MTV flipped a switch on August 1, 1981, and gave music a face. Labels started treating videos like serious investments, and artists began competing for airtime. As viewers kept the channel on, ...

Which classic MTV music video best matches your vibe, based on the day you were born?

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Late boomers were the lucky cable watchers who witnessed the dawn of MTV in the early '80s, and with it, the golden age of the music video. While every act on the charts came up with a clip to promote ...