MV3 - Berlin - The Metro video free download
In the early 1980s not everyone had cable TV. In Los Angeles a sort of new wave American Bandstand was the alternative to cable's MTV. It was called MV3.
This syndicated music video show featured (1) the latest music videos as a backdrop to (2) local dancers and (3) lip synched performances by artists such as X, The Plimsouls, Lords Of The New Church, Oingo Boingo, Berlin, The Bangles, Missing Persons, English Beat, Thomas Dolby, Psychedelic Furs, Adam Ant etc.; artists that were currently being played on KROQ (Los Angeles).
Three hosts included then KROQ DJ, Richard Blade, "comedian?" David Maples, and "actress?" Karen Scott.
Trivia: Blade and some of the regular dancers also appeared in an episode of "Square Pegs". Bret Easton Ellis mentions MV3 in his book "Less Than Zero".
Comments
9 years ago
Keith Smerbeck
Is it strange that the girl I want to eventually settle down with I hope to dear god looks like Terri Nunn from the early 80s?No? It's not? That's what I thought. :D9 years ago
lemurian chick
What was cool about this music is that the subject matter was not always so cliched. And the music itself was mysterious and different. 9 years ago
Aus80sRockRadio
Rare footage this - the FIRST time on National TV.9 years ago
MrOshutup
wow the end of FM RADIO ....then it just all went to hell for music.10 years ago
Mirz_786
OMG I remember the 80's where u really did not even have to know how to dance. All you had to do was move around real ugly and nobody noticed because they were all moving around ugly as well thinking they looked cool. A decade I would really love to forget11 years ago
Maggy Salaz
MV3 - Berlin - The Metro11 years ago
nman6280
Wow, Terri Nunn looking so amazing.Terri has such a phenomenal voice. Love this song, one of my favorites. The sounds on this song are just out of this world. Thanks for posting this amazing video of Berlin.12 years ago
Ric Olsen
OMG! We look horrible!12 years ago
Guillermo Quezada
I would run home from school to catch MV3 and watch all the cool "New Wave" videos. During this time is when I really discoverd music.12 years ago
Hector Busa
I used to watch this show back then, right after school...WOW, Richard Blade was the host!!12 years ago
FaeRie bOOtS
I remember running home from school to watch Mv3 ....Damn! I just showed my age? >.< "doh"12 years ago
jose4779
WOW MEMORIES....I MISS THE 80'S....HIGH SCHOOL YEARS......CLASS OF 8312 years ago
gahloot
@Christinada5 Here in California it came on around 3:30 everyday after school.We would run home to watch it! Because my friends and I were on it!12 years ago
gahloot
I was on this episode to the left of the stage,and Terri was all liquored up!I remember the one guy had terrible acne,and had make-up all over it! I wish I could find copy;s of these shows but know one seems to have them!Richard Blade,Mark Maples,and the worse actress ever Karen Scott!12 years ago
MissNovemberTuesday
@crashsite000 Man I loved how hot guys looked back then in makeup!12 years ago
MissNovemberTuesday
@hestonq Hot couple.13 years ago
H Quan
Richard Blade used to date Terri Nunn.13 years ago
SouthOCmixdown
Nothing better than coming home from school in 83-84 &my older sis having on MV3. My parents wud never spring for cable so, MV3 and Friday NIght Videos on NBC? were the closest we ever got. &we always had the Betamax VCR fired up&ready 2go. Somehow we knew we were saving something really worth archiving. And even watching those old tapes now in their grainy, untracked, warbly state, somehow brings back warmer memories that watching 100% crystal clear versions of them on retro dvds. Weird eh? :)13 years ago
TheAmericanEvita
Like this video post comment says, in the 80's not everyone had cable. I was too small in the early 80's to have seen MV3 and I'm of the MTV generation (my earliest memory of MTV is from 1984 and onwards). However, my family came from Spain and we were poor and couldn't afford cable TV. And we spent the entire 80's without cable; we didn't get it till 1990 and the 90's. I miss the 80's though as those were fun carefree years when I was just a kid.13 years ago
