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Beatles were the first to have a concept video to promote
their singles, Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields
Forever in the 1967, but music videos as we know
it today didn't take off commercially until 1980. Can you imagine a
current hit without a music video? When the popularity of
a song depends not only on radio play but also air-time
on MTV and Channel(V), music videos are now almost an
integral part of music production.
The
necessity of music videos has indirectly spawned a new
breed of musicians whose sleek body moves are more
important than their voices. It's probably true: video
killed the radio star.
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