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Music Video of the Day: I’m The Man by Anthrax (1987, directed by ????)

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One of the first rap/metal songs, I’m The Man was originally meant to be a collaboration between Beastie Boys and Anthrax.  However, because the two bands could never work out their schedules, Anthrax ended up just doing the song on their own, with Frank Bello, Charlie Benante, and Scott Ian tying to do their best Beastie Boy impersonation.  Even though the band viewed the song as just being a joke between friends, it went on to become one of Anthrax’s most unexpected hits.

Most listeners will recognize a sample of Sam Kinison as the source of the song’s primal screams.

Enjoy!

Song of the Day: Gimme All Your Lovin by ZZ Top (RIP, Frank Beard)

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In memory of Frank Beard, here’s another classic from ZZ Top.

I got to have a shot
Of what you got is, oh, so sweet
You gotta make it hot
Like a boomerang, I need a repeat
Gimme all your lovin’
All your hugs and kisses too
Gimme all your lovin’
Don’t let up until we’re through
You gotta whip it up
And hit me like a ton of lead
If I blow my top
Will you let it go to your head?
Gimme all your lovin’
All your hugs and kisses too
Gimme all your lovin’
Don’t let up until we’re through
You gotta move it up
And use it like a screwball would
You gotta pack it up
Work it like a new boy should
Gimme all your lovin’
All your hugs and kisses too
Gimme all your lovin’
Don’t let up until we’re through

 

Scenes That I Love: L.Q. Jones and Strother Martin Argue Over The Dead In The Wild Bunch

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Today would have been L.Q. Jones’s birthday.  Jones was one of the great character actors and a pretty good director as well.  A favorite of Sam Peckinpah’s, Jones often played dangerous outlaws who teamed up with Strother Martin to keep the west wild.

In this scene from Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch, Jones and Martin play two greedy bounty hunters who arrive in a town after the Wild Bunch have already shot the place up.  While their boss, Robert Ryan, watches in disgust, Jones and Martin loot the dead and argue over who gets what.

4 Shots From 4 Films: Happy Birthday, Jill St. John!

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4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!

The beautiful Jill St. John, who did countless USO tours and was also the first American Bond girl in Diamonds are Forever, is 86 years old today.  Happy birthday to the woman who tamed Frank Sinatra, changed the way people looked at Robin, helped to defeat Blofeld, and made every wedding special!

Batman (1966)

Tony Rome (1967)

Diamonds Are Forever (1970)

Seinfeld (1997)

 

 

Music Video Of The Day: Pop Muzik by M. (1979, directed by Brian Grant)

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 Pop Muzik, which was written from the perspective of a DJ, was arguably the first new wave hit and this music video was extremely popular during the early years of MTV.  The video was the first to be directed by Brian Grant, who was a BBC producer at the time.  Working with a £2000 budget, Grant created a video that was revolutionary for the time.  (In the late 70s, music videos were mostly just straight performance clips.)  The success of Pop Muzik led to Grant becoming one of the busiest music video directors around.  Grant went on to direct videos for The Human League, The Fixx, Squeeze, Duran Duran, and many others.  If you were a New Wave group, Brian Grant probably directed at least one video for you.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: And We Danced by The Hooters (1985, directed by ????)

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Today’s music video of the day comes to us from The Hooters, a Philadelphia-based band whose sound will always be identified with the mid-80s.  And We Danced is their biggest hit to date.  It’s certainly the one that most people think of if they think about The Hooters.

This music video, which was hugely popular back when MTV played music videos, was shot at a drive-in theater in Exton, Pennsylvania in the summer of 1985.  Unfortunately, the theater has since been torn down but, in a sense, it will exist forever because of this music video.  The video itself was nominated for a Best New Artist award at the MTV Music Video awards but it lost to Take Me On by a-ha.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: No More Tears by Ozzy Osbourne (1991, directed by Ralph Ziman)

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This song, which Ozzy said was actually about a serial killer, was the title track from Osbourne’s 6th solo album.  The video was directed by Ralph Ziman, who also did videos for Vanessa Williams, Toni Braxton, Alice Cooper, L.A. Gun, and Faith No More.

The little girl at the end of the video is Kelly Osbourne. 

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Beautiful Girl by INXS (1992, directed by Mark Pellington)

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Supposedly, this song was written about a runaway that Michael Hutchence had befriended and who he wanted to protect in a platonic way.  However, when the song was released in the United States, it was selected to be the theme song of an eating disorder awareness campaign and the music video, directed by Mark Pellington, reflects that.

Mark Pellington, of course, should be a familiar name.  He directed music videos for just about everyone was relevant in the 90s.

Enjoy!