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Mister Ed

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5. Thank you. That was my complaint as well

Reply to GreatGazoo (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 08:47 AM

Jan 2

A well-crafted song paints images in the listener's mind that are far better than what a video can present. But wth the advent of MTV, the imagination became shackled to just the images presented in the videos.

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MTV is Shutting Down [View all] Coldwater Jan 2 OP

Not exactly calguy Jan 2 #1

Huh? Mike Nelson Jan 2 #2

Several MTV channels, *in the UK*, are shutting down. sl8 Jan 2 #3

I remember how many songs MTV ruined for me GreatGazoo Jan 2 #4

Thank you. That was my complaint as well Mister Ed Jan 2 #5

Exactly. Music isn't about what a string looks like when it is vibrating at 440 hz GreatGazoo Jan 2 #7

A slightly different perspective LearnedHand Saturday #12

MTV lost me with their stupid reality shows. Boomerproud Jan 2 #8

They were a staple at my house from the moment we got cable until the mid-90s. Xavier Breath Jan 2 #11

There were lots of news stories about MTV's plans to shut down music channels when it was announced in October. highplainsdem Jan 2 #6

Ah, the inventors of the RickRoll. I remember them. hunter Jan 2 #9

Ya suppose it had anything to do with, like, NOT showing music videos anymore? LearnedHand Jan 2 #10

MTV helped me get ripped. Aristus Saturday #13

"I want my MTV." Totally Tunsie Monday #14