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Music Video of the Day: Martin Scorsese by King Missile (1993, directed by George Seminara)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

Before there was Film Twitter, there was this song by King Missile.

Are the song and the music video celebrating Scorsese or are they parodying his out-of-control fans?  It’s probably doing both.  This video was made in 1993, back when Scorsese was still best-known as a director of violent, profane gangster films.  While Scorsese is still known for those films, he has also directed movies like Kundun, The Aviator, Hugo, and Silence.  Of course, all of those movies came out after this song.  Instead, this video ends with a flash of The Age of Innocence, a hint that Scorsese was interested in more than just being defined as a director of kinetic mafia movies.

If this song was written today, its subject would probably be Tarantino instead of Scorsese.  Even though lead singer John S. Hall is supposed to be dressed up like a Scorsese gangster, he actually looks more like someone paying homage to the reservoir dogs.

When watching this video, be sure to keep an eye on the band in the background.

If I was Martin Scorsese, I probably would have gotten a restraining order after this song came out.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Bad Boys by Inner Circle (1993, directed by George Seminara)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

Today’s music video of the day is Bad Boys, by the Jamaican reggae band, Inner Circle.

Yes, that would be the Cops theme song.

When Inner Circle first recorded and released Bad Boys in 1987, the song didn’t receive much attention.  That all changed in 1989 when a new docuseries premiered on Fox.  Cops followed the police as they patrolled the streets, dealt with a hostile citizenry, and broke up domestic disputes.  Every episode opened with a disclaimer (“All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.”) and the opening verses of Bad Boys.

In 1993, the show’s worldwide success led to Inner Circle rereleasing Bad Boys as a single and filming the music video below:

Thirty-one seasons later, Cops is still in production and even those who may not be aware of who performed the song still know the famous “whatcha gonna do?” chorus.