Author Archives: Jedadiah Leland

Music Video of the Day: Round and Round by Ratt (1984, directed by ????)

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How did Milton Berle come to appear in a music video with one of the bands that epitomized 80s hair metal?  It probably had something to do with Ratt being managed by his nephew, Marshall Berle.  Milton was not only helping out family but letting the 80s kids know that he knew where they coming from.  In this video, he appears as both the patriarch and the matriarch of a wealthy family, a call-back to his days on Texaco Star Theater.  Presumably Milton’s cameo in this video led to a better result than the Saturday Night Live hosting gig that led to Milton Berle becoming one of the first people to ever be banned from appearing on the show.

The woman who goes up to the attic is played by Lisa Dean, who later appeared in Michael Jackson’s video for Dirty Diana.

This was one of Ratt’s biggest hits.  The band has broken up and re-formed many times over the years but, as of now, they appear to be on an indefinite hiatus.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Burn by Nine Inch Nails (1994, directed by Hank Corwin and Trent Reznor)

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In many ways the epitome of a Nine Inch Nails song, Burn was recorded for the Natural Born Killers soundtrack and was released as a promotional single at the same time that the movie was playing in theaters.  This music video, directed by Hank Corwin and Trent Reznor, was originally included on the VHS release of Natural Born Killers.

The video uses many of the same techniques that Oliver Stone used in the controversial film, having Reznor perform in front of a projection screen that shows stock footage and scenes from the film.

Director Hank Corwin is best known as a film editor.  (He was the editor on Natural Born Killers.)  He is a three-time Oscar nominee for his work on The Big Short, Vice, and Don’t Look Up.

Enjoy!

My 2024 Super Bowl Predictions

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My Super Bowl prediction is that the refs are going to come hard after the 49ers and there will be a lot of shots of Taylor Swift watching from the owner’s box and cheering every Travis Kelce play.  The narrative has been set since the season began and the NFL knows how they want this story to end.

And with the ratings they’re going to get for this Super Bowl, who can blame them?

Final score:

Chiefs — 28

49ers — 14

Music Video of the Day: When Legends Rise by Godsmack (2019, directed by Sully Erna and Paris Visone)

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Happy Super Bowl Sunday!  This is a national holiday, as my old edition of Madden used to put it.  Playing Madden, I discovered that the way to get to and win the Super Bowl was to always play with difficulty set to rookie.  One time, in Franchise Mode, my team won 30 straight Super Bowls.  And yet none of the players involved in setting that amazing record made it into the Hall of Fame.

As far as I can tell, no one in this video will be playing in this year’s Super Bowl.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Right Side of Wrong by Mick Mars (2023, directed by Norwood Cheek)

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Today’s video is for the second single to be released from Mick Mars’s upcoming solo debut, The Other Side of Mars.  The Other Side of Mars is scheduled to be released in February.

The video was directed by Norwood Cheek, who has also done music videos for Ben Folds Five, She & Him, The Connells, and Soul Coughing.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: The Return of the Los Palmas 7 (1981, directed by Dave Robinson?)

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At the both the imvdb and imdb, no director is listed for this music video but Dave Robinson directed the majority of Madness’s early music videos and it would not surprise me if he directed this one as well.

This video was put together just two weeks before it was released and the majority of the video is made up of clips featuring then-recent political and pop cultural events.  (Keep an eye out for Han Solo and Jane Fonda, among others.)  The scenes with the band were filmed at Kenwood Park and at the Venus Café, both in London.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: 6 Minutes of Pleasure by LL Cool J (1991, directed by Marcus Nispel)

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Today is LL Cool J’s birthday and our music video of the day comes from his fourth studio album, Mama Said Knock You Out.

This video was directed by Marcus Nispel, who would later go on to redirect reboots of several classic films, including Friday the 13th and Conan The Barbarian.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Mess It Up by The Rolling Stones (2023, directed by Calmatic)

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After 60 years, The Rolling Stones are still at it, making music and filming music videos.

Their latest music video stars Nicholas Hoult and was directed by Calmatic, who has also done videos for Lil Nas X, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams, and Zayn Malik.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Uptown Girl by Billy Joel (1983, directed by Jay Dubin)

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In today’s music video of the day, Billy Joel lives the dream of every 1980s auto mechanic and works on Christie Brinkley’s car.  Just as in real life, this video ends with Joel and Brinkley together.  While it is often speculated that the song was written about Brinkley, Joel has said that it was actually inspired more by his earlier relationship with Elle Macpherson.

Billy Joel has also said that he didn’t enjoy making this video because a large group of bystanders kept yelling “Hey, Christie!” during shooting.

Director Jay Dubin also did music videos for John Mellencamp and REO Speedwagon.

Enjoy!