Category Archives: music video

Music Video of the Day: Can’t Get Enough by Jennifer Lopez (2024, dir by Dave Meyers)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today’s music video of the day is the latest from Jennifer Lopez.  Supposedly, this video was inspired by her wedding to Ben Affleck and her previous marriages.  I like the idea of getting married in the rain.  Rain makes everything better.  Also, even if a bouquet is cursed, you should make every effort to catch it.  Curses are temporary but celebrity bouquets are forever.

The divorce better get a music video of its own.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: I Am The Shaman by Donovan (2021, dir by David Lynch)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, the Shattered Lens wish a very happy birthday to American filmmaker David Lynch!  Today’s music video of the day was directed by David Lynch and originally released on the 75th birthday of singer Donovan.

Lynch and Donovan are both practitioners of transcendental meditation and, along with celebrating Donovan’s birthday, this video does end with an appeal for donations.  Personally, I’m not really into meditation.  I find my peace through making to do lists and then striking through each item listed throughout the day.  My combination of attention deficit and hyperactivity pretty much makes it impossible for me to clear my mind.  (That’s also why I can’t be hypnotized.)  But to each their own, I suppose.  David Lynch is certainly a strong advocate for TM.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Come Back To Earth by Mac Miller (2018, dir by Anthony Gaddis and Eric Tilford)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today would have been Mac Miller’s 32nd birthday so today’s music video of the day is the final one that he released in his lifetime.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Voices Carry by ‘Til Tuesday (1985, dir by D.J. Webster)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

This song is a favorite of mine and I’m a little bit surprised that it’s music video hasn’t already been featured on the Shattered Lens.

This video received a lot of acclaim when it was first released because of the way it incorporated scenes of dialogue with the music and the way it built a compelling story about a woman and her abusive lover around the song.  It’s not just an promo video for a song.  It’s also a story about a toxic relationship and finding the strength to stand up for yourself.

The abusive boyfriend was played by an actor named Cully Holland, who died 6 years after this video was released.  Though the video tells a classic New York story, it was actually filmed at at Dorchester’s Strand Theater, Davio’s Restaurant, and W. Brookline St in Boston.  (Thank you, Wikipedia!)

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Right Side of Wrong by Mick Mars (2023, directed by Norwood Cheek)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

Today’s video is for the second single to be released from Mick Mars’s upcoming solo debut, The Other Side of Mars.  The Other Side of Mars is scheduled to be released in February.

The video was directed by Norwood Cheek, who has also done music videos for Ben Folds Five, She & Him, The Connells, and Soul Coughing.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: The Return of the Los Palmas 7 (1981, directed by Dave Robinson?)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

At the both the imvdb and imdb, no director is listed for this music video but Dave Robinson directed the majority of Madness’s early music videos and it would not surprise me if he directed this one as well.

This video was put together just two weeks before it was released and the majority of the video is made up of clips featuring then-recent political and pop cultural events.  (Keep an eye out for Han Solo and Jane Fonda, among others.)  The scenes with the band were filmed at Kenwood Park and at the Venus Café, both in London.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: 6 Minutes of Pleasure by LL Cool J (1991, directed by Marcus Nispel)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

Today is LL Cool J’s birthday and our music video of the day comes from his fourth studio album, Mama Said Knock You Out.

This video was directed by Marcus Nispel, who would later go on to redirect reboots of several classic films, including Friday the 13th and Conan The Barbarian.

Enjoy!