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
- DirectorHoward DeutchStarsStewart 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)
- DirectorRupert HineJeannette 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)