Iconic MTV Video Music Award 'MoonMan' statuette awarded in 1989 for ?Kiss? by the Art of Noise and Tom Jones, measuring approximately 12.5? tall from the bottom of the base to the top of the flagpole, with a black 5? diameter cylindrical base. An engraved metal plaque on the base features the MTV logo and reads: "Video Music Award, 1988?1989, Breakthrough Video 1989, Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones, ?Kiss,? Metropolitan Entertainment.? In fine condition.
Originally written and recorded by Prince for his 1986 album Parade, 'Kiss' was later covered in a 1988 collaboration between the English avant-garde synthpop group Art of Noise and singer Tom Jones. The video featured Jones singing and dancing against a background of computer-generated graphics. The MTV 'MoonMan' is one of the most recognizable awards in all of entertainment, and this example connects two of music's enduring legends?Tom Jones and Prince.
