I understand that everything is accessible on YouTube and that it's been ages since MTV was the product it was in the 80s (and even 90s) but it's still kind of sad to see it go. I've been in a Duran Duran sort of place of late and just this morning, I was thinking about how happy I used to get if I just happened to flip to MTV and timed it with them showing Rio, The Reflex, etc. Ya know, a time when everything wasn't immediately accessible and there was a little bit of extra joy if you happened to catch something you really liked. I was listening to Bowie's Blue Jean the other day and thinking about how I was watching when that video premiered, and how new video premiers were such a big deal back then. I could go on, but I'm sure many of you get it.
Bittersweet but loved hearing that they signed off with Video Killed the Radio Star. It feels fitting.