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February 5, 2008

New Ben Lee Video (Feat. Tiffani Thiessen) - "American Television"

We follow Ben Lee's moves around in here, in part because he's capable of proficient pop when he's on his game, but mostly because he tends towards good times, like giving away complete covers of contemporary records, getting shut down by NYC cops, saying hi, etc. So in the spirit of his increasingly personal brand of kitsch, here's an Aussie's video paean to the '80s in America, in all their Power Glove™ glory. We're talking ALF, Doogie Howser, Night Court and Kelly Kapowski from Saved By The Bell (I know you had 90210 and dropped the middle name, but you'll always be Tiffany Amber Thiessen to me). Maybe the Sweatin' To The Oldies parody name could have been a little more clever.

Nothing beats that "Black Or White" face-meld sequence. Do you remember how obviously high budget that appeared back then? Makes me so nostalgic I could just grab my crotch, smash a car, and turn into a lion, ya know?

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Well that was stupid.

Posted by: Jimmy James at 02/05/08 4:55 PM  | Reply
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Almost as cringe-worthy as Heidi Montag's clip.

Posted by: david at 02/05/08 5:40 PM  | Reply
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That song is AWFUL and the video way too gimmicky, but it had Kelly Kapowski (who's still hot), so I'll watch it again on mute.

Posted by: Balki Bartokomas at 02/05/08 5:42 PM  | Reply
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Sounds like a Semisonic throwaway song from 1998. Can't cover that up with an (futile) attempt at a comical video.

Posted by: mattshu at 02/05/08 5:52 PM  | Reply
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i think i'm the only person who named "awake is the new sleep" the best album of 2005 so i think it means something when i say that video and the album both are horridly ineffective messes.

Posted by: annie onymous at 02/05/08 9:28 PM  | Reply
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The only work I've heard of Ben Lee is his work with The Bens. What was so horrible about this? It seems like a perfectly fine pop-rock song.

Posted by: Joe Blow at 02/06/08 7:31 AM  | Reply
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A piece of shit video and an even bigger piece of shit song. What was the name of the song? I didn't hear it the five hundred fucking times he said it. Wow what a piece of crap. I never heard Ben Lee and now I know why.

Posted by: Chris at 02/06/08 4:47 PM  | Reply
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That video is Hysterical! They could not have parodied those early 90's show any better. Too many rockers take themselves too seriously, it's nice to see a video that doesn't look like all the others. Good Video! All you haters should go back to worrying about Britney's meltdown.

Posted by: Lance at 02/09/08 12:19 AM  | Reply
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