purejuice

Ha! I like the older clip, with him dressed for a night at the Copa. I think the contrast between his button-down appearance and the song captures some of the shock that people must have felt when rock and roll exploded in the 1950s and guys like him, who had been completely marginalized, were suddenly on TV and radio. It's like the whole presentation - the goofy white band members clapping, the ridiculous stage design, the dazed-looking audience members - was designed to negate his weirdness. Obviously, it fails miserably.