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Get in Hasselhoff's car

by Adam Finley, posted Jul 21st 2006 6:33PM
david hasselhoffPaul Goebel mentioned this David Hasselhoff video on his podcast, and I must say it really continues the singer's long-standing tradition of pushing greenscreen effects to their very limits. The song is called "Get In My Car" and it uses the same "let's cram an entire conversation into a song rather than write lyrics" approach to songwriting that earlier brought us such gems as Meatloaf's "Paradise By the Dashboard Light." Hasselhoff has never been above a bit of self-deprecation, and this video makes references to both Knigt Rider (he drives KITT throughout the video) and Baywatch. Also, his backup singers call him "gay," a rumor I wasn't aware of, but apparently he wants that spread around, so you know, everybody get on that. The song really does sound like it's being made up as they go along. I'm guessing it could have been a ten-minute epic if they allowed, eventually devolving into Hasselhoff and his passenger talking about mundane things like air freshneners and unopened packets of ketchup in the ashtray. Watch the video after the jump.

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Pete

The backup singers most defiantly sing "I know your GAME".

July 26 2006 at 1:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Billy D

Yeah, i'm pretty sure they said "game" not gay...anyone else think that or am i hearing things?

July 24 2006 at 10:32 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Brendan Smith

The song is a cover. Originally recorded by The Ted Mulry Gang, an Australain band. The recording and video was shot in Sydney, hence the right hand drive KITT.

Creepy, nonetheless.!

July 22 2006 at 4:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Karen

Wow. That is just...creepy.

I can't believe he bites his lower lip during his air guitar riffs. SO cheesy, not so awesome.

Do I want to know what Hoffee Apples refers to? And when did KITT get his steering wheel switched to the right-hand side?

SO creepy.

July 21 2006 at 7:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ming

According to comments in the Google Video version, it's a cover from a song in 1975. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3382491587979249836

July 21 2006 at 7:11 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Akbar Fazil

people can mock the Hoff all they want but he knows that he fills a specific niche and he excells at it.

The man will never be out of work. Ever.

July 21 2006 at 6:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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