Andy Gibb, Olivia Newton-John, And ABBA Set The Template For Indiepop
That’s not to say that this video of the six musicians sitting around a circle, hanging out, and forgetting the words to Beach Boys songs–while Olivia is on snare drum!–isn’t completely charming; it is, particularly the little filigrees of keyboard that punctuate the between-song conversations. But really, with a few minor period details changed (a little bit less chest hair on Benny, a little bit more frizz-tamer on Frida, a lot more self-awareness because of the cameras from everyone), this clip from an unidentified ’70s TV show could pass for something that would be “virally” e-mailed around the indiewebs today. Especially the part at the end where Frida busts out her operatic skills. [YouTube via Ian Darken]
