Sunday Eighties Flashback!
How about an MTV trivia question?
What was the first video aired on MTV?
Why is this important? Well, quite honestly it’s not to most of the known universe. To me, yes it is important but not because I love the song or anything. It’s kind of fun in a very silly, superficial way. The video is pretty bad but at least it gets it’s message across and it was an accurate prediction of the music industry throughout the eighties and beyond. So, why do I care?
The goofy looking lead singer with the goofier glasses is none other than Trevor Horn. (I can hear the collective yawn…) Well, not so fast there.
Horn and the uncomfortable looking blond keyboard player, Geoff Downes shortly went on to join Yes. Yes, that Yes. They only recorded one album together as fans didn’t really settle into Horn’s vocals as the replacement for Jon Anderson, it did however have one very long term success story as a result.
Trevor Horn became a producer. One of his first acts was ABC and their the Lexicon Of Love album from 1982.
Horn would also produce Yes’ smash hit comeback album, 90125.
Horn would go on to produce Seal’s first three albums and Geoff Downes would join with Steve Howe from Yes to form the super group Asia for a multi-album run.
Not a bad result from a new wave one hit wonder video.
Categories: Behind The Scenes
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February 1st, 2010 at 11:37 am
I have to admit, I wasn’t really into the 80′s scene but I did watch MTV, so no stranger to most of this.
It’s really fun to see the progression from one group to another and I’m glad you tracked this one
it helps those of us who don’t know a lot see how music goes
February 22nd, 2010 at 3:47 pm
This was a fun article, I enjoyed watching how people progress from one band to the next and how the sounds change along the way. It’s also fun to see where people start and end up and in-between.
Thanks for the insight
Michele