MTV Programming Week of 1983-02-02
A list featuring the programming rotations of MTV for the week of 2/2/1983. (Source: Billboard 1983-02-12, Pg. 27)
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- DirectorBrian WisemanStarsKate BushHannah BushMTV New Video Added
- StarsPhil CollinsPhil Collins performs in the music video "Thru These Walls" from the album "Hello, I Must Be Going!" recorded for Virgin Records. The music video opens with a shot of a rocking chair and children's toys. Phil Collins sings as he sit on a bed in a darkened bedroom.MTV New Video Added
- DirectorRupert HineStarsThe FixxCharlie BarrettCy CurninThe Fixx perform in the music video "Red Skies" from the album "Shuttered Room" recorded for MCA Records. The music video open on the band in silhouette as they stand in front of clouds moving across the sky. The band performs in front of the clouds with Cy Curnin singing.MTV New Video Added
- DirectorLindsey ClennellStarsThe JamRick BucklerBruce FoxtonThe Jam perform in the music video "Bitterest Pill" from the single recorded for Polydor Records. The music video opens with Paul Weller singing as he stands in a brick alley. He continues to sing and reflect on an old relationship as he stands at a variety of different locations.MTV New Video Added
- StarsJudas PriestK.K. DowningRob HalfordMusic video for Judas Priest's 1982 songs "The Hellion/Electric Eye". The video begins with the instrumental intro "The Hellion" on a darkened stage before going directly over into "Electric Eye" to which the stage is illuminated.MTV New Video Added
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsKenny LogginsMike HamiltonTris ImbodenKenny Loggins performs in the music video "Welcome to Heartlight" from the album "High Adventure" recorded for Columbia Records. Kenny Loggins plays as he stands in front of a window as smog slowly enters the room. He also performs with his band in front of a neon set.MTV New Video Added
- 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 New Video Added
- DirectorMeiert AvisStarsBonoAdam ClaytonThe EdgeA promotional video for U2's 1983 single "New Year's Day."MTV New Video Added
- DirectorMark RobinsonStarsPat BenatarMusic video for Pat Benatar's "Little Too Late".MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 Plays a day)
- DirectorStuart OrmeStarsAnni-Frid LyngstadMTV 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)
- DirectorRick SereeniStarsSammy HagarSammy Hagar performs in the music video "Three Lock Box" from the album "Three Lock Box" recorded for Geffen Records. The music video opens with Sammy Hagar exploding out a large box and playing guitar. He performs against a black background and a mirror.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 Plays a day)
- DirectorMick HaggertyC.D. TaylorStarsCharlie DechantHall & OatesDaryl HallThe song's music video, directed by Mick Haggerty and C.D. Taylor, depicts Hall walking around a city street singing the song, interspersed with shots of him performing on a stage with Oates.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 Plays a day)
- DirectorMick HaggertyC.D. TaylorStarsHall & OatesDaryl HallJohn OatesMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 Plays a day)
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsBilly JoelOfficial promotional music video for the single "Allentown" written and performed by Billy Joel, released on the album The Nylon Curtain. The video presents the hardships, struggles and some good moments faced by American blue collar workers in the 1940's.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 Plays a day)
- DirectorTony StevensStarsGreg HamColin HayMen at WorkVideo promo for Men at Work - Be Good Johnny.
- 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)
- StarsTom Petty & The HeartbreakersMike CampbellHowie EpsteinTom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform in the music video "You Got Lucky" from the album "Long After Dark" recorded for Backstreet Records. The music video opens on a desert highway where a futuristic call pulls up. Tom Petty exits and he discovers an old portable stereo. The band pulls up and they enter old building with music equipment gathering the dust. They take a guitar and head out.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 Plays a day)
- DirectorDon LettsStarsThe PretendersMartin ChambersChrissie HyndeMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 Plays a day)
- DirectorAdam AntMike MansfieldStarsAdam AntMTV 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)
- DirectorTim PopeStarsThe CureRobert SmithLaurence TolhurstMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 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 Medium Rotation (2-3 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 Medium Rotation (2-3 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 Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsThe BeatRoger CharleryAndy CoxThe Beat performs in the music video for "Save It for Later" from the album "Special Beat Service" recorded for Go-Feet Records. The Band performs in a club surrounded by mostly indifferent artists and intellectuals. After some prodding from the band, the audience gradually joins in with dancing.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsGlenn GregoryHeaven 17Ian Craig MarshMusic video by Heaven 17 performing "Let Me Go".MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorSoren JensenStarsGarry BeersMichele BennettAndrew FarrissVideo promo for "The One Thing" by INXS, released as the first single from their third studio album, Shabooh Shoobah.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsJoe JacksonJoe Jackson performs in the music video "Breaking Us in Two" from the album "Night and Day" recorded for A&M Records. The music video opens with a crying woman leaving an apartment with a suitcase and bird. She goes to the train station. Joe Jackson rides the train and plays piano.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorJoe DeaStarsGreg Kihn BandGreg KihnGreg DouglassMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorDave RobinsonStarsLene LovichMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsThe MembersNigel BennettJc CarrollThe Members perform in the music video "Working Girl" from the album "Uprhythm, Downbeat" recorded for Arista Records. The music video opens with a girl in a convertible. As she goes to work, the band perform the song as they are playing snooker at a bar with Nicky Tesco singing.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsModern EnglishRichard BrownMick ConroyModern English performs in the music video "I Melt with You" from the album "After the Snow" recorded for 4AD and Sire Records. Moden Englist perform the song in a darkened room with Robbie Grey wearing a black shirt and hat. A man and a woman ballroom dance to the song as the band plays.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorTim PopeStarsJohn AshtonRichard ButlerTim ButlerOfficial music video for "Love My Way" by The Psychedelic Furs.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsScandalIvan EliasBenjy KingScandal performs in the music video "Goodbye to You" from the album "Scandal" recorded for Columbia Records. Patty Smyth in a red dress sings and dances while the band plays their instruments in a white room with pink and black striped walls.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 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 Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsTOTOLenny CastroJenny Douglas-McRaeTOTO perform the song "Africa" in a library.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsToto CoeloLacey BondLindsey DanversToto Coelo perform in the music video "I Eat Cannibals" from the album "Man o' War" recorded for Powderworks Records. The music video opens with the women dancing on a set designed to look like a primitive village. Later, the group dances in front of a neon hut with palm trees.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsTriumphRik EmmettMike LevineTriumph performs in the music video "A World of Fantasy" from the album "Never Surrender" recorded for Attic Records. The music video features the band performing the song in a studio. Rik Emmett sings into a microphone while he plays guitar. The band plays nearby and later they perform on a concert stage.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsVandenbergBert HeerinkDick KemperVandenberg performs in the music video "Burning Heart" from the album "Vandenberg" recorded for ATCO Records. The music video features the band performing on a darkened set under multi-colored lights. Bert Heerink sings while Adrian Vandenberg plays guitar.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorFrancis DeliaStarsAnne Marie BatesBob CasaleChas T. GrayMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsAnti-Nowhere LeagueAnimalClive BlakeAnti-Nowhere League performs in the music video "Streets of London" from the album "We Are...The League" recorded for WXYZ Records. The music video features the band performing as they stand in front of a wall of lights. Clips of them in a bathroom feature throughout.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsThe BrainsKeith ChristopherTom GrayThe Brains perform in the music video "Dancing Under Streetlights" from the album "Dancing Under Streetlights" recorded for Landslide Records. The music video opens with Tom Gray on a bus at night. Later he sings with the band around him in a darkened set near a bonfire.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsBlancmangeNeil ArthurStephen LuscombeBlancmange performs in the music video "Living on the Ceiling" from the album "Happy Families" recorded for London Records. The music video features the band as they visit various places in Egypt, Clips of everyday Egyptian life and the exotic nightlife feature throughout.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsDonald RoeserBuck Dharma performs in the music video "Born to Rock: from the album "Flat Out" recorded for Portrait Records. The music video is set in a post-apocalyptic future where there is no rock music. Buck Dharma sings and plays guitar while dressed like a doctor. He has a guitar duel with a drifter.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsThe Bus BoysGus LoundermonBrian O'NealThe Bus Boys performs in the music video "(The Boys Are) Back in Town" from the single recorded for Arista Records from the film 48 Hrs. (1982). The music video features the band performing the song on a club as they stand in front of multi-color neon lights.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsCatholic GirlsRoxy AndersenJoanne HollandThe Catholic Girls perform in the music video "Boys Can Cry" from the album "The Catholic Girls" recorded for MCA Records. The music video features the band performing on a stage under lights. Clips of a young girl looking at pictures of the band in her house features throughout.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorSteve BarronThomas DolbyStarsThomas DolbyMagnus PykeThomas Dolby performs in the music video "She Blinded Me with Science" from the album "The Golden Age of Wireless" recorded for Capitol Records. Thomas Dolby commits himself to the Home for Deranged Scientists. A variety of mad scientists operate bizarre inventions on the grounds of the home. A doctor tries to diagnosis him as a woman tires to seduce him.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsThe Fabulous ThunderbirdsKim WilsonMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsHaysi FantayzeeKate GarnerJeremy HealyMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsHeavenMick CocksAllan FryerHeaven performs in the music video "In the Beginning" from the album "Bent" recorded for Columbia Records and Brighton Records. The music video opens with the band being carried by a group of fans. They perform on a darkened and smoky set with Allan Fryer singing.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorPaul DaveyStarsKISSEric CarrAce FrehleyThe video was directed by Paul Davey and produced by John Weaver for Keefco. A video was filmed which featured the band, then officially consisting of Simmons, guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley, drummer Eric Carr and guitarist Ace Frehley, on stage performing the song while teenagers, watching them perform on television, are being hypnotized (or inspired) by their performance. Howard Marks, KISS's business manager from 1976 to 1988, stars as the father in the video.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsMental As AnythingReg MombassaPeter O'DoughertyMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsTommy LeeMick MarsMötley CrüeMötley Crüe performs in the music video "Live Wire" from the album "Too Fast for Love" recorded for Leathür Records. Vince Neil sings as he wears red leather pants and a red leather vest. The band plays on stage against a black background with colored lights and fog machines running. Nikki Sixx plays guitar with his legs on fire.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorDon LettsStarsKelvin GrantMichael GrantMusical YouthThe video was directed by Don Letts. It was shot partly on the southern banks of the River Thames in London, by Lambeth Bridge. The video depicts the band performing the song and playing instruments, until an official appears to arrest them. Courtroom scenes are interspersed with the exterior ones. Musical Youth became the first black artists to appear in a studio segment on MTV.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorBruce GowersStarsLisa ColemanDez DickersonPrinceA promotional video for Prince's 1982 hit single "1999."MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsLinda RonstadtLinda Ronstadt performs in the music video "Lies/Tell Him" from the album "Get Closer" recorded for Asylum Records. Linda Ronstadt sings as she stands in front of a multi-color metallic wall. She first sings "Lies" before transitioning to a performance of "Tell Him".MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorGrant LoughStarsRushGeddy LeeAlex LifesonRush performs in the music video "Countdown" from the album "Signals" recorded for Anthem Records. The music video opens with shots of mission control as it awaits a rocket launch. The band performs on a darkened stage while clips of the space shuttle are featured throughout.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorJerry WilliamsStarsSingle Bullet TheoryBarry C. FitzgeraldMichael Maurice GarrettSingle Bullet Theory performs in the music video "Keep it Tight" from the album "Single Bullet Theory" recorded for Nemperor Records. The band arrives at a hotel and disturb some hotel guests as they perform the song in one of the rooms. Eventually everyone joins the party.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsRachel SweetRachel Sweet performs in the music video "Voo Doo" from the album "Blame It on Love " recorded for Columbia Records. The music video opens with Rachel Sweet walking into a bedroom wearing a white shirt. She later sings in bed and in front of a black background in a black dress.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorSimon MilneStarsSimon BrennerLee HarrisMark HollisMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorMaurice PhillipsStarsTom BaileyThompson TwinsAlannah Currie"Lies" is a 1982 song by the British band Thompson Twins. It was released as the first single from the album Quick Step and Side Kick (Side Kicks in the U.S.).MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsB.E.F.Tina TurnerB.E.F. performs with. Tina Turner in the music video "Ball of Confusion" from the album "Music Of Quality and Distinction (Volume One)" recorded for Virgin Records. Tina Turner performs on a darken stage under colored lights. As she sings, the band plays around her.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorTodd RundgrenStarsUtopiaRoger PowellTodd RundgrenUtopia performs in the music video "Feet Don't Fail Me Now" from the album "Utopia" recorded for Network Records and Epic Records. The band performs the song as they are dressed in oversized bug costumes including a bee, caterpillar, and a lady bug. The bugs walk through a home.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)