Category Archives: music video

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!

Music Video of the Day: Mess It Up by The Rolling Stones (2023, directed by Calmatic)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

After 60 years, The Rolling Stones are still at it, making music and filming music videos.

Their latest music video stars Nicholas Hoult and was directed by Calmatic, who has also done videos for Lil Nas X, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams, and Zayn Malik.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Uptown Girl by Billy Joel (1983, directed by Jay Dubin)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

In today’s music video of the day, Billy Joel lives the dream of every 1980s auto mechanic and works on Christie Brinkley’s car.  Just as in real life, this video ends with Joel and Brinkley together.  While it is often speculated that the song was written about Brinkley, Joel has said that it was actually inspired more by his earlier relationship with Elle Macpherson.

Billy Joel has also said that he didn’t enjoy making this video because a large group of bystanders kept yelling “Hey, Christie!” during shooting.

Director Jay Dubin also did music videos for John Mellencamp and REO Speedwagon.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: One More Time by Rod Stewart (2021, directed by ????)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

Today is Rod Stewart’s 79th birthday and today’s music video of the day is One More Time, taken from his 32nd studio album, The Tears of Hercules.  Appearing with Stewart in this video are his actual backup singers, Amanda Miller, Holly Brewer, and Becca Kotte.

Rod Stewart, incidentally, holds the record for being the artist featured most frequently during MTV’s first day of broadcast.  On August 1st, 1981, MTV featured eleven of his videos.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Hit the Road, Jack by Buster Poindexter and His Banshees of Blue (1989, directed by ????)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

Today is David Johansen’s birthday and our music video of the day features Johansen in the role of his alter ego, Buster Poindexter.

Johansen/Poindexter did this cover of Ray Charles’s classic song for a film called The Dream Team.  The Dream Team may not be remembered for much today but it did feature an impressive cast — Peter Boyle, Stephen Furst, Christopher Lloyd, and Michael Keaton, all of whom are featured in this video.

Enjoy!