Comments on: Friday Night Videos: Van Roth

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:18:35 +0000

I’m pretty sure the guy wiping the floor is meant to look like Eddie as DLR’s way of making fun of Eddie.

By: john

john — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:03:41 +0000

Where is Eddie? the guy on the floor is not him a refrence to the way he looks now a joke?

By: john

john — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:02:13 +0000

Where is Eddie in the beg. of the Video? The guy wiping the floor? I would take it that you are joking.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:03:48 +0000

My favorite memory of the Right Now video is when Pepsi used it for their “Crystal Pepsi” line: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tign09D5IgE

Ah, the days of crystal pepsi and new coke.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 21:27:09 +0000

The “Right Now” video is classic. To me, it was one of the ones that used a truly unique and clever idea. Something like 15 years after the video was first released, it holds up incredibly well in my opinion. Even most of the messages in the video are still pretty relevant. Some of the outliers are pretty amusing, though… particularly the line referencing the US fear of being economically taken over by Japan.

Gotta throw in a vote for Van Hagar myself. I know it’s heresy, but I just like Hagar’s more precise and better-polished vocals (which, I suspect is exactly the reason why many people like DLH better).

By: Limax

Limax — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 22:01:11 +0000

I remember seeing the DLR video when it first aired. I think it’s interesting how Boy George is the only one happy to see DLR. The VH video was interesting too.

Oh, and Right now I don’t think I’ve heard of either DLR nor VH in the news for close to 15 years or more.

By: LB

LB — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:55:17 +0000

Yeah! The return of the videos!

DLR Van Halen was totally better than Sammy Hagar Van Halen…