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PopeyePete

New Wave Wednesdays

Posted about 1 year ago

Artist:

Robert Hazard
Track:

Escalator of Life

Some classic Philly New Wave from 1982. This ones a gem! Watching the video, it reminds me of 80s Yuppies. The robot like people on the escalator also predate Robert Palmer's "Addicted To Love" video with those chicks. Its funny how early videos would take the song lyrics so literally. If your song is called "Escalator of Life"..you simply shoot people on an actual escalator lip synching the song!TRIVIA: Hazard was the guy who wrote a little song called "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" which Cyndi Lauper later had a huge hit with in 1984.

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SamTheButcher says I always liked that song. Did not know he wrote "GJWTHF". I guess I assumed it was just another collaboration with the Hooters. I'm glad I never saw the video when it was out, though. I would've hated the song. :) That's as crappy a vid as I've ever seen. :)

Permalink posted 12/19/2007
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dachmo says WOW, it's definitely been 2 decades since I last heard that song, now I must track down a copy. Sam - Whats that about Cyndi Lauper and the Hooters?

Permalink posted 12/19/2007
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PopeyePete says Sam: Its a pretty bad video, but I love the song!

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SamTheButcher says Dach - IIRC, the Hooters were big collaborators with Cyndi. Yep. Wikipedia to the rescue: "With the help of Rick Chertoff, Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman (of The Hooters) as her primary studio musicians, She's So Unusual's popularity spread like wildfire."

Permalink posted 01/03/2008