Artist	Song
Elton John	I'm Still Standing
from The Greatest Hits 1970-2002 (2002)
Yes	Owner of a Lonely Heart
from Ultimate Yes (2004)
Tina Turner	What's Love Got to Do With It
from All the Best - The Hits (2005)
The Rolling Stones	Waiting On a Friend
from Jump Back - The Best of the Rolling Stones '71-'93 (Remastered) (2009)
David Bowie	Modern Love
from Best of Bowie (2002)
Peter Gabriel	Sledgehammer
from Shaking the Tree (16 Golden Greats) [Remastered] (1990)
Foreigner	I Want to Know What Love Is
from No End In Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner (Remastered) (2008)
Paul Simon	You Can Call Me Al
from The Essential Paul Simon (2010)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Don't Come Around Here No More
from Anthology - Through the Years (2000)
Steve Miller Band	Abracadabra
from Abracadabra (2004)
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson	Say Say Say
from All the Best (2010)
Billy Joel	Uptown Girl
from The Essential Billy Joel (2001)
Rod Stewart	Infatuation
from The Definitive Rod Stewart (Deluxe Version) (2008)
REO Speedwagon	Can't Fight This Feeling
from REO Speedwagon: The Hits (2002)
Chicago	You're the Inspiration
from The Best of Chicago (40th Anniversary Edition) [Remastered] (2007)
Olivia Newton-John	Physical
from Gold: Olivia Newton-John (2005)
Bruce Springsteen	Dancing In the Dark
from Bruce Springsteen: Greatest Hits (1995)
Starship	We Built This City
from Platinum & Gold Collection: Starship (2004)
The Moody Blues	Your Wildest Dreams
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Moody Blues (2000)
The Kinks	Come Dancing
from Come Dancing With the Kinks - The Best of the Kinks 1977-1986 (Remastered) (2000)
Herbie Hancock	Rockit
from The Herbie Hancock Box (2004)
The Alan Parsons Project	Eye In the Sky
from The Essential Alan Parsons Project (2007)
Styx	Mr. Roboto
from Styx: Greatest Hits (1995)
Grateful Dead	Touch of Grey
from In the Dark (Expanded) [Remastered] (2008)
Golden Earring	Twilight Zone
from The Continuing Story of Radar Love (2001)

Comment:

Nothing lasts forever, especially in the dog years of pop stardom. Any smart ’70s-era artist who hoped to thrive — or even [i]survive[/i] — in the ’80s immediately grasped video’s clout, and reached out to MTV to help them reach a younger audience. Elton John sheds his boas in favor of a boater, stepping from behind the keys to in front of the camera with “I’m Still Standing,” a personal reflection and professional statement all rolled into one. Mick Jagger and company drop a bay-rum scented Caribbean groove smack dab onto an East Village stoop, renewing their cool credentials for [i]another[/i] generation, in the Stones’ “Waiting On a Friend.” And if you have any doubt whatsoever about video’s career-rebooting power, consider Tina Turner. Thirteen years from her last hit — [i]at the age of 45[/i] — she struts onto the scene with a soul-scorched anti-valentine, [i]demanding[/i], “What's Love Got To Do With It.” Even British Invaders like the Kinks and love children like the Starship drank deep from MTV’s fountain of youth — and they’re all just a mouse-click away.

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