King Crimson - Sleepless - 1984

Great version of a fabulous song broadcast on Showtime in 1984. Fixed aspect ratio and audio

Category:

Music

Tags:

• King
• Crimsom
• Sleepless
• Adrian
• Belew
• Tony
• Levin
• Robert
• Fripp
• Bill
• Buford

[surfdude2000]

Seeing as this was a Showtime Production, I highly doubt these babes just happened to magically appear in front of the cameras... Especially for a group like King Crimson, that has almost zero chick appeal... Staged, but effective...

[mactico]

Slutty braless bimbos dancing to King Crimson... That's one of the strangest things I've ever seen!

[Karmalize]

those women dancing to king crimson, classic.

[CultureFusionSite]

You know, some fans actually think this version of the band SUCKS. I actually think it's mathematically impossible for a band with these four guys to suck...scientifically impossible, even.

[CultureFusionSite]

@surfdude2000 On the other hand, this is like the ONE King Crimson song I can see the average person dancing to: that bass line...Jesus...Some fans actually think this version of the band sucks. I think it's close to being the best version.

[CultureFusionSite]

@Jorsalfar Fripp looks, sounds and behaves like an uptight English professor with a Monty Python dry sense of humor. I think he stands out ANYWHERE.

[egyptianminor]

@pootsilu You mean he SAYS he never did; it's much more charming, hip and uncliché if he's simply 'born that way', than if he attained any 'nutty awareness' through semi-synthetic means. Now, having said that, My comment shoulda been written in the easier to understand(?) figure of speech " David Byrne on acid", which means figuratively; he ACTS in a freaky/offbeat way that MIGHT indicate familiarity w/ anyone of those substances - but of course he could be simply imitating David Byrne

[pootsilu]

@egyptianminor Belew never used Drugs...

[Jorsalfar]

Fripp stands out like Shakespeare at a Metallica concert.:P

[spunkets]

@thegreencat13

"Dance" to it?

Wrong verb.

[mikew4001]

Great dance track... did they get the audience from a Duran Duran concert?

[thegreencat13]

@mactico What makes them slutty and bimbos? How insulting and small-minded. This and surfdude2000's comment suggest that women are not capable of recognizing and enjoying intricate and challenging music played by deeply talented musicians. It has a great beat! Of course you can dance to it, and that doesn't make one a slut or bimbo.

[SpudMills]

Oh yeah, I forgot about that episode of Rock of the '80s. I recorded a bunch of those, but only a few had a good band. My favorite was INXS when they were supporting The Swing album.