3 August 2016: it's... 1981

[CapnJack]

It's up.

[RGMike]

Kudos on Joey Scarbury (I requested that one many times from AL to no avail). The rest... pretty standard stuff, unless you consider "Double Dutch Bus" off-the-beaten-path.

[urth]

Yep, we got Billy Squier, Ricks Springfield and James, the Go-Gos, Quarterflash and Devo -- that sounds like 1981 to me.

I keep expecting to start hearing years come up for the second time since the Soundwaves started, but so far it hasn't happened. I'm thinking it should soon.

Spoilers below:











-MTV’s first minutes! – August 1, 1981
1. Go-Go’s, Our Lips Are Sealed
-News: Iran hostages released
2. Rolling Stones, Start Me Up
-Movie: Arthur
3. Joey Scarbury, Theme from Greatest American Hero (Believe It Or Not)
4. Frankie Smith, Double Dutch Bus
5. Billy Squier, The Stroke
-News: Pope John Paul II assassination attempt
6. Quarterflash, Harden My Heart
-News: President Reagan nominates Sandra Day O’Connor to Supreme Court
7. Devo, Working in a Coal Mine
8. Rick Springfield, Jessie’s Girl
-Movie: The Cannonball Run
9. April Wine, Just Between You and Me
-Movie: Raiders of the Lost Ark
10. Rick James, Super Freak

[RGMike]

I keep expecting to start hearing years come up for the second time since the Soundwaves started, but so far it hasn't happened. I'm thinking it should soon.

of course that made me make a list of what we've gotten so far:

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1991
1992
1994
1995
1996
2000
2001

“Healing”
‘80s Movies VT
Weed
RnR Heaven
Pride Set
Superman
School’s Out
Hits From Hell

so we're still due these:

1964 (assuming it's not off-limits)
1972
1973
1990
1993
1997
1998
1999
2002
2003
2004
2005