March 17, 2009
12:01 am • Filed under: Music
Sooo there was this song I always loved – one of the first videos I ever saw on MTV. As time went on I forgot who sang it but every time I watched Sixteen Candles (OMG I love that movie), I heard it. Just barely. That scene where Samantha is passing the sex survey to her sleeping friend in study hall and the hot Jake Ryan grabs it instead? Yeah that song is playing faintly in the background. (it’s so sad I can describe that scene like that. A testament to how many times I’ve seen it)
It’s called Happy Birthday. And you could’ve knocked me over with a feather when I heard it on the kids show Yo Gabba Gabba.
Redone by the Ting Tings no less! Unbelievable! So I searched around and figured out who sang the original. Altered Images.
And here they are:
This video is SO FREAKING 80′S. I love it. I want to go watch Sixteen Candles. Now. Long live Long Duck Dong!
ps — Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Have a green beer for me…
Shelley Munro says:
I’ve never watched Sixteen Candles or heard this song. It’s a very catchy song though. Is my education lacking???
Amy Ruttan says:
I loved Sixteen Candles. I caught Pretty In Pink and Working Girl on TV this past Sunday.
OMG I forgotten how big the hair was for Working Girl.