king of wishful thinking

[LillyStephanik]

Loved it then & still do!! Love the jeans we used to wear back then!! Think that's what are now called "Mom Jeans"??

[MrGL1973]

@IBangedHerTwice, well the women in the red dress & the pink/black dress are alluding to Julia Roberts' character in Pretty Woman because this song is on the movie soundtrack.

[IBangedHerTwice]

great classic song. but i dont get anything with the video. what does it have to do with the song?

[herbprophet]

@IBangedHerTwice Welcome to the 90's.

[GenesicShinZyraelKai]

@IBangedHerTwice better to have a video that does not relate to the song rather than have a song that does not even make sense at all... :3

[cielatenea]

Although I am 17 years old, i love it.......great music

[chimeracomplex]

78 elephants don't know how to stand on their heads.

[bluegalant]

@seanincali1 lol! this comment had me in tears! There is such a thing as too much rhythm

[Batben01]

78 people don't know wishful thinking

[patrickqin]

great song....terrible video

[V1z1on]

@patrickqin you mean great song...greater video?

[micathegreat1]

@patrickqin my thoughts exactly hahaha

[darealprettychas]

Love this song

[GHOSTUNIT101]

holy shit how did i get here?

[CEEJstayup]

one of best pop songs of all time witness it

[FantasticMaxPlastic]

I'll forget this song /

One day I will /

It's been stuck in my head, repeating /

And it won't stop now /

But one day it will /

'Cause I'm the King of Wishful Thinking

[moreex2]

the video does the song absolutely NO justice-one of my hot jams from '90 and '91-now i'm 36 and still hot for '90s songs yo!!-their best song in my opinion-college hockey is better

[LuvMyBirdies]

@seanincali1 holy shit, your comment made me laugh for a good few minutes lol

[eightiesmusic80]

I can't believe the pope actually made an appearance in this video!!!

[patrickqin]

@eightiesmusic80 It's a lookalike

[MrTevB]

damn! he's got a great voice!

[zorax71]

2:08 is the best bit when the hectic trumpet guy is like SURPRISE!

[driskey82]

Yep I agree @1963danno lol

[lurch6969]

Happy video for a sad song....

[1963danno]

I'll pretend my shit's not stinking

[thatshot200611]

The guys r so cute and hot

[thatshot200611]

I love this song

[toology86]

love the song , the video on the other hand.............. he has to much energy.

[Killahertz360]

i swear he says "jizz in my eye" at 1:28

[nirokat]

@Killahertz360 'Tears in my eye'

[StanSitwell]

@Killahertz360 like yes, we realize the lyric is tears in my eye, but all it sounds like is "jizz", people cant deny that

[seanincali1]

@Killahertz360

no wonder he says "i don't want to let you see"

[robissogreat]

@Killahertz360 lol you are so stupid

[JAKEHARRIS281]

@Killahertz360 Its, "And I deny the tears in my eyes."

[str8ballin1]

@Killahertz360 hell ya...."and i deny, the jizz in my eye, i don't wanna let you see..."

[linkfan57]

And so they thought: Why not have an Elephant in our video?

[ukwizard]

@linkfan57 of course they had to have an elephant. it was the 80s damn it!!!

[jgk381]

this guy reminds me of Joe Rogan from fear factor

[fireflyjugnu]

Go West is a british duo consisting Peter Cox as lead vocalist n Richard Drummie. The song King of wishful was also featured the hit soundtrack of Pretty Woman.Always a great n fresh song.

[funnycookbook]

this guy is so ugly it's a miracle no-one beat the shit out of him lol.

[seanincali1]

i would've never thought it was possible (or desirable) to do the carlton through the ENTIRE video...

[allstr3]

@Shad3251...maybe because he clearly likes the cock!

[mandreescu]

Brings back great 1990 Club Med Martinique memories!

[spudbone2003]

he looks like a big midget, good song though

[hunkydaboyz]

He really does look like the Pope

[Danielboulder1]

that used to be mtv! and this used to be music. I'm from the 80s!

[allstr3]

He definitely says: "I deny the jizz in my eye" @ 1:28

[edenfire]

@allstr3 And I deny the tears in my eyes

[Shad3251]

@allstr3 No it doesnt he is British and why the hell why he say that?

[001hamish]

Always liked Go West, not sure why........;P

[Letsgodevils44]

75 peoples ships were sinking..

[micahaguas]

This is classic dentist's office waiting room music right here...

[Davez621]

How come the singer in this video looks like a school teacher?

[3months2loseIt]

Vageli Siaflas RIP brother.

[bongo155]

Go West are English? They seem so American ...

[rjky1986]

@bongo155 lol granted, but maybe they [or one of them] are ETHNICALLY English or "look" that way I suppose is what he was saying. As far as I know the group itself formed in California.

[AlienOscillator]

@rjky1986 Cox and Drummie are both English. Go West is/was an English duo but used American and English session players in the studio (as did a lot of English 80s groups, I.E Living in a Box etc.).

[eaf6701]

hahha this Is my favorite Part from Go West 2:03 and this is my favorite song Becasue they Play it at my Job almost everyday

[jkbosh]

this is officially the best horrible song ever, beating out 'waiting for a star to fall' by boy meets girl.

[1flynlow]

@jkbosh

so why did you look it up? the other song is great too btw..

[fooman2108]

proof of the phrase that white (especially very white Englishmen) shouldn't dance is he having a seizure?

[captainjaffo]

Can you just imagine what a 'Pop Up Video' for this would look like?

There'd be f***ing clouds everywhere.....

[TheHam8919]

ahhh a time when mtv stood for music tv and when music was music not auto tunes

[ILBREN7]

Funny. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City has a mission in which you have to use an RC helicopter to destroy a building.

[Littlemissvintagee]

The singer looks like Tom Hanks.

[tyltat2020]

Pretty Woman !!!!

[Ghostbusters32012]

NOT ONLY THIS IS THE BEST SONG THIS SONG MAKES YOU HAPPY :)

[Ghostbusters32012]

THIS IS THE BEST SONG :)

[bethmariew]

this was on mtv? lol. props to the guys, unafraid to be dorks. :) this used to be one of my favorite songs. thumbs up for how insane the video is. <3

[ladyartemas912]

Great song lyrics. Fun dance song.

[DJMimzy]

Does anyone else think this songs like a Phil Collins song kinda?

[TheSykoh963]

@DJMimzy My thought's exactly when I first heard it.

[shorty42able]

Ah! I miss those days when MTV used to show GOOD videos.

[AdamTV1981]

great song

[MrCouture24]

Remember this song? yes, no? ok probably not lol but i luv this song!

[AandP4dummieslikeme]

Does anyone else here remember when MTV actually played music videos? LOL

[Lillyvon]

Ah, 'dad jeans' - gotta love the early 90's. I remember it WAY too well. God I loved these guys SO much - still do. I'd still have sex with Peter Cox.

[GenesicShinZyraelKai]

If I get into moments I remember her... I always remind myself of this song and sing it in my head... if that doesn't work, I'll text the radio station to play the song for me... XD ^_^

[TheKaiTetley]

The ultimate heart break song.

[Juzza80]

@TheKaiTetley The most upbeat and happy one i've ever heard! lol

[italpe1]

73 need directions for West.

[italpe1]

Welcome back to the eighties? I wish I have never left!

[Youcanonacanon]

Any video with the pope in it gets a thumbs up from me.

[MrTracy79]

How many.....outfits...did..he....­.

[drewsph]

the fucking pope made a cameo for this vid. that's fucking epic.

[ronsgurl77]

soooo 80's lol It is like the less gay version of Wham but its still feel good music when I wanna do a lil back to the 80's time travel for even a few min lol

[kstarpictures]

@ronsgurl77 LOL, this was a hit in 1990. So it's from the 90's, technically. But 1990 still had a lot of the feel of the 80's still going strong. After all, that's when Depeche Mode's smash hit album "Violator" came out.

[sluggoII]

Looks like a "less gay" version of Wham!

[drewsph]

there's a fucking mariachi band at 1:48. that's rock and roll.

[T2O0R0E9]

Funny music vid!

[cassianPIERREanthony]

the next best thing is the Erock331 version of it. check it out. dude's a legend.

[AcidBurn5009]

did they bandwagon jump when Gretzky got traded to LA?

[Danielboulder1]

there's a lot of random things in this video its funny and cool at the same time. The 90s era out of the 80s was interesting. but most of these musicians could still come up with brilliant songs for soundtracks. I like music like this. Its happy. and look LOL is that an MTV logo??? mtv used to play music. now its all the same crap.

[jkbosh]

these guys are the most lovable cheese balls

[freshlimejuice]

Julia Roberts was the bomb!

[maypink124]

miss the 80s...this song is the shiznit...i think the lead singer was in friday the 13th that came out last year..looked like him

[uranne]

i like how Peter Cox dances

[martjoq]

very classic...

[permanent0midnight]

OMG he's having a grand mal seizure!

[Usurper99]

At this point, I think it would be easier to make a list of the few things not in this video, as opposed to the things that are.

[jtaylor12080]

@Usurper99 LA Kings hat. Wait, damn.

[TheRubyShoesMusic]

@Usurper99 but zebras are sweet

[ZOMGESUSCHRIST]

@ 2:52 "I'll pretend my shit's not stinkin'."

[Ghostbusters32012]

This is not a bad song i like it :)

[bigfloridapimp]

Awesome song, hideously random video.

[pyl1988]

I really, REALLY didn't expect that after listening to the William Fitzsimmons and the new found glory versions...

[Timoth1983]

I love going to more upscale bar and seeing a few middle aged guys hanging around still dressed like the singer.

[krutdog80]

@jennabeez..they are all references to "kings"..LA "Kings" hockey..the lion "king" of the jungle..the pope "king" of the catholic church and so on...

[mayman21121]

HEY they show Hockey!!!!!!

[supersando78]

its smooth flow,i love it.

[jronson22]

The elephant is the real star here.

[brendonkas]

Actually this song helped me through my one and only tabanka! (TABANKA - a Trinidadian W.I. term for heart broken in the worst possible way) So big up to Cox and Drummie

[girl4funlove]

WHY DOES THE GIRL HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR FOR HIM SHOULD BE THE OTHER WAY ROUND

[JadedChoirboy]

@girl4funlove equal rights entail that opening the door for one another should go either way. :)

[elgrau1]

@girl4funlove BECAUSE YOU USE ALL CAPS!.... and she is his slave.

[jennabeez]

wow, best break up song ever! LOL this video is too funny. i get the movie & LA references, but that still doesn't explain the presence of the POPE...? LOL! so random!

[ltakliq]

No way in hell these guys weren't trippin their balls off when they came up with this shit

[CoDisafishy]

I thought this was a black guy XD

[candyh6]

Met these guys at a concert @ Knott's Berry Farm. Nice guys!

[jwvisions]

As a child of the 80's, it is now very apparent why I'm so screwed up now. What in the hell was that?

[doubleLLJ]

I love his jeans :S



[TheKREUCH]

1:25 I deny the jizz in my eye?

[edmonds7796]

I used to love this song...that dude actually had a good voice.

[pickojak44]

Best dance moves. I mean come on he sings into a big ass wrench cant beat that.

[fastball2600]

good song, but worried that the singer is having a seizure...

[Bennnay93]

68 people are pessimists

[Skinnyd4]

I love how they put in the hockey players - I guess to keep with the "king" theme.

[YourMomsMyFavoryt101]

Was that a subliminal GORILLA popping out?

[snorch77]

Heck yeah MegaPrin123 the eighties were the greaties!

[HighDefMonster]

I just saw an elephant break dance.



[snugglebunny525]

@1:27= "I deny the jizz in my eye"

[MsSStilley]

@snugglebunny525 OMG hahahaha

[chefshane]

@snugglebunny525 @1:27 = "I deny the TEARS in my eyes. I don't want to let you see."

[torturelabs]

@chefshane

Mde it sound funnier though :3

[bigfloridapimp]

@snugglebunny525 Holy shit, great find.

[ryanbelknap]

@snugglebunny525

Thank you for that.

[Lachlant1984]

@snugglebunny525 It's I deny the tears in my eyes. Wow, some people are just so strange, they go and make sexual innuendoes out of everything. It's so damn annoying.

[brittania1974]

@snugglebunny525 pervert :)

[MrJtr75]

@snugglebunny525 does sound like he is singing that.

[DJMimzy]

@snugglebunny525 LMFAO! It DOES sound like that!

[MegaPrin123]

fucking love the 80's



[Yuyo1977]

Nice pair of Jeans! LOL

[thevisualedge]

I've never seen someone do the Carlton for four straight minutes.

[luciferactual]

@thevisualedge  Bahaha!! Nice!

[hotbassist182]

@thevisualedge ha ha ha ha ha!!!! oh my gosh, this comment killed me

[HannahCBH]

@thevisualedge LOL that literally made me laugh! the Carlton hahahaha :)

[Berad9104]

@thevisualedge sad to think not that many people know what the carlton is anymore

[taxid3rmy]

@thevisualedge ...ROTFLMAO ... TOUCHE!!!

[TripleDoT112]

@thevisualedge go watch theyre video of Call Me....he keeps going

[islandprincess1998]

@thevisualedge hahaha! great comparison!

[jigglysak]

I think he says "I'll pretend my shit's not stinking" near the end

[wendie82]

@jigglysak rofl its possible

[heightofearnestness]

2:20 = surprise!

[Nemesis7293]

One of the greatest "Fuck You" songs ever recorded! Plus, it's just fuckin' gorgeous!!!

[Solidus517843]

this song has gotten me through the toughest of times. it has reminded me that when it comes to love, that which kills you only makes you stronger.

[Jw4101980]

How could I have not known about this video before?!? Hilarious!!

[pauwallem77]

80's?????????????this 90's!!

[theo6174]

julia i am the king of wishful thinkingand proud of it.so honey just keep on walking .

[metalrod23]

Why is my playlist so slow today?

[Reeseriver]

Nice song. It brings me back to the 1980s. It's a great song to sing after a breakup.

[TheZangcast]

big o and dukes put me on to this song

[LeComteDeVersaille]

@TheZangcast DO YOU FOLLOW ME AROUND, AFTER EVERY COMMENT, TO MAKE A 'NEW-SLATE', U AINT FOOLIN ANYBODY, ROLL OUT!

[LeComteDeVersaille]

ALL TIME SUPERMARKET JAM!

[kojisan022677]

love it..over n over again..80's the best

[mmaassoo]

i like this song...

[serious22]

Blow-job face @ 2:06!

[MrArigold2010]

This is what happens when you mix 80s and drugs.....GR8 Song

[fernopolis27]

Amo ese funky de la guitarra.

[fernopolis27]

Excelente tema! Me gusta!

[36theghost]

LUKE PERRY'S DAD!

[xhrvat]

What in the hell is this video about?

"I'll pretend my song's not stinking,

'Cause I'm the king of wishful thinking"

[lovelee182]

@xhrvat 'i'll pretend my ship's not sinking',he's saying how he'll pretend his recent breakup isnt affecting him,but its kinda not working hence'fool myself',& his 'wishful thinking'. the video is based on the movie Pretty Woman,on which this song debuted as a single. like the reference @ 3:30,the guy in the shades & all black is a nod to Roy Orbinson,the singer/writer of Pretty Woman.all the rest are metaphors(ignore the elephant in room) & those random images u see in 90's vids often

[lovelee182]

alot i kno,but i hope that helps...:)

[xhrvat]

What in the hell is this video about?

[22centman36]

@xhrvat its not really about anything. Its a song from the pretty woman soundtrack so the motiff of this video represents various elements fromt he movie, the limos, the pretty women in high heels, some elements are synonomous with LA.