Back in 2002, I thought there was nothing cooler than Shakira replying to a question about crossing over to English-language music in Spanish. I still think it’s pretty cool. Shakira was one of the singers that Lisa and I always used to sing along with whenever we went on a road trip. We used to drive everyone crazy.
This was the last music video to be directed by the legendary photographer, Herb Ritts. He died of Pneumonia on December 2nd, 2002.
This song and video were both banned in Argentina because Shakira’s boyfriend (who appears as himself) was the son of a former president of Argentina who was not popular at the time.
Just in case some of you may have forgotten, “Achy Breaky Heart” was a big hit. As a matter of fact, it was the number one song on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart on this day, June 27th, of 1992. It was so big that it became the first country single to be certified platinum since “Islands in the Stream” by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton in 1983. Whether you loved it or hated it, you could not avoid it.
Take a trip down memory lane with me, Billy Ray, and Achy Breaky Heart!
After all these years, Sarah McLachlan is still making beautiful music. Here is her latest music video for the title track of her upcoming album.
Enjoy!
Maybe if I catch my breath Maybe if I wait a little I’d remember how it hurts and stop before I fall I’d forget to come apart I’d catch myself and hold on tightly Let memory wash over me, forgive but don’t forget
So you come back to me begging “Why’d you leave? Tell me why, how you could you let this go?” Let it be all it is Small and still a memory like a stone A jagged edge made smooth by time Let it be all it is Small and still and better left alone
Some things are better broken Some things are better broken
Illusions come the venom stings Swirling visions, soft and perfect They blur all the edges ‘til everything looks fine So I’ll pretend I didn’t cry and you pretend that you’re my savior We both remember what we want – to get us through the night
So don’t come back to me begging “Why’d you leave? Tell me why, how could you let this go?” Let it be all it is Small and still a memory like a stone A jagged edge made smooth by time Let it be all it is Small and still and better left alone
Some things are better broken Some things are better broken
Let it be all it is Small and still a memory like a stone A jagged edge made smooth by time Let it be all it is Small and still and better left alone
Some things are better broken Some things are better broken
I’ve shared before that Alabama was the group that my family listened to the most when I was growing up. Alabama could do it all. They knew how to put out fun country songs like “Tennessee River,” “Mountain Music” and “Dixieland Delight.” They put out some good workin’ man songs like “Roll On” and “40 Hour Week.” They took care of their redneck roots with songs like “Song of the South,” “Born Country,” and “Hometown Honeymoon.” But they seemed to really excel at love songs. I’m guessing that there was a lot of slow dancing and baby conceptions taking place during the 80’s to Alabama love songs. Songs like “Take Me Down,” “When We Make Love,” “There’s No Way,” and “You’ve Got the Touch” were all number one hits that went a long way towards the group being named “Artist of the Decade” for the 1980’s by the Academy of Country Music.
For my song of the night, I’m going to share one of my favorite Alabama love songs, “Feels So Right.” This song is a vibe, and if we’ve been lucky enough to experience the feelings expressed by these lyrics, it will take us back to some wonderful times. Enjoy my friends:
This song is from A Walk To Remember, which was Mandy Moore’s first big starring role. If you haven’t seen A Walk To Remember, Mandy Moore plays a girl who marries Shane West but then dies a year later.
I guess this video is a sequel because now Mandy Moore is singing to Shane West from Heaven while Shane watches old home movies of him and Mandy goofing off between filming their scenes. Shane uses a telescope and discovers that he can see Mandy in Heaven and Mandy looks really happy. Then Shane goes into the city and is reminded that his romance with Mandy was just a part of a movie. I don’t know if that’s a happy ending or not.
This video celebrate all of the hard work that goes into running your own business and owning a giant landline phone. This video deserves a lot of credit for its production design. Everything from the boxes to the phone to color scheme to the outfits worn by the band works.
This song is the title track from Automatic’s forthcoming new album.
Enjoy!
Cut your hair With kitchen scissors New look A different image Secondhand Not television Shopping malls They make you vicious
Yuppy farm Bread in the kitchen Pissing on your dreams and wishes Sabotage The banking business Capital makes Big decisions
I wanna be like Going out alone They wanna be like Copy or clone I wanna be like What do you stand for They wanna be like Bet on a dead horse
And it’s there (da da da da da) If you dare (da da da da da) No divide (da da da da da) You and I (da da da da da)
I wanna be like Going out alone They wanna be like Copy or clone I wanna be like Give me the answer They wanna be like Still moving backwards
Falling hit the ground I’m running Towards the edge of something Tired of only watching And I can’t stop wanting When the walls are closed in On the way to nothing Well the earth still pulls me Back into myself
Lainey Wilson may be heading out west to Southern California in this video but her heart, her mind, and her imagination still rest with that one rodeo rider in Laredo. The song’s a short story and the video is a visually stunning interpretation of love and regret.
The best rock band to ever come out of Nashville, Tennessee, Royal Court of China was named after a “supergroup” that Jimmy Page tried to put together after the end of Led Zeppelin. Page may never have formed his band but Joe Blanton used the name for his own group, which started out as a hard country band before moving to heavy metal.
This video was directed by Sam Raimi. The song was produced by none other than “Groovy” Bruce Campbell, who is celebrating his 67th birthday on this day.
98 Degrees was a part of the whole boy band era but, unlike NSYNC, The Backstreet Boys, and O-Town, the members of 98 Degrees actually formed the band on their own. They weren’t put together by a producer or a record company. That’s one of the many reasons was 98 Degrees was better than the typical boy band. They also wrote and produced most of their own songs instead of relying on a record company to hire someone to do it for them.
As for this video, it was filmed in Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico and it features 98 Degrees performing amongst Mayan ruins.
Through the Shattered Lens 