Monday, December 3, 2007

Total Eclipse of the Wha?

If anybody wonders why the children of the 80's are so f*cked up, they need to look no further than this video. I distinctly remember watching this when it first came out and finding no problem with it. But, if this video was released now (non-ironicly) by Bonnie Tyler's modern equivalent (who'd be Natasha Bedingfield or possibly Fergie), it would be a career-ending disaster.

Some random comments:
1) It seems that J.K. Rowling ripped off the whole "boarding-school containing kids with magical powers" thing for the Harry Potter series. The main difference being that female teachers at Hogwarts weren't trying to have sex with the students.
2) I guess that the director took the "bright eyes" lyric literally. Nice call.
3) Is Bonnie Tyler American or British? If she's American, then she's the most British-looking American I've ever seen......or vice versa.
4) This school seemed to have awesome classes: How to be a Greaser, Floating Birds 101, Telekenesis, Fencing, Satanic Glowing Eyes for Fun and Profit, Ninja Arts. I wonder what the caffeteria was like.
5) Bonnie Tyler looks just like Yoko-esque girlfriend from the Spinal Tap movie.
6) Wasn't Charlton Heston's character from Planet of the Apes called "Bright Eyes"? That gives this song a whole new dimension.

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