I have a request that I'm sure you will all find incomprehensible. I'm looking for a DVD of Black Lace's music videos/concert performances. There's DVDs of just about any old tosh these days. Surely someone's produced one somewhere. I can't find one anywhere. CDs just won't cut it.
I am longing to hear the story behind that one... Nothing on YouTube? Only alternative I can think of would be getting on to the Beeb about TOTP performances...
TotP's not a bad idea. Thanks! As for the story, well... When my son was born, I went and read a bunch of baby books. You know, books on development, care, stimulation and so on. One thing that came up repeatedly was that the stereotypical "Ga-ga, goo-goo" isn't what they first say. Typically, the first "word" is "Ah-goo." That reminded me of "Agadoo," so for the first few months of his life, I would sing it to him, much to Mrs. Spider's irritation. After a while, it slipped from my repertoire. (Replaced, for a while by: "Oh, the cow in the meadow goes moo/Oh, the co in the meadow goes moo/And the farmer hits her on the head/And that's how we get hamburgers," which has now been banned outright.) Then my daughter came along, and "Ah-goo" sprang back to mind, bringing "Agadoo" with it. At this point, my son was about fourteen months old, and given to wandering up to daddy on the computer and demanding that he be allowed to bash the keys too. This got tiresome pretty quickly, so I found a bunch of online animations and games that would take his attention for a few minutes while he sat on my lap. After a month or so of this, youtube sprang to mind, and shortly thereafter, I encountered "Agadoo" on youtube. [YT="Agadoo"]POv-3yIPSWc[/YT] He was hooked. Absolutely mesmerised. Shortly after that, we found "Do the Conga," which had a similar effect. [YT="Do the Conga"]0V6N4elMVX4[/YT] We've now reached the point where he will march over to the computer in the middle of the day and demand "Conga!" or "Ah-goo" (he can't quite say "Agadoo" yet, thank goodness). I think it's a combination of the repetition, simple words, catchy tunes and engaging videos that have captured his imagination. Mrs Spider wants to string me up. I figured if I could at least find a DVD, she could just put the DVD on once in a while when she wants to get something done. Maybe it'll help get me out of the dog-house. For those with a taste for the surreal, here are a few others my son has developed an affection for: [YT="Coconut"]w7P59YBoz_o[/YT] [YT="Furry Happy Monsters"]zkHM8xG6i8o[/YT] [YT="The Chicken Song"]njez8hs5O4s[/YT] Skinnamarink (Green Day parody) (swf) Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, (U2 parody) (swf)
