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GreatGazoo

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4. I remember how many songs MTV ruined for me
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 09:22 AM
Jan 2026

Adding visuals to music hurt the music. Made the lyrics seem more specific and less poetic.

And then it burned through every retro and current fashion in 12 months -- thin black ties, lounge jackets, poodle dog hair, flock of seagulls hair, pat benetar hair, greasy Rockabilly hair, spandex, jeans, sequins, on and on. As each band tried to find a look to stand out they just made the whole thing more of an amoeba.

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