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direct connection

I’m your direct connection … to the boob tube.

By Matthew Rutledge on 07/01/2009

What I am about to show you is bril­liant, in and of itself. It manages to make Philadelphia seem like one gigantic fire hydrant set loose, this weird combin­a­tion of hip, informed, dramatic and coy at the same time.

However, this is just the song KYW-TV used for their Direct Connection promo spots, which aired from 1979–1980. The back­ground images are the same ones used during the actual commer­cials, but the foot­age of the commer­cials them­selves have been taken off ..read more

Posted in Cultural Ephemera, Disco | Tagged 1979, continuity, direct connection, Disco, KYW, Music, philadelphia, video | Leave a response

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