MTV Programming Week of 1983-07-27
A list featuring the programming rotations of MTV for the week of 07/27/1983. (Source: Billboard 1983-08-06, Pg. 26)
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- DirectorMick HaggertyC.D. TaylorStarsThe B-52'sKate PiersonFred SchneiderOfficial music video for the single "Legal Tender" performed by The B-52's and released on their album "Whammy!". Lead singers Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson perform the song while wearing countless colorful wigs. The other three members appear in brief shots as well.MTV New Videos Added
- StarsI-TenTom KellyBilly SteinbergMTV New Videos Added
- DirectorJay DubinJon SmallStarsRodney DangerfieldBilly JoelWill JordanThe music video for Billy Joel's 1983 hit "Tell Her About It," presented as an appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show"MTV New Videos Added
- StarsKissing the PinkPeter BarnettStevie CusackMTV New Videos Added
- StarsJabba's Palace BandMichele GruskaMTV New Videos Added
- DirectorEd StasiumStarsThe Little GirlsKip BrownJeff FairMTV New Videos Added
- StarsJeffrey DanielHoward HewettShalamarMTV New Videos Added
- StarsToto CoeloLacey BondLindsey DanversToto Coelo perform in the music video "I Eat Cannibals" from the album "Man o' War" recorded for Powderworks Records. The music video opens with the women walking through white posters where their images are projected. The group sing and dance in front of a green colored wall.MTV New Videos Added
- DirectorMike BradyStarsGeorge MichaelAndrew RidgeleyAnthony SouterMTV New Videos Added
- DirectorTim NewmanStarsDanièle ArnaudFrank BeardBilly GibbonsZZ Top performs in the music video "Sharp Dressed Man" from the album "Eliminator" recorded for Warner Brothers Records. The video opens on the ZZ Top Eliminator car as it drives through the streets. A man in his apartment gets dressed in a fancy suit before leaving for his job as a valet. A group of women exit the Eliminator car and take him for a night out on the town.MTV New Videos Added
- DirectorBrian GrantStarsAsiaGeoff DownesSteve HoweVideo promo for Asia: Don't Cry.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorDavid MalletStarsDavid BowieGeeling ChingA promotional video for David Bowie's 1983 hit single "China Girl."MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- StarsDave EdmundsDave Edmunds performs in the music video "Slippin' Away" from the album "Information" recorded for Arista Records and Columbia Records. The music video opens with a racing car being towed through city streets. Dave Edmunds sings and plays guitar in a garage as a woman works on the car.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorBrian GrantStarsThe FixxCy CurninRupert GreenallMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsElton JohnSandy StrallenBruno TonioliOfficial music video for "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsMick AvoryDave DaviesRay DaviesMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsPaul DeanMatt FrenetteDoug JohnsonMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorTony StevensStarsGreg HamColin HayMen at WorkMusic video for Men at Work - It's a Mistake.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorAdrian LyneStarsJennifer BealsMichael SembelloThe official music video for Michael Sembello's song "Maniac" features clips from the film Flashdance, with Jennifer Beals, as, Alex working out.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsRod StewartMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorIan LeechStarsAmelia KinkadeSlim Jim PhantomLee RockerMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- StarsZebraGuy GelsoFelix HanemannMTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorTim NewmanStarsZZ TopDusty HillBilly GibbonsDirected by Tim Newman, the video features ZZ Top playing at a gas station, along with actor/model Peter Tramm playing a young gas station mechanic, and introduces classic ZZ elements such as the red "ZZ Eliminator Car," the "ZZ Keychain" and the "Three ZZ Girls" as heroines. It is the first of a ZZ Top music video series.MTV Heavy Rotation (3-4 plays a day)
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsBryan AdamsMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)
- StarsCharlieJohn AndersonTerry SlesserMTV Medium Rotation (2-3 plays a day)