away from her family to become a dancer in a club. However, when she finds out the owner of the club is more than what he seems, she convinces the other dancers to rise up against him with her.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorLindsey ClennellStarsBig CountryStuart AdamsonMark BrzezickiBig Country performs in the music video "In a Big Country" from the album "The Crossing" recorded for Mercury Records. The music video features the band scouring the countryside as they are trying to track down an unspecified treasure. They are constantly beaten to the punch by a woman is appears to be a rival treasure-hunter. Clips of the band on stage play throughout.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorJames YukichStarsDavid BowieTony ThompsonDavid Bowie's masterful music video performing one of his greatest hits of the 1980's "Modern Love". Bowie's sing and dance act is followed along a great band in front of an enthusiastic audience cheering and applauding him with enthusiasm. An energetic performance in a captivating and memorable clip.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorDavid MalletStarsDef LeppardRick AllenStephen ClarkDef Leppard performs in the music video "Foolin'" from the album "Pyromania" recorded for Mercury and Vertigo Records. The music video begins with a woman playing the harp while she is surrounded by fire. Joe Elliott sings as he is chained to a metal triangle. The band performs on a concert stage.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorJeannette ObstojStarsCy CurninThe FixxJamie West-OramMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorStuart OrmeStarsTony BanksPhil CollinsGenesis"Mama" was the first single from Genesis' 1983 self-titled album.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorMark RezykaStarsMark AndesDenny CarmassiHeartMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorTobe HooperStarsBilly IdolPromotional music video for "Dancing with Myself" by Billy Idol.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorJay DubinStarsChristie BrinkleyBilly JoelThe title character in the music video was played by Christie Brinkley, whom Billy Joel married two years later. Different versions of the music video opening were produced, in which an auto mechanic is watching the end of Joel's previous hit "Tell Her About It" on a small TV. Then, depending on the version, the next image on the TV is either a blank screen or the logo of the network or TV show the video was on.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorDominic OrlandoStarsDan ShorPhil EhartJohn ElefanteMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsMick AvoryDave DaviesRay DaviesMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorDavid RathodStarsSigny ColemanSean HopperHuey LewisVideo promo for Huey Lewis and the News - Heart and Soul from the album Sports.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorMartin KahanStarsPaul DeanMatt FrenetteDoug JohnsonMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorChris GabrinStarsJohn MellencampMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorAubrey PowellStorm ThorgersonStarsRobert PlantMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorMark RezykaStarsQuiet RiotFrankie BanaliCarlos CavazoQuiet Riot performs in the music video "Cum on Feel the Noize" from the album "Metal Health" recorded for Pasha Records. The music video opens with a young man waking up and clicking his stereo. As he sits in bed, his room starts to shake and his stereo begins to grow. The band perform on stage for an enthusiastic crowd.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorStorm ThorgersonStarsRitchie BlackmoreChuck BurgiRoger GloverRainbow performs in the music video "Street of Dreams " from the album "Bent Out of Shape" recorded for Polydor and Mercury Records. The music video opens on a hypnotist using a watch to hypnotize man. He appears near a reservoir where he sees a woman kidnapped. The band performs in a white room and in front of electric boxes.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsTony HadleyJohn KeebleGary KempMusic video of Spandau Ballet performing "True".MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorDavid ByrneStarsDavid ByrneJames DietzJean Marie EvansA promotional video of Talking Heads performing their hit Burning Down The House, with surreal imagery inserted.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsBonnie TylerBonnie Tyler's official music video for 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart'.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorTim PopeStarsNeil YoungLarry ByromAnthony CrawfordMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorTim NewmanStarsDanièle ArnaudFrank BeardBilly GibbonsZZ Top performs in the music video "Sharp Dressed Man" from the album "Eliminator" recorded for Warner Brothers Records. The video opens on the ZZ Top Eliminator car as it drives through the streets. A man in his apartment gets dressed in a fancy suit before leaving for his job as a valet. A group of women exit the Eliminator car and take him for a night out on the town.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- StarsThe AlarmEddie MacdonaldMike PetersMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsAztec CameraRoddy FrameMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorMark RezykaStarsBun E. CarlosCheap TrickRick NielsenMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorChris GabrinStarsBoy GeorgeScarlett CannonMikey CraigMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorMike BradyStarsEurythmicsAnnie LennoxDavid A. StewartOfficial music video for "Love Is a Stranger" by Eurythmics.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorLol CremeGodley & CremeKevin GodleyStarsHerbie HancockRobots and sculptures move in time to the music as Herbie Hancock is seen on a television set playing a keyboard. Features bird sculptures, mannequins, dancing pants, robot legs and more.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsHelixBrent DoernerPaul HackmanHelix performs in the music video "Heavy Metal Love" from the album "No Rest for the Wicked" recorded for Capitol Records. The music video begins with shots of of the band performing in front of lights on a dark and steamy set. Brian Vollmer sings while the band plays. A muscular woman features throughout.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorDavid MalletStarsJoan Jett & The BlackheartsJoan JettJoan Jett and the Blackhearts performs in the music video "Everyday People" from the album "Album" recorded for Blackheart Records. The music video begins images of Joan Jett buying a newspaper on the street. She and the band perform the song on a studio set decorated with gates and torches. Clips of Jett going through her morning play throughout.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorDuncan GibbinsStarsChris BostockDave CollardJoBoxersMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorArthur EllisStarsChina KantnerPaul KantnerGrace SlickMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsKISSPaul StanleyGene Simmons"Lick It Up" is a song by the American hard rock band KISS. It is the title track on the group's 1983 album by the same name. It was the first music clip to feature the band without its makeup.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorVal GarayStarsMartha DavisThe MotelsMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorGordon PerryStarsStevie NicksMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsCoz CanlerJimmy MarinosWally PalmarThe song's music video, widely aired at the time on MTV and elsewhere, featured the band performing while surrounded by standing, but seemingly sleeping women who were dressed in lingerie, pajamas, and other sleepwear.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsSagaIan CrichtonJim CrichtonSaga performs in the music video "The Flyer" from the album "Heads or Tales" recorded for Maze Records and Portrait Records. The music video opens with an explosion. The video features the band performing on a darkened concert stage under colored lighting. Michael Sadler sings while the band plays.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorPeter SinclairStarsPeter Schilling2nd music video for the single "Major Tom (Coming Home)" by Peter Schilling. This is the English version of the song and it presents images of Schilling performing the song while NASA and outer space archive images are put together to fit with the song imagery.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorDominic OrlandoStarsCarly SimonMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsMichael Stanley BandMichael StanleyMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorPeter HeathStars14 Karat SoulThe Stray CatsStray Cats' music video for the song "I Won't Stand In Your Way".MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorDominic OrlandoStarsSurvivorDave BicklerMarc DroubayMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsTranslatorSteven BartonRobert DarlingtonMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsPaul Collins BeatPaul CollinsMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsT Bone BurnettMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorJames YukichStarsKim CarnesMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorDaniel HalperinStarsDial MMike KapitanMark MaierhofferMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorAllan ArkushStarsDokkenMick BrownDon DokkenDokken performs in the music video "Breaking the Chains" from the album "Breaking the Chains" recorded for Elektra Records. The music video begins with shots of chain and then a guitar. The band performs the song in the long hallway of a house and on a stage. They end up chained in a dungeon.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsJohn CaffertyMichael ParéEddie and The Cruisers perform in the music video "On the Dark Side" from the original motion picture soundtrack to Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) recorded for CBS Records. The band performs on stage in a video taken from the performance of the song in the film.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsThe Elvis BrothersRob NewhouseBrad SteakleyMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsGang of FourAndy GillJon KingMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsHorizontal BrianJohn ButtersIan PeppercornMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorBrian DuffyStarsIan BurdenJo CallisJoanne CatherallMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorPeter IsraelsonStarsJon CarinMercury CaroniaIndustryMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsJulukaJohnny CleggSipho MchunuMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorEdd GrilesStarsEllsworth AusbyLaura BalerLon ChaneyCyndi Lauper's official music video for 'Girls Just Want To Have Fun'.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsMadonnaKen ComptonMadonna's second single and video from her debut self-titled album. The beginning of showing her progressive sexuality that set her apart.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsMental As AnythingReg MombassaPeter O'DoughertyMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorRay ArgallStarsPeter GarrettRob HirstMidnight OilMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsNine Ways to WinDavid FergusonJohnathan HughstonMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorRichard ElfmanStarsOingo BoingoSteve BartekDanny ElfmanMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsPayolasPaul HydeBarry MuirMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsQuarterflashJack CharlesRick DiGiallonardoOfficial music video for "Take Another Picture" by Quarterflash.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorKort Falkenberg IIIStarsQueensrÿcheChris De GarmoEddie JacksonQueensrÿche performs in the music video "Queen of the Reich" from the EP "Queensrÿche" recorded for 206 Records. The music video opens with a text crawl describing a future war and an evil Queen with a powerful computer. The band performs on a post-apocalyptic set while a woman summers creatures to attack them.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsThe RadiatorsBrendan CallinanBrian NicholMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorPaul GoldmanStarsReal LifeDanny SimcicDavid SterryMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsTim Scott McConnellMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsSouthside Johnny & The Asbury JukesSouthside Johnny LyonMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsTaxxiDavid CummingJeffrey NeadMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorMichael MinerStarsY&TJoey AlvesLeonard HazeY&T perform in the music video "Mean Streak" from the album "Mean Streak" recorded for A&M Records. The music video opens with a car pulling up to a mansion with a woman with a fur coat inside. She exits and enters the mansion where she sees the band performing. Dave Meniketti sings with the band around him.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsZebraGuy GelsoFelix HanemannMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)