She's a Beauty

Okay--I have to admit that this video used to scare the daylights out of me when I was little.  Something about the motorized wheelchair buzzing around as the chariot for a dominatrix-type lady really frightened me. To this day, I still find it a bit creepy, but let's face it, this song is awesome.  In the intro, we hear a crisp synthesized line followed by guitar in full force.  Drums come in to add to the layers, and the lyrics of the first verse begin -- "Step right up, and don't be shy -- because you will not believe your eyes..."  There is something very intriguing about the lead singer's vocal quality.  The lyrics are clear and very clever, and the delivery is almost tongue-in-cheek so to say.  I guess you can say the song is about a woman in a peep show or something, but really, I think it's just kind of a general sentiment about the cost of falling in love.  For some reason, I think the carnival setting is perfect for this topic.  The mermaid in the video always used to intrigue me when I was little, and now that I revisit the video, it creeps me out as opposed to the woman in the chair.  As you can see, there are many humorous and semi-creepy elements.  To this day, I cannot believe that some of the images (especially the drums), made it past the censors in the 1980s.  But, in retrospect, it reminds us to not to things so seriously.  It's a fun song, and the video is very clever.  I hope you will enjoy--should be a great tune to kick off the weekend!