ONE HIT WONDERLAND: “Maniac” by Michael Sembello
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@MrJacobrabbit
April 13, 2026 at 8:32 am
Sound track won Oscar
@coen123
April 13, 2026 at 8:32 am
A few times at the place I worked they actually played Automatic Man over the in store radio. Needless to say it was a magic moment
@fistymcbuttpuncher6419
April 13, 2026 at 8:32 am
Krankor from 'Prince of Space' is a deeeeeeep pull, holy hell lol
@serendipityshopnyc
April 13, 2026 at 8:32 am
To be fair, other than a few good songs, the Flashdance movie does offer the chance to gaze at Michael Nouri in his prime, and Jennifer Beals was likewise a total babe. Beals had a body double for the dancing, btw. That's mostly not her in the more athletic sequences.
@S.E.Walker
April 13, 2026 at 8:32 am
“I believe in God now” is probably my favorite moment of any YouTube video ever.
@nfugitt89
April 13, 2026 at 8:32 am
This song is great until Sembello starts singing
@LudwigSansser-c8y
April 13, 2026 at 8:32 am
"She is using too much acetylene…dem joints won't hold…we´re here not for the welding!!"
@tinturtle
April 13, 2026 at 8:32 am
I'm wondering if this video should have a warning for flashing lights.
@annaolson4828
April 13, 2026 at 8:32 am
Maybe the subject of Maniac was a victim of the Strasbourg dancing plague of 1518.
@ChaosGoblinDeezNutz
April 13, 2026 at 8:32 am
Should redo those old ones. The audio is so bad
@ryballs4569
April 13, 2026 at 8:32 am
Most Youtubers earlier videos have issues but this is just as great as your new ones! By the way I reckon Automatic Man is a hidden gem, great song
@BelAirBrutist
April 13, 2026 at 8:33 am
I loved this song Blinding Lights is the nearest thing to this in the 2020’s
@normagrimstad8869
April 13, 2026 at 8:33 am
Gawd, this song was played so much, and I lived through it.
@オラオラオラ
April 13, 2026 at 8:33 am
I can confirm that Maniac is best reserved for running for your life or doing intense warm ups. I’ve yet to find a satisfactory dance to it without feeling like a dork.
@Ladytron2000
April 13, 2026 at 8:33 am
You dare diss the Captain of Yacht Rock Kenny Loggins?!?!? Shots fired.
@Devergreen1977
April 13, 2026 at 8:33 am
Sorry, I had to pause your review to watch Automatic Man in toto
@JustWowNick
April 13, 2026 at 8:33 am
Why does he look like QuintinReviews?
@vengeance1701
April 13, 2026 at 8:33 am
Krankor getting referenced is a fantastic MST3K callback.
@Wallnetto
April 13, 2026 at 8:33 am
When I started watching Todd’s videos i heard him say at one point that when he was younger he become interested in bad music and I thought “I bet this guy liked MST3K.” Because I’m around the same age and have been a diehard fan most of my life. But then I heard him say “is that Krankor from Prince of Space?” and I knew lol.
@applemask
April 13, 2026 at 8:33 am
TRANSPARENT.
PERSPEX.
KEYBOARD.
@ashleighcalvert8937
April 13, 2026 at 8:33 am
He should not be pulling off the smooth jazz version as much he is
@Oddly_Nuff
April 13, 2026 at 8:33 am
8:26 white people 😅
@Meskarune
April 13, 2026 at 8:33 am
Post apocalytic kal drogo 😂