Comments on: The Sara Carlson Experience

By: lucylle

lucylle — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:15:14 +0000

These were some of the reasons my parents didn’t buy a tv and invested on a computer ;-)

Here in Italy, this stuff is mostly forgotten (though, on watching current “varietà” shows and their inane dance routines, you might not tell) but there is a rather interesting phenomenon: this stuff is still broadcasted as filler on state television! Erratically, around 3-4 am you might find clips of eighties and seventies music shows such as these. No commentary, no commercials, only random clips of people singing and dancing. I think they just figured out that the only people watching tv that late are either stoned or sleepless and are banking on it.

By: DzM

DzM — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:26:37 +0000

Mer asked what the tracks in the “army” video are.

As near as I can tell all the tracks are by Art of Noise and are:

The Army Now (opening and closing track)
Flesh in Armour (the “industrial” track)
Comes and Goes (the slow “fight” track)

All three are available on the “And What Have You Done With My Body, God?” set and scattered on various other sets (i.e. The Army Now and Flesh in Armour are on “Daft,” but Comes and Goes is not).

By: MissSpitee

MissSpitee — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:35:58 +0000

Yipes! Mer has discovered Beyonce’s secret choreography inspiration!

By: Tequila

Tequila — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:14:08 +0000

@Mer…Have you seen the classic Village People flick Can’t Stop The Music? It has a bit of everything…

Steve Guttenberg on roller skates skating through various NYC streets in state so energetic there is no way he was sober…

The coming together of The Village People in a way so beyond insane it has to be true…

The most gloriously homoerotic version of YMCA ever that for no real reason has the main actress of the film topless throughout the number.

Bruce Jenner in questionable fashion choices… http://www.flickr.com/photos/slagheap/426341908/

A commercial about Milk that puts the current drink milk campaign in perspective.

All this and disco! disco! disco!…right as it was earning a massive backlash thus dooming the film from the get go.

By: Mer

Mer — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:19:31 +0000

“(and the Apple was mentioned upthread. Does that exist somewhere on the internets for viewing? I really must see this)”

Dunno, but you can get it new on Amazon for around 7 bucks plus shipping. (I own it, natch. And have bought several more copies as gifts for friends who appreciate True Genius.)

By: Mer

Mer — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 05:01:23 +0000

Does performing with her count? ;)

By: BRN

BRN — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:20:21 +0000

How delightfully amusing! BTW, speaking of the eighties, have you guys found Laurie Anderson yet?

By: joasakura

joasakura — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:25:49 +0000

I remember running across the cowgirl clip some time ago, and thinking. “1) woah, LIMBER. and 2) this is the cheesiest thing I’ve ever seen, and I grew up in the 80s.”

thanks for compiling all of these =D

(and the Apple was mentioned upthread. Does that exist somewhere on the internets for viewing? I really must see this)

By: Stefan P

Stefan P — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:11:32 +0000

Well I found it quite modern ! I even thought it was a fake thing made nowadays to look 80′s-ish… Strange, yeah, but like has been pointed at other places, not really weirder than american 80′s stuff !

By: Mer

Mer — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:07:09 +0000

Road Rash, yes! Art of Noise. Of course. I’m still desperate to find out what that second song is, so please pester your partner for me until he coughs up the goods, mmmkay? ;)