MTV Programming Week of 1983-02-23
A list featuring the programming rotations of MTV for the week of 02/23/1983. (Source: Billboard 1983-03-05, Pg. 28)
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- DirectorMark RobinsonStarsPat BenatarMusic video for Pat Benatar's "Anxiety (Get Nervous)".MTV New Videos Added
- StarsThe CallMichael BeenTom FerrierThe Call performs in the music video "The Walls Came Down" from the album "Modern Romans" recorded for Polygram Records. The black and white music video opens with the band walking down a dark road. They perform the song on a variety of multilevel sets.MTV New Videos Added
- StarsJohn Hall BandJohn HallBob LeinbachJohn Hall Band performs in the music video "Love Me Again" from the album "Searchparty" recorded for EMI America. The music video features the band performing on a set with a black background. John Hall sings while wearing a suit. A group of odd men play a video game throughout.MTV New Videos Added
- DirectorChuck CirinoStarsLeRouxFergie FrederiksenTony HaseldenLeRoux performs in the music video "Carrie's Gone" from the album "So Fired Up" recorded for RCA Records. The music video opens with a sports car pulling up to a mansion. A man enters the home and notices a letter as he is about to make a call. The band defends a woman from the man.MTV New Videos Added
- StarsLoz NettoJohnathan ColeIan MaidmanLoz Netto performs in the music video "Fadeaway" from the album "Loz Netto's Bzar" recorded for Polydor Records. The music video follows a woman as she flees from a man who is following her. Loz Netto and his band perform on a club stage for an enthusiastic group of dancing fans.MTV New Videos Added
- StarsRodwayWilliam BasinskiSteve RodwayRodway performs in the music video "I Am Electric" from the album "Horizontal Hold" recorded for Millennium Records and RCA Records. The music video opens with Steve Rodway sitting in a futuristic chair with mirrors. He sings on a darkened stage under colored lights with a band and back-up singers.MTV New Videos Added
- StarsStrange AdvanceDrew ArnottPaul IversonStrange Advance performs in the music video "She Controls Me" from the album "Worlds Away" recorded for Capitol Records. The music video opens with shots of a set covered in illuminated squares. Darryl Kromm sings to the camera while the rest of the band plays behind him.MTV New Videos Added
- DirectorBrian GibsonStarsStyxChuck PanozzoJohn PanozzoMusic video for a song from the rock band Styx's rock opera concept album 'Kilroy Was Here'. Rock rebel Jonathan Chance crashes Dr. Righteous' live TV show to try and stop the maniacal preacher from brainwashing a captured rock fan.MTV New Videos Added
- DirectorKenny OrtegaStarsRick DaviesJohn HelliwellBob SiebenbergMTV New Videos Added
- StarsVandenbergBert HeerinkDick KemperVandenberg performs in the music video "Your Love Is In Vain" from the album "Vandenberg" recorded for ATCO Records. The music video features the band performing on a darkened set under colored lights. Bert Heerink sings while the band plays near him.MTV New Videos Added
- DirectorMark RobinsonStarsPat BenatarMusic video for Pat Benatar's "Little Too Late".MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorDavid MalletStarsDef LeppardRick AllenStephen ClarkMusic video for Def Leppard's 1983 single "Photograph". It features the band singing on stage while video clips of a Marilyn Monroe-like model posing for pictures are shown, all while newspapers report on the murder of a movie star.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsDexys Midnight RunnersKevin ArcherMáire FaheyThe 1982 music video was filmed in the inner south London suburb of Kennington in the vicinity of the corner of Brook Drive and Hayles Street. The character of "Eileen" in the music video, as well as on the single cover, is played by Máire Fahey, sister of Siobhan Fahey from Bananarama. Archival footage of Johnnie Ray arriving at London Heathrow Airport in 1954 was featured in the video.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsDuran DuranSimon Le BonNick RhodesA music video for "Duran Duran: Rio", an instant classic of the 1980's from their smash-hit album of same name. The video clip presents the band having lovely and amusing moments on a boat while performing the song at the same time they're on a quest to chase a mysterious beautiful woman.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorDick MaasStarsRinus GerritsenGolden EarringBarry HayMusic video for Golden Earring's hit song 'Twilight Zone.' Both the song and the video were inspired by the book 'The Bourne Identity.' The band's singer Barry Hay plays a secret agent on the run from enemy agents played by his bandmates.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorJoe DeaStarsGreg Kihn BandGreg KihnGreg DouglassMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorTony StevensStarsGreg HamColin HayMen at WorkVideo promo for Men at Work - Be Good Johnny.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorDaniel HalperinStarsJack BladesAlan FitzgeraldBrad GillisNight Ranger performs in the music video "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" from the album "Dawn Patrol" recorded for Boardwalk Records. The band performs the song on a darkened sound stage decorated with train tracks, a train stop, and harsh wind.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorLuis AiraStarsRic OcasekMarianne GravatteRic Ocasek performs in the music video "Something to Grab For" from the album "Beatitude" recorded for Geffen Records. The music video opens with Ric Ocasek dressing up. He sings as he looks into a mirror and later he sits on a chair watching a blonde woman in a white dress.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorDon LettsStarsThe PretendersMartin ChambersChrissie HyndeMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- StarsRed RiderRob BakerTom CochraneRed Rider perform in the music video "Light in the Tunnel/Human Race" from the album "Neruda" recorded for Capitol Records. The music video opens with shots of the sun rising over the ocean on a beach. The band performs in a large room with smoke around them. Tom Cochrane sings while the band plays.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorBrian GibsonStarsChuck PanozzoJohn PanozzoTommy ShawMusic video by Styx based on the dystopian storyline from their concept album Kilroy Was Here. Escaped Kilroy revels his true identity to the world and thanks his robot prison guard, Mr. Roboto, for its unwilling sacrifice.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsBryan AdamsMickey CurryTommy MandelMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorAdam AntMike MansfieldStarsAdam AntMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsBoy GeorgeGreg CraigCulture ClubThe video for the song, directed by Julien Temple, featured lead singer Boy George on trial in a courtroom, with flashbacks to the Gargoyle Club, Soho in 1936 and the Dolphin Square Health Club, Pimlico in 1957. The jury was in black-face making jazz hands gestures. One band member, Mikey Craig, was not in the video, and was replaced by his brother Greg. Boy George wears a shirt with the Hebrew writing "Tarbut Agudda", a literal translation of the individual words "culture" and "association" in a grammatically incorrect order.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)