Well, usually I have building trivia questions that relate to legal history. But I'm going to branch out some here to an old building that appeared in a music video from back in the 1980s.
I am certain I'm not making this question too easy by saying that this trivia question was inspired by a song I heard on the radio by a 1980s band from Philadelphia. I hadn't heard the song in probably 15 years, maybe 20. That led me to look at the youtube video of the song and — lo and behold — I saw a colonial-era (or maybe it is very early federal-era) building in the background at the beginning of the video. I said, holy cow. I know that building!
So, fresh from a trip to the land of hoagies and Wawas (to quote Governor Romney), I have an absurdly difficult two part trivia question. First, where's the building at right. Second, what music video is it used in?
Good luck. I think this is only slightly easier than the world's most difficult antebellum building trivia question from last December.
It's down the road from the location of the Exton Drive-In from the Hooters' "And We Danced."
Holy cow, Glomarization, that's incredible. You are correct. I grew up near Exton; the drive-in's been gone for decades now.
Tough one! But…
The building is on Lincoln Highway in Exton, PA. The music video is The Hooters' 1985 classic "And We Danced".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB1Q-PfUvN0
Darn it, I just spent 25 mins. and my best GoogleFu looking for the answers, and someone beat me to it! But what the hey, I did get to watch some interesting 80s hairstyles whilst looking at the video!
Owen,
Yes — very difficult. Nicely done. Fun video, isn't it?
Sally,
I'm always surprised at how different the 1980s videos look to me now! Hair styles look a lot weirder now than I thought they were then….
This about does it for me and photo trivia questions. I mean when we're dealing with 18th century buildings in Exton, Pa, it's hard to get more obscure than that!
Prof,
I didn't grow up in Exton, but I did spend an absurd amount of time during my tween and teen years watching MTV. There aren't too many "1980s band[s] from Philadelphia" — I think people would refer to Hall and Oates as a duo, or Robert Hazard as a solo artist, for example. The others that would come to mind would be Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers or Pretty Poison. TC's "I'm Not Your Man" was set in a venue that may or may not be the 23 East in Ardmore, and PP's "Catch Me I'm Falling" had them performing in a gym intercut with scenes from the movie "Hiding Out."
Fun puzzle. Thanks!
[AB here — this is all very cool & stuff I didn't know about. Next time I'm back home I'll see if I can get a picture of 23 East in Ardmore.]