1980s+Music+Videos

=Date: August 1, 1981= =Time: 00:01 hrs EST= =Where: New Jersey, USA=

=What happened? MTV launched, giving birth to the phenomenon of the main stream music video.= =Here is what it looked like:=

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=What about Canadian kids! =

=Date: October 1, 1984= =Time: 16:30 EST= =Where: from sea to sea=

=What happened? The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) gave us Video Hits.=

Here is what it looked like:
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= So? What does any of this have to do with me? = = What we will do is imagine that we have been asked to select the "Video of the Decade". = = First, discussion will focus on criteria for a good music video. Criteria will then be determined for our use. Then, we will evaluate the provided videos. I will provide the videos after the criteria are determined. =