DON'T DREAM, IT'S OVER

Dec 09, 2004 08:49

"...But you'll never see the end of the road
While you're travelling with me..."

Hey now, hey now... I like Crowded House. They were a staple of my childhood, as I can remember watching the video for "Don't Dream, It's Over" on Video Hits (a CBC program in the 80s). Samantha What's Her Name hosted the program, and I can still see her sitting there next to the video monitor in her funky Le Chateau wardrobe. I can remember wanting to be her, thinking that she had the coolest job in the world. I really miss Samantha What's Her Name. She introduced me to the glorious empire that was 80's Pop.

Admittedly, the video for this song creeped me out a little bit as a little girl. I don't know that I fully understood the meaning behind the greasy, congealed-looking food laden plates that would fly across the screen in slow motion. The scenes from a 1950's-style family home conjured feelings of melancholia, though at the time, I had no idea why. None of that mattered, though. After all, how could a young lass deny the sweet, warming quality of Neil Finn's voice. I remember thinking that I wanted to marry him - bizarre, flying plates of food or not.

Hold me, I'm nostalgic.
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