The Oingo Boingo song remains a true classic of the 1980's, one that I love. But the video raises an interesting artistic/business question. How is it possible that no one on the creative team realized it was a bad idea for a member of the band to wear a buttoned-down, tucked-in, plaid shirt in a music video? That's not even fun bad 1980's fashion. He just looks like he showed up to be in a video on the way home from doing some data entry.
Thankfully some people in the 1980's would never make such a dreadfully dreary fashion faux pas - and some of those people were Arcadia. Now there were some guys who knew how to make the most of the era's absurdities (and touches fun and glam).
Posted by armand at June 2, 2006 02:42 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Musicso do you and binky just spend like hours hunting around on youtube for eighties music videos?
Posted by: moon at June 2, 2006 04:25 PM | PERMALINKI don't spend hours. I am a targeted missile for 80s goodness.
Posted by: binky at June 2, 2006 04:52 PM | PERMALINKI'm fast becoming a deep lover of YouTube, but no. Today all I looked at was Bizarre Love Triangle, then Just Another Day (which obviously made me cringe a little) and then I wanted another video to cleanse the palette of that awkward art design, and Election Day seemed just the thing. I was waiting out the rain - but eventually gave up and ended up walking home through something akin to a flash flood (I've no idea the last time I was that wet). Maybe I should have just stayed in and watched more 80's videos.
Posted by: Armand at June 2, 2006 08:06 PM | PERMALINKthe fact that you both answered my utterly rhetorical indictment speaks volumes about why you both tickle me so utterly pink. seriously. i don't know what that means, truth be told, but i think it applies anyway.
Posted by: moon at June 4, 2006 01:33 AM | PERMALINKI am so loving YouTube. Here's some '70s goodness for Baltar.
Posted by: jacflash at June 4, 2006 09:47 PM | PERMALINK