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Burning up the net-waves this week is the new series at Funny Or Die wherein cheesy 80s songs are resung to reflect what is actually happening in the video. Their version of Take On Me is pretty spot on. Head Over Heels isn't quite as funny (that video alone says enough), but I am waiting with my fingers crossed for a version of Total Eclipse of the Heart.
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Makes me wanna crumple something.
Posted by: Sara | October 18, 2008 at 02:16 PM
Band montaaaaage!
Posted by: Joe | October 18, 2008 at 03:23 PM
Bonus points if you recognize the nod to the transformation scene at the end of "altered states". But, with PIPE WRENCHES! Ahhh, the 80s'. WTF was up with that hair? If it wasn't for the Music Faucet I don't think I would have survived that decade.
Posted by: K | October 19, 2008 at 12:15 PM
Now, now...at least our parachute pants weren't hanging 5 inches off our asses. Sure, we perfected the mullet, fade and rat-tail, but we can't be blamed for the faux-hawk...
Posted by: motordog | October 19, 2008 at 05:00 PM
Ah ha! Here it is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpW1O8iOTqE
No pipe wrenches though...
Posted by: K | October 19, 2008 at 05:31 PM
I actually like their "Head Over Heels" more than "Take On Me," but both were pretty fun.
Posted by: Wendy del Formaggio | October 19, 2008 at 09:39 PM
Haven't laughed that hard in years!
Posted by: Jonathan Steinke | October 21, 2008 at 01:34 PM
A worthy undertaking, well executed. It would have really made my day if they'd used "Ro-to-scope" for the chorus one time, but how could they have known I'd be watching it? The video was always better than the song (traced or not), but now the song is pulling ahead! But wait; the video is pulling out a pipe wrench!
Posted by: Kip W | October 23, 2008 at 11:43 AM
glad to know someone else was a huge fan of AL TV!
Posted by: paul | February 26, 2009 at 05:07 PM
You asked for it, and you got it.
Total Eclipse of the Heart (Literal Video Version)"
BTW, I loved Al TV, a definite inspiration for this meme.
Posted by: David | May 26, 2009 at 03:42 AM