"Accidents Will Happen" is widely considered to be the first fully animated music video, and precedes the first substantial boom in the animated music video trend of the ’80s.
Christopher Cross won five Grammys on this day in 1981. Cross was the first artist to win all four general field awards in one night - Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist. “Sailing” also won Best Arrangement for Cross.