Post 15: A video from the past

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It’s funny to think that music videos did not really become popular until a few years ago. When I was a pre-teen I remember renting music videos from Blockbuster. “Back then”, they made VHS tapes with music videos on them. One music video by Backstreet Boys I remember particularly well was the video Everybody. This particular VHS tape had all the music videos of songs from one of their albums. I remember this video particularly well because the music videos took place in the old, haunted house that Casper the Friendly Ghost was filmed in. I really liked this music video because I was in love with the Backstreet Boys and one of my favorite movies as a child was Casper the Friendly Ghost.

I remember thinking this music video was one of the coolest things ever. As a boy- crazy pre-teen I was in love with Nick Carter and thought that one-day we would get married. I remember sitting in front of the TV for hours with my older sister, trying to learn all of the dance moves. I wanted to dress up and be in costume and dance just like all the people in the movie.

Looking back on my boy-band crazed days, I remember how happy and cool I felt listening to the Backstreet Boys CD. I think that at one point every little girl goes through the boy-band obsessed phase. I also think that we never really grow out of this phase. From time to time, I bring out those old CDS, and revisit many fond memories from my childhood of singing in my room or in the school talent show with friends.

It’s been years since I’ve watched the Everybody music video. Now that I’m older, and the boy-band singers are well into their 30’s, the music videos don’t impress me as much. However, I’ll never forget the feeling of giddiness that I would feel after watching that old VHS tape.