- February 27th, 2021, 3:16 am#4946346
The fact that the RPJ theme exists in universe and was written in response to the guys novelty fame is one of GB2’s best gags. Even having it be an extrapolation of a sixties song undermines the impact of that subtext. “The Ghostbusters were so successful in ‘84 that a guy got a spontaneous pop hit out of it” is succinct and perfect enough.
If it’s a version of an old 45 recommended by the Ghostbusters themselves, then it doesn’t have quite the same weight. They were meant to be a pop-culture phenomenon, not dudes who’d have to commission their own song.
(And I say this as someone Who finds the cynical marketing nous of Venkman to be one of the core things that makes Ghostbusters so funny: the big garish sign and logo, the endless interviews and covers, the actual scrolling marquee on Ecto-1A, for heavens sake! I love it all, but the song didn’t feel part of that. The song felt like a response to their fame.)
But yeah, I don’t know the actual context and I’m likely tilting at windmills. It’s probably nothing I’ve said above and totally fine. Speculation drives a person bananas, eh?
If it’s a version of an old 45 recommended by the Ghostbusters themselves, then it doesn’t have quite the same weight. They were meant to be a pop-culture phenomenon, not dudes who’d have to commission their own song.
(And I say this as someone Who finds the cynical marketing nous of Venkman to be one of the core things that makes Ghostbusters so funny: the big garish sign and logo, the endless interviews and covers, the actual scrolling marquee on Ecto-1A, for heavens sake! I love it all, but the song didn’t feel part of that. The song felt like a response to their fame.)
But yeah, I don’t know the actual context and I’m likely tilting at windmills. It’s probably nothing I’ve said above and totally fine. Speculation drives a person bananas, eh?
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https://thelondonrobbritton.bandcamp.com/
https://luxembourgpopnoir.bandcamp.com/
https://thehitsofkeithtotp.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/snakeandcrocodilecomic/ - Snake and Crocodile webcomic. They’re occasional Ghostbusters!