The other night, I was watching one of my favorite shows on the television, VH1 Classic’s We are the 80s. The video for Starship’s We Built This City came on, and while watching it, I noticed something disturbing.
And I don’t mean the fact that I was watching the video for We Built This City.
Anyway, during the video, the band is playing the song for a group of diverse young people. As they play, lights flash and the band and audience are transported to various places in America, including, the Lincoln Memorial:
![Say you don't care who goes to that kind of place.](https://i0.wp.com/blog.the-king-tom.com/img/webuiltthiscity2.jpg?w=740)
And we go to a close-up of Honest Abe’s memorial:
![Say you don't know me or recognize my face.](https://i0.wp.com/blog.the-king-tom.com/img/webuiltthiscity1.jpg?w=740)
And then, all of a sudden lights flash, Abe springs to life and starts to dance:
![Marconi plays the mamba.](https://i0.wp.com/blog.the-king-tom.com/img/webuiltthiscity3.jpg?w=740)
BUT WAIT!
Is it me, or does that look nothing like Lincoln?
Here’s another look of the memorial come to life:
![Looking for America, coming through your schools.](https://i0.wp.com/blog.the-king-tom.com/img/webuiltthiscity4.jpg?w=740)
I don’t know if it’s just me, but that looks more like Robert E. Lee:
![Dont you remember?](https://i0.wp.com/blog.the-king-tom.com/img/lee.jpg?w=740)
I’ve either uncovered a vast historical conspiracy, or aside from being reformed hippies, the members of Starship were Confederate sympathizers.
![Who rides the wrecking ball in two rock guitars?](https://i0.wp.com/blog.the-king-tom.com/img/webuiltthiscity5.jpg?w=740)
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