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Zappa criticized MTV and the influence it had on making images more important than the music itself. [[Be In My Video]] is a vicious satire of MTV. Despite his criticisms some of his concerts have been shown on MTV and [[Moon Zappa]] was a veejay for the channel during the 1980s.  
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Zappa criticized MTV and the influence it had on making images more important than the music itself. [[Be In My Video]] is a vicious satire of MTV. Despite his criticisms one of his concerts have been shown on MTV (81/10/29-11/01 New York NY US Palladium) and [[Moon Zappa]] was a veejay for the channel during the 1980s.  
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* [[Michael Jackson (CC)]]
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* [[Beavis and Butt-head]]
  
 
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MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on August 1, 1981, the original purpose of the channel was to show music videos, music news and events.
Article on Wikipedia.

Links with Zappa

Zappa criticized MTV and the influence it had on making images more important than the music itself. Be In My Video is a vicious satire of MTV. Despite his criticisms one of his concerts have been shown on MTV (81/10/29-11/01 New York NY US Palladium) and Moon Zappa was a veejay for the channel during the 1980s.

See also