Though heavily derided we still have some serious love for Ghostbusters 2. Those of a certain generation will also remember the highly eclectic soundtrack which included Run-DMC, Elton John, Jackie Wilson, Doug E. Fresh, Oingo Boingo (with Danny Elfman!) and of course Bobby Brown. Take that Seal, U2 and the rest of the Batman Forever soundtrack! (Romeo+Juliet soundtrack, you’re still okay.)
Interestingly, the Bobby Brown track “On Our Own” spawned a music video featuring not only awkwardly inserted clips from Ghostbusters 2 projected onto New York City buildings, but also bizarre and random celebrity guest appearances, including, but not limited to, Iman, Christopher Reeve, Rick Moranis, Jane Curtin, The Ramones, Rick Moranis, and Donald Trump. Watch below and then let us know if you can tell us what they were thinking.
Assumably, this video made complete sense when it was made, but in 2012 it becomes a weird snapshot of something that’s hard to believe ever happened, even though we lived through it. (Even though we loved the soundtrack.)
Perhaps we can call this the “Liberian Girl” Effect, in honor of the famous Michael Jackson video (and quickly forgotten song), which featured 33 random celebrity guest appearances. Is there a reason Christopher Reeve appears on a bike here? Can you play the Kevin Bacon game with this video (hint: Lori Singer is in there and was in Footloose with a guy who’s name rhymes with Levin Facon.) Okay. Now tell us what you think is going on in this video and if you like it better than Ghostbusters 2 itself.
Stubby the Rocket is the voice and mascot of Tor.com and is about to take control.
Carrying on tradition. The Ray Parker Jr. Ghostbusters video had a lot of random celebrities show up, too.
was Michelle Phfifer walking out of a strip show??
My theory: Bobby B filmed his own terrible video dancing in front of a green screen. The producers wanted to market the movie more in the video so they got the director to film various spots in NY and insert clips of Bobby B and GB I and II, while calling on favors from any “celebrities that happened to be available that day.
I’m very impressed with Bobby’s ability to rhyme “Vigo” with “Evil.”
Actually, he rhymed “evil” with “legal”.
“Found about Vigo, the master of evil / Try to battle my boys? That’s not legal”
Stubby,
are we both talking the same language? You seem to be trying so hard to write cool sentences that they become a pain to read…
relax, man…
“tell us what they were thinking.”
They had good drugs in the 80’s?
Cocaine’s a helluva drug.
I love that the song has nothing to do with the movie, except for the weird rap that shows up twice in the song without the slightest change, and then there’s a video that has nothing to do with the movie except for a couple of shots from the movie inserted on the sides of building for no apparent reason. Plus every item of clothing that Bobby’s wearing is amazing.
The 1980s were weird.
I was sad when Bobby Brown left New Edition, and goes solo.
I think this GB2 vid was one of his early solo gig.
Johnny Gil also went solo afterwards.
Then a decade later, Bel-Biv-Devoe had a one hit with Poison.
Pop mid 80s were gravity defying hair, neon-colors, beyond-baggy pants (not jeans), and gold chains. And sadly, breakdancing was a fad, not a forever as I thought…
I love these,type of songs and videos and high energy lot of dancing….its a shame they curse so much now if i sing now and i write poems and play music by ear if i sang now i know it would be similar to this high energy and make money 80’s and 90’s song…are the best to me singing and dancing clean fun….
Is that Halle berry as the main/lead video girl?
Who is the girl Bobby Brown is dancing with? The one lip syncing “on our own”.
Any idea about the lady beside Bobby.
Who’s the chick in green dancing in the video with him.
Is one of the girls in the video Halle Berry? Looks like her.