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Total Eclipse of the Heart - Literal Version

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 1:30pm

There are some things so weird, so strange, so downright incomprehensible that they could only have emerged from the cyclopean depths of the 80s. The music video for "Total Eclipse of the Heart" -- a song heard by many, but perhaps only seen by a few -- is one such artifact.

Indeed, it so transcends our modern understanding that the only thing we can do is mock it. And mock it literally. The "literal version" of the music video replaces the original lyrics with a musical transcription of what's happening on screen.

And yes, Arthur Fonzarelli really does have an army of clones...

Barron (not verified) said,

Sun, 06/21/2009 - 9:36pm

The whole literal video meme is hilarious. I hope you saw some of the others...

Separate Ways is awesome:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgEHOM21j3s

Ah Ha's Take on Me:
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/e062d7b4d5/take-on-me-literal-video-ver...

And don't forget White Wedding!
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/f3ef6b6667/white-wedding-literal-video-...

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Mon, 06/22/2009 - 11:29am

Yeah, it's a great meme, though I think "Total Eclipse of the Heart" is still the best because the video itself is so insane. Fencers! Gymnasts! Fonzie Clones! Ninjas! Coupled with the literal video, well, it's just perfect in its absurdity. :)

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