If you're a stupid old fart, I'm a f***ing moron of a certain age (I'll be 47 this year).While I've not watched videos in who knows how long, I have forever felt that the best video of all time is 'Friday' by The Cure. In a weird way, it portrays the essence of Rock so well: dancing poorly, drinking ( and spilling) a lot of pints, and just generally goofing around in a prop room. I know that others can point to myriad videos which could deserve the accolade. But 'Friday' just oozes pure unadulterated fun to me.
I'm 61, so y'all can call me a stupid old fart. And I know Robert Smith looks like a fool with the makeup ( which he still wears to this day.) But on that day, on that video, there was unbridled fun.
I actually admire Robert Smith quite a bit. There's a man who truly DGAF what anyone else thinks.
You want to see unnerving, go look at early Cure live bits. Apparently before they hit it big and they were still in their "punk" phase, Smith just looked like a regular guy, no jet black hair, no mascara or ghostly pale face. Now THAT threw me for a loop. I thought he always looked that way, even as a kid growing up in England.