Indeed it blew my mind when it first hit MTV
Before this MTV was strictly balladeers and arena rock videos with a little rock 'n soul mixed in..
I read a book chronicling Rick Rubin's incredible career from his college days as DJ Double R through producing a slew of number one songs that continues today.
In it he tells of how hard it was to convince both bands that a "Walk This Way" battle would kill.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a wide horizon of music and wants to sit in at the studio. He spent some time as head of Columbia Records.
https://www.amazon.com/Rick-Rubin-Studio-Jake-Brown/dp/1550228757/ref=sr_1_3?crid=C6P731GCSN8X&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.oDkaqLCaAugZG1GhFl5DvKW4XD-nVV9AVJDWhPtgHArMWeQXDFsQFTPPKxBEVs8V8oxDz8UjtOoIHwLAsWORzc6vXYeI2nAgt492afEpz1_swgfEjor3kfPJPxLEU8_RULYsVLdNuuYQK7FZ0nUzYztgK8noHqepA7_96CGJUZM7R2TGr0jkj7kTu6zJQgYU4bdTyD0TToXpn2YJtUjQnfOb6dus8pB64dMowinh6iI.Rii2PpxyZAWHwolvf32QkRHg_plsLaIZb33iahzwGrQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=rick+rubin+book&qid=1766601292&sprefix=rick+rubin%2Caps%2C141&sr=8-3