BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE - JAMES BROWN

I THINK THIS VIDEO IS ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES FOR A FEW REASONS, FIRST THE SONG IS AMAZING, SECONDLY JAMES BROWN WAS RAD, BUT MOSTLY BECAUSE THE CLOTHING THEY WEAR IN THIS VIDEO IS AMAZING, IT LOOKS TO ME THEY ARE WEARING MOSTLY STUSSY AND SOME GOTCHA CLOTHING, WHICH IN THE 80'S AND EVEN TO THIS DAY IS SOME OF THE BEST DESIGNS EVER DONE, IN MY HUMBLE OPINION. THE REASON THOSE BRANDS HAD SUCH GOOD DESIGNS WAS BECAUSE THE SURF INDUSTRY WAS SO SMALL THAT THEY DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT DEPARTMENT STORES OR ANY OF THE BIG CORPORATE MONEY, BECAUSE THE CORPORATIONS HADN'T SHOWN INTEREST YET, SO, THE DESIGNERS WERE FREE TO MAKE WHAT THEY REALLY WANTED TO, THEY COULD BE CRAZY, BRANDS WERE DRIVEN BY DESIGN, NOT BY SALES. I MISS THAT.... MAYBE IT WILL GO BACK TO THAT WAY SOME DAY, FINGERS CROSSED, WE NEED DESIGNERS TO GO BACK TO THOSE WAYS, TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATIONS TO BE CREATIVE AGAIN AND NOT JUST FOCUS ON PROFITS.

Music video by Big Audio Dynamite performing James Brown. (C) 1989 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT