Also, tonight I watched about an hour of MuchMore Retro while knocking back a bottle of wine with Tk.  She hated it, but I loved it! During the hour I deconstructed every 80’s Canadian rock video I saw.  Every video showcased the following elements: An “abandoned” warehouse used a space for a live performance.  I assume these videos were all filmed in Yaletown before it got gentrified. Men wearing Mom-Jeans. Black and white cinematography. A domestic dispute between a couple as a plot device or back story. A saxophone. Whether or not it was played was irrelevant. A lead singer who spins around in circles in slow motion during all instrumental breaks. Permed mullets. Guitars and keyboards not plugged into anything.  Also, no microphones. Choruses sung by the band in a huddle formation, as if they were singing around a single microphone (despite no microphone being present). Trench coats. What kills me is that when I saw these videos as a (very young) kid, I thought they were cool.  Or at least I bought the idea that what they were showing me was cool. Yikes. I look forward to the circle of life completing itself one day (in 2030?) when the Tegan & Sara video I was in is played on the futuristic version of MuchMore Retro and my children painstakingly point out how lame it actually was.

Also, tonight I watched about an hour of MuchMore Retro while knocking back a bottle of wine with Tk.  She hated it, but I loved it!

During the hour I deconstructed every 80’s Canadian rock video I saw.  Every video showcased the following elements:

  • An “abandoned” warehouse used a space for a live performance.  I assume these videos were all filmed in Yaletown before it got gentrified.
  • Men wearing Mom-Jeans.
  • Black and white cinematography.
  • A domestic dispute between a couple as a plot device or back story.
  • A saxophone. Whether or not it was played was irrelevant.
  • A lead singer who spins around in circles in slow motion during all instrumental breaks.
  • Permed mullets.
  • Guitars and keyboards not plugged into anything.  Also, no microphones.
  • Choruses sung by the band in a huddle formation, as if they were singing around a single microphone (despite no microphone being present).
  • Trench coats.

What kills me is that when I saw these videos as a (very young) kid, I thought they were cool.  Or at least I bought the idea that what they were showing me was cool.

Yikes.

I look forward to the circle of life completing itself one day (in 2030?) when the Tegan & Sara video I was in is played on the futuristic version of MuchMore Retro and my children painstakingly point out how lame it actually was.

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  1. angelablack said: I recently watched a bunch of Corey Hart, Glass Tiger and Gowan videos (please don’t ask me why, there’s no rational answer) and you are so on the money.
  2. procrastikate said: yes have some children please so they can make fun of you faster ;)
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