MICHAEL SMITH > “MIKE” >






Go for It, Mike, 1984


4:42 min

A satirical music video tracking Mike on the campaign trail as he manifests Reagan-era gumption and presumptuousness. Mike assumes personae of the all-American male — i.e. a cowboy,  suburban real estate developer, and politician — as he courts a chorus of fresh-faced youth who cheer him on with dippy enthusiasm.

Mark