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I am so happy to share this with you. In high school I went through a Greg Kihn phase. I literally wore out the cassette I had of Citizen Kihn because I thought it so great. Lots of cool, trippy, moody songs on that one. Alas, the first single off that album, "Lucky," struck me as one of the weaker tracks. It was a minor hit, barely cracking the Billboard top 20. Then the second single, "Boys Won't" came out. I saw this video on either Night Tracks of Friday Night Videos when it came out and thought it amazing! I told my friends about it in school. I was certain it would be a huge smash. Folks, I NEVER saw that video again until about eight years ago, and that was a grainy, Nth generation copy on YouTube with terrible audio. Kihn's career cratered after that, and I'm still baffled to this day how that album--which I thought the best of his career--just went nowhere. Regardless, this video is a hoot, from Kihnnedy High School to Nurse Canker, there's a playfull joy here with fun visuals and a catchy song. Enjoy!

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A chance phrase seen online earlier this week got me thinking about the Greg Kihn Band, specifically "The Breakup Song," but since I've featured that one twice here over the years, I'm going to go with "Happy Man" this time instead. Such a goofy video. Low-budget for sure, but the little touches--like using the cigarette on the turntable--are a great example of making the most of what you've got.

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I've always liked Greg Kihn. His best stuff is unpretentious, blue-collar rock and roll, and even his weaker album cuts have an earnest energy to them that make them infinitely listenable. That said, I can't be the only person to mentally replace the lyrics of "Jeopardy" with those of Weird Al's inspired spoof, "I Lost on Jeopardy," every time I hear it on the radio, can I? All that aside, Kihn's freaky-bizarre video pretty much answers the question of "What would a C'thulhu wedding ceremony look like?"



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I've always loved "The Breakup Song" by the Greg Kihn Band. Probably because they don't write 'em like that anymore.



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They just don't write 'em like this anymore.



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