Tuesday, August 29, 2006

We're talking one-room schoolhouse old school

For a song with no chorus, "Cars" by Gary Numan is catchier than flypaper. And for a song released in 1979 that's dominated by synthesizers, it still sounds like it could be huge if it debuted in the public consciousness the day after tomorrow.

You'd expect such a groundbreaking song to have a groundbreaking video. And you would be... um...



Somehow it's better than a lot of what followed, don't you think? My favorite part comes around 2:45 when he looks like a Ken doll with an invisible jetpack gliding over the keys.

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