9. Hot For Teacher
Van Halen
David Lee Roth is a master of cheesiness and no one, not even Diamond Dave himself, will deny this. The best of his cheese (and the cheese of a lot of 80s metal) is provided in the classic video for "Hot For Teacher."
Despite the standard bikini-clad women, "Hot For Teacher" carries a lot of interesting aspects in and of itself. The chorus of the song, for example, featuring the band all decked out in matching suits and choreographed dancing (even if Alex can't seem to dance for his life, watch him constantly fuck up during those parts) as if they were some kind of doo-wop group or something, is really great.
And I would be remiss if I didn't mention Waldo. Slick-hair, huge glasses, bow tie. Waldo is the most stereotypical nerd you will ever see and his first day of school is absolutely torturous. Surrounded by hot teachers and a riotous Van Halen (both regular and child-sized, check out little Eddie's little guitar), Waldo is turned into an anxiety-ridden shell of his former self by the end of the school day. Godspeed, Waldo. Godspeed.
This...I love this video. Mostly for the bad dancing by Mr. Alex.
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