Jackie Wilson- You Better Know It- That was Jackie Wilson with "That's Why Part 2." This seems like a fairly innocuous clip, but I find it disturbing on a lot of levels. First, there's that cartoon hot beverage mug, totally creepy. Also it's odd seeing Jackie Wilson at that Squares Convention. Jackie was a good sport though, spinning around like a whirling dervish, nearly falling and all but dancing for pennies.
Good News: Jackie Wilson's You Better Know It suit is on sale on eBay as we speak.
Barack Obama- Singing... Obama again? Yeah why not. He's an interesting guy, nice wife too. I'm totally over the fact that Michelle left me for Barack, it's cool... Anyway, I stumbled on this clip and this sent me further past the brink of insanity. For those who can't stand 20 odd seconds of stump speech, the "magic" happens at :22. Barack Obama is singing. Safe to say he's no Teddy Pendergrass and the sound of it makes me what to shoot my fool head clean off.
4 and a Half Jacksons- Body- Ok, I'll admit it, I think this is kind of cool. Oddly enough, recorded this off the radio, had the "real" cassette and album and never saw this video "back in the day." It is a bit strange though. Jermaine wasn't present and Michael was probably doing something close to nothing with Bubbles. The brothers in the video are Marlon, Tito, Jackie and Randy. What's left of the Jackson 6 were scouring the globe looking for hot bodies for their big time dance number. They found them, about 100 or so of them. The big reveal? All of the guys left can't really dance. Oops!
Greatest American Killing Machine: Tito Jackson Although it's a bit past Veterans Day, let's pause and give our thanks to Admiral/Sergeant/Colonel Jackson. He bravely fought our terrorists abroad so we wouldn't face them at home. But then again he's a terrorist too so...
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When I first saw that Jackie Wilson clip as a kid, I too was a bit creeped out by the coffee cup. I still am to a certain degree. I finally got around to seeing the movie (Go Johnny Go) that contained this clip. What kills me about the rock and roll films of the 50s is that they always cast a non-threatening singer in the lead role. Even though this movie uses Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" as the theme, safe as milk pop singer Jimmy Clanton is cast as the lead. Oh well, at least they tossed Chuck a bone and gave him a supporting role.
That Jacksons song is just as bad as I remembered it being. Even though Michael and Jermaine appeared on the album, it is somewhat comforting that they drew the line at showing up in the video.
It's god to know I'm not alone, heh heh. Yeah those '50s movies are filled with non-threatening actors. The stars like Jackie Wilson are pretty much there to sing and then shooed away. I did like Jackie's exit, James Brown's in Ski Party was hilarious. I'm going to have to check that movie to see Chuck Berry "act."
I think Michael opted out of "Torture" too. Not sure about Jermaine. Jermaine probably killed his solo career with that Victory BS. He was really on his way...
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