Fall Out Boy Give Their Fans The White Glove Treatment

noah | April 29, 2008 10:00 am

Fall Out Boy’s clip for their cover of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” does in fact pay homage to old videos by The Gloved One, with Patrick Stump even getting his own “Dirty Diana” moment near the song’s end. But while watching the video, in which the boys from the band walk around a seedy neighborhood that is populated solely with Michael Jackson-costumed dudes and watch Tony Hale lead a class in the “sexy” martial arts before getting roped into a throwdown, I was reminded of another clip from MJ-era MTV:

I can’t tell if the homage is intentional–and if so, is Pete Wentz the Nikki Sixx of the band?–or if it’s just a case of sets being reused 25 years apart, but either way, I figured that we all could use a little Shout At The Devil-era Crue this morning.

Beat It [icecreamhdaches] Motley Crue – Too Young To Fall In Love [YouTube]

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