is that mtv is responsible for a complete revolution in the music business in this country. mtv makes the hits. it s as if there were just one national radio station for new songs. ending the 80s in terms of rock music you re getting a lot of hair bands. you ve got poison, ratt, warrant. she s my cherry pie cool drink of water, such a sweet surprise tastes so good make a grown man sweet cherry pie a lot of hairspray going on. there s a lot of sexually suggestive lyrics. it s not particularly deep music, but mtv pushing it. so that s selling. when i would turn on mtv, all the rock bangds looked a certain way. they played a kind of music. they were expected to have a certain facade. mtv s ratings are surprisingly small but those who do watch, mostly teenagers and young rah dults, buy a lot of records, tapes and cds. and buy the most of what they