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jbwarner86 — Gonna Have To Face It...
Published: 2008-08-25 23:22:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 7645; Favourites: 111; Downloads: 101
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returns to my commission queue with another inspired "Hey Arnold" pop culture parody! This one is a direct riff on the video for Robert Palmer's 1986 single "Addicted to Love", with Arnold as Mr. Palmer and Phoebe, Helga, Nadine, Lila, and Rhonda as his pale-faced "band". (It's well known in music video lore that Palmer's backup ladies in this video didn't know how to play any of their instruments and just mimed the whole thing.) And for the sake of comparison, here's the original video - great song, by the way! [link]Related content
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A great pic for a great song
RIP Robert Palmer :'c
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oh snap...this brings back some memeries...brilliant
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Arnold: (sings) You know you're gonna have to face it, you're addicted to legs!
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Nadine is just randomly playing the drums aha XD
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Heh. ^^ I remember the song and video. Ah, memories ala toon style.
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YAY ROBERT PALMER!!!
I'm not a huge Hey Arnold fan but OMG I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT!!! I wish I could afford it at the moment because I would SO have you do a caricature of Robert!!!
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I think that'd be fun! I'll keep it in mind - if you're still interested, let me know when you're ready.
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Funny how all the girls are goth and Arnold is the only one who isn't !!! Great pic!!
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*laughs out loud* That's just great! <3
I like it how you can use the characters in such a fitting manner 
The girls' expression is exactly like it should be 
Well done! *claps her hands for you*
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Awesome! (laughs) That's always been one of my favourite songs, too. I love cheesy '80s music...
...Notorious
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Oh lawd Arnold has a bald patch! I never knew!
I haven't seen this show in years, but I keep thinking it will only disappoint since none of your wacky scenes are actually in it.
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That song was red hot back then, still is now.
*Is eating Emerald Almonds*
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I think that video had a real impact on pop culture! And it's a great song too!
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And me.
Well "Change his ways" did.
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I loved the Palmer videos. Wished I knew the keyboardist name to find out where else she appeared in.
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Great picture! It almost looks like the Hey Arnold! style but still very you.
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Love it! It's the was the utter cheapness of the video that made it what it was. The stiff, odd looking models playing the instruments wrong brought everything together.( I heard their instructor quit on the models after an hour becuase they could not mimic playing correctly.) Had they spent more money on cutting edge technology of that era and went with something else, it would be dated and forgetable. Everybody can't make Thriller.
It's a timeless video, even with the Patrick Nagel inspired makeup. Phoebe playing the keyboard with one hand is a nice touch. Thanks!
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You're welcome! I must confess, I have a lot of fun doing these HA pop culture crossovers.
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Helga's gonna have to face it, she's addicted to the shortman.
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If THAT'S what the video looks like, I'll pass. What I usually see in my head when I hear that song is much better. As I've said before, there is no excuse to just film the band "playing." That's demeaning to music videos as an art form.
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What makes this one different, though, is that it's a deliberate parody of "just film the band playing" videos - it's shot as cheaply as possible, it's all filmed from the same dead-on angle, and not only are all the "band members" faking it, they're also not the real band, just some random models they pulled together. If anything, I think it's one of the most clever videos of the '80s.
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Nice! ESPECIALLY since I'm a DIEHARD 80s fan!
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