Comments on: Fact: MTV Once Played So Many Music Videos They Could Afford To Ban Some

By: brasstax

brasstax — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:58:40 +0000

@bnb614: Ha! How did they miss that?

@Ned Raggett: Sorry Ned.

By: bnb614

bnb614 — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:48:02 +0000

Can someone let Warner Records know the name of the band is The Blue Notes?

By: janine

janine — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:44:41 +0000

@Ned Raggett: Don't look back; you can never look back.

By: Ned Raggett

Ned Raggett — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:41:32 +0000

Did 1988 mark the end of our innocence?

ARRRGH NO GET DON HENLEY OUT OF MY HEAD

By: The Van Buren Boys

The Van Buren Boys — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:21:25 +0000

In related news, MTV is censoring the word “suicidal” in the video for that “Beautiful Girls” song by Sean Kingston. However, one of their most popular shows involve soon-to-be 16 year olds engaging in behavior which is infinitely more offensive. *sigh*

By: brasstax

brasstax — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:20:59 +0000

Could be. Michael and Whitney really wielded some power at the time. And I’d completely forgotten that it won best video in 1989!

By: Jupiter8

Jupiter8 — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:19:40 +0000

@GovernmentNames: oops my bad-you made the same point! I wonder if they were really afraid of Michael Jackson (not the advertisers) at that point...

By: Jupiter8

Jupiter8 — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:16:26 +0000

And then in 1989 they made it "Video of the Year"!

By: Al Shipley

Al Shipley — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:07:18 +0000

Considering that the only time I’ve ever even heard of “This Note’s For You” was in the context of it winning the VMA for Video Of The Year, I wonder how long MTV banned it before they decided to not only air but give it an award.