Drag Me To Hejl!

Oh boy. We had to sing this song in school choir along with all the other songs that were associated to the Gulf War. We might have even done a “Solute to our Troops!” show.

I remember this song because I HATED it. Yeah, I hated it. I listened to some pretty bad shit as a kid but this song really got underneath my skin. I told my Mom I didn’t like it and she got really defensive about it (she was in the army in the 70’s. No joke) and said that the song was in support of our troops and that the song stood for something. I still just kind of shook my head and was like, I just don’t like it! Peter Cetera definitely didn’t help.

Watching this video now, I love it (for all the wrong but so right reasons). Gary Busey? Worth it just for that split second.

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Anthony Miccio, pop culture records custodian extraordinaire, reminded me of the “Voices That Care” music video made for Gulf War soldiers back in 1991, and holy crapz, is it ah-may-zing. I’m not even sure where to begin: Bobby Brown’s leather top hat, Will Smith rapping, Nelson just bein’ Nelson, Meryl Streep’s flowbie cut… I mean what’s better than Joanna Kerns, Jon Lovitz, Don King and Fred Savage all swaying side by side, rocking out and feeling great about themselves? [Answer: nothing, of course.]

Oddly enough all the words came right back to me, so this must have been played a lot on Kiss 108 back in the day. Anthony says it premiered right after The Simpsons, which would mean I definitely saw it, but the only post-Simpsons premiere I remember is Michael Jackson 72 hour “Black or White” video. Anyway, enjoy.

Holy shiiiiiit!  This video is amazing!!!!!!