Feel Good Friday: The Funk of Forty Thousand Years
Because I’m horrible at moderation (you should’ve seen me in my beer days!), today I’m giving you an incredibly long one for Feel Good Friday, plus two honorable mention links. I also can’t help but think that, as a huge music fan and a huge fan of all things horror, I’m forgetting something totally brilliant [EDITED TO ADD: GingerSnaps found the totally brilliant one], but I’m working with an election-fried brain.
Here it is – an early childhood favorite. When I was a little girl, I loved Jacko. MTV and I were born in the same year, and I grew up watching it (before they quit playing music videos). Mom taped the “Thriller” video for me (I may have been the only toddler who could identify Vincent Price), and I loved to watch it, but I always had to sit in somebody’s lap and hold on tight to watch… (also, I called it “Friller” and talked about “the funk of forty fowsend years”) – Here it is in its full nearly 14-minute glory:
HONORABLE MENTION:
- The Ramones – Pet Sematary (love the Ramones, love the song, love the movie, love that I couldn’t spell “cemetery” as a kid because of this)
- The Misfits – Halloween (they have plenty of appropriate songs, but this is the most obvious choice)
NOW GIMME SOME CANDY!
Perfect choice for Halloween.
Russ
October 31, 2008 at 9:39 am
I may or may not have had the Michael Jackson doll. I will deny that if asked.
kateanon
October 31, 2008 at 9:45 am
holy crap, don’t deny it – that’s awesome! and would probably get you some nice shopping money on ebay if you still had it.
janeqpublic
October 31, 2008 at 9:49 am
You rock, as always.
holly
October 31, 2008 at 9:50 am
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October 31, 2008 at 10:01 am
I hate you for taking The Misfits before I could.
Ron
October 31, 2008 at 10:13 am
You are awesome. Thank you for my Vincent Price fix.
kristent
October 31, 2008 at 10:14 am
ron: oops! well, i picked a really obvious one, but it’s not like they don’t have a billion appropriate songs. you’ll just have to find the clever one!
kristen: thanks! if you’re a vincent price fan, i HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend The Tingler! for the record, it’s a william castle movie, as i’m realizing that that sounds a lot like a “marital aid.”
janeqpublic
October 31, 2008 at 10:20 am
Instead of just using one, I decided to just go ahead and use four Misfits songs. It’s the one time of the year I can freely show off my Fiend Club card.
Also, if I can recommend more Vincent Price movies? The Abominable Dr. Phibes, Dr. Phibes Rises Again, and of course, Dr. Goldfoot and His Bikini Machine.
Ron
October 31, 2008 at 10:46 am
oooh! i almost bought the abominable dr. phibes recently. i’m sad that i didn’t. haven’t seen the other two.
janeqpublic
October 31, 2008 at 10:56 am
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October 31, 2008 at 11:05 am
Did you see the acapella thriller?
http://www.wimp.com/crazytalent/
Chris Wage
October 31, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Bravo. And thanks for the Tingler clip on Twitter.
Happy Halloween!
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October 31, 2008 at 6:07 pm
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