You ever have one of those moments where you realize the party didn’t just end — they tore the building down, paved the lot, and put up a juice bar?
Yeah. That’s kinda how this feels.
On December 31, 2025, the last of the MTV music channels fade to black. No more scrolling playlists, no more 2 a.m. deep cuts, no more “hey, I haven’t heard THIS since Reagan was still trying to work a VCR.”
Back in the day — and I mean back — MTV didn’t just play music. It was music. It was neon, hairspray, eyeliner, and guitar solos that lasted longer than most relationships. It was that weird magic moment when radio got pictures… and suddenly the pictures mattered as much as the songs.
And yeah — it changed. Reality shows, dating shows, shows about people arguing in kitchens. The music got pushed to the basement like an embarrassing uncle at Thanksgiving. But those music channels — they were like the last little pirate radio station broadcasting from the attic.
And now… click. Gone.
So pour one out for the glory days: for Duran Duran on boats they clearly didn’t own, for the Talking Heads being delightfully strange, for Prince making us all blush, and for the hundreds of one-hit wonders who at least got fifteen minutes of being larger than life.
MTV may not have invented the 80s — but man, it sure helped turn the volume up.
This is Rock of the 80’s signing off for tonight — not sad, exactly… just remembering. And remembering sounds pretty damn good.
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