This great composer is probably best known for his dream-like and haunting work for the films of David Lynch. Among the many songs and musical pieces that he’s done for Lynch, he composed the jitterbug music that opened David Lynch’s 2001 film, Mulholland Drive. The scene below features the perfect mix of Lynch’s visual vision and Badalamenti’s musical ear. What I especially like about this scene is that the music starts out as a very cheerful and vaguely generic but then it grows steadily more ominous as the scene plays out.
Here it is. The haunting opening of one of the best films of the current century:
Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy 91st birthday to William Shatner! Not only is William Shatner an actor, a director, a writer, a famed wit, and a legendary Canadian but he’s also a singer!
Here is William Shatner performing Somehow You Do. This song was written by Diane Warren and the video was directed by John Ottman.
Compliance We just need your compliance You will feel no pain anymore And no more defiance We just need your compliance Just give us your compliance We won’t let you feel lost anymore No more self-reliance
Fall into line, you will do as you’re told No choice fatigue, your blood is running cold We lose control, the world will fall apart Love of your life, we’ll mend your broken heart
Life lived in fear, you need protection You’re all alone, too much rejection We have what you need, just reach out and touch We can save you
We just need your compliance We just need your compliance You will feel no pain anymore No more defiance Just give us your compliance
Cover your tracks, we know what’s best for you You’ve bitten off, much more than you can chew You’re running scared, you’ll run into our arms Come join our clique, we’ll keep you safe from harm Our toy soldier, you’ll do the dirty work Stay loyal to us, we’ll take away the hurt We have what you need, just reach out and touch We can save you
Just give us your compliance We just need your compliance You will feel no pain anymore No more defiance Just give us your compliance
Com com com. Com compliance Com com com. Com compliance We can save you
Compliance We just need your compliance You will feel no pain anymore And no more defiance We just need your compliance We just need your compliance We won’t let you feel lost anymore No more self-reliance
Compliance We just need your compliance You will feel no pain anymore No more defiance We just need your compliance Oh fear is controlling you It’s time to give it up And give in to us We can save you Give us your Compliance
Ever since it was first released and this video first aired on MTV, Jump Around has been one of the unofficial anthems of St. Patrick’s Day. The video was so popular that many people continue to associate both the song and House of Pain with Boston’s Irish community, despite the fact that the band was from Los Angeles and only two members were of Irish descent.
All together now: “I came to get down, I came to get down, jump around!”
For today’s music video of the day, we have another atmospheric and rather ominous new video from Florence + The Machine.
Enjoy!
I always able to write my way out The song always made sense to me Now I find that when I look down Every page is empty There is nothing to describe Except the moon still bright against the worrying sky I pray the trees will get their leaves soon So tell me where to put my love Do I wait for time to do what it does I don’t know where to put my love And when it came, it was stranger than I had ever imagined No cracking open of heaven But quiet and still All my friends are getting ill So tell me where to put my love Do I wait for time to do what it does I don’t know where to put my love So tell me where to put my love Do I wait for time to do what it does I don’t know where to put my love My arms emptied, the skies emptied The billboards emptied My arms emptied, the skies emptied The buildings emptied So tell me where to put my love Do I wait for time to do what it does I don’t know where to put my love My arms emptied, the skies emptied The billboards emptied My arms emptied the skies emptied The buildings emptied
This is an enjoyably atmospheric music video. It makes me want to read a paperback epic about intrigue in a royal court.
Enjoy!
I wanna burn in the fire below I wanna dance with the devil you know take me to heaven and don’t let me go I am the king of a tragedy
Waking up to hear the siren you’re the poison in my blood I could do without the violence god knows I’m not that tough
I keep loosing all my virtues ’ i’m a magnet to your pain Waking up to hear the siren
I wanna burn in the fire below I wanna dance with the devil you know take me to heaven and don’t let me go I am the king of a tragedy king of a tragedy
I wanna surrender and sacrifice the fear that I feel when I look in your eyes Please take me to heaven before I die I am the king of a tragedy king of a tragedy
Every word you say is fragile It’s like a walk on broken glass I’m like a deer, so scared of your headlights you got your right foot hard on the gas can we stay right here forever you make it hard to run away Every word you say is fragile
I wanna burn in the fire below I wanna dance with the devil you know Take me to heaven and don’t let me go I am the king of a tragedy king of a tragedy
I wanna surrender and sacrifice the fear that I feel when I look in your eyes Please take me to heaven before I die I am the king of a tragedy king of a tragedy
ooohh I wanna see what it feels like to run into your headlights oooh you know me I’m craving the spotlight
I wanna burn in the fire below I wanna dance with the devil you know Take me to heaven and don’t let me go I am the king of a tragedy king of a tragedy
I wanna burn in the fire below I wanna dance with the devil you know Take me to heaven and don’t let me go I am the king of a tragedy king of a tragedy
I wanna surrender and sacrifice the fear that I feel when I look in your eyes Please take me to heaven before I die I am the king of a tragedy king of a tragedy
At some point, in the future, it will be realized that Paul Thomas Anderson’s Haim videos constitute some of the best short films of the decade. It’s the perfect collaboration between a group of artists. This is their latest and video and you better enjoy!
[Verse 1] Tryin’ to get on top But it’s never easy Mastered my own luck But it wasn’t easy I’m tryin’ to feel alright Around all these people I try, but I’m just numb This time
[Chorus] Deepest cut that I can’t feel Found a grip on the steering wheel I know a piece’s stuck You can sit down if you don’t mind me standin’ up (Mind me standin’ up) I know I was too good to pass (Too good to pass) So me and you caused a chain reaction (Chain reaction) I’ll take the smallest crumb But I’ll never get back what I lost track of
[Verse 2] Laugh when I’m still cryin’ Yeah, you know the deal Burn but it’s still fine (Huh) Yeah, you know the deal Can’t redeem my love That’s such a steal But you can’t say I’m not tryin’ This time
[Chorus] Deepest cut that I can’t feel Found a grip on the steering wheel I know a piece’s stuck You can sit down if you don’t mind me standin’ up (Mind me standin’ up) I know I was too good to pass (Too good to pass) So me and you caused a chain reaction (Chain reaction) I’ll take the smallest crumb But I’ll never get back what I lost track of Oh, I’ll never get back what I lost track of I’ll never get back what I lost track of I’ll never get back what I lost track of
[Outro] I’ll never get back what I lost track I’ll never get back what I lost track I’ll never get back what I lost track I’ll never get back but I’ve lost track
As far as videos about Christina Ricci chopping off MC Hammer’s head are concerned, this is probably the best.
Addams Groove was the theme song for 1991’s The Addams Family. The video opens with MC Hammer losing his head but it turns out that not even decapitation can silence Hammer. Hammer eventually ends up fighting with Raul Julia over Anjelica Huston, proving that anything was possible in the 90s. It’s easy to laugh at a video like this today but, back in 1991, videos like this were a big deal and it was a rare for any film to be released with an accompanying music video. This song was MC Hammer’s last top ten hit in the United States. It also received a Razzie nomination for Worst Song of the Year.
Though the film was the directorial debut of Barry Sonnenfeld, this video was directed by Rupert Wainwright, who was responsible for directing most of MC Hammer’s videos. He also did the video for N.W.A’s Straight Outta Compton. Wainwright would eventually go on to direct Stigmata and the remake of The Fog.
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