MTV programming list week of September 28, 1983

MTV Programming List, Week of September 28, 1983

Here is a neat little 'blast from the past', courtesy of shatterdaymorn at the IMDb website: the 86 songs on the MTV programming list for the week of September 28, 1983. 

Some of the videos are noted as being in 'heavy rotation' (3-4 plays per day) while others are in 'light rotation' (1-2 plays per day). 

Mingling with the more remembered compositions are quite a few obscurities. I mean, I certainly remember Big Country doing 'In A Big Country', but does anyone remember Three Dog Night doing a reggae song titled 'It's A Jungle Out There' ?! 

Or a group called 'Units', doing a New Wave song called 'A Girl Like You' ?! Even Lou Stathis, the 'rok' critic at Heavy Metal magazine, never referenced 'Units', and he was among the hippest of the hip when it came to New Wave bands !

Don't be surprised if going over the list results in spending an hour (or hours) searching for video and audio clips for some of those oldies, but goodies. A reminder of how influential MTV was, forty years ago......