MTV

After leaving Montrose in 1975, Hagar launched a solo career that eventually yielded this staple of MTV’s early years, in which the longtime car enthusiast rails against a nationally mandated speed limit.

It won video of the year at the MTV Video Music Awards.

In 2007, Paramount and MTV owner Viacom sued Google, which bought YouTube the year before for $1.65 billion, for copyright infringement.

“MTV videoed more than we did.”

Nearly 25 years ago, Brooklyn band TV on the Radio took over the airwaves and MTV with their haunting, near-operatic synth-rock.