Money for Nothing - Dire Straits

[iansucksass]

I love this song, especially since it's about installing electronic devices. So bold!

[Southpaw447]

1:02 drummer looks like The Fonz. WTF????

[baseballlife4me]

I want my MTV back!!!!!

[KuzzinKreepy]

this song and vid is badass, i love the dire straits. they just don't make good music like this anymore.

[luvangel1883]

Who needs MTV anymore... Thank god for VH1 classic! I love this kind of videos..

[suzirook]

aWESOME!

[goskate796]

best guitar intro. hands down

[kingobarstow]

Utube misgrunts is about as low a life form as there can be....worth less than cat piss. I know there's something better to do than listen to, then complain about music you don't like....Don't like Boy George then try maybe Lawrence Welk. ComOn! Man!

[kitofsnitz]

Anyone else wanna know how the fuck he makes it sound like hes using a pick when hes really just finger picking??

[jodezak]

I so remember when this song his the airwaves and when MTV came out.. this is soooo a blast from my past :)

[778ironman1]

lol

[lynnkeefe]

Local radio station skips the second verse entirely >.o...people who complained about the terminology need to get a life. Take the word back. It's not an insult if we don't view it as such.

[VRossi4Life]

Forever a classic.

[jaylove1776]

the faggot he is reffering to is boy george

[Germtalia]

@jaylove1776 HA NO THE FAGGOT IS PEOPLE WHO TRY TO CENSOR ART

ha

[InceRumul]

Greatest. CGI. Ever.

[Jreed218]

So the song is a conversation between two blue collar workers about the band themselves? mind blown O.o

[yitzchak13]

He calls the guy singing "Baby, Baby" a faggot.

Is he from the future?

[12coconutman]

@yitzchak13 when this was made they had dmc Deloraine12's that cloud go to 2011 and back 

[getsomelead]

i want my mtv to show videos again

[MrHatsworth]

This video reminds me of Chibi Robo.

[B2Z67]

Is he calling that guy a faggot?

[21skatedonthate]

pretty awesome that the computer graphics are soo bad but I bet back then this was ground breaking for music videos. <3 dire straits!!!

[SneakyJem]

I'd love to cover this song but update it to modern times.

"That little fagot with the Jordans and the shades on, that little fagot is a millionaire"

[multigilligman]

This is where pixar got there start. Haa Haa!

[sidewaydriver]

That ain't working, that's the way you do it. You play a guido on the MTV.

[rustardj]

50 people install microwave ovens for a living

[therealbrooksie]

i see where chromeo got their inspiration from

[raisinbran1605]

that little faggot

[MrMorganfarts]

don't know why sting wasn't in the video

[Lewn42]

@MrMorganfarts Why would he be there?

[MrMorganfarts]

@Lewn42 he does the background vocals and i want my mtv part.

[MrMorganfarts]

there's a short version of this song where they take out the faggot part. GAY

[27dedrummer]

mark knopfler+ pete townsend= probably one of the best 80s bands of all time

[sublimeade]

@27dedrummer its not Pete Townsend, it's Sting.

[27dedrummer]

@sublimeade i know its sting, Im just saying that they wouldve made a great band JEEZ

[mrqroth69]

I've never lost the urge to Air Guitar!

[jordan2921]

i need to lay off the junk

[honchoryanc]

I gave up on the urge to air guitar

[paulapaularaejohnson]

this band is my all time favorite, just love love love them, i want mark knopfler!!

[Pokebuddy22]

THUMBS UP IF YOU PEE AT THE SIDE OF THE TOILET RIM TO BE MORE QUIET

[BlistersOnMehFingers]

@Pokebuddy22 holy crap! im not the only one

[BIOout234]

@Pokebuddy22 Um...>.> no but now I know there are people that do it and people that shout out wierd shit like that :D

[raypsi]

@BIOout234 you would win

that bet

[fguka]

coolest guitar riff ever!

[shakenama]

So I just read that Sting received royalties dues to him reusing the vocal melody from "Don't Stand So Close To Me". I think I've watched this millions of times and never actually caught it when he sings "I want my MTV"... SAME EXACT CHORDS!!

[CodyLee1224]

@shakenama They aren't chords, they're notes. And Sting was the one who sang the words "I want my MTV" in this recording in the first place.

[tehwat94]

I hate it when my armchair pushes me forward into Music Television.

[dwynneboyd]

50 people are walking around w/o a brain

[robb21572]

BROTHERS IN ARMS! THE FIRST CD TO SELL 1 MILLION COPIES AND AMONG THE FIRST DIGITALLY RECORDED! 1985 KICKED ASS!!!!!!!!

[MrSupertarded]

0:41 - 1:09 = fuck yeah

[nork21]

i remember when i was a little kid i saw this on mtv and i used to think it was van halen cus that's all my dad listened to haha.

[mcbrotherhill]

its funny now that mtv is dead. long live youtube

[deadheadtrea]

ooooh, I love the "Dire Strits" !!!! The Dire Strits rock!!!

Of course, the Dire Straits were much better. Especially before this commercial crap.

[mikedcannon]

mtv, SOLD OUT FOR THE MONEY SO FAST IT MAKES ME SICK!!!! THATS ALL THAT PHONY STATION IS ABOUT," money" AND SUCKING ASS, WHO EVER CAN MAKE THEM THE MOOLAH!! M.T.V. ARE A BUNCH OF LOSERS WHO CARE NOTHING ABOUT MUSIC, NOTHING!!!!!!!!! mikedcannon E PLURIBUS UNUM!!!

[JoshuaTree6]

what did he say from 2:29-2:33

[Phoenix4312]

@JoshuaTree6 Random sounds, Not actually words.

[rapidlypen]

50 people get money for something and chicks for 1,000 dollars

[nicolaswirth]

Gracias por poner la cancion! saludos desde Ecuador

[rapidlypen]

@nicolaswirth Me no habla Espanol

[drumjunkie6500]

@nicolaswirth thanks for puting the description in spanish im from ecuador??????

[nicolaswirth]

@drumjunkie6500 thanks for putting the song, greetings from Ecuador

[10gale]

I love these guys!

[kangyballamerica]

lawlz. this is bad. lawlz.

[LPCrusader1025]

and thus CGI was born...

[Zoso62509]

"Money for Nothing"

To Motley Crue

From Dire Straits.

[TheTopHatGamer]

This song and juke box hero gives me chills everytime

[JoshuaTree6]

theres one part in this video and idk what he said

is from 2:33-2:42

[m14lover1]

@JoshuaTree6 he just says huh

[HellolzEveryone]

@JoshuaTree6 i think you were trying to make a joke, but it sucked

[MsLithium21]

@JoshuaTree6 Yup, he says "huh" after "move-a move-a" in keeping with the moving microwave ovens theme...

[daxcaliber]

classic material--->X.

[rapidlypen]

to those who care so much about justin bierber and those attacking(see the first few words) WHO CARES! so canada banned this song! GOOD FOR FREAKING THEM! more for us! and i think we all hate JB NOW DROP IT!

[TashaKlein1]

wow. this video makes a good band, look like idiots. no wonder,

'Embedding disabled by request'  lol

[TashaKlein1]

wow. this video makes a good band, look like idiots. 

[ThePass1967]

proud to say i graduated in 1985 when music was something to be proud of...i pity the kids today and the music they have to listen to...thank god for utube...greatest invention ever made...

[MrBlukron1k]

Damn canadians!



[WWERocksfool]

Its funny because the first line "I want my MTV" is what EVERYONE is saying now THANKS A LOT RETARTED ASS REALITY SHOWS

[IanTweekDP]

Will everyone kindly shut the fuck up about a country north of the U.S/some stupid pop singer from said country? JUST LISTEN TO THE FUCKING SONG!!!! AAARGH!!!

[Corkoth55]

canada banned this version because they're taking steps towards the future like claiming BPA dangerous (which it is..) free healthcare. what else can i fucking name...

[Hobinator17]

everybody shut up about Justin Bieber. he doesnt deserve to have his name mentioned on every single video on youtube. its not funny anymore, he doesnt deserve the credit to have his name written on such an epic video

[Fuzi0n32]

He is actually making fun of the people who use the word "faggot". They overheard workers in a store talking about how easy it would be to do what the "faggots on MTV" do. Listen to the context.

[Ceresius]

I'm guessing TravellinMan94 and Guns7469 install microwave ovens for a living. It always makes me smile when the highest rated comments on a YouTube video are horribly homophobic (maybe you could attack Justin Bieber for other things, like I dunno, thinking that abortion is a terrible thing even when it's for a rape victim?) and have little involvement with the video. Way to go dudes 8)

[UhmDEAR]

What does Justin Bieber have to do with this song being banned from Canada It's not like he had them do it?

[TrespassersWill2]

Check out the computer graphics here! Suck it, Pixar!

[punisher209351]

the graphics for this video r fucking AMAZING!!!

[Skyrift]

Man, I remember when this was in rotation. The technology used in the video was (at the time) considered cutting edge and very advanced.

I know the 80's were the proverbial dark ages to some people (lack of internet, HD television, smartphones and such), but damn...those were fun times. I miss them.

[monks3080]

Who ever disliked this video isn't that money for nothing.

[Hobinator17]

@monks3080 im srry bro, that was horrible. try to think of a comment that actually makes a tiny bit of sense before u hit the Post button

[TheAce7716]

thumbs up if you think the guitar solo at the beginning is the best part!!

[sherman3211]

I find it so amusing how most Americans talk shit about Canadian censorship. Do you people have any idea how cripping the censorship is in America compared to Canada? I can watch basic cable in Canada and hear shit, fuck, damn and all of that on a regular basis. You can't say anything like that on American TV.

[masterd7771]

@sherman3211 depends on what were watching

[jcoonie2]

@sherman3211 american radio , we cant say that on radio , tv on the other hand has everything but pornos for free, thats the uk lol , but you know what i find funny about my countrys censorship [ im american] we can swear on tv , but not radio...... and the excuse is to not corupt kids minds but well what kid listens to radio over tv?

[hoikevinhoi]

canada has a big mtv headquartes thats why there offended

[ResidentStudios]

Why are so many people offended that Canada banned a song that had a "politically incorect" phrase in it. What do you expect, they're Canada. And I wouldn't go around placing the blame on all of Canada (which I guess I just did). It was probably one person who just made a stupid decision. Let it go.

[evbunke2]

Dear god, I totally forgot this video existed...

[HanginWithSnakes]

I don't think anyone gets chicks for free. There's always some cost, hidden or not. It's never for freeeeee....ahahahahah!

[masterd7771]

sux to be in canada seriously a song that says "little faggot" gets banned you cant ban a song just because of one little word shit they gave one to us and we dont want him

[TheTriumph3fanman]

48 people don't get their chicks for free.

[UltimateNirvana1]

48 people are Canadian

[kapstonegary]

the dumbest thing about this being banned in canada is that even when they say faggot, they are making fun of the people that call rock stars little faggots, because the "little faggot" has his own jet airplane and is a millionaire. My god, never thought I would see this song become controversial. When I was a kid I just wanted to see the video for the girl in the underwear for a split second.

[kapstonegary]

the dumbest thing about this being banned in canada is that even when they say faggot, they are making fun of the people that call rock stars little faggots, because the "little faggot" has his own jet airplane and is a millionaire. My god, never thought I would see this song become controversial. When I was a kid I just wanted to see the video for the girl in the underwear for a split second.

[HanginWithSnakes]

Funny...all classic rock songs I've looked at on Youtube have something anti-Justin Bieber on them. Let the revolution begin!

[sobrienism]

this is better than justin bieber

[sarcasticgrunt01]

48 people are little faggots.

[biggoof30]

Beest CGI for 80's

[JeffTheDude777]

The radio just censored this song within the last week. Just because some little faggot got offended.

[robby844]

@JeffTheDude777 its been censored for years

[JeffTheDude777]

@robby844 Maybe in your city. My local radio station used to play the full version.

[robby844]

@JeffTheDude777 all of ours did too.for years then about a year or two ago it stopped. but thats cali for ya :D

[JeffTheDude777]

@robby844 It's a damn shame.

[robby844]

@JeffTheDude777 yes it is. everything has to be correct now. i hate it.

[slurp812]

@robby844 I'v yet to hear it censored.....

[robby844]

@slurp812 you dont live in the US then.

[slurp812]

@robby844 I haven't heard this on the radio for years tho. I usually listen to new music. Ill take your word for it. It sure does suck....

[hunternieuport]

Pretty amazing 3D cgi for 1985.

[PeekaPeep]

Second verse makes this song, lol!!!

[DacioDelToro]

"I want my MTV" - dire straits well sorry guys it's filled with drama king & queen shows :(

[dwynneboyd]

Please explain how it's offensive when Knophler (I probably misspelled that) says the slur in the context of insulting someone but not offensive when Eminem says the slur in the context of terrorizing a gay person at knifepoint

[rudemood2011]

If Dire Straits made this song today they would have to change "I want my MTV" to "I wan my shitt retarted 24/7 reality tv"

[ultimatebman]

@rudemood2011 or Vh1, they still play rock some, and they don't have any reality tv shows

[MoRgUe27]

lmao i used to think he said "money for nothin and CHECKS for free"

haha

[MoRgUe27]

theres no more guitars on mtv :(

[masterofshreding]

the 2nd verse is about justin bieber

[rufioestrada]

oh that ain't workin'

[Skyrift]

Many of you may laugh, but...I can remember when this video was considered cutting edge, technology-wise.

The 80's were epic. Primitive...but epic. ^.^

[xxxIzekeIxxx]

check out that futuristic flat screen at 1:45

[ussncc2323]

i love going back in time yeeeeeesssss

[BDNeon]

Fun fact: The studio handling the animation for this music video went on to create the first ever CG series for television, Reboot. The 2 characters from this video, Sal and Harv, actually make a cameo in one of the episodes.

[MattDeFabbio]

It just so happens that when he says "faggot" the one time, on the screen is a guy doing a music video for a song, "Baby, Baby." They bashed Bieber 20 years before he even came out.

[DjEpicFreestlye]

@MattDeFabbio That is no accident

[DaveWollenberg]

I've GOT my Comcast cable back. Yay! Billboard's 617th #1 hit of the rock era. God bless! Hugs to ya, for postin' it!

[Grahamoct29]

Dire straights wrote this song about Motley Crue according their Bassist Nikki Sixxx.

[MrBrandon600]

Well if you listen to lyrics it will tell you about it

[MegaJohndeere1]

hey Canada they are just reffering to a pile of sticks so you can put it back on the radio now

[erniehead]

Which is more dated - the computer animation or the headbands and hair of the band?

[mongorians22]

@Guns7469 justin beiber is from canada? of course, it all makes sense now. justin beiber is a canadian secret agent tasked with killing all of america's cultured people with over exposure to terrible music and then brainwashing the easily swayed people who listen to him. damn you canada, i should have know that you were behind this the whole time. I'M NOT GOING DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT!

[TheRobert2254]

@Guns7469 some people don't like reel music like classic rock

[piratecheese13]

@Guns7469 you forgot an apostraph...ohh

[Guns7469]

@piratecheese13 KISS''''''MY'''''''ASS'''''''

[HellForgedHand]

@Guns7469 Really, this is the top comment . . . typical YouTube.

[kidcharlemagne76]

Hey Canada, why don't you spend the effort to ban the slaughter of innocent baby seals instead?

[MrHeavy466]

@TravellinMan94

There ya go!

[westexchi]

@TravellinMan94 justin bieber was not around when dier straties were around. but he is a little faggot

[kellyjoe1977]

@TravellinMan94 hahhhhahhhahhhhhaaaaaa your so right!!

[kellyjoe1977]

@TravellinMan94 hahhhhahhhahhhhhaaaaaa your so right!!

[TheRobert2254]

@TravellinMan94 i think there mad this song is from the time reel music was made

[lassietevacasflacas]

Baby quiero queso roñoso

[VinMetal666]

That guy who got this banned is a faggot. I mean Dire Straits suck and Mark Knopfler might as well be a flaming faggot too, but to snitch out on a fucking 26 year old song is supreme faggotry.

[851852093114208513]

remember when those were state of the art computer graphics? lol

[Voivrenetwork]

Also, next time I am driving through Canada.. I am playing this song loud and on repeat, with my windows down.. Sod Canada!

[Voivrenetwork]

Canada was offended as they were the "faggot" mentioned in the song.. You do not want to upset the great white north.. They are big and bad..

[baggins1944]

Does he say "That little fagot" ?

[superman53144]

@baggins1944 yes that little fagot with the earing and the make up, that little fagot got his own jet airplane, that little fagot is a millionaire

[GarIicjr]

back when people still celebrated haveing color tv lmao.

[Nobjan]

Ahhh! The original version--Thanks!

[deadhorseman]

the digital effects in this video are just amazing! It took me a while to notice that it wasnt a real person!

[bondita]

i would never live in canada just for this small thing.... 

[Evildemon18]

This wasn't banned in Canada... but whatever.... they just wanted people to play a version on public airwaves that wasn't offensive. No different than beeping out the f word on radio stations.

[neuronmage]

@Evildemon18 No, they banned the original song. And hell, I don't think they should bleep out "the f word" here either. What's up with that shit anyway? The f work, the n word, the r word. Are we small children who cannot openly discuss things? Must we shy from using language because, heaven forbid, we offend someone? Absolute hogwash. If you don't like the words retarded, faggot, fuck, nigger, etc., change the station to something you do like.

[bondita]

CANADA= NWO= COMUNISM

[NumbFlynn]

@bondita You spelled Communism incorrectly...

[bondita]

@NumbFlynn I spelled it like I felt it..... in my country language

[sherman3211]

@bondita

Romanian?

[dman12350]

the little fagot got his own jet airplane the little fagot a millionre

[AFchump78]

FAGGOT!!! Ban me!!

[calzapapa]

80s rock!

[illini4fan]

why did the song get banned in canada? ps. i have a homosexual brother and a homosexual sister, and they both lovethis song and i do to!!!! screw all haters!

[jkoff76]

Way to go CBSC, great way to show that censorship is accepted. More proof that fascism is alive and well in the 21st century. Dire Strait and Canadian Rock fans, strike back guys!!

[KyleDoman1]

wish mtv wasnt a gay ass channel but they dont have good songs like this anymore so what can you do

[alexwilsonNC]

@KyleDoman1 I'm guessing that you are too young to remember REAL MTV.

Sorry you missed out man!!!!!!

I WANT MY MTV!!! (BACK)

[KyleDoman1]

@alexwilsonNC yeah i wish i lived back in the 70s & 80s thats when music didn't suck even before that it was still great.