Film + TV

The Kardashian/Jenner clan made a bonkers music video for their mom

by Dan MacRae

Kardashian-Jenner matriarch/mom hairdo enthusiast Kris Jenner turned 60 this month. Big news, eh? You’re probably scrambling for a happy belated birthday card and something slightly gaudy to mail to California as we speak.

The Kardashian-Jenner daughters decided to commemorate this milestone birthday with a zany redo of their mom’s infamous and ridiculous “I Love My Friends” music video from 1985. The original clip features Kris morphing Randy Newman’s “I Love L.A.” to be about how much she loves her friends (which is a bit like what a campy supervillain might do) with a bunch of famous and non-famous pals included in the clip. Is O.J. Simpson in there? Darn tootin’ he is!

Like everything ’80s, there was an inevitable remake. Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, Kendall and Kylie knocked out a new version this year that’s a sweethearted tribute to their mom and crammed with cameo appearances from Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Kanye West, Caitlyn Jenner and more. It’s a strange mix of daughters doing something very nice for their mom set to what feels like a cult’s loyalty anthem. It’s a fascinating slice of video.

We have both the 1985 and 2015 versions tucked below in one clip for your viewing pleasure and historical record. (We’re reasonably sure O.J. does not appear in the 2015 one.)