{"id":55896,"date":"2019-09-26T11:50:31","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T10:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=55896"},"modified":"2019-09-26T11:50:31","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T10:50:31","slug":"waldo-witt-crystal-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/09\/waldo-witt-crystal-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"Waldo Witt &#8211; &#8216;Crystal Ball&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Waldo Witt took a gamble on taking a break and going solo after a decade in the same band, and with new single, &#8216;Crystal Ball&#8217;, it looks as if that has paid off.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The track is a move into a more electronic territory than his previous oeuvre, which leaned more towards blissed-out pop. &#8216;Crystal Ball&#8217; is the second single to be released from Witt&#8217;s debut solo album, &#8216;Randall&#8217;, which was named for his van, which houses his mobile studio (how can you not instantly love someone who names his van!). &#8216;Crystal Ball&#8217; is an 80s vibed track reminiscent of David Sylvian, The Style Council, even REO Speedwagon. The video likewise has been influenced by the 80s, showing a dance montage which hearkens back to the likes of classic films such as The Breakfast Club, Footloose, and Sixteen Candles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Witt&#8217;s character is training for a big dance off, a la Saturday Night Fever, but he doesn&#8217;t have the moves. Eventually &#8211; with the assistance of a shaman &#8211; he is given the gift of dancing feet, and<br \/>\nbedecked in white, just like John Travolta&#8217;s character Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever, he gambols around the dance floor as if he was born to it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find Waldo Witt online on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Facebook.com\/WaldojWitt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/09\/a-behind-the-scenes-glimpse-at-giovannas-latest-music-video-young-heart-player\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>. 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