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A decade before Monica Geller came into our living rooms, Courteney Cox was a huge Bruce Springsteen fan.
of friend The alum reflected on her appearance in Bruce Springsteen’s 1984 music video “Dancing in the Dark,” and hopped on a TikTok trend asking parents how they danced during that decade.
“1980s dancing…in the dark,” Cox captioned the video.
In the clip, she begins dancing to Bronski Beat’s 1984 synth-pop hit “Small Town Boy,” a song often used in social trends.
Cox appeared uncomfortable during the dance, but when the song changed, he threw off his hoodie to reveal the same Springsteen T-shirt he wore in the “Dancing in the Dark” video and repeated the dance.
Cox was 20 years old when she was selected by director Brian De Palma in a casting call for a video shot at the opening night of Springsteen’s concert. Born in the USA During a tour stop in St. Paul, Minnesota, Boss pulled her out of the crowd to dance with him onstage.
Cox previously said the video had “allowed me to go to a lot of places.” Off camera In 2017, she said she “didn’t want to be chosen” for a role that would take her on stage.
of Shining Veil The actress explained that she had originally filmed a separate scene with her character’s friends getting ready before the concert, but that it did not make it into the final cut. The actresses were told that only one of them would be onstage, but were not told who would be chosen.
Courteney Cox and Bruce Springsteen filmed the video for “Dancing in the Dark” in St. Paul, Minnesota on June 27, 1984. (Photo: Paul Natkin / WireImage)
“I didn’t want to be the guy who had to go,” Cox said. “I didn’t want to dance in front of 30,000 people because it was a sold-out concert and I sang the song twice in a row.”
Cox said, As the world changes At the time, she played the role that would later make her a star. friend From 1994 to 2004.
