Comments on: Let the National Healing Begin

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:09:19 +0000

All that misappropriation of culture and we couldn’t even get a hot interracial love scene!? Hell, that’s what I was WAITING for!!!

By: Warren

Warren — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:23:43 +0000

I won’t even poison these kind presents with a link, but merely suggest that amongst the top video offenders lies:

“The Safety Dance” by Men without Hats

I would note that if you search YouTube, you will find someone saying it’s the best video ever… don’t believe them… and don’t watch… for your own safety…

By: Joe Iriarte

Joe Iriarte — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:23:54 +0000

erm, that’s not the video. That’s a clip from the weekly dance/pop music show Solid Gold.

I don’t think anyone can defend Solid Gold. Although it did give us Arsenio Hall. Wait . . .

By: Doug Hudson

Doug Hudson — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:15:48 +0000

My vote for best (by circular most worst association) 80s video, on account of the jiggly dancing, fabulous mustache, and the guy on the right’s instrument that would look right at home in Mos Eisley cantina.

I dare you not to laugh at it.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:21:11 +0000

OK. The video stinks, but the song is decent. I suspect that a typo prevented you from putting up the song and video you truly intended: “Dog Police.”

James, I thank you from the bottom of that two-sizes-too-small circulatory organ beating irregularly in my chest. My college roommate and I will occasionally fondly reminisce over the early days of MTV, the days when music was actually part of their programming, the days of big hair, the days of $3 cases of beer. This gem of a song – Dog Police – brought much amusement to our tiny den of learning and imbibery, and it nearly brought tears to my eyes today.

My day is now complete.

By: NukemHill

NukemHill — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:42:52 +0000

I’m coming to this game late, so I’m still catching up. I’ll see your “Separate Ways” and raise you “Mr. Roboto”:

By: Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:40:28 +0000

I’m sorry, but if you think that’s the worst video, then you _clearly_ have not been debasing yourself enough.. I have two words for you:

Dog Police.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0359hSerDeE

(and yeah, Toto was in heavy rotation whilst I was dungeon-crawling with my fellow nerdlings… Soft spot city.. (and don’t even ask what we listened to whilst playing _Star Frontiers_…))

By: Trey

Trey — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:35:22 +0000

Dude. It is my first time here, and I pull up the site, and get this?

I have to work today!

There is not enough coffee in the world to get that taste out of my mouth!

I buy your books and find them outstanding. Thanks! I was getting pretty tired that thos slackers Gibson and Steaphenson can’t write books as fast as I can read em. I am happy to have some catching up to do with your work.

But first let me brush my teeth again.

Trey

By: BrianE

BrianE — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:07:49 +0000

Back in the day, I could never quite understand the appeal of Beavis and Butthead. The early clips were crude, and the video “critiques” were the only decent part of the show.

What turned me into a fan (and enshrined Mike Judge as a minor genius of the art form to me) was the day that B&B showed “Separate Ways”. At first they’re just dumb-struck at it’s suckitude, and then just rip Steve Perry to shreds (“Look at this guy–his whole head sucks!”).

Of course, I may be biased. The name of my high school band was “Steve Perry Must Die”. To say I’m not a fan would be… a classic level of understatement.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:58:26 +0000

“Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti”. No way could your average popstar/rocker/rapper of today sing those words without stuttering. It would have to be changed to, “Sure as a mountain rises above a big open space”.