Category Archives: music video

Music Video of the Day: Ridin’ The Rails by Johnny Cash (1974, dir by Nicholas Webster)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

When I saw The Commuter at the Alamo Drafthouse yesterday, this video was shown as a part of the pre-show.  It’s actually taken from a 1974 ABC special, Ridin’ The Rails: The Great American Train Story.  Apparently, the entire special was Johnny Cash riding trains across America, while singing some of his favorite train-related songs.

I imagine that it was ultimately meant to be something of a commercial for Amtrak, which was only 3 years old when Ridin’ The Rails aired.  Myself, I’ve always found trains to be very romantic and one of my most beloved memories of Italy is riding the train into and from Venice.  I’ve never been on Amtrak, though.  I guess that’s because I’m a Southern girl and, down here, we love our cars too much to ever ride a train.

(I do remember, a few years back, watching a bunch of people from up North having a televised conniption over how little we care about Amtrak in the South.  It struck me as being kinda weird and petty but anyway…)

Ridin’ The Rails was directed by Nicholas Webster.  If that name sounds familiar, that might be because Webster also directed my favorite Christmas movie, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians!

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Ex’s and Oh’s by Elle King (2015, dir by Michael Maxxis)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Since I shared the first video for Elle King’s Ex’s and Oh’s yesterday, I figured that I should probably share the second version today.

This is the official version and, while it’s nice to see men getting objectified for once, I have to admit that I still prefer the first version.  That version, after all, had zombies.

Still, enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Ex’s & Oh’s by Elle King (2014, dir by ????)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

To a lot of people, this will always be known as the Lifetime song.  That’s because Lifetime used to always play this song in their commercials and it always fit in perfectly with whatever melodramatic movie was being advertised.  Like the best Lifetime films, Ex’s & Oh’s may sound dramatic but it’s actually very humorous and self-aware.

Just consider some of my favorite lyrics:

Well, I had me a boy, turned him into a man
I showed him all the things that he didn’t understand
Whoa, and then I let him go
 
Now, there’s one in California who’s been cursing my name
‘Cause I found me a better lover in the UK
Hey, hey, until I made my getaway
 
One, two, three, they gonna run back to me
‘Cause I’m the best baby that they never gotta keep
One, two, three, they gonna run back to me
They always wanna come, but they never wanna leave

Myself, I loved this song even before it became a Lifetime anthem.  This is one of those songs that it’s fun to sing off-key to while you’re stuck on Central Expressway.

There’s actually two videos for this song.  The video that I shared today is the first version and I like it the best because there’s zombie at the end!

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Wannabe by The Spice Girls (1996, dir by Jhoan Camitz)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Since today is Mel C’s birthday, I decided to go with a Spice Girls video for the video of the day.

Wannabe was the Spice Girls’s first video and, when it was released, it took only two hours for it to become the number one selected video on The Box, a British cable network.  It stayed at number one for 13 weeks and it only fell from that spot because the Spice Girls released another video.

This video was directed by commercial director Jhoan Camitz.  According to Wikipedia, this was his first music video.  According to the imvdb, it was his third.  Reportedly, he originally wanted to film the video at a hotel in Barcelona but, when he was denied permission, he instead filmed at the Midland Grand Hotel in St. Pancras, London.

The video was banned in some parts of Asia, because it was considered to be too provocative.

I’ve taking turns trying to convince nearly everyone here at the Shattered Lens to, at some point in the future, review Spice World.  So far, everyone’s refused so I may to do it someday myself.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Hey Heartbreaker by Dream Wife (2018, dir by Mason London)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

This trippy video came out five days ago and it’s already a favorite of mine. To be honest, I have a weakness for anything that involves a robot band breaking free and beating up a bunch of drunks.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Slowly by Son Lux (2018, dir by Alex Cook)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today’s music video of the day is the video for Son Lux’s Slowly, which was released yesterday.

Your guess about what’s going on in this moody, black-and-white video is probably as good as mine.  Myself, I like the atmosphere and the feeling of death creeping around every corner.  At the very least, that’s what I see.  Others will undoubtedly disagree.

This video was directed by Alex Cook, who also directed the video of Son Lux’s Dangerous.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Endlessly by Mystery Skulls (2017, dir by Double Ninja)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

A city in the desert is under attack!  Can it be saved?

Watch the video to find out!

I like this video.  It’s fun.  I’m not going to overanalyze it because, quite frankly, sometimes simply being fun is underrated.

Here’s the full credits as listed on promonews.  Double Ninja and Thomas Vernay are one in the same.

DIRECTOR
Double Ninja
PRODUCER
Thomas Vernay
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Agence Cumulus
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Thomas Vernay
COMMISSIONER
Devin Sarno
LABEL
Warner Bros. Records
ART DIRECTOR
Double Ninja
LAYOUT AND CHARACTER DESIGN
Mathias Lemaire Sgard, Raoul Mallat, Marie Houssin, Paul Raillard, Gabriel Murgue
HEAD OF ANIMATION
Nathan Otano
2D ANIMATION
Léonard Olivier, Loris Pernaut, Florent Ribeyron

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: We’re Not Going To Take It, covered by Donots (2002, dir by ????)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

According to this super helpful site that I found, today is National I’m Not Going To Take It Day.

The site suggests that the best way to celebrate I’m Not Going To Take It Day is to go to the mall and buy yourself an expensive gift.  Well, I’m all about that!  Another suggested way to celebrate the day is to book yourself a vacation to some place warm.  I already live some place warm so I think I’ll book a vacation in Minnesota for September…

ANYWAY, in honor of this holiday, today’s music video of the day is the German band, Donots, performing their version of Twisted Sister’s We’re Not Going To Take It.  The video is basically them performing the song, mixed in with footage of people refusing to take it.

Burn, baby, burn! as my old Colorado dance teacher used to put it…

Enjoy!

Music Video of The Day: Beautiful Life by Armin van Buuren feat. Cindy Alma (2013, dir by ????)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Life is beautiful, y’all.

I don’t have much to say about this video.  I just like the song and the imagery.  Sometimes, this video inspires me to go outside and look up at the clouds and appreciate the beauty all around me.  Other times, I watch this video and I ask myself if maybe it’s actually about the end of the world.  To a certain extent, some of the imagery in the final half of the video reminds me of the 1998 Canadian apocalypse film, Last Night.  The clouds may look beautiful but from the way the video abruptly ends, you do have to wonder if maybe all that beauty was a prelude to everything simply ceasing to exist.

Well, no matter!  I like the song.  I like the video.  In the end, that’s what really matters.

Enjoy!