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C O U R S E L E C T U R E Other Groups Who Benefited from MTV Notes taken on May 31, 2016 by Edward Tanguay |
artists who had success in the early years of MTV
"Second British Invasion"
because of the shortage of videos at the beginning of MTV, many groups benefited who may not have otherwise gotten much attention
because they came from England and because it was part of their usual marketing to prepare a video, they had one available
combined synthesizer with guitar-heavy New Wave
music driven by infectious dance beats
1982 Hungry Like a Wolf
was a guy dressed up like a woman
1982 Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
keyboard, synthesizer by Dave Stewart
dance music that is very much dominated by synthesizer sounds and a drum machine
soulful vocals by Annie Lennox
wide ranging and interesting voice
1983 Sweet Dreams Are Made of This
had a video that juxtaposed a corporate board room with a farmer field with cows
ambitious with the use of images and concepts
1984 Here Comes the Rain Again
name influenced by primal scream therapy
serious tracks that had serious lyrics, complicated music, longer tracks
1985 Songs from the Big Chair
#1 in the US, #2 in the UK
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
the American music business was gearing up and finding out that these videos could actually sell records
dance-beat oriented New Wave groups in which the personnel is entirely women
not just singing, playing drums and base
1981 Beauty and the Beat
were on tour opening for the Police
it was awkward to be the opening band with a hit that was higher on the charts than the main band
Susanna Hoffs on guitar and vocals
"Different Light" (1986)
"Manic Monday", #2 hit in UK and the United States
written by "Christopher", a pen name for Prince
"Walk Like an Egyptian" (1986)
out of Queens in New York City
with Janet Jackson, one person who challenged Madonna
before the Like a Virgin album that Madonna brought out
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
there had been a controversy around the Rolling Stones "I can't get no satisfaction"
"All Through the Night"
she was on MTV frequently
Broadway Musical that Cyndi Lauper wrote all the music for
was just as popular as Madonna in the early-80s
Janet Jackson doesn't entered a little later
the Go-Go's and the Bangels
compared to past decades, many more all-women bands
argument: when music became visual with MTV, women became more popular since the male audience would rather see a woman sing than a man
but these women were taking control of their own music and careers
aren't just the pawns or front-persons in male-dominated businesses