Da General Friday Sparkle Videos

LADIES LOVE SPARKLE VIDEO DAY!

It’s International Women’s Day, but more important- it’s Sparkle Video Day and that’s why today’s clip is the embodiment of this spectacular combo.  Let’s celebrate our accomplishments as the fairer sex while we watch the stunning Madleen Kane slink around the stage in a full length red sequin backless gown and modeling her “supreme tribute to hot rollers” hair.  Plus- she’s singing about every girl’s best friend: Diamonds!  She’s the personification of disco fabulous from head to toe and that includes her perfect makeup and glossy red lips.  If could look like this for one day, I’d wish for more days so I could look like this always.

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I’M JUST SPARKLEY!

I vowed to never post a video from YouTube’s Vevo because they can’t be viewed in some areas around the world.  That’s something I find totally unacceptable as our Soldiers are global and intergalactic.  However, one look at this video from Diamond Rings and I melted like glitter covered butter!  How could I resist the charms of this tall, blonde mysterious man who proudly wears space outfits, lives among gobs of smoke, wears glasses tiled with broken mirrors and taunts me with eons of laser beams?  Top top it off, any song called “I’m Just Me” that espouses a “no excuse/no apologies” attitude about being who you are will always become my new favorite instantly.

 

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GOOD GOLLY, IT’S SPARKLE VIDEO DAY!

It’s very important to acknowledge the people who made being fabulous part of every day life and today’s Sparkle Video features such a man.  A man who bucked the trends of his genre and truly lived, breathed, performed and dressed “More is More”.  This footage shows Little Richard singing “Good Golly Miss Molly” wearing one of his dazzling mirror-tiled ensembles (and I say “one of”‘ because it’s certainly not his only one).  We can also bask in adoration of his raven colored pompadour, dark eyeliner and trademark thin mustache that became his trademark look.  I’m not sure, but I think this is from around 1973, a few years before disco fashion came to be, but surely Little Richard and his glittering style must have had influence on dance floors everywhere.  It’s no wonder we love both kinds of music!

http://youtu.be/TqHQqb5ot74

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TGISVD!

Today’s Sparkle Video starts and ends a bit choppy, but all that really matters is what’s in between anyway.   This classic disco medley is from a 70’s variety show featuring The Carpenters and guests surrounded by dancers clad in dazzling outfits embellished with mirror tiles. I think this was supposed to be a take on outer space or possibly a futuristic concept judging by the addition of the two “white” guys grooving at tables in the back.  An interesting touch I might add.

 

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KNOWING SPARKLE VIDEOS…

Today’s Sparkle Video is a supreme gift of happiness from the very first sight of it. I think hamsters as pets being all the rage around this time in history may have been the inspiration for this human-sized habitrail, and in turn, I think this video probably inspired what we know now as “ball-pit” jungle gyms for children.  I mean, who doesn’t want to go swirl around in that magical tunnel of brightly colored orbs?  And let’s face it, you put the ladies of Abba in mini dresses embellished with sequins in front of anything and it all seems to make sense somehow, doesn’t it?

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JUST FOR YOU, SOLDIERS!

Today’s Sparkle video is so jam packed with dazzle you’re going to need sunglasses!   I chose “Just For You” because I want to make up for the fact that lately, I’ve been unable to post about all the fascinating things I usually do because of extra demands on my time.  However, as you know Soldiers, Da General is truly devoted to delivering Friday Sparkle Videos no matter what.  My apologies go out to all of you gagging for the next installment of Great Moments in Disco Fashion History and I hope to be back on track very soon.  In the meantime, enjoy this masterpiece of sparkle fabulosity-  but seriously, could we expect anything less from a group called The Glitter Band?  I think not.

http://youtu.be/_YUBI2dFgIs

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SPARKLE BEAT, IT’S A LOVE BEAT!

Sibling groups were extremely popular in the 70’s and 80’s and today’s Sparkle Video features the adorable DeFranco Family starring super cutie Tony on lead vocals.  This teen heart throb along with his brothers and sisters are wearing outfits I’m pretty sure were made by Mom.  I must say that I applaud her genius idea of using sparkling animal appliques and then adding more extra bedazzled gems- fabulous touch!  Here they’re movin’ and groovin’ on colorful pinball looking stage singing their biggest hit ever, “Heartbeat”.  It sure is a love beat and still catchy as ever!

http://youtu.be/fg5JDb4sSu8

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SPARKLEZ-VOUS FRANCAIS?

What could be more disco that today’s Sparkle video featuring Patsy Gallant in a shimmering metallic gold outfit, rocking a supreme flip “do” and singing sweetly about her “Sugar Daddy”?’   In fact, I think if you Google “disco”, this clip is what sprouts up as the official definition- especially at 2:00.  That’s when the lusciousness really kicks as the backup dancers, both male and female, enter the stage and it goes disco light crazy!  Now I don’t speak French, but it was 1977, so I’m guessing it’s something like, “‘Oh Sugar Daddy, enough furs, enough diamonds!  Please, truly all I want is to dazzle on the dance floor with you tonight- and lots, lots of champagne… and you’ll pay for it all, my darling lover!”.  Something like that.

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YOU’RE OUT OF… SPARKLE VIDEOS?

For today’s Sparkle Video I have selected my true love, Boy George, singing the haunting “Out of Fashion”.  This song always gives me chills because being the Dazzler I am, the thought of one’s moment, anyone’s moment, being “over” is just too much to bear.  However, looking at The Boy in all his majesty with his body swaying like the legend he is, heals me instantly.  Dressed to the nines (holla bedazzled pants!) and topped with his trademark hat- he’s also wearing the absolute best sparkle makeup Da General has  ever seen!  His asymmetrical mask jam packed with green and gold glitter and accented by dramatic false lashes and gem encrusted eyeliner has me writhing between emotions of admirational gagging and pure seething jealousy (which, by the way, is how I decide if something is fabulous).  He really is the only person in the world that can say things like “you’re a living tragedy” and “you wore me out” and make it sound so beautiful.

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MY HAND OVER MY SPARKLE VIDEO!

Only the legendary Marc Almond could combine sequin overload and ballerinas with a beautiful romantic ballad and come away with something so magical.  Thanks to his never ending supply of sparkle outfits, he is a regular on Sparkle Video day, but this is truly one of his most glittering ensembles ever.  The fact that it wasn’t enough just to wear sparkles from head to toe and that he chose to add exploding dazzle graphics all over him to accentuate the look confirms once again why he is one of my favorite artists of all time.  Now, take all of that and throw in the voice of an angel from heaven and you’ve got yourself a KABLAM!

 

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