Category Archives: music video

Music Video of the Day: American In Amsterdam by Wheatus (2003, dir by ????)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

In 2003, going to Amsterdam was a rite of passage for many Americans.  They would disappear for a month and then return, claiming that they had been to Amsterdam but that they couldn’t “remember a thing.” *wink wink*

Of course, now we have Colorado so we don’t really care about Amsterdam anymore.  Sorry, Amsterdam!

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: (There’s Gotta Be) More To Life by Stacie Orrico (2003, dir by Dave Meyers)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

No one’s having a good time in this video!

Indeed, there does have to be more to life.  That was a true sentiment in 2003 and it’s a true sentiment 20 years later.  People are still trying to figure out what else they can get out of life.  I think the answer is different for everyone.  That said, if you’re standing in your front yard while your significant other impotently yells at a repo man who is trying to take away your baby’s crib …. I don’t know if there’s really anyway to come back from something like that.  You might want to find a new partner because the one you’ve got obviously isn’t holding up their end of the deal.

Enjoy!

Music Video Of The Day: L.O.V.E. by Ashlee Simpson (2005, dir by Diane Martel)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

In this music video, Ashlee Simpson decides that she’s tired of her clingy boyfriend so she ruins her phone and goes out with her friends.  This video is very, very, very 2005.

Among other things, this video also highlights the early attempts to market Ashlee as being an edgier version of her sister.  In her videos, Jessica would have fun with her friends but, at that point in her career, she was still always destined to leave them for her man.  Ashlee, on the other hand, was all about girl power.  That said, though she throws away her phone, Ashlee doesn’t necessarily throw away her boyfriend.  She knows that she can call him back whenever she feels like doing so.

As I said, it’s all very 2005.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: After Taxes by Johnny Cash (1978, dir by ????)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Tell ’em, Johnny!

Today is Tax Day, the worst day of the year.  This when we’re all told to pay our “fair share.”  Of course, no one bothered to ask us what that fair share should be.  Instead, as citizens, we’re expected to do what we’re told and not to question why.

Anyway, Johnny Cash got it.

Enjoy!