Performer “3-D” earns the $25k grand prize with an omnious lip-sync performance of Paul Hardcastle’s “19” on national TV, 1985.
Performer “3-D” earns the $25k grand prize with an omnious lip-sync performance of Paul Hardcastle’s “19” on national TV, 1985.
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This is pretty amazing. Great work by Douglas!
Damn, that was slick.
That was fantastic. And creepy. And sad. And revealing.
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Wow. I remember watching this show growing up on a UHF channel. It was called “Putting On the Hits” maybe?
Everytime I hear this song, which is like maybe once a decade, I think about this dude’s performance.
Omnious.
that was awesome I’ve never heard that song before though. I was old in 85
Check out [Los Robots Humanos](https://youtu.be/0unuYevPiUU?t=17)
That look to camera at 56 seconds to say [“Some succumb to scuicidal thoughts”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdOX6nihPo4&t=55s) is theatrically perfect but *really* drives the moral home.
Is this just a PSA with a beat?
That was like reverse uncanny valley.
A simpler time those were.
“And Douglas, what will you do with the $25,000 if you win?”
“Oh, buy a car, a house… whatever I can!”
Fucking baby boomers…
so thats where bl00dwave got his sample
GREAT
THIS IS BANKSY
His facial expressions are terrifying to me.
damn, i was hoping his answer would be something like, “donate them all to Veterans Mental Health Program”
oh wells
Blast from the past yo! I loved this show as a kid, and this performance in particular. Nice to see it holds up. Mostly.
The average age of Vietnam soldier was actually 22, not 19.
I’m honestly asking: who came first? Art of Noise of Hardcastle? They’re very similar.
pauls music is a great source of music samples
Somehow I was more fascinated with the hairdo of the announcer.
Perm game off the charts.
The presenter is a super hero if you didn’t know it. Documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb4C7vSByMM
Fantastic performance. The song reminds me a bit of the C&C soundtrack
That was epic! Love this classic tune. 😉