'Embrace Me' During The Super Bowl - SNL

A Super Bowl party is ruined when the bar owner lets his brother-in-law's new wave band, The Fingerlings, sing a song inspired by the Green Bay Packers called "Embrace Me." The lyrics involve lipstick, mascara, crying and Paris. [Season 36, 2011]

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[hanra]

Bill Hader is the king of 80s dance moves

[goldinho]

As a British person Fred’s accent is spot on! And Dana gives off a Gary Oldman vibe.

[quartzhyalos]

Bill Hader's very convincing stoic new wave movements..yes!

[throwawayaccount]

“This is about the Super Bowl”

“Smearing my lipstick on the bedroom mirror while I cry about you”

[Slapjack]

Bill Hader's killin' it in the back...

[hihowareyouthen]

Fred: "This is about the Super Bowl anyway, isn't it?"
Dana: "That's right, it's about the Super Bowl - "
Fred: "SMEARING MY LIPSTICK ON THE BEDROOM MIRROR WHILE I CRY ABOUT YOU"

[ABRASILERA]

Bill Hader silently KILLING IT lmao I love this

[vsen]

Lol, Taran's dance at the end is just amazing!

[lindonbridge]

Hader in the background is really what made me laugh.

[jonajager]

HOW in the world is this LEGENDARY sketch so rarely watched?

[putler]

This was actually better than 90% of Super Bowl halftime shows.

[celesteramirez]

Bill Hader can take a scene without saying a word

[dina.j]

Bill Hader really enjoying the music there. Love him!

[elizabethjolly]

SNL has done several skits about unexpected/unwanted new wave synth bands. And I love every one. Also, Bill Hader looks amazingly hot in this.

[RingoMonsanto]

Embrace Me

Standing in the motel room
Looking out to the neon lights
Your finger traced my lips
As we drove through the Paris night

Weeping in the pouring rain
With blue mascara running down my face
Dancing with my trousers off
At the disco in Berlin

All I can say is
Embrace me
Embrace me
Under the neon lights
Embrace me

Smearing my lipstick on the bedroom mirror
While I cry about you
Traipsing through the streets of Rome
With sparkles in my hair

All I can say is
Embrace me
Embrace me
Under the neon lights
Embrace me

[sgt.pepper]

"Embrace Me" could`ve been easily in any record in the 80s of Soft Cell, Human League or Spandau Ballet

[meshuggah]

As a child of the 80's I have to say it really is not that bad - the song that is.

[pattycifra]

Dana's facial expressions and dance moves make me laugh so hard, and the fingerless gloves - nice touch. Definite Gary Oldman vibe. Fred Armisen is a music parody master, everything he does is brilliant comedy. Love the band's trenchcoats and 80's hair, and "Embrace Me"....can't get it out of my head!! The lyrics - OMG LOL SNL

[Rachel]

Fred's accent, genuinely not that bad :D

[alecrichards]

The Armisen songs are always so legitimately great.... Humorous but super catchy jams!