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Okay - The Wild, Wild Western

Music Video | Germany | 1989
ArtistOkay
DirectorAlfons Hamann
EditorChristopher Franke-Gricksch
CinematographerAxel Barth
Post ProductionOn Line Studios
Runtime3:27

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Synopsis

Okay turns the Old West into a playful electronic dance setting. The band performs amid saloon-style scenery, cowboy imagery, and colorful character scenes, while the song's repeated hook gives the action a deliberately exaggerated, comic energy. Rather than following a detailed storyline, the video works as a fast-moving visual collage of Western cliches, performance footage, and stylized choreography. Its tongue-in-cheek presentation matches the track's blend of synth-pop, new beat, and novelty Western atmosphere.

Factoids & Trivia

  • "The Wild, Wild Western" was released as a single by the Frankfurt, Germany, pop group Okay in 1989.
  • The song was written by Okay vocalist and keyboard player Marcus Gabler, with Rod Gammons credited as producer.
  • The single appeared on CBS and was also included on the 1989 album "Bang!".
  • The 7-inch release paired the song with "Desperado Town." The maxi-single editions expanded the concept with several dance mixes, including "Dance Mix Vol. 1," "Dance Mix Vol. 2," and the "Kiss F.M. Bass Mix."
  • The album version runs for more than five minutes, while the original 7-inch single edit is considerably shorter. The various formats therefore present the song as both a compact pop track and an extended club piece.
  • Okay's earlier breakthrough, "Okay!", had reached No. 2 in Germany and No. 1 in Austria. "The Wild, Wild Western" followed during the group's most commercially active period.
  • The group's name appears in several forms across releases and archival uploads, including Okay, O.K., OK, and OKAY.

Lyrics

"Ein neuer Tag brach an, es war der 7. September 1878. wie an jedem
anderen Tag dämmerte der Morgen über diesem weiten und öden Land
im amerikanischen Südwesten, über dem Cheyenne-Reservat, wie dieses
Territorium der Indianer genannt wurde."
Hey! Hey! hey! ...

"Ich habe keine Zukunft, für mich gibt's kein Morgen"
wake up in the mornin' lite
get my gun and feel alrite
ride across the countryside
kill some reds before the nite

it's a world of good and bad - the wild, wild western
looking at the screen ahead - the wild, wild western
...
© Okay - The Wild, Wild Western. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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