Music Video of the Day: Alone Again by Dokken (1985, directed by Wayne Isham)


Bringing to life one of the best metal power ballads of the 80s, Alone Again alternates between scenes of Don Dokken performing before a crowd and sitting alone in his hotel room.  Even though Dokken can control the stage and stand in front of thousands of fans, he still feels alone afterwards.

This video was directed by Wayne Isham, who was one of those directors who worked with everyone who was anyone.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Stranger In A Strange Land by Iron Maiden (1986, directed by Julian Caidan)


You can count me amongst those who used to assume that this song was one of the many heavy metal songs to be inspired by a classic work of science fiction.  After all, the song shares its title with Robert A. Heinlein’s classic novel.

However, the song has nothing to do with Heinlein’s novel.  Instead, it is about an Arctic explorer who falls into the ice and whose frozen body is found 100 years later.  It was inspired by a conversation that Adrian Smith had with an actual explorer who once discovered a body preserved in the Arctic ice.

Julian Caidan also directed the video for Robert Palmer’s Early In The Morning.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Slumber Party by Britney Spears, featuring Tinashe (2016, dir by Colin Tilley)


I used to love slumber parties.  It was always interesting to see how differently people act at night than they do during the day.  That said, I don’t think I ever went to a slumber party that was quite as wild as this one attended by Britney Spears.  In fact, I think it might be a little bit too wild.  GET BRITNEY OUT OF THERE!

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Music Video of the Day: Knife Edge by Thom Yorke (2024, dir by Daniele Luchetti)


Thom Yorke’s latest single, Knife Edge, is taken from the soundtrack of the upcoming Italian thriller, Confidenza.  The same is true of today’s music video of the day, which is made up of scenes from the film.

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Music Video of the Day: Don’t Save Me By Haim (2012, dir by Austin Peters)


Today’s music video of the day is one of the few Haim videos not to have been directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.  Austin Peters is the credited director.  He’s also directed videos for two of my other favorite artists, Dillon Francis and Major Lazer.

The Haim sisters could definitely defeat me in basketball.  Of course, I’ve never played basketball and, as I’ve mentioned in the past, I also can’t stand to watch basketball because of all the squeaky shoes.  One reason why I prefer golf and boxing to basketball is because there’s no squeaking involved in either of those sports.

Enjoy!