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| From | Marty Rudnick <mrudnick@marturo.com> |
| Subject | Rubinoos on MTV (circa '83) |
| Date | Wed, 30 Aug 2006 01:47:51 -0700 |
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Hey hey! -- a very rare MTV video of The Rubinoos "If I Had You Back"
has surfaced on youtube.
Before you watch it, should you choose to watch it, I would like to
opine the following:
- a great pop song, world class guitar solo (as usual)
- The absolute geekiness of the video vastly misrepresents their image
- Warner Brothers were completely clueless as to what to do with them.
- Todd Rundgren productions often sound too Todd-like
Also, a great moment in music video history happens when Tommy jumps on
the checkout stand, and there is a glimpse of a sign that says "Express
Lane - No Guitar Solos"
Anyway, here you go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-O5fPOhUgA
On one hand, I think to myself, "The '80's.....what the f**k?". On the
other hand, I miss those days when I would just tune in MTV and let it
roll for hours. If only there were an MTV channel for the Audities
gang...how great would that be? About the closest thing to it (that I'm
aware of) is the last 5 minutes of Conan O'Brien.
Marty
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