“Oh baby, baby it’s a wild world”

Can you sing the next line?

That line just popped into my head one day. Why was that? I have no frickin' clue. I haven’t heard that song in a long time and I couldn’t even place it. But, Mr. Google (yes, we are formal) helped me out and said the song was by the band Mr. Big (no, we are not formal).

By the way, I know its originator is Cat Stevens, but I am more familiar with Mr. Big’s version.

Anyway, enter youtube and its awesomeness! I had to re-familiarize myself with Mr. Big so I watched “To Be With You”, the best song from 1992! Okay, so maybe it wasn’t but it is in my top songs of that year! Here it is:



Now, I just am wondering a few things about this video…why does it change from black and white to color? Was there something special in the lyrics to make that transition? And one more thing why does the guy with the tambourine have better hair than anyone else? Because the lead singer seems to have gotten his hair styling tips from Tiffany:

In 1993, Mr. Big covered “Wild World” and made a video. This time they got a little more adventurous:



Again, I have comments. It has been most likely over a year since the last video, why on earth did the lead singer not cut his hair? Is it rock ‘n roll to keep it that way? Why all the crazy use of the green screen? Oh and if the song is about saying goodbye to your significant other, why would you put nature clips in the video? Is it because of the phrase "it’s a wild world"? I have a feeling it doesn’t mean animals and flowers.

For more enjoyment here is a group of guys who recreated the “To Be With You” video. It is quite accurate, though they didn't add the transition to color:



I love reading the comments on youtube, cuz people are crazy:

From rocknroller91:

u guys r pathetic i absolutely love mr big and ur recreation of it disgusts me how u can make a fun of a excellent band with talent like that is pathetic. i wudnt mind if it was done in a manner that was making fun of them but it is

Did that make any sense to you?