Here comes Michael
\nHe’s got that look like he’s in too deep
\nThat’s just like him
\nTruth be told, he needs a good night’s sleep<\/i><\/p>\n
When I was young, I loved the TV show Knight Rider<\/a>. I can remember the ads for it, comparing K.I.T.T. to the General Lee<\/a>. “This car can do more than jump,” the announcer informed us all.<\/p>\n I was hooked.<\/p>\n Every week David Hasselhoff rode around in his car and cracked wise with the car’s AI (who, much to my confusion, moonlighted as a doctor<\/a>). The Hoff, his car, and his hair saved the day. It was glorious.<\/p>\n He’s not in the mood for metaphor Several years ago I was on a business trip. I checked into my hotel and sank down on the bed, glad to have a few hours before I had to go to a meeting. I turned on the TV, and there was Knight Rider! I hadn’t seen it since the 1980s, so I settled in to watch.<\/p>\n Oh, wow, was it bad. It was so bad it made me want to build a time machine, go back to 1982, and punch my younger self in the mouth. This<\/i> was the show I had loved so much? Wooden acting, obvious plot setups, and an evil hoffelg\u00c3\u00a4nger<\/a> who you know is evil because he has facial hair<\/i>? The mind reels.<\/p>\n And yet, K.I.T.T. was still cool. William Daniels was as acerbic as I remembered. The Cylon-like lights on the front were still a nice, albeit goofy, touch.<\/p>\n We see it all the time Fast-forward to 2007. For one of the Friday Night Videos I featured No More Kings’ “Sweep the Leg”<\/a>. It was a fun amalgam of 1980s nostalgia. I got interested in the band, listened to their songs, and bought their album when it came out a few weeks ago. Now I can’t get one of their songs out of my head.<\/p>\n And it’s the one written from the point of view of K.I.T.T.<\/p>\n Jump in, let’s save the world It’s guitar-driven power pop, the kind I can’t resist. It’s got 1980s nostalgia. It’s got a good hook and the bridge is fun. The future being what it is, you can hear “Michael (Jump In)” on the band’s MySpace page<\/a>. Not all of their songs are about 1980s pop culture, though all are stories about characters, from zombies to a bumblebee in love. It just happens that the one that is lodged deep in my brain is the one about a beloved TV show from my childhood.<\/p>\n Go check them out<\/a>. Maybe their songs will lodge in your brain, too.<\/p>\n It’s not like you to turn your back and let the dark side win Here comes Michael He’s got that look like he’s in too deep That’s just like him Truth be told, he needs a good night’s sleep When I was young, I loved the TV show Knight Rider. I can remember the ads for it, comparing K.I.T.T. to the General Lee. “This car can do more than … Continue reading No More Kings Has Me In a Nostalgia Hammerlock<\/span>
\nOpen up the car door and just turn the radio on
\nSo long, Michael
\nIt was nice to see you, too<\/i><\/p>\n
\nSo keep it comin’
\nBut our necks are on the line
\nAnd that’s not funny<\/i><\/p>\n
\nKick off your shoes and put on your sunglasses
\nJump in, let’s save the world
\nTurbo boost and we’ll see who’s the fastest
\nJump in, let’s save the world
\nLet’s, let’s save the world<\/i><\/p>\n
\nC’mon, Michael, open the door and jump in.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"