Thanks to the always great Boing Boing for pointing me in the direction of this insane video. It’s a 1979 clip from Kids Are People, Too which features punk rocker Pattti Smith singing the tune Debby Boone made famous, accompanied on piano by the song’s composer, Joseph Brooks, who is currently accused of being a serial rapist. At the very end of Smith’s performance, before going to a commercial break, host Michael Young looks into the camera and says, “Don’t go away. There’s still more to come. We have Count Dracula and Adam Rich.” The children look small and confused. Your mind will be blown.
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