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If you’re not taping VH-1 Classic today…

…you’re missing out on a rebroadcast of the first 24 hours of MTV.

I watched some last night, and here’s what was part of the goods:

Split Enz – History Never Repeats, One Step Ahead
Robert Palmer – Looking for Clues
PhD – Little Suzie’s on the Up (I’m secretly hoping that “I Won’t Let You Down” pops up later)
Shoes – Too Late

For a guy whose musical tastes were almost entirely influenced by early MTV, this is like Christmas day.

For the longest time

The Streets are set to unveil a 20-minute video for an upcoming tune. Apparently this will set a new record. But if I’m not mistaken, I’m pretty sure David Bowie’s full-length clip for “Blue Jean” is even longer than that. Unless, of course, it’s not considered a “video,” but rather a “short film.” I’ll have to go watch the thing again and see, or just take the lazy man’s way out and look it up online…

Yep, I was right…according to the song’s Wikipedia entry,

Following the huge commercial success of Bowie’s previous album, Let’s Dance, its singles and the Serious Moonlight Tour, “Blue Jean” was launched with massive promotion. Julien Temple was engaged to direct a 21-minute short film to promote the song, Jazzin’ for Blue Jean. The song performance segment from this was also used as a more conventional music video.

21 minutes, people! The Streets will not be setting the new record. All bow to King Bowie.

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