El DeBarge came from the large DeBarge family, some whom (El, James, Bob, ... um Algernon and ... erm Sebastian) formed a singing group cleverly entitled DeBarge. After the group hit big with 'Rhythm of the Night', El decided to go solo which basically started and ended with this track from the crtically acclaimed movie 'Short Circuit' - I believe Johnny was the name of the robot in the film but I've never seen it so it's pure speculation on my part. The best part about this video? The fact that, as I presume Steve Guttenberg was not available, they just replaced him with a cardboard cutout! Also, check the size of that VCR... Fun fact: One of El's brothers (James, I think) was married to Janet Jackson for about 5 minutes in the mid-80s.
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Is that not Steve Guttenberg at 3:32 with a long blonde wig?
ReplyDeleteDon't think so, unless he is incognito and the cutout is a subtle reference to the film. Anyone know? Answers on a postcard to...
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