Category Archives: music video

Music Video of the Day: Possum Kingdom by The Toadies (1994, dir by Thomas Mignone)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Originally, I thought this song was about possums.  Possums are wonderful creatures by the way, even if they do kind of smell bad.  They don’t get rabies, they eat tics and roaches, and they’re basically very shy and timid.  And they’re severely myopic!

Unfortunately, this song is not about Possums.  Instead, the song was named after Possum Kingdom Lake, which is a real lake down here in Texas.

For a while, I thought it was about a vampire.  Then I had my best friend Evelyn listen to it and she thought it was about a serial killer.  We were both wrong.  According to the lead singer of the Toadies, the song was actually about a ghost who was inviting someone to join him in the netherworld.

This video was shot in Dallas.  Woo hoo!  Overall, it’s a good song, though the “so help me, Jesus” stuff feels a bit forced.  And it’s a good video, full of atmosphere and menace.  It’s a perfect video for the second Friday the 13th of 2026!

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Don’t Change by INXS (1982, directed by Scott Hicks)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

Don’t Change is from INXS’s third album, Shabooh Shoobah.  Though INXS had been around for a while and had found success in their native Australia,, Don’t Change is often described as the song that introduced the band to the rest of the world.

This video was filmed in an airport hangar and was directed by Scott Hicks, who would later go on to direct Geoffrey Rush to his first Oscar in 1996’s Shine.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Barstow by Jena Malone (2026, dir by Jennifer Reeder)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

If you were wondering what Jena Malone has been up to, she’s got a solo album coming out.  It’s called Flowers For Men and it will be released on May 8th.  Here’s the music video for her first single, Barstow.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Bombs Away by ADI (2017, shot and edited by Yaniv Kirshon)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

As I’ve mentioned on this site before, I was introduced to the music of Adi Ulmansky by my best friend, Evelyn, and she quickly became one of my favorite artists.  This is an acoustic version of ADI’s song, Bombs Away, which was filmed for and by Tel Aviv TV.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: In Front Of The Alamo by Hal Ketchum (2007, dir by Glenn Sweitzer)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today is Alamo Day.  It was 189 years ago, today, that 600 men gave their lives in the name of Texas.  Today’s music video of the day is all about celebrating the bravery of those men.  And no, I don’t want to hear your revisionist thinking.   This is our day.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: How Soon Is Now? covered by t.A.T.u. (2003, dir by t.A.T.u.)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

The song is by The Smiths but the cover version is by t.A.T.u., the Russian duo who became famous by allowing people to (incorrectly) assume that they were a couple.  When I first met my BFF Evelyn one of the things that we immediately bonded over was our shared appreciation for the absurdity of t.A.T.u.

As far as the cover goes, it’s not that bad.  t.A.T.u. has frequently been criticized for lacking vocal range but, here, that doesn’t really become an issue until the end of the song, when Julia start to struggle.  Who cares?  It’s all about that guitar chord at the beginning.

As far as the video goes, it’s made up of a mix of footage of Julia and Lena performing on stage and some “candid” backstage stuff.  By “candid,” I mean obviously staged.  There’s another version of this video, which is even more candid.

Enjoy!