and now for something completely different...

It's amazing how nearly-accurate a pastiche this is. Probably the most accurate part is the "hallway scene" with the heart attack. With regard to other elements, I think that the video seems a little later than 1984... a few more posts coming up for contrast.

It's also amazing -- almost annoying -- how catchy a synthpop track this is! I bet you could play it at an 80s night at a club, between Duran Duran and Erasure, and nobody who didn't know it would immediately recognize it as a fake.

for contrast, from 1985

This video was made in 1985; to see one by the same band a little more similar to the one in my last post, check here or here. (I used this one because it's a better, more recognizable song than the other two.) Oh, and be extra-sure to check out that uber-mullet!