It seemed like a no-brainer, when we were contemplating famous duets, to try to tackle a cover of “Easy Lover,” as originally performed by noted Englishman Phil Collins, and his soulful sidekick Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind & Fire.
Less obvious was what to do about a video. We watched the original video many times. It has everything: helicopter flight! Costume changes! Dancing! Goofing around in a studio! And an elaborate professional film set with lights, cameras, and action.
WE, on the other hand, have laptops, green screens, iPhones, Sharpies, USB interfaces, Hoovers, unflappable determination… and, apparently, quite a long time to put together our best interpretation of this classic 80s video about making a video about making a video.
(We originally recorded this in 2022, and made the video in early 2023, but at the time, it got blocked worldwide here for allegedly using 2 minutes of the "Extended Dance Remix" of the original song ... well we were pretty sure it was not the original, but took that as a compliment and posted it elsewhere, leaving just a teaser here. In late 2023 we uploaded again to see what would happen... It appears that our algorithmic overlords have finally deigned to allow our little recreation!)
3 окт 2024
