'Til Tuesday

[Bob from Brooklyn]

Originally Posted by frankmcr

Such an iconic video from the MTV days. They got the videos for free from the record companies didn't they? And in between ads they got paid for. I don't get why they ever dropped that business model.

When the record companies started charging for the videos is when MTV started running commercials.

[frankmcr]

Originally Posted by Bob from Brooklyn

When the record companies started charging for the videos is when MTV started running commercials.

Oh, the commercials were okay. It was all the >teen/post-teen sharing a house< stuff that ruined it. I'm sure there were "sound economic reasons" for the change, but it was an enormous letdown anyway.

[SpruceTop]

What a worthy rendition of "Voices Carry" from a male artist!