Golden Oldies of Music Video
April 17 and 24, May 1, 2003

The top thirty-five hits of 1965–85, drawn from the Museum’s extensive collection of music videos, are presented in three programs (screened on April 17, 24, and May 1). The videos, which after offbeat beginnings later gained a wider broadcast on public-access cable and early MTV, reveal the dynamic collaboration that occurred between artists and musicians during an era of rapidly changing technologies. Their impact on the arts has been widely acknowledged, and they continue to influence the Internet today. Program VJs Laurie Anderson, Kim Gordon, and Pipilotti Rist look back and highlight the music and video innovations.

Organized by Barbara London, Associate Curator, Department of Film and Media. The Department thanks The Contemporary Arts Council and The Junior Associates of The Museum of Modern Art for their support.

PROGRAM 1: Introduced by Laurie Anderson
Penny Lane. 1967. The Beatles. Music by The Beatles. Strawberry Fields Forever. 1967. The Beatles. Music by The Beatles. Lick My Decals Off, Baby. 1970. Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart). Music by Captain Beefheart. Produced by Warner Brothers Records. Bohemian Rhapsody. 1975. Bruce Gowers. Music by Queen. Produced by Lexi Godfrey for Jon Roseman Productions. Land of 1,000 Dances. 1975. The Residents for Cryptic Corp. Music by The Residents. Secret Agent Man. 1976. Chuck Statler. Music by Devo. Rio. 1977. William Dear. Music by Michael Nesmith. Produced by Kathryn and Michael Nesmith. Accidents Will Happen. 1978. Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton. Music by Elvis Costello. Produced by Andy Morahan for Cucumber Studios. Frankie Teardrop. 1978. Paul Dougherty, Walter Robinson. Music by Suicide. Produced by Edit deAk. Two Triple Cheese, Side Order of Fries. 1979. Joe Dea. Music by Commander Cody. Screenplay by Dea, Eric Nelson. Produced by Nelson for VideoWest. Ashes to Ashes. 1980. David Bowie, David Mallet. Music by David Bowie. One Minute Movies. 1980. Graeme Whifler, The Residents. Music by The Residents. Produced by The Residents for Cryptic Corp. Let’s Cook. 1982. John Evan Hughes. Music by Mental As Anything. Pinball Cha Cha. 1982. Dieter Meier. Music by Yello.
Program approx. 90 min.
Thursday, April 17, 8:00

PROGRAM 2: Introduced by Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth)
Act III. 1983. John Sanborn, Dean Winkler. Music by Philip Glass. Beat It. 1983. Bob Giraldi. Music by Michael Jackson. Produced by Mary Ensign, in association with Bob Giraldi Productions. Fraction Too Much Friction. 1983. Richard Lowenstein. Music by Tim Finn. La Danse des mots. 1984. Jean-Baptiste Mondino. Music by Mondino. Decoy. 1984. Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton. Music by Miles Davis. The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight. 1984. Beth B. Music by Dominatrix. Hello Again. 1984. Andy Warhol, Don Munroe. Music by The Cars. Produced by Vincent Fremont for Andy Warhol Studio. Over My Head. 1984. Toni Basil. Music by Toni Basil. René and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War. 1984. Joan Logue. Music by Paul Simon. Produced by Alan Kleinberg. Sharkey’s Day. 1984. Laurie Anderson. Music by Laurie Anderson. You Might Think. 1984. Jeff Stein, Alex Weil, Charlie Levi. Music by The Cars. Produced by Jeff Stein & Charlex, Cathy Dougherty. Modern Industry. 1985. David Hogan. Music by Fishbone. Produced by Steve Buck.
Program approx. 90 min.
Thursday, April 24, 8:00

PROGRAM 3: Introduced by Pipilotti Rist
Big Mouth. 1985. Adam Friedman. Music by Whodini. Produced by Philip Meese. Cry. 1985. Kevin Godley, Lol Creme. Music by Godley and Creme. Field Work. 1985. Thomas Dolby. Music by Thomas Dolby, Ryuichi Sakamoto. Produced by Simon Fields for Limelight Film and Video Productions. Marcia Baila. 1985. Philippe Gautier. Music by Rita Mitsouko. Midnight Mover. 1985. Zbigniew Rybczynski. Music by Accept. Produced by Alan Kleinberg. Road to Nowhere. 1985. David Byrne, Stephen Johnson. Music by Talking Heads. Produced by Tina Silvey. Sensoria. 1985. Peter Care and Cabaret Voltaire. Music by Cabaret Voltaire. Tainted Love. 1985. Coil. Music by Coil. Total State Machine. 1985. Test Dept. Music by Test Dept.
Program approx. 90 min.
Thursday, May 1, 8:00

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