revisionist doo-wop

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though are those really backup singers on the record or is that billy joel multitracked to infinity?

flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:37 (1 year ago) Permalink

now that distance between that video and the present day is greater (!) than the distance between the video and the music it is paying homage to, the video and song has revealed itself to be just as authentically moving and beautifully crafted as many of the doo-wop records to which it was no doubt compared unfavorably in 1984.

flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:38 (1 year ago) Permalink

also sudden unexpected nostalgia for those 80s music videos that actually had nice-looking, well-choreographed tracking shots and an editing rhythm that actually lets you see stuff, etc. see also

flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:41 (1 year ago) Permalink

also christie (sp?) brinkley is stunning.

flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:44 (1 year ago) Permalink

i dunno why but for some reason i'm expecting joe piscopo in jerry lewis getup to pop out at any moment in these videos.

Philip Nunez, Monday, 7 May 2012 20:15 (1 year ago) Permalink

it's a reasonable expectation.

flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Monday, 7 May 2012 20:47 (1 year ago) Permalink


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