Thursday, November 04, 2010
Video Killed the 80's Childhood
Now, I know the 80s were a bad time for music (and pop culture in general), but something struck me today when I saw my brother post this Talking Heads video on Facebook:
As I fought against the instinct to begin doing arm-chops and singing "Same as it ever was!" in the middle of my World Religions class, I realized that something was very wrong with me. Reenacting David Byrne's graceful choreography almost feels like an inside-joke for the KillerBeas crew.
As I fought against the instinct to begin doing arm-chops and singing "Same as it ever was!" in the middle of my World Religions class, I realized that something was very wrong with me. Reenacting David Byrne's graceful choreography almost feels like an inside-joke for the KillerBeas crew.
In a way that will surely embarrass my parents, I must confess that it seems their quirky musical taste was quite formative in the cognitive and psychological development of their four kids: Brooke, Brent, Brandon, and Brian.
So, if you think there's something deeply wrong with any of us, you can safely assume the root of our dysfunction lies in one of several worn-out VHS tapes, which would often play our favorite music videos as children. Well, it's either because of the music videos, or that whole B-name thing. Either way, we must always remember to blame my parents for everything, ever.
My personal favorite videos include the following:
^ Featuring Chocolatey Talking Heads!
An educational song about the importance of not caring when others suffer.
I actually stole my parents' Boingo CD and performed this song for my music class in 4th grade, totally oblivious to the creepy pedophilic overtones.
So, if you think there's something deeply wrong with any of us, you can safely assume the root of our dysfunction lies in one of several worn-out VHS tapes, which would often play our favorite music videos as children. Well, it's either because of the music videos, or that whole B-name thing. Either way, we must always remember to blame my parents for everything, ever.
My personal favorite videos include the following:
^ Featuring Chocolatey Talking Heads!
An educational song about the importance of not caring when others suffer.
I actually stole my parents' Boingo CD and performed this song for my music class in 4th grade, totally oblivious to the creepy pedophilic overtones.
Only a child could enjoy this profoundly stupid song, and its enchanted music video.
This music video frightens me.
Finally, I present a few selections by They Might Be Giants:
No joke, TMBG is still my favorite band of all time.
I could not embed the videos for some of my favorites, but that won't stop me from sharing links:
"Whip It" - DEVO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbt30UnzRWw
^ a true classic
"And She Was" - Talking Heads
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgSVTdAtNYE
^ floating lady = awesome
"Burning Down the House" -Talking Heads
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNnAvTTaJjM
^ because arson songs are best appreciated by children.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbt30UnzRWw
^ a true classic
"And She Was" - Talking Heads
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgSVTdAtNYE
^ floating lady = awesome
"Burning Down the House" -Talking Heads
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNnAvTTaJjM
^ because arson songs are best appreciated by children.
"Land of Confusion" - Genesis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oepXF2B5NK4
I hear the band "Disturbed" does a cover of this song. I can only assume that they also named their band after watching the video.
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