You might not know this, but MTV used to be nothing but music videos. No commercials, no talk, just music one after the other all day, every day.

The background vocals on this are by Sting. Go check out some songs by The Police to hear more of him in his prime. You won’t be sorry.

Can’t get enough of you guys listening to the songs we grew up with for the first time. Y’all missed out some really great music so it’s great to see a new generation appreciate this music..

you gotta watch the video that was all over mtv in the 80's. totally hilarious.

Lots of other great rock bands: " Man; that is the best intro ever!" Dire Straits: " Hold my beer".

Knofler overheard some appliance dudes talking about how rock stars got it easy. Pretty much the basis of the song.

Jaycee, I'm so happy to young people newly owned by Dire Straits.You should see their video of this song. So funny! It has little Lego men loading the refrigerators, etc. (BWY I'm a old white lady,72yrs. Carry on!

Who knew blue collar attitudes could be so catchy? Nice to see artists reconnect with the people who put them there!

Young man U blow all the other reactors out the damn water. I enjoy your authenticity and vibe bruh! Im 56 and watching you youngstas enjoy my music makes my God Damn Day. Please get your groove going to Sting's song Free Free Set them Free. Much Love and keep grindin!!

Probably one of the best intro's ever

the legend about this song is the writers ( Mark Knopfler and Sting) ...overheard these two guys in the electronics isle of a department store...(they moved the refrigerators and the microwaves for people who were buying them) ...these two guys were watching MTV on all the dept store televisions...and this was part of their overheard conversation.... " We should have learned to play the guitar or the drums...look at these people..we could'a been millionaires.."

Them: How good is Mark Knopfler from Dire Straits? Mark: I have Sting as my back-up singer and Eric Clapton for my rhythm gee-tar

This is when MTV was new... a long time ago! Love it

Hopefully you now understand that the song is about a couple guys bumming about the fact that they must perform all this manual labor while the guys on MTV get to play their guitars and get chicks for free.

Sting, the singer, not the wrestler, sang backup. You should listen to Sting' s band The Police. Their most identified song is, " Every Breath You Take". Also, check out " Walk of Life " by Dire Straits.

I wish I still had my old I WANT M MTV t-shirt from way back when MTV played nothing but music videos 24/7. I aquired my love for SO MANY BANDS because of MTV. I think it's time to rally and demand the programming return to it's orgin of nothing but music. Old, new, different viaeties from rock, punk, new wave, hip/hop, rap, alternative rock back! "WE WANT OUR MTV BACK!"

My husband heard me singing about installing these microwave ovens and goes 'what the hay????'

My brother was selling appliances for many years when this song came out. He was not making much money but was working hard. I think this song blew his mind. He said to me wow have you heard this song? I felt for him.

I came across your channel by accident and have been hooked ever since. Your reactions to some of the songs which I grew up with is soooo wonderful, it always makes me smile and puts me in a good mood. Tunnel of Love and my fave Romeo and Juliet on the Making Movies album by Dire Straits are brilliant. I was lucky enough to see them at Earls Court back in the early 90s with my ex husband who worked in the music business and so I got to see many bands for nothing! Dire Straits were up there with the most memorable 💖💖💖

You’ll enjoy Walk of life, be sure to play the actual video, it was fun to watch back then!

This is some of the first music I ever heard as a little kid in the 80's, my dad was a huge fan of this band.

Monster hit back in the 80's.

DIRE STRAITS - WALK OF LIFE DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS

Mark Knofler does a decent job articulating the lyrics, but for a first pass, it's probably best to read the lyrics to make sure you are getting the gist of the song. It's not that EVERY dire straits song is deep, but the lyrics typically tell an interesting story. A great long song by them is Telegraph Road. Great music and story.

Brothers In Arms is one of the more emotionally moving Dire Straits songs, there is a video of it that looks like an animated graphic novel.

That intro is designed to lead you into a false Sense of Serenity before hitting you with one of the catchiest guitar hooks in the history of music. Epic song writing and execution.

They were MOCKING MTV, and it became like the top MTV video of the 80's, go figure.

Interesting little fact, this album was one of the first recorded using a totally digital format. I remember listening for the tape hiss and being amazed that it had none.

Best intro ever and the drums are the best. Shivers up and down my spine

Great seeing you enjoying this classic. Takes us back to the beginnings of MTV. Awesome reaction, Thanks.

He knows joy and shares it with those that can....

1985: I want my MTV 2020: i don't want MTV

This was *THE* anthem of the MTV generation. Also, the first video on MTV was the Buggles "Video Killed the Radio Star". Maybe a reaction?

It was great being a teenager in the 80s! MTV was everything!

"I want my MTV" was the MTV promotional line, so it was kind of an ironic thing to do in having Sting, one of the most successful people on MTV, deliver it.

In case no one else said it, that Sting singing 'I want my MTV' at the beginning and the end.

When MTV played videos 24 hrs a day! Steady chill. #Funky 🎸 "Brothers In Arms" is seriously a good one from them.

Mark Knopfler one of my favorite guitarists. The finger picking style he used on this track was hypnotizing in a way idk how to describe it but. He’s one of my biggest influences

This song has one of the best intros ever.

Romeo and Juliet and The Walk of Life,you'll love them.

The song is taken from the view of blue collar workers looking at music videos. "We have to move microwave ovens and tvs while that little (f-word) on that music video is making millions, getting all the girls and maybe getting a little blister on his finger. That's the way you do it!"

Mark K was in a home appliance store and observing the workers and the shoppers, and lyrics like "That ain't working" and "Hawaiian Noises" came from a customer listening to an electric steel guitar in store.

MTV RULED THE 80S and 90S...every musician had to go through MTV or nothing. And THIS SONG WAS MTV's ANTHEM for about 10 years as their intro on the channel....cause he says MTV over and over

Story of the video... m Mark Knopphler was buying a fridge and overheard a conversation between the men working in anappliance/kitchen installation department when MTV comes on the TV and the men start bitching about how rich etc musicians are while they have to install mocrowave ocens andcustom kitchens! To better understand check out the ufficial video. This was one of the first videos to play on MTV back when it onky played videos 24/7. They played Money for Nothing, Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel, and Take on Me by Aha. "I want my MTV" was a sort of intro catch phrase for Her the MTV station Just a history lesson! Here is one of them featuring The Police! And that is Sting singing badkground! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d62KhrqVzZebnGQ.html

1:35 “They’re probably gonna switch it up.” Oh boy, get ready!

This song is about rock star excess and the easy life it brings compared with real work. Mark Knopfler wrote it after overhearing delivery men in a New York department store complain about their jobs while watching MTV. He wrote the song in the store sitting at a kitchen display they had set up.

Supertramp " the logical song" trust

Dire Straits é tudo de bom! Sempre ouço! Amo demais! Lendários! From Paquetá Island - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil! ✨✨✨🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

play Edie Grant Electic Avenue for pure vibe.

Adored Dire Straits in the 80's, I was in my 20's, brill....brill....brill!!! Just snazy music, great singers, everything - fabulous!!!

Money For Nothing was written in a kitchen appliance store in Nashville TN...the very beginning is slow and the alto voice sayin I want my MTV is actually Sting from the Police...this was a big hit with MTV because this was the first song released for MTV in England and though it was thought was done for advertisement of MTV it was not it was Mark poking fun at all the TVs in the store he was in tuned to MTV

one of the best opening guitar riffs of all time

Sting's intro is the iconic hook that grabs the listener from the very beginning. Anyone around at the time this came out will automatically recognize it if you just begin to sing it in that falsetto.

One of the greatest songs ever! One of the greatest guitar performances ever. Widely considered to be the greatest music video ever , also.

Dire Straits "Tunnel of Love" is superb. And wait for the guitar solo at the end.

I am new to your channel. LOVIN' IT!😊 Subbed. Back in the day, my husband (RIP) and his friends delivered for M. Wards and this was their theme song.

Not sure if it'll raise any copyright issues or red flags for KZfaq, so perhaps on your own time & off camera, check out the official music video for this song. It was groundbreaking when it premiered in 1985, as it was one of the first ever to utilize computer graphics & animation. This was back in the day of CGI infancy so when the video aired on MTV (back when the channel actually played music videos), no one had ever seen anything like it before. By today's standards it probably comes off as very cheesy but it's still a fun video to watch and it will clearly explain the lyrics of this song more... :-)

I love watching you react to music I’ve loved all my life. And to see you love them as well it’s awesome!

React to Romeo and Juliet from Dire Straits.

Mark Knopfler is one of the best guitarists in the world! Your grin at the beginning has been on my face for over 20 years, every time I hear the song. Good Reaction. 😊

Dire Straits first album is their best overall album. It's so so clean . Once upon a time in the west.

That opening guitar riff epic brother.

Dire Staits definitely had music that made you get up and move it’s impossible to sit still when you’re listening to them IMO.

Guess what? This song still gets TONS of airplay to this very day, heard it on Sirius XM this afternoon!

Mark Knopfler wrote the song (I believe) and wrote it about the conversation two movers had at a bar/supermarket. He overheard them and that basically became the lyrics. Hence the ‘we’ve got to install microwave ovens, costum kitchen delivery’...

First music video ever I saw as a 4 yo kid in the 80s was this song on a 26" Panasonic console color TV. It had a nice solid oak finish.

Dire Straits - Telegraph Road, News, Once Upon A Time In The West, Brothers In Arms. So many to choose from.

I love to watch people react to this song, especially when Mark comes in with the opening riff. It doesn't matter what type of genre you prefer, everyone loves the riff.

Intro alone should be in the rock n roll hall of fame. That was one of the first songs I ever listened to & was like wow that intro took me on a journey that shot me out of a rocket.

'Walk of Life' is another staple track highly recommended

I think it is cool that Sting said the I want my MTV part in the opening of the song.

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The opening is "Sting" from"The Police"...then Mark Knopfler takes over!!!!I got MTV on cable when I went to my first duty station in Texas...it got me through some tough times!!!!

Telegraph Road is a great song off of the Love Over Gold album by Dire Straits. Worth a listen.

Mark was in a store in NY. The delivery guys were talking and he wrote what they were saying while the guys were watching the monitors in the store and commenting on the music videos that were playing. True story.

You have to check out the music video to this song.

So glad to see you enjoying these songs. Excellent album, the one with this song on it. The guitar on the cover says it all! Keep finding and listening to the good tunes. The days where you needed talent to get on the stage. Thanks for enjoying!

That’s reaction is so good man, dire straits are fantastic!

This song was remastered later with a change of lyrics to replace the f-word in the 2nd verse. Mark Knopffler said the song didn't age well in that sense and he wanted to make a change with the realization that what was once culturally acceptable was no longer.

I don't think anyone else mentioned that the catchline for one of MTV's early ad campaigns was "I want my MTV."

The head of Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler, was in an appliance store. The salesmen were watching MTV and commenting. That is the origin of the song.

The video that was made for this song cannot be missed. It had the first totally CGI animation ever and it's great with the piece.

The guy singing in the high voice is Sting originally from The Police. The video was the first cartoon MTV clip I ever saw.

You really must check out the video they made for this song. A groundbreaking early use of CGI graphics to illustrate the back story behind this song. MTVplayed this video over and over and over and I could never get enough of it.

My kids were what they called the MTV Generation, and I remember watching Friday Night Videos all night with them. This song was one of the ones we saw a lot. I was divorced then so if I wasn't keeping my kids, I was at the club dancing to this song with a cute little girl named Cindy, in Amarillo Texas. 😉👍

I loved the song Ride Across the River in this same album. It is not for reviewing, but such a long great song to listen and chill with.

Sting, singing "The Tag Line" I want My MTV!! The 80's what a great time!!

Awesome song - Awesome reaction video. Good job well done bro :)

I hope you got the chance to look up this video... hilarious! This album is incredible. Genious! Everything was about MTV... this is an eye opening song.

The high voice at the beginning and at the end is Sting from The Police.

I'd say most people first heard this song watching MTV. The video explains a lot.

This song has one of the fewest intro you must listen to with your eyes closed. It's like a trip.

That slow building intro was worth the wait, wasn’t it my brother? ❤️🔥The song is about the money and fame from being a music star 🔥

"The Micro Oven Song" 😂😂😂 this was HUGE!

The microwave ovens, custom kitchens, refrigerators and color TVs were a parody within the MTV video of the commercials that would appear on MTV itself.

I'm glad you listened to the long version, it's the only one I'll listen to anymore because of the slow building intro and the amazing guitar solo at the end, both of which you lose on the shorter versions.

...and the chicks for free!! Lol best line eva!

I think watching your channel is like reliving my childhood man, I gotta get my thinking cap on for some cool tracks for you 👍

Another great reaction my man, thank you!

1984, he made a short song version. 1985, he made a long version cause he did it for Live Aid concert