Wow, that was some cutting edge green screen right there!
Video Production Director: "Falco, dance like an absolute dork. I mean, give it your all! Really flail your feet and legs and sway your body like a brand new jazzerciser. We'll throw up some cop cars chasing you on the screen behind you. It's gonna be awesome!"
It's funny to look back at the 80s. Music videos were so new and breaking edge, thanks to MTV, that everyone got on board. Most musicians were great at singing, but really had no idea what would make a good music video.
The early players in the video music production world also seemed so novice in their ideas. It was the wild west of just doing crazy stuff, hitting publish, and hoping for the best.
Alles klar Herr Commie-Barr?
https://youtu.be/8-bgiiTxhzM
Clever 80's reference there 😉
: takes a bow :
Wow, that was some cutting edge green screen right there!
Video Production Director: "Falco, dance like an absolute dork. I mean, give it your all! Really flail your feet and legs and sway your body like a brand new jazzerciser. We'll throw up some cop cars chasing you on the screen behind you. It's gonna be awesome!"
Falco: "Duh, okay. Make me famous bro."
And then he went on to make this:
https://youtu.be/cVikZ8Oe_XA
Believe it or not, Falco was born with perfect pitch! He also was the first artist to get #1 single on the US Billboard charts with German vocals.
Humble beginnings for sure.
I had Rock Me Amadeus rocking all the time as a kid! What a flashback. Thanks for sharing u/ChronicMetamorphosis 👈🏻
It's funny to look back at the 80s. Music videos were so new and breaking edge, thanks to MTV, that everyone got on board. Most musicians were great at singing, but really had no idea what would make a good music video.
The early players in the video music production world also seemed so novice in their ideas. It was the wild west of just doing crazy stuff, hitting publish, and hoping for the best.
Same goes for Youtube. I miss the natural feel of videos before people started licking the corporate boot and using their real names.
Falco LIVES!!!
He's got such a good voice, dude...