On Our Own!
Guys, I have a confession to make. You’ll hate me for this one, but it’s true:
I prefer Bobby Brown’s On Our Own — the Ghostbusters II anthem — to Ray Parker Jr.’s song from the first movie.
SORRY!
I’m not saying it’s “better,” just that I like it more. In Mr. Parker’s defense, I like On Our Own better than most songs. I just love it to death. Here’s the official music video. Enjoy — a little or a lot!
Halloween Ads from 1990!
Here’s another choice pick from our own Rabbi Himself, though he doesn’t actually know I’m running this tonight — I just found it on his YouTube channel. Sneaky!
It’s a half hour’s worth of TV commercials from 1990, all recorded near Halloween. Not all of them are spooky, but some are!
Rabbi’s description, from YouTube: “30 full minutes of nostalgic ads that aired during Halloween week showings of Scooby-Doo and the Headless Horseman on USA. and Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf on TBS, circa 1990. Everything from Real Ghostbusters toys to retired heartburn medication to sponsored PSAs for natural gas use. Sit back, relax, and return to a time when even soap and deodorant got epic jingles!”
Almost too good for a Tuesday night! Enjoy!
Halloween Safety Video from 1977!
Here’s another one of those weird, awesome, cheesy and scary Halloween safety videos from way back when:
I don’t believe we’ve run this version from 1977 before, but even if we have, it’s worth watching twice!
Scream Until You Like It!
Just a shorty for tonight, as it’s all any of us have time for!
It’s hard to believe, but there was a legit Ghoulies II music video that got actual play on MTV. From 1987, here’s W.A.S.P. with Scream Until You Like It, an EXTREMELY LOUD SONG. The video is phenomenal. Aside from working in footage from Ghoulies II, there are also shots of the band members fiddling around with the creatures. If you wanna know more about this nonsense, I wrote an article about the video last year.
Oh, PS: If you’ve still never seen any of the Ghoulies movies, start with Ghoulies II. It’s the best one, and also the one that will most accurately match up with whatever you’ve imagined those movies to be about.
