30 Day Song Challenge – Day 29: A Song From My Childhood
June 22nd, 2011 § Leave a Comment
My parents gave me this album for my 5th or 6th birthday. They also gave me an imitation red leather jacket like the one from the video. My mom has a picture that proves it. If I had a copy, I’d post it here. I don’t remember if I had this music video on a VHS tape, or if I just watched it on TV a lot, but this was one of my favorite songs and videos when I was younger. It was probably my first introduction to horror. And it was definitely my first introduction to zombies. The assault on the house at the end is still frightening. This video’s influence on me cannot be measured. It’s a song by the greatest popstar of the 80s. It’s the video that set the standard for all the music videos that came after it; and to which none have lived up to. Vincent Price, Quincy Jones, John Landis, Michael Jackson — thank you!
