MT USA - The CD

[saffron sam2]

For those of us of a certain age, MT USA was required viewing of a Sunday afternoon. It ran from 1984 until 1987 on RTE2 from 2pm to 5pm. I watched it every Sunday until I was drafted onto our senior team the day after Self-Aid. Now a compilation CD of many of that show's highlights has been released. It is worth buying for the Dennis DeYoung tune "Desert Moon" on its own, but is let down by a lack of Heart numbers (always good for a triple play). Here's the entire list of songs on the CD for your perusal.

CD1
Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield
Journey - Don't Stop Believing
Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
ZZ Top - Legs
Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra
Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out
Debarge - Rhythm of the Night
Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride
Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Mr Mister - Kyrie
Peter Cetera - Glory Of Love
Huey Lewis & The News - The Power of Love
Meatloaf - Dead Ringer for Love
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
Suzanne Vega - Marlene on the Wall
Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance
John Waite - Missing You
Dennis Deyoung - Desert Moon

CD2
Aha - Take On Me
Go West - We Close Our Eyes
Aretha Franklin - Who's Zoomin Who
Pointer Sisters - Jump
Nik Kershaw - I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You
The Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian
King - Love & Pride
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart
George Michael & Aretha Franklin - I Knew You Were Waiting for Me
Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Miami Sound Machine - Dr Beat
James Brown - Living In America
Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough
Nena - 99 Red Balloons
Jim Diamond - I Should Have Known better
Ashford & Simpson - Solid
Dave Lee Roth - California Girls

[gerry]

Mind it well. The presenter had to do all the presenting from the footpath as he could not get insurance to go into the buildings.  Something tells me the presenter is no longer with us. RIP.

[Tyrones own]

  Ahh the memories......

[cville]

f**k me ... In the days before Sky and alcohol this was poor man's MTV ... sort of biggest thing of the week ... Sister .. I .. and my sis's mate from next door watching that and not turning up the sound as my da had gone back to bed with the papers... Tin of coke ..and a whispa ... and crikey! Pat Benatar !!!! Memories (and that Cure one in the wardrobe) - Close to me?

[J70]

What about the theme tune? Wasn't it Rory Gallagher?

That was a strange time. American music was huge in Ireland and Britain for a few years in the mid-80s with Michael Jackson, Madonna, Springsteen, Prince, Bon Jovi, Huey Lewis and so on. Then it became very uncool and British-based music took over again in the late 80s with the whole dance/Madchester/Stock, Aiken and Waterman styles.