Today’s music video of the day comes from the seminal Los Angeles punk band, X.  This video and song was a part of an effort to make X into a more “commercial” band.  Burning House of Love did receive some airplay on “mainstream” radio stations and the video was nominated for a Video Music Award but it still failed to bring X their commercial breakthrough.  It’s not a bad song, though.

The video was directed by Daniel Kleinman, a British music video director who also did videos for Madonna, Fleetwood Mac, and Adam Ant.  (Kleinman was also a member of the punk-era band, Bazooka Joe.)  In the 90s, Kleinman would be appointed title designer for the James Bond films, a position that he had filled for every film sine Goldeneye.

Enjoy!