Today’s music video of the day comes to use from Ringo Starr and …. hey, this is the first 2025 video that has been shared on the Shattered Lens! I’m happy to give that honor to the most likable member of the Beatles.
This song is from Ringo’s new country-and-western album. Despite being from the Southwest, I tend to prefer EDM to C&W but still, it’s a nice little song. I like the positivity of it. I honestly feel like my prediction that the 2020s would be a lot like the 1970s is finally starting to come true. People are tired of being depressed and stressed all the time.
The footage in the video below comes from a 1983 film called Koyaanisqatsi. That film featured a soundtrack by Philip Glass. The song is from The Chemical Brother’s first single off of their debut album, Exit Planet Dust.
This music video takes me back to the day when I could be as wild as I wanted to be without worrying about any consequences. I kind of miss those days.
Today, the Shattered Lens is in the business of wishing a happy birthday to Jermaine Clement, one half of the “Flight of the Conchords” musical group. And you know what that means… it’s BUSINESS TIME!
A friend of mine shared this song with me many years ago, and I still refer to it often. I just laughed my ass off watching this video again. Enjoy, my friends!
Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to Jermaine Clement, who is half of Flight of the Conchords. For today’s song of the day, we have Jeremaine and Bret performing my favorite of their songs, Hurt Feelings (a.k.a. Tears of a Rapper.)
Some people say that rappers don’t have feelings We have feelings. (We have feelings) Some people say that we are not rappers. (We’re rappers.) That hurts our feelings. (Hurts our feelings when you say we’re not rappers.) Some people say that rappers are invincible We’re vincible. (We’re vincible.) What you are about to hear are true stories (Real experiences) Autobiographical raps. Things that happened to us, all true Bring the rhyme!
I make a meal for my friends, Try to make it delicious, Try to keep it nutritious, Create wonderful dishes. Not one of them thinks about the way I feel Nobody compliments the meal
I got hurt feelings, I got hurt feelings I feel like a prize asshole No one even mentions my casserole. I got hurt feelings, I got hurt feelings. You coulda said something nice about my profiteroles
Here’s a little story to bring a tear to your eye, I was shopping for a wetsuit to scuba dive, But every suit I tried is too big around the thighs, And the assistant suggested I try a ladies’ size
I got hurt feelings, I got hurt feelings I’m not gonna wear a ladies’ wetsuit I’m a man! I got hurt feelings, I got hurt feelings Get me a small man’s wetsuit, please
It’s my birthday, 2003 Waitin’ for a call from my family They forgot about me
I got hurt feelings, I got hurt feelings The day after my birthday is not my birthday, Mum
I call my friends and say, “Let’s go into town” But they’re all too busy to go into town So I go by myself, I go into town Then I see all my friends, they’re all in town
I got hurt feelings, I got hurt feelings. They’re all lined up to watch that movie “Maid in Manhattan.”
Have you even been told that your ass is too big? Have you ever been asked if your hair is a wig? Have you ever been told you’re mediocre in bed? Have you ever been told you’ve got a weird-shaped head? Has your family ever forgotten you and driven away? Once again, they forgot about J Were you ever called “homo” ’cause at school you took drama? Have you ever been told that you look like a llama?
Tears of a rapper (don’t wanna make a rapper cry then watch what you say) I’m crying tears of a rapper (I pouring out the bullets of my Icannon) Go play the tears of a rapper (These are the tears of a rapper now) The diamond tears of a rapper (These are the bullet proof 24 karat of tears, of a rapper)
You know, this is a good song by a good singer and good group of backing musicians. (The Wallflowers have had many personnel changes over the years, with Jakob remaining the one consistent member.) Jakob Dylan has always been a little overshadowed by his famous father and, while that’s understandable, it’s definitely a shame. Jakob is a talented artist in his own right and this video shows that.
That said, the main reason I like this video is because of Jakob emerging from the ocean with those big blue eyes. Hi, Jakob!
I’m a movie guy more than a music guy, but I still love Jimmy Page. His soundtrack for DEATH WISH II has been a part of my entire life. It’s such a strange, unique score, but it seems to work perfectly for the movie. I was only around 10 years old when I first saw an “edited for TV” version of the movie in ‘83 or ‘84. To be completely honest, the music kinda scared me. I laugh when I type that now, but it’s the truth! Parts of the soundtrack were rearranged again a few years later for DEATH WISH 3, the Charles Bronson movie I’ve watched more than any other.
Happy Birthday, Mr. Page!! Thanks so much for being Michael Winner’s neighbor and composing that soundtrack. This guy from Arkansas truly appreciates it!
I’ve attached a link to the soundtrack below for your listening pleasure!
Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy 81st birthday to the one and only Jimmy Page!
In honor of one of the world’s greatest guitarists, today’s song of the day is one of the few Led Zeppelin songs that I like. Page originally came up with the lyrics for the song while driving through Morocco but clearly, Kashmir was a better title.
Oh, let the sun beat down upon my face And stars fill my dream I’m a traveler of both time and space To be where I have been To sit with elders of the gentle race This world has seldom seen They talk of days for which they sit and wait All will be revealed
Talk in song from tongues of lilting grace Sounds caress my ear And not a word I heard could I relate The story was quite clear
Oh, baby, I been blind Oh, yeah, mama, there ain’t no denyin’ Oh, ooh yes, I been blind Mama, mama, ain’t no denyin’, no denyin’
All I see turns to brown As the sun burns the ground And my eyes fill with sand As I scan this wasted land Try to find, try to find the way I feel
Oh, pilot of the storm who leaves no trace Like sorts inside a dream Leave the path that led me to that place Yellow desert stream My shangri la beneath the summer moon I will return again As the dust that floats high in June We’re moving through Kashmir
Oh, father of the four winds fill my sails Cross the sea of years With no provision but an open face Along the straits of fear Oh, when I want, when I’m on my way, yeah And my feet wear my fickle way to stay
Ooh, yeah yeah, oh, yeah yeah, But I’m down oh, yeah yeah, oh, yeah Yeah, but I’m down, so down Ooh, my baby, oh, my baby Let me take you there Come on, oh let me take you there Let me take you there
Songwriters: James Patrick (Jimmy) Page / John Bonham / Robert Anthony Plant
I’m sitting here right now, at 2 in the morning, looking out my bedroom window for any sign of the snow storm that the local media has been warning me about for an entire week. The snow may not be here yet but the freezing cold is. Today’s music video of the day feels appropriate.
For today’s song of the day, we have my favorite David Bowie song, Heroes. Heroes was also featured in one of my favorite downbeat movies, 1981’s Christiane F.
I, I will be king And you, you will be queen Though nothing will drive them away We can beat them, just for one day We can be heroes, just for one day
And you, you can be mean And I, I’ll drink all the time ‘Cause we’re lovers, and that is a fact Yes we’re lovers, and that is that Though nothing will keep us together We could steal time just for one day We can be heroes for ever and ever What d’you say?
I, I wish you could swim Like the dolphins, like dolphins can swim Though nothing, nothing will keep us together We can beat them, for ever and ever Oh we can be Heroes, just for one day
I, I will be king And you, you will be queen Though nothing will drive them away We can be Heroes, just for one day We can be us, just for one day
I, I can remember (I remember) Standing, by the wall (by the wall) And the guns, shot above our heads (over our heads) And we kissed, as though nothing could fall (nothing could fall) And the shame, was on the other side Oh we can beat them, for ever and ever Then we could be Heroes, just for one day
We can be Heroes We can be Heroes We can be Heroes Just for one day We can be Heroes
We’re nothing, and nothing will help us Maybe we’re lying, then you better not stay But we could be safer, just for one day
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