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24 November 2007

My Name is Norman Bates, I'm just a Normal Guy I remember when this came out. It was weirdly cool and different for the time. 1981 seems like yesterday. (Youtuber)
Is a youtuber a web potato?
posted by eekacat 24 November | 23:25
Holy crap - I didn't even know there was a video to this song! This record got weeded out in one of my vinyl pulls years ago, so I haven't heard it in years. Somewhere I've got it on a mix disc partnered with the Hitmen's "Bates Motel", which at the time I thought was quite clever. Thanks for the memory jog!
posted by Slack-a-gogo 25 November | 01:15
Even wierder is this "live" performance of the song! And I vaguely remembered liking a second song by Landscape, and then I noticed the video for it in the related videos: Einstein A Gogo. I think I actually dug this one more than "Norman Bates" back in the day, although now "Norman Bates" is definitely the winner.
posted by Slack-a-gogo 25 November | 01:28
The video was actually my introduction to this song. Many many years ago, before MTV, there was a late night video program on Denver public television on Friday nights. I only got to see it when I was out visiting my brother. I believe the show was originally called FMTV, but then changed their name to Teletunes. They showed all these great videos. Kraftwerk and Kate Bush were two others I was introduced to this way. Videos back then were really raw and funky. Something that the band did for fun. Micheal Jackson and MTV ruined all that. Hopefully the pendulum is swinging back to where the band makes the video an extension of the song, rather than a promo piece for their look.
posted by eekacat 25 November | 01:29
OMG, I'd never heard this song, but this is so freakin' great. That video references everything from Carnival of Souls to Rocky Horror... brilliant.
posted by BoringPostcards 25 November | 02:33
Slack-a-gogo, that live one is great. Einstein a gogo is cool, but my heart still is with Norman Bates.

Heh BP. The way music videos were meant to be!
posted by eekacat 25 November | 03:03
Oh, and this wasn't even the weird shit that was on back then!
posted by eekacat 25 November | 03:05
Me too! I had it on video - I taped the weekly music show and so I could watch this gem over and over and over and over.. Which I did. Many moons later I finally watched Psycho and heard "My name is Norman Bates... Dee dee DUM" playing in my head throughout the whole movie...
posted by dabitch 25 November | 07:38
AskMeCha: RadioRadio. || wow...

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