![]() Thanks for taking pity on orphans and poor people, guys.ģ:16 They are always dressed like children from Oliver. Just thought you should know.ģ:09 Finally, these two scoundrels are hustling an appropriate demographic: pool sharks. Yeah, that bad.Ģ:48 Mike and Paul are shaving. This is like Watch the Throne times Watch the Throne. You couldn’t make this video in post-recession America. Firsthand accounts, preferably.Ģ:39 So they are just going from town to town in their deceit wagon, hustling unassuming lands. Is it simply a placebo or does that drink actually work? I need answers. They are no longer downtrodden and are now flexing and arm-wrestling each other. So weird, this is.Ģ:22 I haven’t listened to one lyric of this song, but every time Paul goes falsetto, it reminds me how wack this track is.Ģ:33 They just flashed back to all the poor people from the beginning. ![]() Paul just did a magic trick and Mike is still acting like he’s in The Wiz, dancing around all Savion Glover–like. They don’t seem to be exploiting or helping these kids. Further proof that Mike could do anything in 1983.Ģ:14 This is too weird. I have standards.ġ:57 Or are they stealing from the downtrodden to give to the orphans? I highly doubt this, but if so I’m back on #TeamPaulAndMike.Ģ:00 This song is so brutal. Why did they just roll up to an orphanage? Are they about to sell zombie carrot juice to orphans? If so, I will not be able to proceed with this writeup. Pretty pumped about that.)ġ:42 Where on earth are they going? What era was this set in? Pre-Reconstruction? 2007 Detroit?ġ:43 This clip strengthens my belief that there is nothing more dangerous than a multiracial scheme. (I was close with the bank robbery angle. Big Black Duncan is the driver of the getaway car. I also love his outfit choice, which is highly reminiscent of The Wiz.ġ:35 Wow. Apparently he had some business to take care of, because they just picked him up on the side of the road. This is too much.ġ:31 I’m still on #TeamAntiPaul, but his five o’clock shadow is pretty on-point. Absolute worst.ġ:16 Paul is now in a wagon, counting his cash.ġ:19 Where’s Michael? Did Paul take the money and run?ġ:28 Wow, the announcer girl from the beginning was in on the scam, too. It’s like they’re throwing it in our faces that we as world citizens have spent all of our hard-earned cash on their albums, merchandise, and concerts. Don’t kid yourself.ġ:03 This is definitely a con, right? Sir Paul, Black Mike, and Michael Clarke Duncan are all scamming these poor people, right? This seems like a slightly irresponsible video for two of the richer guys ever.ġ:11 These people are spending their life savings on Sir Paul’s wonder potion. I need some of that V8 Splash that Sir Paul is pushing into these communities.ġ:01 Immediately after that obviously rigged victory, the song starts, which is unfortunate because “Say Say Say” is NOT a good song. That’s like a stalemate between me and Michael Clarke Duncan. This music video is officially not the autobiography of Michael Jackson.Ġ:53 Why is this arm-wrestle tied? This guy is huge. Mike just challenged this larger, blacker man to arm-wrestle. ![]() ![]() Is this whole thing a Paul-MJ con? Is that what’s going on?Ġ:48 Interesting. Wait, is this the drink that turned him into the Thriller zombie? Oh, this just got cray.Ġ:44 OK, definitely not zombie juice. It looks like V8 Splash but it’s probably carrot-flavored bath salt drink.Ġ:40 I can’t believe he tried it. About us.Ġ:38 Mike, please don’t try Sir Paul’s drink. Seems rude.Ġ:22 Are these poor people carnies? Does the potion cure them from smelling like cabbage and nightmares?Ġ:24 Oh Michael, your voice was so joyously high.Ġ:27 Mike is my complexion in this video. Why is he looking so Grapes of Wrath-y right now? Dude was in The Beatles.Ġ:15 Sir Paul is slanging “wonder potion” at all these sad, downtrodden people. And maybe face paint?Ġ:04 Why is that white lady shouting? Why?Ġ:09 Oh hi, Sir Paul McCartney. If you have an idea for a future episode of Rembert Explains the ’80s, e-mail us at Note: I know this song, because it was on Thriller, but the only thing I think I remember about the video is that there was a bank robbery. This week’s installment was selected by Grantland editor-in-chief Bill Simmons: “Say Say Say” by Michael Jackson and Sir Paul McCartney. Rembert will write down his thoughts as he’s watching it, then we’ll post those thoughts here. Every so often, we’ll e-mail 25-year-old Rembert Browne a video from the 1980s that he hasn’t seen. Welcome back to our series Rembert Explains the ’80s.
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