Strange but not a stranger

I guess I'm a part of the MTV generation. While I find MTV nearly impossible to stomach now, it had a tremendous impact on my life when I was a child. I will never forget going to my Dad's house on a Friday night when I was about 8. He had just got MTV IN STEREO (for you younger folks, it used to be a big deal for a TV station to have stereo compatibility, and I think MTV might have pioneered that, but not sure). He popped a cassette tape into the stereo and recorded several songs to tape for me. I listened to that tape until it wore out. There were several great songs: Red Skies by The Fixx, Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran, Every Little Thing - The Police, and many more. But there was one song and one video that stood out, Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads. WOW! This video had the kind of impact that a great novel has, or Star Wars. I think that TH had a finger on the mood of the age better than anyone. I will never forget David Byrne shaking around in his business suit, like a tax auditer (everyman) who is way past a nervous breakdown. Far more memorable than the hair-and-makeup popstars that graced MTV at the same time. The lyrics too, seemed to reflect the times, oh the places you may find yourself, and the things you may say to yourself. The money, the excess, the doubt, the confusion of the early 1980's so well illustrated. It's brilliant! Much praise be to Mr. Byrne and Talking Heads for giving this to the world.