You’ve heard this track at least a thousand times, even if you don’t know what it’s called—it’s the peppiest Moog masterpiece the 1970s ever produced, “Popcorn.” This is a wonderful black-and-white clip from some French TV show back when it was a brand-new song, it seems. It features six spunky and star-spangled dancers doing their damndest to inject the proceedings with a bit of energy. The dancers aren’t great but they give it their all, the choreography is “fun,” and of course the music guarantees a splendid time for all. Why can’t there be stuff like this on TV today?

The editing, though—could somebody give the director some decaf coffee? For most of the video there’s so much fast-cutting that I’m obliged to issue an epilepsy warning. On top of that, the director (possibly the camera operator?) seems waaaaaaaaaaaaay too interested in the shapely midsections of the female dancers—I don’t think that would fly today….

Anyway, if this doesn’t put a big, stupid grin on your face, nothing will.
 

 
Thank you Fernando Velasquez Pomar!

Previously on Dangerous Minds:
Who Do You Think You Are? A one-hit wonder for several different groups
The mysterious J. Bastos and his one hit wonder ‘Loop Di Love’