I know it’s Hoff’s new music video for his song “Jump in my car”. I realize it’s Hoff. But this video is GENIUS. And by “genius” I mean “mortifying to watch”. And yet also … it’s AWE-some.
Suddenly he’s dancing in front of an American flag? What? Why? Where did that come from? Also, you’re driving on the European side of the car, dude … are you trying to remind us you’re an American? By randomly dancing in front of the stars and stripes? WHY??
And doing AIR GUITAR in your own video? Hoff. I do air guitar myself. Alone. In my apartment. When no one’s looking.
Also: sorry, but he is HARASSING those poor girls. There is nothing sexy about a plastic-faced old man basically forcing you and your friends to get in his car with him. This does not look good. I don’t care that he’s a star and he sang at the Berlin Wall. He is 68 years old, and the girls look, literally, like jail bait. I found it creepy. I found myself wanting to shout at them, “RUN!” No means no, Hoff. They said NO once, twice, even THREE times (in unison, and harmonizing no less!) – what are you deaf???
And yet I found myself tapping my toe. And … I kinda like the lead girl (who’s sitting beside him in the front seat) She’s cute. She looks like a young Barbra Streisand – that kind of beautiful strong face. I admit it that I love the girl-voice chorus. And by “love” I mean: “shame-filled involuntary toe-tapping”.
What is UP with the devil horns?
Why? I beg of you … why?
He really has to STOP with the whole phony background thing. It’s so dumb.
And yet I do like how he is making fun of his own image. The Kit car. The Baywatch moment. Etc. Self-deprecation is always attractive. Like when he does his own slo-mo. That’s actually pretty funny.
And yet … I question his motives.
Stop harassing the tweens, Hoff.
And don’t ever move your hips like that again. Okay? Thanks.
I have so many thoughts. None of them make sense. I can’t stop watching it. I absolutely adore it. The best thing I’ve seen all year.
Oh my god. I have no words for that. That is just unreal. And hilarious.
Kerry
You totally glossed over the fact that the car he’s imploring the young girls to jump into is in fact KITT. If I had known that, I would’ve watched it 30 seconds sooner than I did.
I forgot the second “t”. BAD Sheila!!
Eww! Eww, eww, EWW!
So I sit down at my desk with my lunch and ask myself I wonder what’s new at the O’Malley place? Oh lord…who knew such a simple question would lead to me trying to pry my eyes out with a
I thought she looked like a young Linda Carter, then I realized I was paying FAR too much attention to the video!
It’s riveting, isn’t it???
Uhhhh….
Ya know, totally kick ass on the whole publishing in the literary journal thing. But then you go and MAKE me watch this ‘Hoff video. Because of you, I have been launched into a severe case of hyperemesis. I must now leave and see a gastroenterologist.
Sheila,
You are insane. That is all.
I am so freaked out by this perv.
That horrible, white-man overbite he does!! Those aging, struggling hip thrusts!!
I am ill.
I had no idea that KITT needed money this badly. I mean, I knew I hadn’t seen him in much since Knight Rider, maybe a commercial here and there, but this is a new low. I heard that he was offered a cameo in Cars, but that didn’t work out. The red back-and-forth light was distracting to the other actors.
Oh MAN…I just….so bad…accckkkkk
Those girls could be his grandchildren.
And the guy should never, ever be wearing more makeup than the lady.
ummmm…I,uhhh,well..thanks, I guess. The moral to this video:
DON’T HASSELL THE HOFF!
I have got to get that t-shirt…flippin’ sweet!!
Between Knight Rider and his previous incarnation in the head of a Cylon, I think that KITT’s royalties have him set for life.
Air guitar, mwahahahah! Awesome. Reminds me of the “Separate Ways” video, with the entire band rocking out on their song, sans instruments. Ummm… hello? Aren’t you guys JOURNEY? Two of your guys were also in frikkin’ SANTANA. You know how to actually play your instruments.
The Hoff + air guitar = my head exploding
vehicular manslaughter
My friend, The Hot Russian, emailed me this little gem which she found on Perez Hilton.com today. I didn’t get a chance to post about The Hoff’s latest eyesore as I was on my way out to see The Devil Wears Prada (TOTAL eye candy, by the way! LOOOOOOO…
:: goes into shock ::
oh wow. Frank and i just watched it together. it is as great as you say it is. stinking hilarious.
Also – doesn’t it seem like one of his eyes (the right one, to be exact) has had a little bit too much nip/tuck?
These comments are all HILARIOUS. Every single one is funny.
//aging struggling hip thrusts// ahhhhhhhhh!!
//hyperemesis// – I don’t even know what that is, and it’s funny!
If you liked that, you HAVE to see his video for “Hooked on a Feeling”– pure, freakish bliss.
I have to say, this is right up there with that “YATTA!” video you linked to, in terms of sheer “Huh?” factor.
But I did like the devil horns…
OMG yes! When I saw that video a few days ago, I had to watch it over and over and over again. Pure wonderful. And I gave the URL to all my IRC friends and they would have nothing to do with me….
*sigh* Oh David, you crooner….
I don’t really know what to think. I almost had to turn it off right in the middle of the video. I’m very glad I didn’t because I would have missed all the humor at the end. I totally appreciate the fact that he has a sense of humor about himself. However. Hoff should NOT be girating his hips like that. its creepy. and another thing, NO AIR GUITAR PLEASE. also, don’t act like such a perv! ANd stop with the weird psychedelic backdrops! I don’t want to see 10 thousand Hoff heads spinning around behind the real HOff. Of course I’ll watch it again! I loved it!
It has a little of that “Sponge Bob Square Pants” aesthetic.
With a bit of “Fairly Oddparents” tossed in…
Well, weird though it is, hats off to Hoff for ummm, well, not exactly re-vitalizing, but at least choosing such a great song. No wonder you can’t stop tapping your toes! Written by Ted Mulry, a Brit in Australia, it was released in 1975 by the Ted Mulry Gang (TMG)& spent 5 weeks at #1. It was later released in the UK and in North America by Chris Spedding in 1977 on his eponymous record. Freaky vid, but great tune. If you like it, check out Spedding’s stuff, especially “Hurt” and, I guess, TMG.