The Long Play

08:00 am Tue 28 Apr 26

Pictures That Changed the Sound: The Power of the Music Video

Program Page: The Long Play

Duration: 30min

This week on The Long Play we explore the visual revolution of the music video. From the dawn of MTV and Bowie’s avant-garde pantomime to Michael Jackson’s cinematic Thriller, we track how iconic clips defined genres, sparked viral trends, and helped Australian artists like INXS and Cold Chisel conquer the world.

Playlist:

Let There Be Drums by Sandy Nelson (loc)

Release: Let There Be Drums

Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles (int)

Release: The Age of Plastic – 1979 –

Ashes to Ashes by David Bowie (int)

Release: Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) – 1980

Thriller by Michael Jackson (int)

Release: Thriller – 1982

Weapon of Choice by Fatboy Slim (int)

Release: Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars – 2000

Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel (int)

Release: So – 1986

Money for Nothing by Dire Straits (int)

Release: Brothers in Arms 1985

Never tear Us Apart by INXS (loc)

Release: Kick 1987

Saturday Night by Cold Chisel (loc)

Release: Twentieth Century (1984)

Weapon of Choice” by Fatboy Slim (int)

Release: Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars (2000)

Barbados by The Models (loc)

Release: Out of Mind, Out of Sight (1985)

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