I don’t know, but for me, I really hate MTV for now. I’m willing to put it onto bottom three of ‘channels I’ll never watch again’ after MTV and MTV. I see how they’re trying to gather younger audiences by delivering some of the worst songs I’ve ever listen and, well, I’ve pretty much given up to love it once again.
Well, they used to be my favorite channel. That was back in 1998, I was 10 years old, I was in mad love with 98 World Cup theme, ‘Chumbawamba – Tubthumping’. I was really thankful that MTV aired this song more than twice in a day.
And it was going better and better, especially when my sister bought me MTV Fresh album in 1999. That was my first CD cassette. I can still remember properly the entire list:
SIDE A
- Arkarna – So Little Time
- Chumbawamba – Tubthumping
- Blur – Song 2
- Green Day – Hitchin’ a Ride
- Third Eye Blind – Semi Charmed Life
- Catatonia – Mulder & Scully
- The Verve – The Drugs Don’t Work
- Cornershop – Brime of Asha
SIDE B
- Everclear – Everything to Everyone
- Meredith Brooks – Bitch
- Mansun – Wide Open Space
- Radiohead – Karma Police
- Suede – Beautiful Ones
- Matchbox Twenty – Push
- Oasis – D’you Know What I Mean
- Sugar Ray – Every Morning
Maybe if you’re lucky enough, you can find the list on Youtube or Soundcloud. But remember, 90s is just too good to be forgotten. So MTV, will you learn from it? I don’t think you will. Cheers!