Gun 's version of " Word Up ! " won the '' Best Cover '' trophy at the first international '' MTV Europe Music Awards '' , with that inaugural event being held on November 24 , 1994 at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin , Germany . Said event was hosted by notable singer-songwriter Tom Jones . Gun edged out Wet Wet Wet 's take on " Love Is All Around " and the Pet Shop Boys ' cover of " Go West " among other songs
that inaugural event
1994 MTV Europe Music Awards
Swagger (Gun album)