Comments on: Happy Halloween, Metafilter.

Happy Halloween, Metafilter.

EarBucket — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:48:26 -0800

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By: ernie

ernie — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:11:51 -0800

So this is NOT a Quincy Jones production?

By: dov3

dov3 — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:12:17 -0800

Of all the Michael Jacksons permutations I've seen (including the ones made by himself), that is by far the wierdest.

By: notsnot

notsnot — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:17:50 -0800

WHAT. THE. FUCK. EARBUCKET?!?

By: crunchland

crunchland — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:21:51 -0800

Say what you will about Micheal Jackson, at least he doesn't have a potbelly.

By: oncogenesis

oncogenesis — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:40:44 -0800

"You can really taste the chutney!" Musically, this is less "Thriller" than a huge rip off of Heaven 17's "Fascist Groove Thang", and it only goes to show that there are some languages in which it is impossible to rock.

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:44:23 -0800

Thank you, come again!

By: Liquidwolf

Liquidwolf — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:44:49 -0800

That fellow took too much Adrenochrome.

By: shakespeherian

shakespeherian — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:44:56 -0800

I watched that whole thing hoping to discover the Bengali Vincent Price, but to no avail.

By: PeterMcDermott

PeterMcDermott — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:57:47 -0800

Close, but no Little Superstar, the Breakdancing Bollywood Midget.

By: Ambrosia Voyeur

Ambrosia Voyeur — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:16:53 -0800

Yeah I love this vid, but not as a freestanding FPP. I sure would love a little background info about it, though.

By: General Zubon

General Zubon — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:26:52 -0800

Unbelievably, here's another Thriller-inspired video from India. On a related note, Thriller with Legos. Have a ghoulish Halloween, everyone!

By: Azaadistani

Azaadistani — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:56:33 -0800

A bizarre, but highly entertaining derivative work. The choreography is not too bad. He keeps saying 'goli maar', which in Hindi & Urdu literally means 'shoot the bullet', but effictively means 'kill'. The rest of the song, however, is in some South Indian language. Anyone?

By: Azaadistani

Azaadistani — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:56:52 -0800

A bizarre, but highly entertaining derivative work. The choreography is not too bad. He keeps saying 'goli maar', which in Hindi & Urdu literally means 'shoot the bullet', but effectively means 'kill'. The rest of the song, however, is in some South Indian language. Anyone?

By: EarBucket

EarBucket — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:00:59 -0800

I believe it's Telugu, Azaadistani.

By: p3on

p3on — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:33:57 -0800

Golimar!

By: Slarty Bartfast

Slarty Bartfast — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:42:27 -0800

Yeah I love this vid, but not as a freestanding FPP. I sure would love a little background info about it, though. Oh yeah, there's all kinds of interesting Thriller stuff you could throw together. But I can honestly say without exaggeration that the original video FPP'd is simply the greatest thing that has ever been filmed, and should not have other links to detract from it's greatness. My parents will be emailing this link to me next year. Thanks Earbucket!

By: GuyZero

GuyZero — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:20:20 -0800

Hey! You got your chutney in my peanut butter! Two great tastes that go, well... oddly together.

By: Pink Fuzzy Bunny

Pink Fuzzy Bunny — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:28:16 -0800

This thread needs more Tunak Tunak Tun.

By: the cydonian

the cydonian — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 23:48:21 -0800

oncogenesis: Oh, you'll be surprised, we have a lot of rock in Telugu. In fact, I'm just listening to one track right now. Azaadistani: Telugu, my mother tongue. :-) 'Goli maar' is, doubtless, a weird sort of a reference to 'Beat it'. General Zubon: Each of India's 18 prominent languages has a full-fledged film industry. Expect to see more versions in some days. :-D Ambrosia Voyeur: What sort of background information are you interested in? This video was from my school-days, and I happen to be rather dangerously knowledgeable about trivia regarding the lead dancer here. :-) In summary: there's a lot, A LOT, of MJ influence in 80's pop culture in India. Which is perhaps not surprising, given that VHS videos for Thriller and Dangerous basically surfed the initial wave of video-rentals here.

By: EarBucket

EarBucket — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 04:46:45 -0800

'Goli maar' is, doubtless, a weird sort of a reference to 'Beat it'. Actually, I'm thinking the video's been retitled "Killer," as he seems to chant that in English at one point. Perhaps that's what "goli maar" is intended to mean? I can't get this damn thing out of my head this morning. Goli maar! Goli maar! Goli maar!

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:05:51 -0800

I remember Indians being apeshit crazy about Michael Jackson, back in the days when western music was quite limited in terms of what you could find there. I cannot recall the number of times I was asked if I liked him; the followup question being an incredulous "But why not? He is *king of pop*" (head wiggle). I blame the fact that he did the whole dance routine thing, which would appeal to audiences raised on Bollywood (etc).