Tech : We Are Apple (Leading The Way)

http://www.Alfred.TV Follow me on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/adiblasi. INFO: This was a corporate song that was used during the Macintosh rollout in January, 1984. I heard it live, in Manhattan, sitting in the audience as with the other authorized Apple dealers/retailers at the time. The song was a bit of a diversion between product announcements, and was meant to energize the audience a bit. At this meeting, Apple introduced the Macintosh and the new line of Lisa computer systems.

The copy that's been out on the Internet was pretty ratty looking, with dropouts in the video and the audio. I digitized and restored this version from a first generation VHS tape in my personal library. I also extracted the audio and enhanced it in my home studio to give it some more punch and reduce the noise.

So, if you are into technology, Apple corporate history, or computing, you will enjoy this. if you're not, and you just like the videos of me and my family and my bad jokes -- don't watch it, because the song is really cheesy and is a blatant rip off of Irene Cara's "Flashdance" song.

Trivia: when I saw this 'live' at the Mac introduction, we, as Apple Dealers, all LAUGHED OUR ASSES OFF at time marker 02:47 - when the guy carried a 60 pound LISA computer under his arm like it was a laptop!

Trivia: Some fellow Apple Dealers, who were watching the Macintosh introduction, got out of their seats to call their stock brokers from the pay phones to issue a 'buy' order! Smart. I wish I did the same. I was too involved in figuring out how I could afford to buy both a Mac and a Lisa.

Trivia: I didn't know how to tie my necktie. I used to keep them pre-notted. When I was in the bathroom, all suited up, I yanked the necktie and the knot came loose! HOLY CRAP! Good thing a co-worker also had to use the facilities, and help me fix my tie. How embarrasing. I quickly learned to tie a Windsor knot a week later.

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[D. Hansel]

I remember back in the early 80's we had a "HAAUG" user's group meeting at the Royal Coach Inn here in Houston. I got there early, seated in the 2nd row. It was getting close to the start of the meeting and I asked someone I wonder if Steve Woz was here yet. To my surprise he was seated in front of me, he turned around and said he just made it. It was a cult following back then as it is now. Thanks for the memories !

[adiblasi]

Doyle, that's a great story. I too went to the Apple ][ user group meetings, back in the day. The big thing was stuffing two (2) Disk ][ controller cards into a system and duping shareware library disks - with the 2 controllers under DOS 3.1, the software powered up BOTH drives which expedited copy speed by avoiding the 'spin up and spin down' cycle. Neat trick, back in the day.

[TeddyLeper]

Pure 80's awesomeness.

[Alien Weirdo]

Good artists copy, great artists plagiarize? ;)

[TallestSkil]

If I may paraphrase the modern Internet, "lol, so edgy."

Enjoy your FUD.

[Luca Schmid]

Default IPhone ringtone?

[Greg Cawthorne]

So who actually sung this?

[WollyhoodStudios]

That song does not go with Apple's current style, seriously. Leading the way? More like Following it.

[mzxrules]

Flashdance What A Feeling - Irene Cara

that is all

[Daniel Robbins]

Man these old apple song/videos stink of the 1980s, its awesome and funky lol

[macbookfan33]

Makes me feel weird seeing those twin towers there at 3:10

[FRANCOSTT]

Molto belle, grazie!