This morning’s Questionable Content prompted me to head to YouTube for a Toto fix. I had completely forgotten that the video was set in a library, and that the band played on a stage made of giant books. I started to think about other music videos that were shot in the library.
I <3 the TfF one, it's just so ridiculous(ly fantastic)! What is it about 80's videos and awesomeness/librariness? Africa - Toto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCca5mPMp9A U Can't Touch This - Glee Cast
Everytime we Touch – Cascada
Cascada – Everytime We Touch (Video)
Uploaded by julixyde. – See the latest featured music videos.
Head Over Heels – Tears for Fears*
Tears For Fears – Head Over Heels
Uploaded by manon42. – See the latest featured music videos.
Marian the Librarian – The Music Man (Robert Preston and Shirley Jones)
It’s not technically a music video, but it’s music and on video (well, film) so . . .
I *love* the long pause on the Indiana State Educational Journal; ye gods! that’s subtle.
and of course . . .
Librarians do Gaga – Librarians of the Future (UW iSchool)
*BONUS! The literal version of Head Over Heels
Tags: 80s pop culture, cascada, filmed in the library, glee, librarians do gaga, music videos, questionable content, tears for fears, the music man, toto
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