From the sublime…
…to the ridiculous. Orin Kerr, over at the Volokh Conspiracy, is attempting to find (and I quote) “the single cheesiest Lawrence Welk clip on YouTube.” Here’s his current nominee:
Let’s see: ridiculous outfits — check. Ridiculous dance moves — check. A bland orchestra rendition of a Captain & Tennille song that manages to remove whatever spark and syncopation existed in the original — check. Wisconsin would be proud. (Bonus video: the Captain & Tennille in an interview from 2007. She’s still a fine-looking woman, given that she’s pushing 70.)
UPDATE: the outfits and dance moves kept reminding me of something, and I finally realized what — one of my all-time favorite commercials (and I don’t even drink coffee):
Heh. Now try to get that song out of your head for the rest of the day. ..bruce w..
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What is terrifying to me is that when I was in high school, there was a couple who intentionally and willingly spent their free time meticulously choreographing and rehearsing things just like that Lawrence Welk video. Complete with cheesy costumes. Then again it was Central Illinois and people got bored and did some strange stuff there.