![Ghostbusters as a 1980s drama [52 Sellout Week 43] @paravonian](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/f3MjWgUQN5s/maxresdefault.jpg)
Uploaded October 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
People freaked when they remade Ghostbusters with female leads so I really hope they don’t see my recutting of it as a 1980s hour-long drama a la Hill Street Blues.
I originally wrote the music to be a 1980s sit-com theme, sort of like Taxi, but it wound up sounding more appropriate for an 80s-era hour-long drama. For several weeks I didn't know what to do with the music or how to approach doing a spoof of an 80s drama, but as one random, mental connection led to another I wound up here.
I think it turned out pretty well, hope you like it!
People freaked when they remade Ghostbusters with female leads so I really hope they don’t see my recutting of it as a 1980s hour-long drama a la Hill Street Blues.
I originally wrote the music to be a 1980s sit-com theme, sort of like Taxi, but it wound up sounding more appropriate for an 80s-era hour-long drama. For several weeks I didn't know what to do with the music or how to approach doing a spoof of an 80s drama, but as one random, mental connection led to another I wound up here.
I think it turned out pretty well, hope you like it!
![Ghostbusters as a 1980s drama [52 Sellout Week 43]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/f3MjWgUQN5s/mqdefault.jpg "Ghostbusters as a 1980s drama [52 Sellout Week 43]
People freaked when they remade Ghostbusters with female leads so I really hope they don’t see my recutting of it as a 1980s hour-long drama a la Hill Street Blues.
I originally wrote the music to be a 1980s sit-com theme, sort of like Taxi, but it wound up sounding more appropriate for an 80s-era hour-long drama. For several weeks I didnt know what to do with the music or how to approach doing a spoof of an 80s drama, but as one random, mental connection led to another I wound up here.
I think it turned out pretty well, hope you like it!")
![Quayker Hashtags [52 Sellout Week 4]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/f_iHiF097XU/mqdefault.jpg "Quayker Hashtags [52 Sellout Week 4]
Quayker Hashtags, the breakfast cereal designed to drive social media engagement.
For week 4 of 52 Sellout I needed music that was cheerful yet mellow, earthy yet wholesome, so the sound I settled on was a finger picked acoustic guitar. Enjoy!")
![The Closeout Sale 2016 Deserves [52 Sellout Week 52]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gAVuJgq_0q4/mqdefault.jpg "The Closeout Sale 2016 Deserves [52 Sellout Week 52]
2016 may have been terrible, but the sales tho...jokes about the Cubs, complex opinions, nuance—none of these things will be needed in 2017 so you can get them cheap! Its a Brave New World—of Savings!")
![Shape of You by Ed Sheeran, Explained! [Oof, Who Charted?]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/h4ZP70yRYQ4/mqdefault.jpg "Shape of You by Ed Sheeran, Explained! [Oof, Who Charted?]
Will pounding shots with your friends and putting on a Caribbean accent get you women? It will if you’re Ed Sheeran and you’re #1 on the charts!
I try to make sense of the lyrics of “Shape of You” (and why it isn’t called “I’m in Love With Your Body” even though that’s the hook). Along the way we’ll run into Rihanna, George RR Martin, and get a quick cameo from the ’Hoff!
This is the latest in my completely irregular series “Oof, Who Charted?” Other installments cover Jason Derulo, Katy Perry, Meghan Trainor, and another song by Ed Sheeran.")
