For the most part, I didn’t care much for Borderline but I did appreciate the way the film used today’s song of the day.
(Needless to say, this song was always used to brilliant effect in Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas.)
Category Archives: Music Review
Music Video of the Day: Heaven by Warrant (1990, directed by Nick Morris)
Heaven was Warrant’s most commercially successful single and it is certainly more sentimental than something like Cherry Pie. The song itself was originally recorded by Plain Jane, the band that singer Jani Lane was in before Warrant.
The music video was shot in Kansas City and features Scottish model Tracy Allan. Director Nick Morris also worked with bands like Europe, Cinderella, and Thunder.
Enjoy!
Song of the Day: Theme From Fantasy Island, performed by Henry Mancini
The iconic Fantasy Island theme was composed by Laurence Rosenthal. Here’s an interpretation of it from Henry Mancini.
Music Video of the Day: At My Most Beautiful by R.E.M. (1999, directed by Nigel Dick)
Sometimes, the most difficult thing is just making it to the audition in time. That is the theme of the video for R.E.M.’s At My Most Beautiful, which follows a cellist as she tries to make it to her audition for R.E.M.
The cellist is played by Rain Phoenix. Rain was the younger sister of River Phoenix, who was a friend of R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe. Rain had previously been a member of River’s band, Aleka’s Attic, and she also served as a back-up singer with the Red Hot Chili Peppers shortly before she appeared in this video.
Director Nigel Dick is another one of those music video directors who worked with almost everyone. If you were a successful musician, Nigel Dick probably did at least one video for you.
Enjoy!
Song of the Day: Hanging Out With My Family by Damien Carter
Whenever I watch 2010’s Birdemic, I wonder how the birds could possibly want to destroy a civilization that is capable of something like Hanging Out With My Family.
Music Video of the Day: Black Water by The Doobie Brothers (????, directed by ????)
I’m not sure when this video for Black Water was filmed. The song itself came out in 1974 but, because the video features Bobby LaKind on the congas, the video had to have been shot after 1976. The presence of Jeff “Skunk” Baxter and Tiran Porter means that it was shot before 1980. If I had to guess, I’d say 1978 because the was the same year the Doobie Brothers appeared on What’s Happening!!!.
I looked closely at the audience and I did not see Rerun trying to tape the performance. That’s good because the one thing that really upset the Doobie Brothers was bootlegging.
Enjoy!
Music Video of the Day: Wasted Years by Iron Maiden (1986, directed by Jim Yukich)
Wasted Years was Iron Maiden’s 14th single and its first off of their Somewhere In Time album. The music video depicts the same scene that was on the single’s cover. Eddie is piloting his time machine through temporal space while the band plays. Eddie was a cyborg for the Somewhere In Time singles.
This was yet another video directed by the very busy Jim Yukich.
Enjoy!
Music Video of the Day: Forever Free by W.A.S.P. (1989, directed by Jim Yukich)
Forever Free was a power ballad from W.A.S.P. and an homage to Lynard Skynard’s Freebird. It appeared on W.A.S.P.’s fourth studio album, The Headless Children. At the time, The Headless Children was considered to be W.A.S.P.’s first mature album and it featured the band performing songs about something more than just heavy metal decadence and good times.
Director Jim Yukich is one of those directors who has worked with everyone who was anyone. If your band was a success during the MTV era, Jim Yukich probably did at least one video for you.
Enjoy!
Music Video of the Day: No Leaf Clover by Metallica (2000, directed by Wayne Isham)
No Leaf Clover is one of two original compositions to appear on Metallica’s 1999 live album, S&M. S&M stood for Symphony and Metallica and any other possible interpretation was just a coincidence. (Sure!)
Directed by Wayne Isham, this video features both Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony bringing the song to life. This was also the second to last Metallica video to feature bassist Jason Newsted.
Enjoy!
Music Video of the Day: Anything She Does by Genesis (1986, directed by Jim Yukich)
It doesn’t get much more British than Genesis trying to rehearse while Benny Hill tries to keep groupies (some of whom are Page 3 girls) from sneaking backstage!
This video was never officially released. As far as I know, it never aired on MTV. Instead, the video was used to introduce the band during their Invisible Touch tour. Anything She Does was the one Invisible Touch song that was not performed live by the band during that tour. Keyboardist Tony Banks, who wrote the song, said it was difficult to play.
The song itself is about a man who is in love with a model that he’s never met.
Enjoy!
Through the Shattered Lens 