After witnessing Corey Feldman’s performance on The Today Show this morning, we’re still shaking. That was a lot take in before we’d taken in our morning absinthe. The long, dark-as-ravens tresses. That industrial-tinged snakeskin puffy coat and hood (possibly on loan from Andrew Eldritch.) His foofy white pirate shirt — how it billowed. And that diverting, all-female backing band, dressed like slutty angels (not that we’re slutty-angel-shaming; we’re all for it.)
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The song is a clearly original composition called “Go 4 It” from his new double CD — double? CD? — which he describes as “a labor of love ten years in the making.” Feldman attempts to singlehandedly bring back ’80s Goth culture to the masses, seemingly channeling old friend Michael Jackson as he jerks through a series of dance moves like a particularly funky zombie. “It’s a similar style of dance,” he explains, “because we grew up dancing together; he was my idol, obviously.”
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Prior to the performance, Feldman explains the genesis of his new project:
The whole theme of the album is good versus evil, heaven versus hell, and all that sort of thing, so they’re angelic, and if you look actually at the artwork on the album you’ll see that it’s me trying to crawl out of a fiery pit, and it’s the angels pulling me out, so it all sort of goes along with the concept…
I know that angels have probably saved me once or twice in my life, and I like helping them as well, and that’s why I created Corey’s Angels, as a way to help girls who are like kind of lost and needed to find their way to get their opportunities, their dreams, and make them realities. And that’s what we do, we try to make their realities, you know, their dreams.”
Isn’t life all about making dreams into reality and reality back into dreams?
And did we mention the song features a rap breakdown by a performer named Doc Ice? Because there’s a rap breakdown by a performer named Doc Ice.
If you haven’t seen this yet, we strongly advise that you Go 4 It:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqIv2tc9BCI
Kieran
If they do a remake of ‘The Munsters’ Corey should play Grandpa.
Poncho Sanchez
I like CF, but he probably makes a better actor than singer, been meaning to read his book about hollywood sex scandal
cabe
Wow. That was pretty awful and embarrassing. With all of the great musical talent out there, how does he get a shot “singing” on live TV?
Terrycloth
I saw this and felt embraced for him .why do actors want to be Rock stars and vice versa ? This will do absolutely nothing to reboot his career…it gives it a black eye if you ask me…
paul dorian lord fredine
not even good enough for the dollar bin.
Xzamilloh
I don’t know who Doc Ice is, but he should be ashamed of himself.
Sapphireone
Oh that’s right — Michael Jackson was his “idol.” I had forgotten that.
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Pitiful.
JED08
Well, that was pretty bad, I’m not sure that Corey should be singing, but I’m not gonna hate on him.
ChrisK
@cabe: He may be really bad but it will boost the TV show’s ratings all the same.
Thad
Oh, the song was too much to bear. After about 30 seconds I was gone.
But Sheinelle Jones did the introduction! Love her…she was our Fox29 news anchor in Philadelphia for years. She’s been on weekend Today as a regular and I’m glad to see her on weekdays.
robho3
LOTFLMAO….. I don’t know how anyone in that studio could refrain from laughing.
Pete
looks like he got the puffy shirt from the Low Talker!
Bob LaBlah
The write up here is just as silly and confusing as Feldman and his song. Is he pre-Marilyn Manson or pre-Alice Cooper? This should be played to all child actors so they can understand how important it is to manage their career, money and stay away from drugs. This is what happens when you don’t.
He BGB
I missed this lovely performance (I avoid anything with Matt Lauer so I watch GMA or CBS). I was thinking, if Feldman was just starting out he wouldn’t get to do this but because he’s famous, he can do garbage on national TV. I think about all the newbies out there being ignored while a hasbeen takes important TV time away from them. Hopefully it isn’t as bad as Juliet Lewis ‘s rock band, another who should stick to acting.
DCguy
This is the weird thing about Hollywood. He has been singing for YEARS and even sand in one or two movies…..but he doesn’t have a good voice. Is it that nobody has told him, or that they tell him and he doesn’t believe them?
I feel kind of bad for the guy.
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pattygale
I think that wanted to book someone who was lamer than Matt Lauer.
rand503
Watching him “dance” proves what a hard working genius Michael Jackson was. Jackson perfected his dance and made it look easy.
QueerGal58
Oh, Corey! What were you thinking? Only we only need one Micheal Jackson and your imitation of him is pitiful!
I do love the long hair pulled back off of his face.
The best part of the video?
The guitarist wearing white stocking and a garter! I could not get enough of those legs!!!
silveroracle
Erm…NO!
Bob LaBlah
Who next? Rico Suave? Feldman conjures up memories of a few other jokes from the 1980’s and 1990’s. Mario Lopez clearly isn’t the only joke from that era that still hangs around.
trevor_gowe
*Shrug*
No worse than half the shit kids listen to these days, and definitely no worse than the other crap they’ve had on the Today Show.
Alistair Wiseman
Although it was not to my musical tastes, I have heard much worse songs.
Many will see this as another misguided attempt to remain relevant in the public eye, I see it as a guy who repeatedly tries to get out of life what he desperately wants.
stanhope
The only bigger mess was billy bush trying to be hip. I am not hating on CF but that was dreadful. He must need $$ badly to do that patty duke dance with that halloween music. His boyfriend should have said ” no honey”.
trusgold
I was about Corey’s age growing and this was probably his last chance on salvaging his career or what’s left of ot. O adored Corey Haim in Liense to Drive I laughed out loud. The 2 coreys’ were special to me and it breaks my heart he did not make better use of his opportunity. I’m just heartbroken. He’d have been better staying clear of performing. Abad da for me and Corey.
baggins435
Reminds me of a quote I saw somewhere by one of the twins on some Disney kid’s show. He said “For those giving us crap about our hair, remember, we could have had a ‘singing career’, so you owe us.”
dennynova
WTF??? was that? Over indulgence of loser wannabes. Enough! He wouldn’t have made it through the auditions for AGT.
girldownunder
If the Today show wants to showcase “child actors who can sing”, why didn’t they ever feature Rilo Kiley or (from them) Jenny Lewis?
Or, maybe this was more about trying to find someone whose presentation was even worse than Lauer’s, to take the heat off of him for a bit?
Feel for CF, actually.
Jack Meoff
He used to be a some what cute child actor. When did he become this train wreck. Probably about the same time he stopped being cute.
brandon
His music isn’t too bad.
minnix2
I thought this dipshit died like 5 years ago. WTF is he showing up as a notification on my phone as revealivent? Come on Queertly get with todays news like, umm Micheal Jackson dieing from being murdered by a victims father or in a shootout with police over child porn!! ?
nitejonboy
That was more painful than my first time trying anal…combined with a root canal.
seaguy
His live has been one big train wreck for years now.
mike_feldman
Wow, tough room! Here’s a 45 year old Jewish guy who still has all his hair, is in good shape, and is enjoying being creative in public after years and years of darkness and sadness. I’m happy for him and wish him happiness even though I’m not a fan of this song or video.