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Dire Straits’ “Money For Nothing” Wins MTV’s Video Of The Year
Dire Straits’ “Money For Nothing” Wins MTV’s Video Of The Year
Dire Straits’ “Money For Nothing” Wins MTV’s Video Of The Year
Let’s take a trip back to 1986. Nintendo video games were first introduced in the United States. While you were playing Donkey Kong, Dire Straits was on your radio.  And it was on this day (September 5th 1986) that the video for "Money For Nothing" was awarded "Video of the Year" at the third annual MTV Video Music Awards.