Category Archives: Music

Music Video Of The Day: Good Golly Miss Molly by Little Richard (1991, directed by ????)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

Little Richard, R.I.P.

John Goodman’s in this video because it was released as part of the promotional campaign for King Ralph, a film where John Goodman becomes the King of the United Kingdom.  I’ve never seen the movie but I get the feeling that everything I need to know about it is right there in the idea of John Goodman ruling the UK.  The movie was directed by David S. Ward but I don’t know if he was also responsible for this music video.

As for the song, this is one of Little Richard’s best known and also one of the most important and most-beloved of the early rock tunes.  You have to wonder how many listeners, in the 50s, were aware that Little Richard was singing, “Good Golly Miss Molly/You Sure Like To Ball” or if they were even aware of what the lyric meant.  I’ve heard several covers that, intentionally or not, modify the lyrics to “Good Golly Miss Molly/You Sure Have a Ball.”

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Dead Horse by Hayley Williams (2020, dir by Zac Farro)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Who among us has not beat a dead horse?

When I watch this video without the music, my immediate assumption is that it’s about someone who joined a cult and who has just discovered that the leader of the cult is either from outer space or from the future.  The video just has that sort of threatening, science fiction feel to it.  That said, the song is actually about someone looking back on a breakup that was apparently a long time coming but which she still might not have been emotionally prepared for.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Je t’aime encore (2020, dir by Loic Prigent)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

This video reminds me that I need to get a haircut.  It also reminds me that a lot of cults like to dress in all white.  I’m not sure why but it really does seem to be the popular look for people who are communing with spirits or waiting for aliens.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Autobahn by Kraftwerk (1979, directed by Roger Mainwood)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

Florian Schneider, Rest In Peace.

Though this song originally came out in 1974, the animated music video is from 1979.  This song was the first so-called “electro-pop” song to chart in both the UK and the US.  The album version of this song lasts for a full 22 minutes and it’s meant to recreate the feeling of actually driving on the Autobahn, the German highway system that, for the most part, does not have any mandated speed limits.  (Parts of the Autobahn that go through cities do have speed limits.  Other parts of the Autobahn have a “suggested” speed limit of 81 MPH but the suggestion is not legally enforced.)  Originally, the band tried to record the sound of actual cars passing them on the Autobahn but when the recordings turned out to be less than satisfactory, they instead used synthesizers to create the feel of passing cars.

Enjoy!

 

Music Video Of The Day: We Are Warriors, performed by Avril Lavigne, feat. Lindsey Stirling (2020, Tom Law, creative director)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

I think this is the second video that I’ve seen that was specifically made for the COIVD-19 era.  The first was the video by the Rolling Stones that Jeff shared here a few days ago.

This video is a tribute to those who are on the front lines, battling the virus. All net proceeds of the sales and streams of We Are Warriors will be donated to help Project HOPE’s relief efforts across the world.

Here’s a full list of credits, taking from the video’s description on YouTube:

Production by: Convicts
Producer: Sarah Hawkins
Post Production Coordinator: Sarah Steinbach
Editor: Rhys Carlill
Creative Director: Tom Law

Live footage by Ryan McFadden
Lisa Blas ‘”USNS Comfort, March 30, 2020”
Digital video, 2020, Courtesy of the Artist

Special thank you to Lindsey Stirling for the beautiful violin added to this version!

Enjoy!