I haven’t posted an MTV block in a long time, but here’s a great one I gave from the spring of 1985.

A lot of interesting things in this block…

Bryan Adams-Heaven
Glenn Frey-The Heat is On

-Mark Goodman/commercials

John Parr-Magical
Steve Perry-Foolish Heart
Bow Wow Wow-Do Ya Wanna Hold Me?

-Mark Goodman interview with Roddy Frame/commercials

Simple Minds-Don’t You (Forget About Me)
The Police-Spirits in the Material World

-Roddy Frame live performance/commercials

Sammy Hagar-I Can’t Drive 55
Chicago-Along Comes a Woman

MTV rocket

Don Henley-The Boys of Summer
U2-A Sort of Homecoming

-Mark Goodman/commercials

Fleetwood Mac-Gypsy
Van Morrison-Tore Down A La Rimbaud

-Mark Goodman/commercials

Madonna-Crazy for You
Go West-We Close Our Eyes
Bryan Adams-Run to You

-Mark Goodman/commercials

USA For Africa-We Are the World

-Mark Goodman/commercials

Hall & Oates-Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid
The Who-Eminence Front

MTV rocket

Bruce Springsteen-I’m on Fire
Rolling Stones-Let’s Get Together
-Mark Goodman
Julian Lennon-Say You’re Wrong
Elton John-I Guess That’s Why They Call it the Blues

-Mark Goodman/commercials

Graham Parker & The Shot-Wake Up (Next to You)
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers-Don’t Come Around Here No More
John Parr-Naughty Naughty
Van-Zant-I’m a Fighter

-Mark Goodman/commercials

Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band-Old Time Rock N’ Roll
Jermaine Jackson-Do What You Do

-Mark Goodman/commercials

Men Without Hats-The Safety Dance
Animotion-Obsession
Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Welcome to the Pleasure Dome
The Police-Synchronicity I (live)
Don Henley-All She Wants to Do is Dance

-commercials

Madonna-Into the Groove
Survivor-High on You

-Mark Goodman/commercials

The Tubes-Talk to Ya Later
Kaja-Turn Your Back on Me
Morris Day & The Time-Jungle Love
Motels-Only the Lonely

-commercials

John Fogerty-Rock and Roll Girls
Bryan Adams-Cuts Like a Knife

-Mark Goodman/commercials

Honeydrippers-Rockin’ at Midnight
Mick Jagger-Just Another Night

MTV rocket

Bruce Springsteen-Born in the USA
‘til Tuesday-Voices Carry

-commercials

John Cougar Mellencamp-Pink Houses
Ultravox-Love’s Great Adventure

-Mark Goodman/commercials

Phil Collins-One More Night
Madonna-Burning Up
Vitamin Z-Burning Flame
Wham!-Careless Whisper

-commercials

David Lee Roth-Just a Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody

The good ol' days.

Yep, I've always felt that the mid eighties was the last period of a whole bunch of great pop music.