my buddy

you're ghostin' us

After recently watching Predator, this video is a painful delight. Watching Sgt. Mac Eliot do this throughout the film made me more uncomfortable than when the Predator's face was revealed. Ouch

P.S. This is the same guy who brought you this.

A John Hughes Production

mostly '80s

Much of the music below (and oh so many other late-'70s, '80s songs that could be added) remind me of cleaning the kitchen after school on Fridays to get money for the weekend. Maybe it will be my new cleaning mix.

Madame Butterfly - Malcolm McLaren (watch video)
Goodbye Horses - Q Lazzarus (watch video)
Dreaming of Me - Depeche Mode (watch video)
Mandika - Sinead O'Connor (watch video)
Cough/Cool - The Misfits
M - The Cure
(Everyday Is) Halloween - Ministry
Headhunter, Vol. 1.0 - Front 242 (watch video)
Slowdive - Siouxsie & The Banshees (watch video)
Mind Your Business - Delta 5
Lucky Number - Lena Lovich (watch video)
Give Me Back My Man - The B-52's
Sister Europe - The Psychedelic Furs (watch video)
Rainy Season - Howard Devoto (watch video)
Well I Wonder - The Smiths

And for hardcore grime:
N.W.O. - Ministry

get real

THRASHIN':
That's Good - Devo

VALLEY GIRL:
Angst In My Pants - Sparks

MODERN GIRLS:
But Not Tonight - Depeche Mode

SIXTEEN CANDLES:
Little Bitch - The Specials

THE GOONIES:
The Goonies 'R' Good Enough

teen angst

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - The Smiths (buy full album)
In my life
Why do I smile
At people who I'd much rather kick in the eye?

Unloveable - The Smiths (buy full album)
I wear black on the outside
'Cause black is how I feel on the inside
And if I seem a little strange
Well, that's because I am

Half A Person - The Smiths (buy full album)
And if you have five seconds to spare
Then I'll tell you the story of my life:
Sixteen, clumsy and shy

Sheila Take A Bow - The Smiths (buy full album)
Boot the grime of this world in the crotch, dear
And don't go home tonight
Come out and find the one that you love and who loves you

Panic - The Smiths (buy full album)
Hang the blessed DJ
Because the music

that they constantly play
It says nothing to me about my life

Disappointed - Morrissey (buy full album)
This is the last song I will ever sing (yeah!)
No, I've changed my mind again (aww...)
Goodnight and thank you

post punk

Brave New World - The Cultural Decay (buy full album)
Grinding Halt - The Cure (buy full album)
All Night Party - A Certain Ratio (buy full album)
Boys - Bauhaus (buy full album)
Dead Souls - Joy Division (buy full album)

wanted II

To be fair, Crockett isn't the only man who knows what he wants. Watch Tubbs' moves here.

That reminds me...
Crockett's Theme - Jan Hammer

Cry - Godley & Creme

wanted

That reminds me...

wrong foot

I've heard the news and wish I never had. Some movies were made for the '80s, and most of those need to stay there. Chace Crawford, the "heartthrob" from Gossip Girls, will take Kevin Bacon's place in a remake of Footloose.

I have fond memories of watching Footloose at a double feature (The Woman In Red was the other film) at a drive-in. My mom was on close watch as my sister and I kept looking back at the screen behind us to peek at a rated "R" flick. From Ren McCormack dancing in the warehouse to vent his frustrations to Ariel Moore "Dancing in the Sheets" in a fast food parking lot, Footloose was a classic in the cheesy way only '80s films can be.

The closest remake I'll enjoy is below:




P.S. Click on warehouse and "Dancing in the Sheets" above and prepare for a visual feast.

satan is good, satan is our pal

'That's us! It's not them - that's us! We're the ones who are vaulting over the fences and peeking in through people's windows. We're the ones who are throwing garbage in the street and lighting fires. We're the ones who are acting suspicious and paranoid, Art! We're the lunatics! Us! It's not them. It's us.'
- Ray Peterson (Tom Hanks), The 'Burbs


As I Drift Off - Eluvium

'80s lip dub

Skydiving meets Top Gun meets Van Halen. Just wait, there is some extreme skydiving fun that starts about midway into the video. Larry, the creator and man in glasses, is from Plano. North Texas represent.

Edwin Booth explains the "skydiving-while-lip-syncing-to-Van-Halen" details.

'80s movie fix