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The Requested Miami Vice Thread

hippybear — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:48:29 -0800

September 16 1984, a television show like no other swept onto American screens via NBC. Yes, that is correct, 2009 marks the 25th anniversary of Miami Vice. The thundering opening title music became a hit all its own, and along with Glen Frey's Smuggler's Blues helped propel the television soundtrack album to record sales, only recently knocked from the top spot by the High School Musical soundtrack. But the series didn't simply promote music. It inhabited it, used it in nearly surrealist ways, overlaid the storyline with a sheen of postmodern irony. Music was used as emotional shorthand. But in finer moments, the blend of audio and visual was sublime. The show's impact on men's fashion cannot be understated, and even now, some are trying to bring back the pastel sensibility. Those with access to hulu can watch episodes on demand. Everyone else, I apologize for not finding resources available in your country. Perhaps others can post them here?

Your chocolate fingers

Turtles all the way down — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:47:27 -0800

Genesis used to be good Old footage posted to YouTube (SLYT) The singer is Peter Gabriel. Long-haired drummer: Phil Collins. Tony Banks (keyboards) is the heart of Genesis. Steve Hackett is missed. Mike Rutherford also.

Made of 100% Depleted Uranium!

Blazecock Pileon — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:59:01 -0800

Patriots, countrymen, help out the American economy with Operation: Change For The Better.

One Gorilla Drumming

fearfulsymmetry — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 08:57:05 -0800

It's an advert for chocolate. It's a man in a gorilla suit drumming to a track by Philip Collins Ltd. It's been very popular. It's won awards. It's been spoofed. And it's been mashed-up... some bad (Metalica (sic), ACDC, Guns and Roses), some good (Bonnie Tyler, Subsource, A Skillz, Bon Jovi, Deep Purple, Nirvana) and some utterly sublime ('Enders, Bodyrockers, Cameo). But great adverts don't always equal great sales. Bonus: Monkey Drummer. (Previously)

Warning: This is an ad

sveskemus — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:15:52 -0800

Gorilla marketing! This is an ad.

In the Air Tonight

empath — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 14:09:39 -0800

In The Air Tonight. Acapella R&B group Naturally 7 perform their version of the Phil Collins classic on a Paris Metro.

Atrocious Cover Songs

MiguelCardoso — Thu, 04 Sep 2003 18:20:17 -0800

When Bad Singers Happen To Good Songs: The Songicides! In today's Spectator Markus Berkmann amusingly raises the deadly spectre of the worst covers ever recorded. We're talking assassins here. I nominate Phil Collins's massacre of Holland/Dozier/Holland's "You Can't Hurry Love", as originally sung by Diana Ross and the Supremes; U2's goring of Cole Porter's "Night and Day", best sung by Sinatra or Ella and, worst of all, though he's my favourite artist, Leonard Cohen's mangling of Irving Berlin's classic "Always". What's the worst cover version you'd like to report to Musical Homicide?

Mocata — Thu, 19 Jul 2001 04:34:38 -0800

Contrary to what you may have heard, the new Brass Eye is indeed about paedophiles. And it's got Phil Collins wearing a "Nonce Sense" t-shirt.

CrazyUncleJoe — Sun, 26 Mar 2000 19:17:54 -0800

Blame Phil Collins?
We knew Blame Canada wouldn't win, and to be fair, Phil probably deserved it - my real question is "what did you think of the 'Blame Canada' production number?" It was the only reason I watched tonight (not being a big awards show guy), and I'm just curious to hear what other people thought of it. Did Robin Williams wreck it? What about the mounties chorus-line? Did anyone else think he was going to do the entire song with the tape over his mouth?
My only other Oscar observation: Angelina Jolie seemed thrilled and suprised to get Best Supporting Actress. Do you think that she would have gone with the Elvira look if she expected to win?