Music Video of the Day: All or Nothing by O-Town (2001, dir. by Marcus Raboy)


Does everyone remember O-Town?  They were the band that was created on a reality show and we all thought that their name meant Orgasm Town but it was actually because they were from Orlando?  O-Town was the boy band that existed to make other boy bands look tough and dangerous by comparison.

All or Nothing is a typical boy band song and this is a typical boy band video.  The song is about the lead singer of O-Town realizing that his girlfriend is still hung up on Justin Timberlake.  He sings that he can tell by the distant look in her eyes and he just doesn’t think they can be together as long as she’s dreaming about Justin.  He wants it all or he’ll settle for nothing.  There’s no such thing as a compromise when you’re from the O.

Music Video Of The Day: Smile by Vitamin C (1999, Dir. by Christopher Erskin)


Remember Vitamin C?

Remember Sam Goody?

This music video is a really a product of a world that doesn’t exist any more.  Vitamin C is now an executive at Netflix and there’s only Sam Goody store left.  It’s in a mall up in Oregon.  I’m depressed now.  This music video did not make me smile.

Enjoy!

Song of the Day: Over The Top by Kenny Loggins


Since today’s scene came from Over the Top, it seems only appropriate that today’s scene should come from it as well.

In a lifetime
Made of memories
I believe
In destiny

Every moment returns again in time
When I’ve got the future on my mind
Know that you’ll be the only one

Meet me halfway
Across the sky
Out where the world belongs
To only you and I

Meet me halfway
Across the sky
Make this a new beginning of another life.

In a lifetime
There is only love
Reaching for the lonely one

We are stronger when we are given love
When we put emotions on the line
Know that we are the timeless ones

Meet me halfway
Across the sky
Out where the world belongs
To only you and I

Meet me halfway
Across the sky
Make this a new beginning of another life.

[Instrumental interlude]

Meet me halfway
Across the sky
Out where the world belongs
To only you and I

Meet me halfway
Across the sky
Make this a new beginning of another life.

Music Video of the Day: Pop by *NSYNC (2001, Dir. by Wayne Isham)


The year was 2001 and *NSYNC was sick of being dismissed as just being another pop boy band.  So, Justin Timberlake and Wade Robson wrote a song satirizing the band’s image and trying to show that they were everything but “pop.”  Of course, they called the song Pop.  And then they went on a tour called PopOdyssey.

I miss those days.

Enjoy!

 

Music Video of the Day: My Prerogative by Britney Spears (2004, Dir. by Jake Nava)


One of my fondest memories of growing up with Lisa Marie is all of the time that we would spend singing Britney Spears’s song whenever we went on a road trip.  We would sing at the top of our lungs and, if we got bored with that, we would start singing with exaggerated country accents.  There was nothing more fun than singing off-key and off-pitch, though I guess maybe the other people in the car with us would have disagreed.

I think My Prerogative is the only Britney music video that hasn’t been a music video of the day yet.  This music video also features Kevin Federline.  Remember him?  Where did he go?  He just disappeared one day.  Hope he’s okay.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: As Long As You Love Me (1997, Dir. by Nigel Dick)


Lisa asked me to pick a music video for today and I was so excited that I yelled, “Backstreet Boys!”

Who was your favorite Backstreet Boy?  I liked Nick!

Trivia about this video?  AJ McClean didn’t know the lyrics for the song until he showed up for the video shoot.  That tells you everything you need to know about the Lou Pearlman boy band era.

Enjoy!