what if there was mtv in the '70s?

i don't watch mtv. i used to love it when i was growing up...for some reason, watching videos was so fun for me. in fact, before we had cable, i would try as hard as i could to stay up late (10:35?) on a friday to watch friday night videos (what an original title). and then, in the late 80s, when we did have cable, my friend tina and i would stay up watching headbangers ball on mtv. i loved it. poison, ratt, that one song by ozzy osbourne and lita ford. those were the days. but now, it's all fist bumping and teenage angst. i just don't enjoy those types of shows...no judgement to those who do. i'm sure i would easily get sucked into a saturday marathon...don't get me wrong!
what i do like is awards shows. and you can always count on mtv to host a very interesting awards show. i never actually watch the whole show, but i do like to see what everyone is wearing (even if i don't know who everyone is)! an mtv awards show is the place where artists can show off their true artistic license when it comes to fashion. i don't always love it (meat dress), but it is fun to watch!
so i got to thinking. what would it have been like if mtv had been created pre-80s. how would the red carpets have looked at the awards shows back then? i love me some retro singers, so i found a few of my fashion favorites.

janis would have rocked the red carpet like no one else. i love her voice, her style, her i don't give a crap attitude.

stevie nicks, 'nuff said.

linda ronstadt (that's what i would look like, too, if i ever got to meet johnny!)

dolly parton! sparkles and ruffles...a woman after my own heart.

no one rocks a mini like tina turner

i know he's not a woman, but come on...david bowie would have ruled the red carpet!

joni mitchell – so simple and beautiful and classy. lover her.

debbie harry – she can make anything look good.

aretha, la diva

cher – the original

we can't forget the amazing diana ross!

at least half of these women have their own doll. is that when you know you've made it? when you get a doll? i need to get myself a doll. i kind of already have one...

monchhichi was my nickname growing up. i looked exactly like this as a child...haircut and all!

ok, so who did i miss? who had (or still has) style that you would have loved to see walk the red carpet?

xoxo,

megan bird