MTV Programming Week of 1983-06-29
A list featuring the programming rotations of MTV for the week of 06/29/1983. (Source: Billboard 1983-07-09, Pg. 29)
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- DirectorMike BradyStarsA Flock of SeagullsFrank MaudsleyPaul ReynoldsMTV New Videos Added
- StarsTony BanksMTV New Videos Added
- DirectorMark RezykaStarsLindsey BuckinghamLindsey Buckingham performs in the music video "Holiday Road" from the original motion picture soundtrack for Vacation (1983) recorded for Warner Brothers Records. Buckingham sings as he plays an office worker trapped in a harsh dystopian corporate setting.MTV New Videos Added
- StarsCharlieJohn AndersonTerry SlesserMTV New Videos Added
- DirectorZelda BarronStarsBoy GeorgeNaomi CampbellMikey CraigMusic video for "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" performed by Culture Club.MTV New Videos Added
- DirectorJane BallardStarsCurvesKent BarbourTom BoxwellMTV New Videos Added
- DirectorMaurice PhillipsStarsChris De BurghMTV New Videos Added
- DirectorLuis AiraStarsEbn-OznCarole FrancisNed LibenMTV New Videos Added
- DirectorJean-Pierre BerckmansStarsGlenn GregoryHeaven 17Ian Craig MarshMTV New Videos Added
- DirectorMartin KahanStarsIan HunterMTV New Videos Added
- DirectorChuck StatlerStarsDonnie IrisMTV New Videos Added
- DirectorTim PopeStarsMen Without HatsIvan DoroschukLouise CourtThe music video for "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats, featuring an English folk revival setting.MTV New Videos Added
- DirectorJeffrey HornadayStarsStevie NicksMusic video of Stevie Nicks's Stand Back which features her singing into a microphone in a dimly lit room.MTV New Videos Added
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsRick BenickTim BerryRobert GillespieMTV New Videos Added
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsTony HadleyJohn KeebleGary KempMusic video of Spandau Ballet performing "True".MTV New Videos Added
- DirectorDavid MalletStarsDavid BowieGeeling ChingA promotional video for David Bowie's 1983 hit single "China Girl."MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorDavid MalletStarsDavid BowieJoelene KingTerry RobertsA promotional video for David Bowie 's 1983 hit single "Let's Dance."MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsDuran DuranSimon Le BonNick RhodesMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- StarsDave EdmundsDave Edmunds performs in the music video "Slippin' Away" from the album "Information" recorded for Arista Records and Columbia Records. The music video opens with a racing car being towed through city streets. Dave Edmunds sings and plays guitar in a garage as a woman works on the car.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsEddy GrantEddy Grant performs in the music video "Electric Avenue" from the album "Killer on the Rampage" recorded for Parlophone and EMI Records. The music video begins with Eddy Grant running on a beach. He sits on a couch and watches a television set as he sings the song. Clips of motorcyclists going through a city play throughout.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorPhil TuckettStarsJonathan CainJourneySteve PerryMusic Video for Journeys song "Faithfully".MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorSimon MilneStarsKajagoogooNick BeggsCarolyn EspleyKajagoogoo performs in the music video "Too Shy" from the album "White Feathers" recorded for EMI Records. Kajagoogoo performs on the stage of a club while a waitress cleans up at the end of the night. She fantasizes about people from different eras dancing on the dance floor.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsMick AvoryDave DaviesRay DaviesMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsPaul DeanMatt FrenetteDoug JohnsonMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorDave RobinsonStarsMadnessMike BarsonMark BedfordMadness performs in the music video "Our House" from the album "The Rise and Fall" recorded for Stiff Records. Suggs and the band live in an old Victorian terraced house. They play instruments in the living and sing about preparing for work and school.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorTony StevensStarsGreg HamColin HayMen at WorkMusic video for Men at Work - It's a Mistake.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorLol CremeGodley & CremeKevin GodleyStarsThe PoliceStewart CopelandStingA promotional video for The Police's 1983 hit single "Every Breath You Take."MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsRod StewartMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorTim NewmanStarsZZ TopDusty HillBilly GibbonsDirected by Tim Newman, the video features ZZ Top playing at a gas station, along with actor/model Peter Tramm playing a young gas station mechanic, and introduces classic ZZ elements such as the red "ZZ Eliminator Car," the "ZZ Keychain" and the "Three ZZ Girls" as heroines. It is the first of a ZZ Top music video series.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorTony van den EndeStarsA Flock of SeagullsFrank MaudsleyMichael ScoreA Flock of Seagulls perform in the music video "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" from the album "Listen" recorded for Zomba Records. Mike Score sings and the band pace through a futuristic space station. Sitting in the control Score conjures up a photograph of a woman using a computer but rips it up before watching his fellow band-mates on television.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsBryan AdamsMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsBlackfootCharlie HargrettKen HensleyMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorJames YukichStarsBurning SensationsMorley BartnoffRob HasickMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorChris AshbrookJon RosemanDavid A. StewartStarsEurythmicsAnnie LennoxDavid A. StewartA music video for Eurythmics's song 'Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)'.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsFastwayFast Eddie ClarkeDave KingMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorBrian GrantStarsThe FixxCy CurninRupert GreenallMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsFun Boy ThreeLynval GoldingTerry HallMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsIan BurdenJo CallisJoanne CatherallMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorScott HicksStarsGarry BeersAndrew FarrissJon FarrissMusic video for "Don't Change" by Australian rock band INXS. It was released as a single from their third album Shabooh Shoobah.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorJames YukichStarsIron MaidenBruce DickinsonSteve HarrisIron Maiden performs in the music video "Flight of Icarus" from the album "Piece of Mind" recorded for EMI Records. The music video features the band performing the song in a recording studio while a dark grim reaper figure stands ominously near the shore of the ocean.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorDavid MalletStarsJoan Jett & The BlackheartsJoan JettJoan Jett and the Blackhearts performs in the music video "Fake Friends" from the album "Album" recorded for Blackheart Records. The music video begins with a shot of the sky before Joan Jett appears. She sings with her band on a studio set decorated with triangles. Clips of people transforming into cardboard cutouts feature throughout.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsElton JohnSandy StrallenBruno TonioliOfficial music video for "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorJessica ScottStarsJonathan CainJourneySteve PerryMusic video by Journey performing "After the Fall".MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorJoe DeaStarsKrokusMark KohlerMarc StoraceKrokus performs in the music video "Screaming in the Night" from the album "Headhunter" recorded for Arista Records. The music video begins with a group of torment and whipped people pulling a cart and carrying a wooden coffin in a quasi-religious parade. The band is tired to the cart before being escorted to a cage.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorSimon MilneStarsFishMark KellyMarillionMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsGary MyrickMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsRed RockersJohn Thomas GriffithDarren HillRed Rockers performs in the music video "China" from the album "Good as Gold" recorded for Columbia Records and 415 Records. The music video features the band performing on a set featuring Chinese decorations. Three women run carrying flags. John Thomas Griffith sings in a bazaar.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsRoman HollidayBrian BonhommeSimon CohenMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorAdrian LyneStarsJennifer BealsMichael SembelloThe official music video for Michael Sembello's song "Maniac" features clips from the film Flashdance, with Jennifer Beals, as, Alex working out.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorBrian GibsonStarsDennis DeYoungSuzanne DeYoungChuck PanozzoMusic video for a ballad from the concept album 'Kilroy Was Here' by Styx. Melancholic Kilroy thinks about his ex, who left him after he was sent to prison, and the time he spent there. The band performs the song dressed as prisoners.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorClive RichardsonStarsRoland OrzabalCurt SmithTears for FearsOfficial music video for the single "Change" by Brit group Tears for Fears, from their debut "The Hurting". The duo Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal perform the song in great style with close-up shots from Smith while Orzabal keeps on a dancing on a fighting style.MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsPeter ToshMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- DirectorMeiert AvisStarsBonoAdam ClaytonThe EdgeA promotional video for U2's 1983 single "Two Hearts Beat as One."MTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsJoe WalshMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsZebraGuy GelsoFelix HanemannMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsArc AngelJeff CannataMichael SoldanMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorChris CrossMidge UreStarsBananaramaSara DallinSiobhan FaheyMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorBrian GrantStarsThe Bee GeesSally ClotworthyBarry GibbMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsBlancmangeNeil ArthurStephen LuscombeMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsBasile LerouxSerge PerathonerBlue RoseMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsThe CoconutsAdriana KaegiArgyle NeftMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsMarshall CrenshawRobert CrenshawChris DonatoMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsThe DifferenceKeith BoyceJoe ReedMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsElectric Light OrchestraJeff LynneMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsHaysi FantayzeeKate GarnerJeremy HealyMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorDavid JoveStarsThe HolliesAllan ClarkeGraham NashMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsRichard BrownMick ConroyRobbie GreyMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsMental As AnythingReg MombassaPeter O'DoughertyMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsGillian GilbertPeter HookStephen MorrisA music video for a shortened version of the original song was created in 1983, featuring military clips with false color, simple computer-generated graphics such as color blocks and geometric lines.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorChris SpringhallStarsRobert PalmerMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsThe PolecatsPhil BloombergBoz BoorerMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsQuarterflashRindy RossOfficial music video for "Take Me to Heart" by Quarterflash.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsSaxonBiff ByfordSteve Dobby DawsonSaxon performs in the music video "Power and the Glory" from the album "Power and the Glory" recorded for Carrere Records. The music video begins with shots of the band as they wear colorful suits and head into a castle. The band performs on a stage under colored lights while clips of them in the castle feature throughout.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsShooting StarVan McLainSteve ThomasMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsSlickee BoysKim KaneMarshall KeithMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsTommy FaragherMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorBrian GrantStarsDonna SummerSally ClotworthyBruce SudanoMusic video for Donna Summer's song, She Works Hard for the Money.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsTéléphoneJean-Louis AubertLouis BertignacMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsLulu TempleBrian ButlerSteve ButlerMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- Stars20/20Steve AllenRon FlyntMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsBonnie TylerBonnie Tyler's official music video for 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart'.MTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsUriah HeepMick BoxBob DaisleyMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorJoe ButtsStarsStevie Ray VaughanChris LaytonTommy ShannonMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- StarsAlan VegaMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)
- DirectorDieter MeierStarsYelloBoris BlankPatrizia FontanaMTV Light Rotation (1-2 plays a day)