O’Bryan - Lovelite
So I was watching R&B music videos one night with a friend when we came across this 80’s gem. Being mostly a 90’s child, I have never heard of O’Bryan. My friend knew a lot more about him than me and told me he was popular back in the 80s, but was considered an imitation of Michael Jackson and Prince. Watching the video, one can see how some of these similarities came about, with O’Bryan wearing a military jacket similar to what Michael Jackson tended to wear and utilizing his sex appeal, similar to Prince. Anyway, I really liked the song and the video obvious 80s throwback atmosphere. Interestingly, O’Bryan is still active in the music industry, having released an album back in 2007. A warning for those of you watching the video: it is slightly nsfw (not suitable for work). The partial female nudity really isn’t distasteful, and in fact, I think it goes along well with the song and video, but your boss might not think so ;) It was rather surprising seeing nudity at all in this video, since I had no idea music videos did this type of thing back then.
- moises
