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jakeXT

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10. Found this comment.. and I still don't know who made the video or who Juliet is

Reply to BainsBane (Original post)

Sat Nov 23, 2013, 08:06 PM

Nov 2013

It’s Friday afternoon and you are probably feeling like it’s time to go home but you can’t go home yet. Instead take a journey back to a time when music videos were totally literal and pretty ladies had hips. Has there ever been a better love story? Will there ever be one? Doubtful. Just watch:

http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/04/26/video-dire-straights-romeo-and-juliet-is-still-so-good/

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Worst video for a great song? [View all] BainsBane Nov 2013 OP

If I Could Turn Back Time In_The_Wind Nov 2013 #1

I don't know, that's iconic Cher BainsBane Nov 2013 #3

I love her singing but I didn't like her costumes. In_The_Wind Nov 2013 #6

I hear ya BainsBane Nov 2013 #7

I see jakeXT Nov 2013 #9

I didn't need to see that BainsBane Nov 2013 #13

Here Comes Your Man by the Pixies NightWatcher Nov 2013 #2

That's hysterical BainsBane Nov 2013 #8

Actually if you go read the description of the concept, it's just really badly executed. Chan790 Nov 2013 #12

Actually that's an urban legend. I found a photo of the real director. BainsBane Nov 2013 #16

I have to go with These Dreams by Heart BlueStreak Nov 2013 #4

The hair alone qualifies BainsBane Nov 2013 #5

Found this comment.. and I still don't know who made the video or who Juliet is jakeXT Nov 2013 #10

That's strange BainsBane Nov 2013 #11

I watched so many videos from old "Music TV" shows recently where they recycled the backdrop... jakeXT Nov 2013 #15

Okay, who took control of Grace Jones BainsBane Nov 2013 #17

A couple of things that strike me BainsBane Nov 2013 #14

I think there is an exchange of looks just before th 3 min. mark jakeXT Nov 2013 #18

Maybe not a great song, but a guilty pleasure from the old days ok_cpu Nov 2013 #19

Well, looks like the lion's share of their $50 budget BainsBane Nov 2013 #20