"Ghostbusters" is a song written by American musician Ray Parker Jr. as the theme to the 1984 film Ghostbusters, and included on its soundtrack. Debuting at #68 when the movie was released, the single slowly climbed the Billboard Hot 100 for nearly four months, finally peaking at #1 and staying there for three weeks.
Parker was approached by the film's producers to create a theme song, although he only had a few days to do so and the movie's title seemed impossible to include in any lyrics. However, when watching television late at night, Parker saw a cheap ad for a local service that reminded him that the film had a similar commercial featured for the fictional business of "The Ghostbusters". This inspired him to write the song as an advertising jingle that "the Ghostbusters might have commissioned as a promotion".
The music video was directed by Ivan Reitman (who also directed the film). It features a young woman played by actress Cindy Harrell who is haunted by a ghost portrayed by Parker, roaming a nearly all-black house interior (with vibrant neon designs outlining the sparse architectural and industrial features) until the woman finally calls the Ghostbusters. It was the No. 1 video on MTV for most of the summer of 1984 and features cameos by celebrities Chevy Chase, Irene Cara, John Candy, Melissa Gilbert, Ollie E. Brown, Jeffrey Tambor, George Wendt, Al Franken, Danny DeVito, Carly Simon, Peter Falk and Teri Garr. None of the actors were paid for participating but did so as a favor to Reitman, Bill Murray, or Dan Aykroyd. The video concludes with Parker and the stars of the film in full Ghostbuster costume, dancing down the streets of New York City (where the movie takes place). Times Square was closed in order to film the scene, although a sizable crowd may still be seen in the background.
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George Michael during Wham!'s farewell concert at Wembley Stadium in London on June 28, 1986.
Photos by Duncan Raban
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*about to take shower*
*puts playlist on shuffle*
*wrong song starts playing*
Me:
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