A friend of mine recently watched Cooley High for the first time. We both agreed that the film ends on two powerful musical notes, first with It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye playing over the scenes of Cochise’s funeral and then with today’s song of the day playing over the scenes of Preach literally running towards his future.
Here is Reach Out (I’ll Be There) by The Four Tops.
Woo hoo! Play it loud and sing it.
Enjoy!
You run and you run and you run and where do you end up? You just end up still running. This video appeals to my existential side, which is probably why I like it so much. The whole grainy retro feel, combined with the run through the universe makes this entire video feel like sort of existential daydream. Keep running because who knows where you’ll eventually end up.
Enjoy!
Today would have been Gavin MacLeod’s birthday. Today’s song of the day just feels appropriate.
In honor of Captain Stubing, let’s set sail for adventure….
Amy Winehouse. Her talent is missed more with each day that passes.
This beautifully shot video takes place at a funeral. What’s being buried? Amy’ heart, after another failed love affair. Originally, the video made this clear by featuring a close-up of the tombstone, announcing that Amy had just buried her heart. After Amy died in 2011, that shot was cut from the video. That’s an understandable decision and I think it actually adds an extra hint of mystery to the video. That said, I’ve always wondered if that’s the same decision that Amy would have made if she had some sort of say in the matter.
Enjoy!
This video was shot early in Katy Perry’s career, as you can probably guess just from the basic and rather simple style of the music video. Long Shot was originally intended to appear on what was intended to be Perry’s second album. Unfortunately, that album was shelved but Long Shot still found an audience when it was covered by Kelly Clarkson.
It is today’s music video of the day because I’ll always root for the long shots.
Enjoy!
Tell ’em, Johnny!
Johnny Cash got it.
Today would have been Johnny Cash’s birthday so here’s a wholesome song and video from the Man in Black.
Enjoy!
George Harrison would have been 83 years old today. He was taken from us at far too young a age and it only feels appropriate that he should provide today’s song of the day.
When We Was Fab was the last track from Harrison’s 1987 album, Cloud Nine. The song is a reflection on his time with the Beatles and Ringo Starr, the one Beatle that never seemed to hold a grudge against anyone else in the band, plays on it.
It is true that almost every solo album from a former Beatle had to have one song that looked back on the days of Beatlemania but why shouldn’t they? If I had been a member of the Beatles, I would have bragged about it too.
Both this song and the scenes in the videos are taken from one of my favorite films of the last few years, The Shock of the Future. A tribute to the women who helped to create electronic music, The Shock of the Future is a wonderfully inspiring film. Go watch it!
But watch the music video first.
Enjoy!
Through the Shattered Lens 