So, everybody, even the younger generation, knows about Rick Astley. I do not care for his music.
But what about Jon Astley?? Here's betting that less than 1% of Gen Z knows about him.
To any of you 80's music simpletons, here's a reminder. A one-hitter classic from 1987.
A ridiculous video for sure, but Jon Astley was also a producer and a master of mastering and remastering. He worked with The Who (even producing a couple of their albums), the Stones, and hundreds of others. He was a whole lot better at that stuff than the whole being a pop star thing. But he had his one moment in the MTV sun.
And I do like the song. More than I should.
And you where you might have also heard "Jane's Getting Serious"? This commercial from the same year the tune came out.
A ridiculous ad for sure, but it does make me want to grab a frank for lunch. And that particular actor, who's now reportedly worth $85 million, was in some other fine fare...
Nice to see Aguado from Ace Ventura getting some work.
And here's another 80's ad... with another friend.
But does it compare to this?
Alrighty. Your time has been sufficiently wasted in the very vein that this blog was built on, Teej-style. Now back to something with some actual merit. Who's up? Maybe something a little more serious.
I could get serious, too. I could get so serious. And I cannot believe that I would ever admit that I could take Jane seriously. Come around eleven, we're still on our way home, all dressed up and nowhere to go, but all along I should have really known that Jane's getting serious (Jane). Jane's getting serious. Jane's getting serious (Jane). And I could get serious, too.
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