Wild Tales from the Golden Age of MTV

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[MikeTrainormusic]

shoutout to everyone who recorded music videos on VHS tapes in the 90's

[hugeiftrue]

Missy Elliot walking through Brooklyn in a giant inflated suit sounds like it’s own music video tbh lol

[Heavilymoderated]

I watched pretty much all of these as a tween and teen, so this is like a fun retrospective for me. It strangely gave me more a timeline for episodes of my youth.

[Contrt]

Jamiroquai had a really good ‘sequel’ to Virtual Insanity’s video with Canned Heat.

[mistressmozart]

I was born in 1978 and I'm so glad I grew up in the 80s and 90s with this music and these videos. Watching MTV was such a thrill back then

[selalewis]

Thank you for recognizing the impact of Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814. It was high-concept and had an enduring message with an incredibly infectious beat. Few people understand how influential this video really is.

[jasond]

A half hour Polyphonic video? My feed hasn't been this blessed in a long time.

[lateefpou]

I met one of my best friends on Club MTV we used to be dancers on the show. Lol

[michaelrochester]

Although TLC occasionally had a rap in their songs, they are not at all rap or straight up hip-hop. They were classic rhythm and blues with beats that are associated more with what was called “new Jack swing”… a kind of different vibe than straight up hip-hop.

[Scriven]

"Weapon of Choice" Yeah baby... Christopher Walken dancing up a STORM. Must have been so much fun to record!

[musicnerd]

Janet's Rhythm Nation album and its videos were groundbreaking. It will forever be my favorite Janet album.

[michaelmadcat]

As a kid, I had my family record MJ's Moonwalker when it came on TV and I must've watched that VHS to death. As I got older, it was fun to see all the retro TV commercials in-between bits of the movie. I gotta see if I can find that old VHS!

[liamisafireplace]

hell yeah i’ve been loving the mtv stuff

[masaharumorimoto]

Took me 3 hours to watch this video, had to pause and watch a lot of videos that I hadn't seen in years :) Thanks dude!

[DeepSweetSoulful]

Love this series, thanks! Busta Rhymes - Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See, deserves mention. For me, it's the greatest video of my generation from 97-2005

[dirtybird]

I remember when “Smack My B!tch Up” premiered on MTV. What an excellent concept and execution for a video.

[nicolediablo]

weapon of choice will forever be one of my all time favorite music videos of all time.

[alephestudios]

90's and early 2000s videos are something else, full vibe on them

[ply]

I was really REALLy focused on my job, then I got this notification and well, now I’m focused on this video! Thanks! I needed to take a break:3

[Shiaxz]

I remember watching MTV when I was a kid in the 90's here in Finland. Lou Bega's Mambo no.5 was one of my favorite songs at that time and I always hoped that it would appear. Of course I didn't understand the words at that time since I didn't know any English but the groove was just immaculate! I remember seeing quite a few videos from being 8 years old and as the video went on I was like "oh I've seen that as well" this happened many times.