80s music videos = better comedy than most current TV comedies.

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CZroe

Lifer
Jun 24, 2001
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What!!!

That is one of the greatest videos of all time!!

It was one of the first videos to use special effects to that degree, the first to use computer animation. Probably one of the most important videos in history.

Except that they used all this newfound tech to make an upper body pointlessly appear swinging in front of a coat-rack.
 

Ichinisan

Lifer
Oct 9, 2002
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I think I found the inspiration for that scene from Disney's The Little Mermaid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yf2WP6K1gQ#t=2m39s

Little-Mermaid-kiss-the-girl.jpg
 

pontifex

Lifer
Dec 5, 2000
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Here is an idea...

Instead of wasting money on actors and scripts and making new comedy shows they could just play 80s music videos once a week.

Some of them are so epically bad you can't help but laugh.

Jessie's Girl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYkbTyHXwbs&feature=player_embedded

Separate Ways - comedy gold for sure
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatorN4P9aA&ob=av2e

Chicago - Stay The Night - dude hanging on to side of car and singing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyZ4w_OyZx4

i'm not finding the funny. horrible videos, yes, but funny, no.
 

ProfJohn

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Jul 28, 2006
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Per Wiki:
The music video for the song was directed by Tom Buckholtz and featured the band playing at the Louisa Street Wharf in New Orleans . . . The video features over 50 camera moves with full choreography by Columbia Records Art and Creative Services.

Seriously? o_O
It is a shame that Randy Jackson didn't join the band till later. That would have made the video even better.