This is quite an interesting read in todays Sydney Morning Herald - about the origin, history and change in music video clips. Some cute pics as well.

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/12/17/1102787260169.html

let me know if you cant access the link and I will paste the article - its quite long.

Interesting...Though I prefer the golden & silver age of music videos:  '80's & '90's  8)


Though music videos were around since the 1940's (then called "soundies"), but wasn't as popular until the '80's.


More infor about music videos...  :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_videos

Though music videos were around since the 1940's (then called "soundies"), but wasn't as popular until the '80's.


As the article explains - Australian programs like Countdown were playing video clips all thru the 70's - really cool inventive ones - long before the US came up with MTV (we use to think you guys were so far behind us !!).  I loved the clips back then.  The 80's really just brought new technology into them with stuff like the A-ha clip etc.

I have to agree with the article - the hip hop clip is basically old hat - identical for each new and old artist - very ho hum !!!


More infor about music videos... :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_videos



Gotta love something that professes to being a history - but completely avoids mentioning most countries !!!

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2004/12/17/musicvideos2,1.jpg

Wow! Who doesn't remember these videos? :o



Howard