Today’s music video of the day is heaven in a box!
Geri Halliwell’s boyfriend doesn’t appreciate her so she drugs him and then brainwashes him. Whatever works! Her boyfriend is played by Aiden Turner, who also played Aiden Devane on All My Children. Aiden left the show in 2009 and it was canceled two years later. Coincidence? I think not.
Back in the day, Lisa and I would annoy the rest of our family by singing this song at the top of our lungs. The only part that we really knew was the part about bagging it up.
Back in 2002, I thought there was nothing cooler than Shakira replying to a question about crossing over to English-language music in Spanish. I still think it’s pretty cool. Shakira was one of the singers that Lisa and I always used to sing along with whenever we went on a road trip. We used to drive everyone crazy.
This was the last music video to be directed by the legendary photographer, Herb Ritts. He died of Pneumonia on December 2nd, 2002.
This song and video were both banned in Argentina because Shakira’s boyfriend (who appears as himself) was the son of a former president of Argentina who was not popular at the time.
After all these years, Sarah McLachlan is still making beautiful music. Here is her latest music video for the title track of her upcoming album.
Enjoy!
Maybe if I catch my breath Maybe if I wait a little I’d remember how it hurts and stop before I fall I’d forget to come apart I’d catch myself and hold on tightly Let memory wash over me, forgive but don’t forget
So you come back to me begging “Why’d you leave? Tell me why, how you could you let this go?” Let it be all it is Small and still a memory like a stone A jagged edge made smooth by time Let it be all it is Small and still and better left alone
Some things are better broken Some things are better broken
Illusions come the venom stings Swirling visions, soft and perfect They blur all the edges ‘til everything looks fine So I’ll pretend I didn’t cry and you pretend that you’re my savior We both remember what we want – to get us through the night
So don’t come back to me begging “Why’d you leave? Tell me why, how could you let this go?” Let it be all it is Small and still a memory like a stone A jagged edge made smooth by time Let it be all it is Small and still and better left alone
Some things are better broken Some things are better broken
Let it be all it is Small and still a memory like a stone A jagged edge made smooth by time Let it be all it is Small and still and better left alone
Some things are better broken Some things are better broken
This song is from A Walk To Remember, which was Mandy Moore’s first big starring role. If you haven’t seen A Walk To Remember, Mandy Moore plays a girl who marries Shane West but then dies a year later.
I guess this video is a sequel because now Mandy Moore is singing to Shane West from Heaven while Shane watches old home movies of him and Mandy goofing off between filming their scenes. Shane uses a telescope and discovers that he can see Mandy in Heaven and Mandy looks really happy. Then Shane goes into the city and is reminded that his romance with Mandy was just a part of a movie. I don’t know if that’s a happy ending or not.
Well, the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times Carried the story in big headlines How Kansas City George was robbed that day When Tar Baby Billy took his bat away
It was two men out in the top a’ the ninth It was one a’ them classic settin’s The Goose on the mound in that Big Apple town And George is up there battin’
As the crowd chants “Goose!” He turns it loose With fire and smoke and ash George sends it deep In the right field seats Another timely crash
As he rounded third and he headed on home Was a gleam in Billy’s eye Dick wondered “What’s he up to now? “I know this guy’s real sly”
Billy grabbed the bat as both teams sat In awe upon the benches Says, “There ya are! That there’s pine tar! “An’ it’s a whole lot more’n eighteen inches!”
Tar Baby Billy can you hear our song? Did you cry about the game last night? Cry Baby Billy tell us all what’s wrong? All you wanna do is fight You like a child, kickin’ dirt on the umpire’s shoes That’s the way you’ve always been So now we’re gonna take that pine tar rag And rub it in your face again
So Tim thought it through, and he asked the crew Then with bat in hand, he shouted “You’re out! The home run just don’t count! “I’m gonna have ta disallow it!”
Well, the sky was clear and the day was hot But George was even hotter Till Lee got wise, and said “Hey, you guys! “This claim ain’t a-gonna hold water”
Tar Baby Billy can you hear our song? Did you cry about the game last night? Cry Baby Billy tell us all what’s wrong? All you wanna do is fight You like a child, kickin’ dirt on the umpire’s shoes That’s the way you’ve always been So now we’re gonna take that pine tar rag And rub it in your face again
Well, the fans was riled and suits was filed To create a long dee-lay Then Billy’s team, apparently Was just afraid to play
Now the stage was set and Billy bet That he had the upper hand But Billy was fooled when the big court ruled “You gonna play this game, as planned!”
Well, Tar Baby Billy can you hear our song? Did you cry about the game last night? Cry Baby Billy tell us all what’s wrong? All you wanna do is fight You like a child, kickin’ dirt on the umpire’s shoes That’s the way you’ve always been So now we’re gonna take that pine tar rag And rub it in your face again
With affidavits (notarized) That George had touched ’em all The umpire said, “We a step ahead “Gonna put an end to Billy Ball”
“We done heard the call for Billy Ball “We ain’t never gonna hear it again “Just like the cheer for Billy’s Beer “When the Democrats was in”
Now the game they played that summer day Won’t be famous for the scores But the incidents that have happened since Will be remembered as Tar Wars
Tar Baby Billy can you hear our song? Did you cry about the game last night? Cry Baby Billy tell us all what’s wrong? All you wanna do is fight You like a child, kickin’ dirt on the umpire’s shoes That’s the way you’ve always been So now we’re gonna take that pine tar rag And rub it in your face again
This video celebrate all of the hard work that goes into running your own business and owning a giant landline phone. This video deserves a lot of credit for its production design. Everything from the boxes to the phone to color scheme to the outfits worn by the band works.
This song is the title track from Automatic’s forthcoming new album.
Enjoy!
Cut your hair With kitchen scissors New look A different image Secondhand Not television Shopping malls They make you vicious
Yuppy farm Bread in the kitchen Pissing on your dreams and wishes Sabotage The banking business Capital makes Big decisions
I wanna be like Going out alone They wanna be like Copy or clone I wanna be like What do you stand for They wanna be like Bet on a dead horse
And it’s there (da da da da da) If you dare (da da da da da) No divide (da da da da da) You and I (da da da da da)
I wanna be like Going out alone They wanna be like Copy or clone I wanna be like Give me the answer They wanna be like Still moving backwards
Falling hit the ground I’m running Towards the edge of something Tired of only watching And I can’t stop wanting When the walls are closed in On the way to nothing Well the earth still pulls me Back into myself
Today’s song of the day is based on an actual incident.
In 1983, The Royals and the Yankees were playing in Yankee Stadium. At the top of the Ninth Inning, the score was 4-3, Yankees. With two outs, the Royals’ George Brett hit a two-run home run to give his team the lead. However, Yankees manager Billy Martin protested that Brett had too much pine tar on his bat. When the umpires demanded to see the bat, Royals pitcher Gaylord Perry gave the bat to a batboy and told him to hide it. When they finally did manage to find the bat, the umpires agreed with Martin, nullifying the homerun and calling Brett out. Because Brett was the third out, this gave the Yankees the victory. An understandably angry Brett attempted to confront umpire Tim McClelland about the ruling but was physically restrained by his teammates.
The Royals protested the game and the American League President, Lee MacPhail, upheld their protest, saying that pine tar did not give a batter an unfair advantage. 25 days later, the Yankee and the Royals met and resumed the game in a nearly deserted stadium. The Royals won 5-4. As for the bat itself, it now resides in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The Pine Tar Incident inspired today’s song of the day, The Pine-Tarred Bat or The Ballad of George Brett, written and performed by “Red River” Dave McEnery.
Lainey Wilson may be heading out west to Southern California in this video but her heart, her mind, and her imagination still rest with that one rodeo rider in Laredo. The song’s a short story and the video is a visually stunning interpretation of love and regret.
Through the Shattered Lens 