Music Video of the Day: I Missed Again by Phil Collins (1981, directed by Stuart Orme)


In this music video, Phil Collins demonstrates that no one can mime playing an invisible instrument better than him.  Journey may have tried but no one does it like Phil.

Primarily a television director, Stuart Orme directed several videos for both Genesis and Phil Collins as a solo act.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Mystify by INXS (1989, directed by Richard Lowenstein)


If you were ever wondering how INXS composed their songs, this video probably doesn’t show you how it actually happened.  I guess it’s possible that there was a cameraman and a sound crew present at exactly the right moment but doubt it.

It was still one of INXS’s more popular songs, peaking at 17 on the U.S. Charts.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter by Iron Maiden (1990, directed by Steve Harris)


With songs with titles like Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter, who would have guessed parents would have gotten the wrong idea about Iron Maiden?  That really is the appeal of the band, though.  Underneath the occult imagery and controversial song titles, they really were just a bunch of hard-working English blokes who played well together.

This video features scenes from the horror film, Horror Hotel.  This video was directed by founding member, Steve Harris.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Sure Know Something by KISS (1979, directed by John Goodhue)


Like many music videos from the days before MTV, the emphasis here is on the band and the performance.  This is a “they-sure-can-play” music video.

John Goodhue also did music videos for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Juice Newton, and Hanks Williams, Jr.

Enjoy!

Song of the Day: Main Title Theme From The Shining, composed by Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind


The Shining (1980, dir by Stanley Kubrick, DP: John Alcott)

For today’s song of the day, we have the title tune to Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining.  The Shining is a classic horror film and features one of Jack Nicholson’s most iconic performances.

Enjoy the greatest road trip music ever recorded.