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I never got to go to Chuck E. Cheese often enough as a kid.  But when I did it was quite a treat.  But one of the things that bugged me even at a young age was the creepy rock band.  The music was terrible and was more scary than anything else.

But imagine if that band played awesome tunes and filled people with joy?

So these guys in Alabama named Chris Thrash and Aaron Fletcher bought one of those animatronic bands from Showbiz, which is a version of Chuck E. Cheese in the midwest. And they christened them Rock-Afire Explosion and now he programs them to play tunes from MGMT, Usher, Madonna and Shakira.  Actually if you send him an email they’ll set up the band to play any song you want.

As Ren and Stimpy would say, “happy happy joy joy.”

Check out more videos at their YouTube page.  Okay, okay, we’re going to share one more because, crap, I can’t stop laughing at how funny this is.  Here’s Shakira’s “Hips Don’t Lie.”

The new MGMT video has a very Duran Duran like feel to it but the song will make you want to get up out of your cubicle and hit the dance floor. Also, the Chuck E. Cheese costumed band is a nice touch.

Oracular Spectacular is out now. And it’s one of this year’s most enjoyable albums.