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Post by joeyself on Jul 23, 2014 9:22:54 GMT -5
The final group of the first round. You should be able to find all these videos on www.youtube.com, although the one for "Got My Mind Set On You" may take a little hunting. Got My Mind Set On You (Arcade) Any Road Ding Dong Voting on this and all other groups in the first round closes no earlier than 1:00 PM CDT, July 28, 2014. Discussion question: Had you seen all of these videos before this tournament? I know I'd seen "Ding Dong," and believe I'd seen "Got My Mind Set On You" set in the arcade, but don't recall seeing "Any Road" at all before doing the research for this. JcS
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Post by John S. Damm on Jul 23, 2014 11:07:37 GMT -5
I vote Ding Dong, Ding Dong.
I think it is funny and I liked seeing George in his SPLHCB outfit in 1974. It is not my favorite song.
I have seen that and the arcade GMMSOU videos before but not sure about "Any Road." I hadn't seen all of it before now.
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Post by mikev on Jul 23, 2014 13:49:44 GMT -5
I voted for Any Road because someone made an effort to reverse sync George singing this on the VH-1 special. That brief clip helped me from braking my rule not to vote for slide show/movie clip non performing videos.
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Post by coachbk on Jul 23, 2014 20:37:28 GMT -5
I voted for Any Road. It flowed together well and I enjoyed it a lot. Good song too. I'd never seen this video before.
Ding Dong is a better video than song showing some of George's zany humor. I have seen that video a couple times.
The Got My Mind Set On You arcade video I remember from MTV and VH-1 from when it came out. Usually I was disappointed that I wasn't seeing the superior video with George in the chair and the fake George dancing and doing a back flip. The only good things I can say about the arcade version is that the video does fit the song and the girl is pretty hot in a retro 80's kind of way-kind of a cross between Madonna and Debbie Gibson!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2014 3:55:00 GMT -5
I like Ding Ding best here, it has my vote.
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Post by John S. Damm on Jul 25, 2014 11:02:12 GMT -5
I voted for Any Road. It flowed together well and I enjoyed it a lot. Good song too. I'd never seen this video before. Ding Dong is a better video than song showing some of George's zany humor. I have seen that video a couple times. The Got My Mind Set On You arcade video I remember from MTV and VH-1 from when it came out. Usually I was disappointed that I wasn't seeing the superior video with George in the chair and the fake George dancing and doing a back flip. The only good things I can say about the arcade version is that the video does fit the song and the girl is pretty hot in a retro 80's kind of way-kind of a cross between Madonna and Debbie Gibson! I will say the arcade version has George and band pretending to perform which was a rare treat for us fans back in 1987 although George has his "happy feet" where he steps left, right, left, right instead of just standing still in classic guitar/singer posture.
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Post by joeyself on Jul 25, 2014 11:12:00 GMT -5
I haven't voted--and won't until the end in case I need to break a tie (I don't vote to create one), but I think this version of "Got My Mind Set On You" is better at bring the message of the song to the screen. That's something I look for in a video--"This Song" fits that bill well, too--and while I enjoy seeing the "Fireplace" video, too, it doesn't have a lot to do with the song itself. What happens in that video could have been the stage for just about any song, methinks.
JcS
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Post by theman on Jul 25, 2014 17:05:01 GMT -5
"Ding Dong" is the most interesting. The video for "Any Road" is another one of those "clip jobs" that take video from all over the place. Could be a fan video for all I know (or care).
By the way, I had never seen the "Any Road" video before, but have seen the other two. Ironically, I like "Any Road " better than the other two songs.
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Post by debjorgo on Jul 25, 2014 18:45:18 GMT -5
To my own surprise, Ding Dong gets my vote. I forgot the video. That's great stuff. More costume changes than a J Lo concert. Ding Dong is an underrated song. It should be played every new year. This was like seeing an old friend again.
I thought Got My Mind Set on You was going to get my vote. It's a good video. Maybe George's biggest hit these days.
With Any Road, I kept thinking this is a fan video. Where's the real one? Then I remembered he wasn't around at this time to shoot anything new. I don't I'd seen it before.
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Post by debjorgo on Jul 25, 2014 19:08:34 GMT -5
I voted for Any Road because someone made an effort to reverse sync George singing this on the VH-1 special. That brief clip helped me from braking my rule not to vote for slide show/movie clip non performing videos. That was cool. It kind of pulled you out of the moment and suddenly George was singing the song for you.
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