MTV Programming Week of 1983-01-19
A list featuring the programming rotations of MTV for the week of 1/19/1983. (Source: Billboard 1983-01-29, Pg. 79)
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- 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 New Video Added
- 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 New Video Added
- DirectorMark RobinsonStarsEddie MoneyMTV New Video Added
- DirectorTim PopeStarsThe CureRobert SmithLaurence TolhurstMTV New Video Added
- 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 New Video Added
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsGlenn GregoryHeaven 17Ian Craig MarshMusic video by Heaven 17 performing "Let Me Go".MTV New Video Added
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsSlim Jim PhantomLee RockerBrian SetzerStray Cats' music video for 'Stray Cat Strut' consisting of band members (and dancing extras) performing in an alley while an irate resident throws things at them. It also features scenes from the 1949 MGM cartoon Bad Luck Blackie (1949).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)
- DirectorTony StevensStarsGreg HamColin HayMen at WorkThe music video for "Down Under" by Men at Work.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorStuart OrmeStarsPhil CollinsPhil Collins performs in the music video "You Can't Hurry Love" from the album "Hello, I Must Be Going!" recorded for Virgin Records. The music video opens with a shot of Phil Collins in a blue suit singing into a microphone while under a spotlight. Phil Collins also sings and dances as two back-up singers.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)
- StarsThe J. Geils BandStephen BladdMagic DickThe J. Geils Band performs in a live version of the music video "I Do" from the album "Showtime" recorded for Atlantic Records. The music video features the band on the concert stage under colored lights. As they perform woman rush the stage to embrace band members.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)
- 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)
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsDuran DuranSimon Le BonSheila MingDuran Duran's clip for their massive classic "Hungry Like the Wolf" presents the band traveling to Sri Lanka in some curious and strange adventures, with Simon Le Bon meeting an exotic girl and having a wild time with her while the other four band mates go through many different places trying to find him.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- StarsThe FixxCharlie BarrettCy CurninThe Fixx perform in the music video "Stand or Fall" from the album "Shuttered Room" recorded for MCA Records. The music video open at a manor house where Cy Curnin walks and sings lost in thought. Clips of men fighting in trench warfare combat feature throughout.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)
- DirectorTony StevensStarsGreg HamColin HayMen at WorkVideo promo for Men at Work - Be Good Johnny.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsSlim Jim PhantomLee RockerBrian SetzerMusic video for Rock This Town by Stray Cats.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorDon LettsStarsThe PretendersMartin ChambersChrissie HyndeMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorMark RobinsonStarsPat BenatarMusic video for Pat Benatar's "Little Too Late".MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorMick HaggertyC.D. TaylorStarsHall & OatesDaryl HallJohn OatesMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsRick DaviesJohn HelliwellRoger HodgsonMTV 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)
- 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)