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Music Video of the Day: Hands by Jewel (1998, directed by Nick Brandt)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

Jewel was not only an inspiring singer who went from being homeless to being a superstar but she was also an everyday hero, as seen in this video.  In this video, Jewel comes across a collapsed building and saves a life.  This video was directed at an abandoned apartment complex in West Covina, California.

Jewel has said that she wrote this song, during her pre-stardom, after she was tempted to steal a sundress from a store in Pasadena.  She felt so bad about even considering being a thief that she wrote a song asking when she had lost faith in herself.

This video was directed by photographer Nick Brandt, who has also done videos for Michael Jackson, XTC, and Moby.

Enjoy!

Music Video Of The Day: Who Will Save Your Soul by Jewel (1994, directed by Geoff Moore)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

This video was shot at the Los Angeles City Hall and it played a big role of turning Jewel, who had been living in a van just a few years previously, into a star.  Appropriately, this was also the first song that Jewel ever wrote, while she was 16 years old and hitchhiking through Mexico.

Director Geoff Moore is best-known as a photographer, whose work appeared in GQ, Elle, and Playboy.  Along with directing commercials for Diesel, T-Mobile, Levis, and Converse.  He has also shot videos for The Cardigans, Goo Goo Dolls, Suzanne Vega, Royal Crown Revue, NOFX, Reel Big Fish, and Blessid Union of Souls.

Enjoy!