Commercial free TV

So I did this a few years ago, but I always seem to come up with Ideas that could have worked on old posts.

So I am just going to round up a bunch of cool commercials that are cool due to their choice of music.

Samsung Galaxy – Where is my Mind.

Who doesn’t love a good Pixies song?  As Samsung continues to take over the mobile world, their products and commercials keep getting better.

This one is aimed at teens in a way that will make them say “you gotta get me this mom!”  The same way that I got hooked on new GI Joes.  (Do they even make commercials for toys anymore?)

If you don’t know the pixies, then get to know them. Please.

Volkswagen Golf – Da Da Da

This one is from 1997. Do you remember it?

It’s just a couple of guys driving around, apparently listening to some 1982 German synth pop.

The song is by a Ger man band named Trio, and it was their biggest hit. If I recall correctly it had a bit of a resurgence due to this commercial as well.

So check out the commercial then go buy the song on iTunes.  You can get it in English and German

Uncle Ben’s Rice – Show Me the Way

This one is short and sweet, and a great use of lyrics reflecting the meaning behind the commercial. 

It’s a cover of a Peter Frampton song. It sounds like a kid, but could be an adult. I tried to dig up info on it and got nowhere.

So here it is.

 Cadbury – In the Air Tonight

You may say this is cheating, but I disagree.

If you only get your viewing pleasure from TV in America, then you have not seen this.

That’s not me being snobby. This commercial never aired in America.

So Cadbury as a company makes more than just the eggs at Easter time.

But they’ve only started to bring their other products to mainstream US markets recently.  So back in 2007 they put out this commercial to try and regain popularity after a Salmonella scare.  Boy did it work, because you can buy this shit everywhere now.

Do I really need to tell you about the song?

WWE 2K17 – Downtown

So, I have been sucked back into the wrestling world by my kids, and I love it. Watching wrestling is fun, and if you don’t like it, well, then something might be wrong with you.

So, when you think of pro wrestling, you probably don’t immediately think of Petula Clark.

After this you will.  The WWE used this 53 year old song (yes the 60’s were that long ago) and made it work.  It provides a sweet soundtrack to something that can be very brutal.

You are basically taken through Suplex City. A very rough looking place.  The imagery and the music really do create such a great juxtaposition.

Crystal Pepsi – Right Now

So here is a double blast to the past

Remember Crystal Pepsi?

Remember the weird Van Halen video?

Crystal Pepsi was Pepsi, but it had no color, it was back this past summer, and honestly tasted better than I remembered it tasting.

The Van Halen original video won tons of awards, or maybe 3 or something.  I didn’t care for it, But I am a David Lee Roth Guy. (Hot for Teacher is one of the greatest songs ever!)

So check out this relic

Mitsubishi Eclipse – Days Go By

The commercial was alright

But this was better!

Gears of War – Mad World

So right off the bat, you have my favorite Video Game series,  Gears of War, and if you don’t know anything about the game, it’s a futuristic Alien fighting game with lots of twists and turns and great cut scenes.

Meanwhile, you have Gary Jules singing his cover of Tears for Fears 1982 song. The song was previously used in Donnie Darko. But for me, I think it is a great song for a video game.

Again, the juxtaposition is great.

Vonage – Woo Hoo

Remember Vonage? 

Remember this song?

Now that’s stuck in your head

And that is it for the list.

 Here is a longer version. Also, look at the band.  Is that what you pictured?

Ok, so those are all the commercials that I have for you today.

I hope you enjoy them, Now go shopping!!

I was not paid by any of these advertisers.

But if they want to pay me, I would oblige. 


Also Check out the original list of commercials here.

Fun Christmas songs.

Christmastime is here, so it’s time for some Christmas songs.

These are some of the fun ones, I might do more traditional ones later, but these are the ones you seldom get to hear. 

I won’t do much of a commentary, because I just want to give you the shock value. It’s more comedic that way.

By the way most of these aren’t real child friendly, or work friendly. And definitely don’t share them with your mother or your mother-in-law.

Holy Shit It’s Christmas

So this is a great tune.  Red Peters is just an older guy who puts out comedy albums.

He also once farted on President Obama.

So here he is with his friends the singing hamsters.

The hamsters are like a dirty version of the Chipmunks. 

They change the words in the song to have a little fun. 

Well, here listen. 

Be Clause I got High

So, in all reality, Afroman actually has his own Christmas album.

This is not from it,

This is Bob Rivers, who like Red Peters is just a radio guy that also writes parodies. 

This one is straight up, and it’s not bad.  If you remember the original, this is pretty straight forward with just different lyrics.

Ding, Fries are Done

So this is an older one, but once it’s in your head, you can’t forget it. 

So if you really love Carol of the Bells, truly think if you want to push play or not.

Family Guy did a version of this once too.  Look for it on your own time.

Run Run Rudolph

Of Course you know this.  It’s a Chuck Berry tune.

But this isn’t Chuck Berry.

Nor is it Kelly Clarkson.

In 2008 a bunch of great musicians got together to record Christmas Tunes for an Album called “We Wish You a Metal Christmas. 

You owe it to yourself to look it up on YouTube, There’s some good stuff there, Ronny James Dio, Tommy Shaw etc.

So this is Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top and, Lemmy, who needs no introduction.

O Holy Night

So, this is my favorite Jesus Christmas song.

Obviously, not this version.  This is just for fun.

Oh, what do I mean by Jesus Christmas song?

I look at it, basically there are 2 types of serious Christmas songs, those that have a religious tone, and those that don’t. 

So this is a silly version of a religious song.  It’s not meant to be offensive.  Plus if you really listen to it, it represents the view that kids don’t really comprehend the whole religious thing.

What sticks out is the background music and singers, they are doing an incredible version of the song, like seriously, put them behind Whitney Houston and you’ve created a Christmas miracle.

Walking in my Winter Underwear

So this is Stan Boreson on the Lawrence Welk Show.

It’s just some fun stuff.

Clearly it’s older than me.

 It’s in Black and white for Christ’s sake.

I Farted on Santa's Lap (Now Christmas is Gonna Stink for Me)

So this is The Little Stinkers, a great group of kids.

I know nothing more about them.  I tried to dig up some info, but was unsuccessful.

Then again, I didn’t try too hard.

Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy

So clearly this isn’t the original, and it’s not really silly until the end.

But the guys involved make it funny from the get go.

So, just watch the whole thing and enjoy it. 

Rusty Chevrolet

So this is Da Yoopers.

A fun group of guys from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. 

So here is a new take on Jingle bells that you may have never heard.

Even though they are from Michigan, I think most Wisconsinites can relate. 

But people from Ohio hate this song.

WHAM! - LAST CHRISTMAS VOCAL COVER 2016 (OFFICIAL)

I had to do it.  This is Jon Sudano, and if you haven’t seen any of his videos, you need to go back and watch them all. 

What seems like a cruel joke is a gift of true talent.

To have a song playing and then to sing another song, it messes up your mind, trust me I tried.

He plays guitar and in this video he shows that he really can sing. I’ve been speculating that that was the case all along, but now the secrets out.  You hear it at the beginning of the song and a bit at the end. 

Ok, so if you don’t like vulgarity, then this is the end of the post for you today.  Thank you for reading, and If I don’t see you, Happy Holidays.

******Seriously, if you go beyond this point, and get offended it’s your own fault.******

This is the stuff you want to keep away from your mom, your grandma or your 8 year old. 

So, I’m not explaining the rest of these, I am just leaving them here for you to discover, the titles explain them pretty well.

Christmas Tree

Personally I think this is decent, but my wife thinks it belongs down at the bottom, and doesn’t want her mother to hear it.

I obliged, but only because the couch is uncomfortable.

It’s just Lady Gaga

Fist Me This Christmas

Afroman Is Coming To Town

I told you he had a Christmas Album.  It’s as good as it is offensive.

Grandma Got Molested At The Airport

Well, the title says it all.

 Well, that's it for today folks, I hope you had fun, 

I hope you were happy for a while. 

 Don't let the Holidays get you down, just come back and listen again.  

 Like I said, I am going to try to write a serious version, but who knows.  

So have a good Holidays if I don't see you. 

Feliz Navidad.

Protest

Here we go-

You still here?

Thank You  for sticking with me

**********You may notice the absence of a few songs. I blogged about them on my History Through Music post.  Click on it to see a few more. *********

Music can be a powerful tool.

It can bring people together.

Don’t believe me?  Go meet someone new, ask them about music,  you’ll probably be best friends in 20 minutes

Unless they’re only into some weird avant-garde shit that only 3 people like.  Or Tegan and Sara

That being said, music can unite people over issues. It can make us love one another. It can make us come together against ideas, against people, against anything.  It can even just make us realize that things are ok.

Enter the protest song.  And there are many.  Personally, I think the people of the 60s really knew how to protest, but Hip Hop has also had its great protest songs.

So today, I’m going to give you some of the good ones.   

******Please know that I only support peaceful protest. Violence may be fantasized, but to actually resort to it, is never the answer ******

Today is not a day for being sensitive, you may see something you don’t believe in, you may see something that you don’t like, but don’t get angry. Realize that some people have a different view of life than you.  And that’s ok, we  can have different points of view and still be peaceful.

However, you also have to understand some of these songs are going to come from an angry point of view.  They may say things angrily and they may incite violence, anger, and fear .  That may upset you, but don’t let it consume you. Just try to understand them.

Just try.

Swing Low Sweet Chariot

So, I can’t give you the greatest  info about this song, It’s considered a Negro Spiritual.  So basically it was passed on and on.  But the genre is known for bringing Christian valued songs to the plantation workers.

There are also supposed underground railroad references in the song.  I hear that in it.

But I also just hear the idea that, maybe the only way out of slavery is death, and that hey maybe not in the best way, but at least it was over, and you could believe that the afterlife was the best life. 

That’s completely fucking sad. But it may be true. 

Anyways, I chose this version, because for me, it’s the best, I know Clapton did it and I know the hippies stole it too.  But Paul Robeson’s voice really paints the picture.

Cop Killer

So I thought, do we go chronological?  Do we go movement to movement,  how do we do this? 

I’m not looking for shock value, I am not looking to piss you off right away,

Contrast, there is some serious contrast that’s going to happen , so why not get it out of the way as quick as possible.

So, first off, this song is 24 years old, and yet just yesterday, Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez was charged with manslaughter for the death of Philando Castile.

I am not saying we kill anybody, and I don’t condone violence, but understand the sentiment and the anger that people have had for years over the unwarranted deaths and beatings and abuse by the police. 

I know, I know, not all police officers are bad people, but some of them are, and if you’ve ever heard, said, thought, or read the statement that One bad apple spoils the whole bunch, then you understand why Ice T would make a  blanket statement like that.

Now he stars in Geico commercials and ironically as a Cop on Law and Order SVU.

So look, like I said, you have to understand the anger, but look at it this way, if someone made a song about how much McDonald’s fucks up your order, you’d blast that shit every time you went through the drive thru.

 And don’t act like you’ve never seen anyone get mad about that shit and agreed with it.  So if it helps, during the part of the song when they say “Fuck the Police”, think of “Fuck Mickey D’s” and just think that the only cop they want to kill is Officer Big Mac.

You could say this is the same message too…

This Land is Your Land

First off, if you’ve ignored Woody Guthrie your whole life, you’ve missed out.  Especially on original versions of songs that other people made famous.

Woody lived through the Great Depression, and the Dust Bowl.  He lived through some horrible times.

Was he a communist, maybe, but more likely a socialist who was against facism.

So the song, is about the fact that we are always told that we live in a free country, but sometimes it doesn’t feel so free.  

This version includes lyrics about a wall, that he had to jump over. 

There’s other versions, there’s other lyrics.  

It’s weird because I, like many of you was taught this song in elementary school, only to learn in college that this land was sold to the highest bidder and then they used it to tax you and me.  But isn’t it weird that we learned this socialist view of the world at age 7.  (Maybe the whole Bernie thing makes more sense now)

But really, it has been used as a protest song for years.  Ironically, in 2010 an anti gay group was using the Peter Paul and Mary version of the song, until Peter and Paul told them to knock it the fuck off.

So the video is longer than the song, there’s no cool eater egg at the end, so when the song is over , move on. 

Give Peace a Chance

All we are saying is “Give Peace a Chance”

Do I need say more?

 It was the Vietnam era, people were against war, we still are. 

John Lennon got a bunch of people together and put this song together. 

This song pops in and out of relevance monthly. Really if you know the truth about the world we live in, there hasn’t been peace since this was written and recorded.

So, maybe we should try it, once, just to see what happens.

No? You don’t want to try it?   How about this then?

How about this concept then?

Ok, so you don’t think those last 2 were protest songs?  Certainly, this next one is.

The man really wanted to spread a message.  Can you blame him?

Like I said, we’re still waiting for the utopian world of Imagine, or just the Peace to finally get a chance. 

And Instant Karma, ha, people don’t care about Karma any more than they do Jesus’s message.

Blowin’ in the Wind

So Bob Dylan wrote this, but.

As for now, I give you the Peter Paul and Mary version, because that is the one that I have heard so many times.

This is what my mother played, and every Christmas we would watch  the Christmas special, and that, was when I learned about life, and kindness. It’s also when I realized my mother was a hippie and still longed for world peace.

My dad always made a joke of it, but I think it was to ease the tension.  You see, my mom, to this date, still can’t hear Blowin’ in the Wind without crying.

I can’t blame her.

Blowin’ in the Wind is a take of a negro spiritual song,  Dylan admits it himself.  And really the song speaks for everyone and anyone who has been disenfranchised.

God damn, it still resonates today, and none of the questions asked have yet to be answered. 

Peter Yarrow introduces the song to us here, and it’s worthwhile to pay attention.

There’s also this…

Mosh

Remember 2004? George Bush won re-election, we were all surprised as fuck.   (Boy, we should have seen 2016 coming)

Anyways, We were at war, another war like Vietnam, where we were there, but we didn’t  want to be.

Remember “Support the Troops” 

So we fired back with “We support the troops, just not the war”

At the same time, we were headed to the recession, it was expensive as fuck to be an American,.

Oh, and again, W was our president and he wasn’t that good at it, he lied to us, he mumbled and stumbled through important speeches. 

Don’t act like you are proud of George W Bush, no one has ever said that.

Honestly, the only reason this didn’t have enough effect was that it came out a bit too late. The election was like 2 weeks away.

Maybe it got people interested in politics, maybe it helped in 2008.

Ok, so the video and song tell the tale, just watch…

They Don’t Care About Us

The song was about prejudice and got misinterpreted, so the lyrics got changed a little.

But it’s the same sentiment that black people had been saying for years, it was what Kanye said about Bush in 2005.

The song  got more attention, because  Michael said “Jew me” and “Kike me”  But come on, Michael was already being scrutinized, and was angry, but those words were in solidarity.  You mean to tell me you really think Michael hated Jews?

I mean, how many times does it need to be said?

This is the reason behind Black Lives Matter, whether you agree it or not, that’s all black people have been trying to say for 250 years.  They matter and they feel like you don’t think they do. 

Sorta the same message here…

We Shall Overcome

This needs no explaining, except for the fact that it is as relevant now as it was in the 60s

I’m giving you Joan Baez’s version, because in 63 she did it with 300,000 people.

Fortunate Son

When I think of Vietnam, and how scary and unwanted it was, come on, what other song comes to mind.

You know how rich kids didn’t get drafted, or they got out of serving their country by saying their feet hurt.

This is about them, this is about how the kids we were sending to war were already the less fortunate kids. 

It seemed like the draft cards were only being called upon on one side of the tracks. 

John Fogerty said this song was also the response to seeing  the grandson of Eisenhower marrying the daughter of Nixon,  like there was this elitist social club who could do what they want, while the rest of the world had to go war.

For What It’s Worth

So this became a protest song about so much, people used it against the war and the Kent State shootings and basically anything else they could think of

But it was actually about some riots on Sunset Strip, as a result of a curfew. 

Basically, Hippies, and counterculture started to happen, and LA decided to have a 10pm curfew.

So they had a protest, and that’s actually what this song is about.

So, The protest song hasn’t died, it’s still alive and well…

 Keep protesting, keep letting your voice be heard, but be peaceful about it.

Muppet Madness

So, I guess today would be a great day just to have some fun. 

What’s in the past is in the past.

If you don’t follow the Muppets on YouTube, you are missing out.  It’s that simple.  It’s the Muppets for God’s sake, who in their right mind doesn’t like a Muppet?

So, today will be just a fun day of free advertising for the Muppets. 

I don’t think I have to say much about the videos as they all sort of speak for themselves.  But I will say a little

Jungle Boogie

So, this is a hell of a take on the original Kool and the Gang song.

This, like most of the others features The Electric Mayhem, who are the Muppets house band really.   The band consists of Dr. Teeth on vocals and keyboards, Animal on drums, Floyd Pepper on bass guitar, Janice on guitar, Zoot on saxophone, and lips on Trumpet ,

What makes this video great is Sam the Eagle who is a very conservative and patriotic dude. 

But the whole thing works out well, with a little twist.

Get Down

Mahna Mahna

I mean, how can you expect me to do a post on the Muppets and not include this?

Are you aware that this was a song from the 60s by a guy named Piero Umillani?(god bless you)

This was the muppets 3^rd or 4^th take, and became the definitive version.  So much that the main singer’s name is Mahna Mahna.  Of course his backup singers are the Snowths, originally Snouths as a combination of snout and mouth, as their nose is also their mouth.

So without further ado

Check the original  HERE

Bohemian Rhapsody

So, what can I say, you know the damn song. I need not tell you how great Queen is.

So if you don’t mind the liberties taken with the lyrics for comical value, then this is really worth a peek.

I’d like to tell you that I know the names of all the Muppets in this video, but there are way too many.   Seriously like every Muppet is in this.

Rowlf plays most of the song, but obviously Electric Mayhem shows up to tear up the loud stuff.

Enjoy

The Barber Shop

Just a quick short part of the 2011 movie, which if you haven’t seen, go see it.

Popcorn

If you don’t love The Swedish Chef, you are a silly head.

This is an instrumental song, so the fact that the Muppets made it work is phenomenal. 

It was originally recorded by Gershon Kingsley but you know the version by Hot Butter.

The phone call bit, gets me every time.

Ode to Joy

I know very little about classical music, I mean I know about it, but all the sweet details, I don’t know.

I know this has something to do with Beethoven’s 9^th symphony, but that’s like an hour and a half piece of music. I think

Anyways, The Muppets call on Beaker to get the job done here, and boy does he ever.

Habanera

Q.  What do you get when you combine the last two videos and add some Animal to it.

A. This

And check the always hilarious Statler and Waldorf at the end. 

Carol of the Bells

So, let’s get in the Christmas spirit.

I mean, why not right? 

Literally the same cast of characters as in the last video.  They seem to work together well.

Lime in the Coconut

I mean,  The Harry Nilsson  original is an odd masterpiece of it’s own.

This just sort of capitalizes on that.

If you don’t know the song, that’s cool. 

Ha you thought I was going to make fun of you.  Nope I fooled you. 

Stupid idiot.

Anyways check this out.

Poor Beaker

He just wants to sing his songs and be appreciated.  Poor guy

Rainbow Connection

Every now and then, the Muppets do their own thing.  This is one of those times, and it is brilliant and beautiful.

Whenever the Muppets need to reach an audience, they dust this one off, and we are all taken back to childhood.  This still means something to me. 

I think the best part of being a parent is when they enjoy something you liked as a child.

 Even more than that, my parents liked the Muppets,  you’ve gotta remember the Muppet Show was a sketch comedy show like SNL ot SCTV or those wacky British guys.  

So, they appealed in a way to our parents, so I’ve got 3 generations of Muppet lovers in my life, and I hope that continues. 

And Now for something completely different-

I hope I’ve brightened your day.

TV Soundtracks

If you haven’t seen this yet , this is where it starts.

I’ve had to watch this at least 50 times by now.  Just so that I could do it without crying.  I’m not going to get political, but I know I am not the only person that was moved to tears by this(as I’m writing this… here we go again) 

So, there’s the whole political side, it’s clear that Kate McKinnon is playing this as Hillary Clinton.  At the same time, she’s gotta be dealing with real fears. Being openly gay, being so inspired by Clinton.  I mean we are talking about a woman who doesn’t participate in social media out of fear.

Then there’s the fact that sadly Leonard Cohen had passed on Monday.  So from a musical side, it was another loss in the musical community, in a year where so many great ones are leaving us. Not again.

Now on top of it all, the Cohen family waited until Thursday to announce Leonard’s passing.  So here we were, a nation in somewhat of a crisis, a nation in fear, a nation in mourning, and now we lose someone who could put words together more beautifully than most.

So I have decided that I will take this time to get back to writing, and I want to highlight moments in television that had a perfect soundtrack moment. You know, those moments in tv where the music just fits perfectly and it affects the scene that much more.  So let’s do that. 

(Yes I know that the SNL moment isn’t really soundtrack, it was the inspiration.)

*********SPOILERS*********

It should be noted that since this is about tv shows, you may see scenes of a tv show that you are watching or getting caught up on, so know that there could be spoilers ahead.

We Used to be Friends – The Dandy Warhols – From the OC

So we go from one Cohen family to another, if you didn’t watch the OC, fine.  But I loved the show, I only missed 1 episode live and that was due to the birth of my child. 

So the show was about the hip Orange County scene, and a family who took in a teen with a long rap sheet . The dad was a lawyer the at risk youth had nowhere to go.  Watch it.

Anyway this is juat a brief moment where you see a kid happy because he’s gotten not 1 but 2 girls.  Then he realizes that he has to face them. 

This was my first encounter with the Dandy Warhols, and I’ve been hooked since.

Overkill- Colin Hay – From Scrubs

If you’ve never watched Scrubs, Fucking shame on you

What makes this great is that Colin Hay was there to play his song

This is from the beginning of the second season . At the end of the first season it was realized that there was a bizarre love hexagram happening  

This is just a great song and a great sequence. 

The video that you see shows the opening sequence which was the best part, but then the reprise at the end of the episode, plus another Colin Hay appearance

Nico Stai – One October Song – From Chuck

If you are anything like my wife, you haven’t seen much of Chuck.  Or any.  Another great show. There was always good music on the show, I mean it was a McG produced show, just like the OC, so music was always it’s own part of the show.

I mean, I don’t think I have time to explain the show, much less get you caught up to almost the end of season 3

In fact, I don’t think I even need to explain the scene, the dialogue and tone of the music sets the scene. 

Mr Sandman – Dorothy, Rose and Blanche – from the Golden Girls

If you don’t know The Golden Girls, then you don’t know shit. 

So I am waiting for Christmas to be over  so that the Girls are back on television.  Or maybe someone will get me thebox set, either way.

So, I don’t remember how, I think this is when the girls watched kids during a race or something and then this child got left behind, or maybe that’s a different episode, plus they did a lot of montage episodes, maybe this is it.

Either way, just like the girls, this scene is Golden

Born to be Wild – Steppenwolf – From Supernatural

If you are anything like my wife, you have seen every episode of Supernatural, like 27 times.

Like The OC, and Chuck, Supernatural is a McG show, so again there is emphasis on using the right music.  (Is there anything on tv that McG is not involved in?)

So this is Season 7 episode 23, the last of the season.  Throughout most of the season Sam and Dean, (the heroes of the show for you newbs) have been in hiding due to leviathans that look like them committing crimes.

Of course there was all the cry baby sam, macho dean bullshit you get every season, and they split up a few times. 

They also had to use different hideouts and modes of transportation due to their normal car “baby”  being easily recognizable to the Leviathans that are monitoring them and trying to kill them.

So we arrive at this point, like the end of every season, where one or both of the brothers may die, and the future of the world is uncertain. (If only the British Men of letters would intervene LOL!!) 

So Baby comes out of retirement.

(Headphone this one, it’s that good)

Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley – The West Wing

I hate to put you through this song again, but it has been featured in so many movies, tv shows, that it was bound to make the list.

So, The West Wing was a great show about well, the president, and the West Wing of the White House. I am sure you knew that or at least figured it out.

There are a few things going on, but the main thing to note was that Allison Janney’s character CJ had been receiving death threats and was assigned a secret service agent of her own, played by Mark Harmon  there was a flirtatious sort of feeling between them, and it seemed like a good thing. 

The other thing going on is Josh and Amy (Bradley Whitfield and Mary Louise Parker respectively) had a relationship happening while at the same time were political opponents over a bill being put through, Josh’s win meant that Amy had no job, and thus  ended their relationship.

There’s the stuff with the president, but really for me the focus is on CJ and Agent Donovan

I know, rough, I’m sorry. 

Let’s switch up the mood

The Right Time – Ray Charles – The Cosby Show

This was just such a great surprise  It became a recurring thing that the Huxtables did for the anniversary of Cliff’s parents.

But this one was just so exciting, and hilarious, Rudy, really steals the show.

Then Cosby himself comes in and shows what he can do with just a few funny faces. 

I’ll keep it short and sweet so you can just go enjoy it.

At This Moment – Billy Vera and the Beaters- From Family Ties

Family Ties was just one of those really good 80s shows  that connected people together, I sort of miss it. 

They used the song a few times on the show.  I mean, it speaks for itself as a love song  from a broken heart perspective, but it was clearly Alex and Ellen’s song. 

I’d like to think that the real life couple of Michael J Fox and Tracy Pollan still dance to this song. 

I also like to think that they pull this video up on YouTube and watch themselves fall in love.

And just to end on a high note