Money For Nothing
#5 on The 100 Greatest Music Videos of the 1980s →Written by Mark Knopfler and Sting for Brothers in Arms, this song's lyrics are from the point of view of two working-class men watching music videos. Sting sings the signature falsetto introduction and backing chorus of "I want my MTV" set to the same notes as the Police's "Don't Stand So Close To Me".
In 1985, a blocky, flat-shaded 3D figure lumbered across television screens, moving appliances around a warehouse. It looked nothing like real life. I…
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