The History of VH1's Pop Up Video
The History of VH1's Pop Up Video
In the early 90s, VH1 was a network struggling in the shadow of it's far more succesful sister channel MTV. Desperate for any programming they could call their own, a young network president named John Sykes took a chance on two thirty somethings named Tad Low and Woody Thompson who came to him with a vision.

A show unlike any other, that would entertain viewers, annoy artists, and change the history of VH1 forever. This is the story of Pop Up Video and the men who created it, childhood friends who created something special, only to see their partnership permanently severed.

Does this bring back memories?  Well, sit back and enjoy some blasts from the past.

Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)

Spice Girls - Wannabe (1997)

Wilson Phillips - Hold On (1990)

Genesis - Land of Confusion (1986)

90s MTV and VH1 PopUp Video Playlist (189 videos)

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