Space Invaders, The Ludicrous ’80s Pop Song
I can’t believe this is the first time I’m hearing about this, but apparently “Pac-Man Fever” wasn’t the only goofy-ass videogame-based pop song of the early ’80s. The Australian band Player One sang the above ditty “Space Invaders” in 1980, and the video is required viewing. You may find it awesome (possible), you may find it a travesty of entertainment that will haunt your dreams (very possible), but do not miss it. (Via Kotaku)
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Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.