Category Archives: Music Review

Music Video of the Day: The Drowned Girl by David Bowie (1982, directed by David Mallet)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

I was surprised to discover this when I went searching for David Bowie music videos. This is a video that Bowie did for his version of Kurt Weill’s The Drowned Girl. This was included as a part of the Baal EP, which was released to coincide with Bowie appearing in a BBC production of the Bertolt Brecht’s play of the same name. The play is about an irresponsible womanizer whose actions lead to all sorts of tragedy. In The Drowned Girl, the play’s main character (played, of course, by Bowie) sings about a former lover who committed suicide after her left her.

This video was directed by David Mallet and was filmed at the same time as the video for Bowie’s version of Wild Is The Wind. This video was apparently shot in Berlin and the black backdrop and stark lighting was meant to reflect the style of Bowie’s Isolar-1976 Tour.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: The Darkness That You Fear (HAAi Remix) by The Chemical Brothers (2021, dir by RUFFMercy)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Another version of this song and this video (also directed by Ruffmercy) can be found here.

It’s always a good day for something from The Chemical Brothers.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: It’s All Happening by Saint Motel (2021, created by A/J Jackson and Mario Contini)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

It’s happening!

Seriously, any new music video from Saint Motel is cause for celebration. This is the first video to be released for The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Part Three and it would appear to involve A/J being stalked by an intergalactic admirer.

Along with A/J being chased by the UFO, be sure to keep an eye out for Dak driving a taxi and Greg and Aaron as two drunken revelers walking down the sidewalk.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Addicted to Love by Tina Turner (1988, directed by ????)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

Since I shared the video of Kim Gordon’s cover of this Robert Palmer song yesterday, it only seem right to now share Tina Turner’s version. Kim did her video at a make-your-own-video booth in Macy’s. Tina did her version before a sell-out crowd in Europe. I like both versions.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Addicted to Love by Ciccone Youth (1988, directed by Kim Gordon)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

Yes, this is a cover of the Robert Palmer song that, for many, epitomizes the 80s. The music video for Ciccone Youth’s version probably cost considerably less than the video for the original Palmer version. Back in the 80s, stores often had booths where, for $19.99, you could stand in front of a blue screen and lip sync along to a song while images were projected behind you. This video was shot at Macy’s. Palmer performed his song with a group of models playing his backup band. Kim Gordon performed the song in front of what appeared to be a documentary about the war in Vietnam. As for Gordon’s vocals, they were recorded in a karaoke booth.

Ciccone Youth was a side project of Sonic Youth members Steve Shelley, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore, featuring contributions from Minutemen/Firehose member Mike Watt and J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. They released one album in 1988, The Whitey Album. Ciccone Youth were not the only artist to cover Addicted to Love in 1988. Tina Turner was doing the same thing and she even released her own video of the song at roughly the same time that Kim Gordon was dancing at Macy’s.

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Music Video of the Day: Far Away Eyes by The Rolling Stones (1978, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

“You know, when you drive through Bakersfield on a Sunday morning or Sunday evening, all the country music radio stations start broadcasting black gospel services live from LA. And that’s what the song refers to. But the song’s really about driving alone, listening to the radio.”

— Mick Jagger on Far Away Eyes in 1978, to Rolling Stone

The Rolling Stones do country!

Actually, the Stones were always heavily influenced by both the Blues and Country music. This song was written by Keith Richards and Mick Jagger and there’s a bootleg version of Richards singing the lyrics. The official version, with Jagger singing, was the sixth track on the Stones’s 1978 album, Some Girls.

The video, a clip of the Stones performing the song in an intimate studio, was directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who did a number of videos for both the Stones and the Beatles. For instance, Lindsay-Hogg is the credited director on Let It Be.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: (I Know I Got) Skillz by Shaquille O’Neal (1993, directed by ????)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

Shaq, rap superstar! It’s a thing that happened. Briefly.

While Shaq’s rap career didn’t exactly set the world on fire and his attempts at film stardom didn’t go much better, he was fortunate enough to have another career to fall back on.

At least now you know what Shaq and the General are listening to while they’re driving around the country and telling people about car insurance.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Hard to Get by Rick James (1982, directed by ????)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

I don’t have much to say about this video but then again, you don’t have to say much when it comes to Rick James. James was one of those artists who didn’t need an elaborate video to get people to realize that he rocked. All he had to do was get out there and perform.

I hope this song and music video serves as a good start for your weekend!

Enjoy!