Monday, November 14, 2022

A Cold War Love Song



In 1964, comedian George McKelvey parodied several parts of the era's pop culture in one music video. He's dressed as Sonny Bono while singing a song that combines love, doo-wop rhythm, teen disaster tales, and the Cold War nuclear arms race. And you can dance to it! In the video, his girlfriend suffers radiation exposure which leads to some weird anatomy jokes. You might notice that she's missing a tooth in the early part of the video, but regains it later. Her third arm appears only in the opening scene. It's even funnier if you can remember the clothing and music of 1964. Oh yeah, and our fear of nuclear disaster. (via Nag on the Lake)


1 comment:

newton said...

That's my new post-apocalyptic pickup line:
"My Geiger counter tells me that you're hot"