Category Archives: music video

Music Video of the Day: Am I Demon by Danzig (1988, directed by ????)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

Whenever I watched any video from Danzig, I’m reminded of what Butthead (of Beavis and Butthead fame) had to say about Danzig’s video for Mother.  “That little dance isn’t very cool.”  I thought about that line as I watched the video for Am I Demon.  Glenn Danzig looks intimidating and scary as hell and it’s easy to imagine that Tipper Gore and all the other Karens of the 80s were freaked out by not only his lyrics but also his sideburns.  The music always rocks but once Danzig starts doing his little hip-shaking dance, it’s sometimes hard to take him seriously.

I would never say that Danzig’s face, though.  Danzig looks like he could easily break anyone in half if they said the wrong thing.  You do not want to get on Danzig’s bad side.

Back in the day, Glenn Danzig was one of the candidates to play Wolverine in one of the early and ultimately unsuccessful attempts to make an X-Men movie.  It wouldn’t have been bad casting.  Danzig had the right look and, even more importantly, Wolverine didn’t dance.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Martin Scorsese by King Missile (1993, directed by George Seminara)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

Before there was Film Twitter, there was this song by King Missile.

Are the song and the music video celebrating Scorsese or are they parodying his out-of-control fans?  It’s probably doing both.  This video was made in 1993, back when Scorsese was still best-known as a director of violent, profane gangster films.  While Scorsese is still known for those films, he has also directed movies like Kundun, The Aviator, Hugo, and Silence.  Of course, all of those movies came out after this song.  Instead, this video ends with a flash of The Age of Innocence, a hint that Scorsese was interested in more than just being defined as a director of kinetic mafia movies.

If this song was written today, its subject would probably be Tarantino instead of Scorsese.  Even though lead singer John S. Hall is supposed to be dressed up like a Scorsese gangster, he actually looks more like someone paying homage to the reservoir dogs.

When watching this video, be sure to keep an eye on the band in the background.

If I was Martin Scorsese, I probably would have gotten a restraining order after this song came out.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Dead Arms & Dead Legs by Eliot Sumner (2015, directed by ????)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

Eliot Sumner is the child of Gordon Sumner, better known as Sting.  Dead Arms & Dead Legs was the first single off of Sumner’s 2nd album, Information.  According to Sumner, the song was inspired by walking around Stonehenge and thinking about what it all meant.  I have been to Stonehenge and I can verify that, if you can actually get away from all the tourists, walking around the centuries-old monument will make you question your place in the universe.  It will also remind you to buy a new calendar.

Of course, if you know your British sci-fi, it might also make you think of the fate of Prof. Quatermass.

Enjoy!

 

Music Video of the Day: A Christmas Twist by Si Cranstoun (2015, dir by ????)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Merry Christmas to all of our readers!  Let’s get the day started right with this joyous holiday video from Si Cranstoun!

Dancing with Si in this video are Corina Wuersch, Lowri Evans, and Chloe Gatward!

Enjoy!

Music Video Of The Day: Wonderful Christmastime by Paul McCartney (1979, directed by ????)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

Since Ringo Starr provided yesterday’s video, it seems appropriate to give today’s video to Paul McCartney.

As a group, The Beatles never released an “official” Christmas song, though the members of their fan club received a recording of Christmas Time Is Here Again in 1967.  After the band broke up, all four of the members recorded Christmas songs on their own.  Paul McCartney’s Wonderful Christmastime is probably the most remembered.  I don’t know if I would say it was the most popular but anyone who has ever had to rush out to do some last minute Christmas shopping has heard it playing in countless stores on December 24th.  Whenever I’ve been in a store while Wonderful Christmastime was playing, I’ve always felt as if the song was taunting me but it is definitely a part of the season.

McCartney recorded this song at his farm.  He was just getting into what was then known as “electropop,” which is why he used a Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 synthesizer in the song.  More than anything, that weird bouncing noise probably explains why this song is so well-known.  Whenever I hear this song, I imagine that this is what Christmas sounds like on Mars.

The video was shot at at the Fountain Inn in Ashurst, West Sussex.  Though the members of Wings had nothing to do with recording the song, they all appeared in the video because they were all hanging out with McCartney on the night that it was filmed.

Reportedly, Paul McCartney receives $400,000 a year in royalties from Wonderful Christmastime.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Here’s To The Night by Ringo Starr (2020, directed by ????)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

Though it may not be a Christmas song, the latest single from Ringo Starr feels appropriate for the season.  Ringo sings for peace and hope in this song and he’s brought along an impressive supporting cast to help him make his case.  Among those featured in the song and the video: Paul McCartney & Joe Walsh, Corinne Bailey Rae, Eric Burton, Sheryl Crow, FINNEAS, Dave Grohl, Ben Harper, Lenny Kravitz, Jenny Lewis, Steve Lukather, Chris Stapleton, and Yola.

I searched but I could not find a credited director for this video.

Enjoy!