I Cannot Get You Out of My System

Personally, I'm having a hard time getting the flannel out of my system...

[A very purple and orange video, brought to you by the Newsboys of April 1993.] [Lots of dancing and head-banging, but thankfully not the intricately choreographed dancing of their early, early years.]



[Who's this mysterious figure prowling around who plays no instrument and does not sing? Well, if you ask Peter, he says it's Carmen (see the chat section), but in actuality it's jobless John, who was not the singer of this song. That honor falls to Peter.]



[Gotta start a song with a big ol' kick. That's a must.]
Oi, boy. Got a new gig.
It's jammin' your brain like a too-tight wig.
Stuff this new religious phase.
Your home is here in a yellow haze.
Oi, boy, what are you doin'?
Wearing your faith like a new tattoo



When friends and formers don't approve this.
Brillo pads will not remove this.

[Jobless John has found a job: pretending to shoot the video.]

I cannot get You,
I do not want You
Out of my system.

[Drummer/singer Furler pulling double duty.]



I cannot get You
I do not want You
Out of my head.



[No idea who this is. A baby Newsie. My knowledge begins and ends there...]

[Another big kick to start off verse two.]

Oi, boy, what are you on?

[Cinematographer John and star Peter having creative differences?]

We'd try to help you, but you're too far gone.
First we thought you'd be rejecting us.
Now we're scared you'll start infecting us.
Oi. Boy. Come again.
Someday soon it'll all sink in,



As all your efforts to inspire us
Spread like some computer virus.

[It's a baby Newsie again. But who?! I really do need to learn my baby Newsies...]

[Kevin Mills, I do believe. But with my "awesome" brain for faces, maybe not.]

I cannot get You,
I do not want You
Out of my system.
I cannot get You,
I do not want You
Out of my head.

Always stalled by hidden fears.
Always stuck in neutral gears
Until I gave the driver's seat away.
Take my life and make it real.
Turn the key and take the wheel.



[A little outside shot for you, in case you were getting tired of the warehouse.]

Push the throttle through the floor,
Evermore, evermore



Evermore!

[Ah, the undershirt and flannel phase... Peter's style has changed a bit.]

[Cory Pryor I think (maybe?) playing one of those guitar/keyboard hybrids that used to be all the rage.]



[A goofy look from the guy I'm calling Cory for the lack of a better name.]

[Oh those spastic Newsfellahs.]

I cannot get You,

[They're using a weird glowing filter on the edges of the warehouse windows and some other objects. It's not your monitor going nuts.]

I do not want You



[As we say around my house, he's John James-ing, referring to John's rather unique way of "dancing" around.]

Out of my system.

[Mugging for the camera just a bit.]

I cannot get You,
I do not want You
Out of my head.

I cannot get You,



[Someone's ready for their closeup.]

I do not want You
Out of my system.

[The wild Furler has been caged. Citizens around the world may now sleep at night, knowing they are safe.]

I cannot get You,
I do not want You



 [Oh wait. He escaped. Good thing, too. He has more adventures coming up on the next page!]

Out of my head.

 

We've seen John James get rid of unwanted head hair. Now it's time for Peter to do the same...but he's not going for the bald look yet.