Music Video of the Day: Close (to the Edit) by Art of Noise (1985, dir by Zbigniew Rybczyński)


This video was directed by the man who edited the controversial 1983 film, Angst.  This video was also controversial and was banned in New Zealand for being too violent.  Compared to what I see whenever I scroll through my twitter timeline, this video seems incredibly tame (albeit entertaining) today.

Myself, I would never order anyone to destroy a musical instrument.  Well, I guess I would if it was like a harmonica or something.  Don’t get me started on harmonicas.  Unless you’re Charles Bronson in Once Upon A Time In The West, stay away from the harmonica.  I’m looking at you, Tim Kaine.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Kiss by Tom Jones are Art of Noise (1988, directed by Martin Brierly and Stephen Lowe)


In 1988, long before Frank Sinatra started teaming up with pop artists and Tony Bennett had his brief moment of MTV popularity, Tom Jones and Art of Noise teamed up to cover Prince’s Kiss.  The song was an unexpected success in Europe and Asia, hitting number one in both New Zealand and Spain while entering the Top Ten in many other countries.  In the U.S., it peaked at #14 on the Billboard Top 100.

Of the two co-directors, Stephen Lowe also did videos for Duran Duran and Lisa Stansfield.  Martin Brierly has worked as cinematographer and a second unit director on several projects, including the third Alien film.

Enjoy!