79-TA
01-26-2010, 05:52 PM
Late 2nd gen Trans Ams have made appearances in 3 rather unlikely music videos recently.
The most recent, featuring a '77 or '78, was in this Kei$ha song (I still don't know who she is, but she seems to be going for a (trashier) Taylor Swift look in the video.)
Kei$ha - Tik Tok
Just skip to 1:23 and maybe use the mute button.
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The next song opens with a lot of good muscle cars and is more tolerable, but might still need muting. At first I suspected another '77 or '78 TA, but there's a good shot of the the tail lights that reveal it to be a '79-'81, though it is possible to just take the bumper and tail lights off of a '79 and put them on a '77 or '78.
Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA
Just start at the beginning. After the drive in scene, there are no more muscle cars so you can just stop it at about 1:28
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More predictably here's a country song by Montgomery Gentry that has been out for a while. Sadly, any footage of the TA is very short. The scene with the TA either launching or burning out lamely has the tire in a pool of water. I saw this Trans Am sell on ebay a couple of years ago and can confirm it is a '79. Video may or may not need muting depending on your opinion of country music.
Montgomery Gentry - What Do You Think About That?
Just skip to 2:31 for the very short shots of the TA.
<object width="560" height="340">
<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tJixs2FoZ_Y&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></object>
The most recent, featuring a '77 or '78, was in this Kei$ha song (I still don't know who she is, but she seems to be going for a (trashier) Taylor Swift look in the video.)
Kei$ha - Tik Tok
Just skip to 1:23 and maybe use the mute button.
7iX-VUDWTxE
The next song opens with a lot of good muscle cars and is more tolerable, but might still need muting. At first I suspected another '77 or '78 TA, but there's a good shot of the the tail lights that reveal it to be a '79-'81, though it is possible to just take the bumper and tail lights off of a '79 and put them on a '77 or '78.
Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA
Just start at the beginning. After the drive in scene, there are no more muscle cars so you can just stop it at about 1:28
M11SvDtPBhA
More predictably here's a country song by Montgomery Gentry that has been out for a while. Sadly, any footage of the TA is very short. The scene with the TA either launching or burning out lamely has the tire in a pool of water. I saw this Trans Am sell on ebay a couple of years ago and can confirm it is a '79. Video may or may not need muting depending on your opinion of country music.
Montgomery Gentry - What Do You Think About That?
Just skip to 2:31 for the very short shots of the TA.
<object width="560" height="340">
<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tJixs2FoZ_Y&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></object>