On this day 42 years ago, the music video show “Night Tracks” debuted on TBS. | Benjamin Watson | Facebook

🎶 Before YouTube, before Spotify… there was Night Tracks. Launched in 1983 and living rent-free in our memories ever since, this late-night gem on TBS delivered non-stop music videos straight to our living rooms—long before MTV went mainstream. You didn’t need cable, just a craving for neon-lit vibes, synth-heavy beats, and the stamina to stay up ‘til sunrise watching every single video. If you remember falling asleep with the TV glowing and Prince or Pat Benatar playing in the background, you