Today’s music video of the day is the latest from Jennifer Lopez. Supposedly, this video was inspired by her wedding to Ben Affleck and her previous marriages. I like the idea of getting married in the rain. Rain makes everything better. Also, even if a bouquet is cursed, you should make every effort to catch it. Curses are temporary but celebrity bouquets are forever.
The divorce better get a music video of its own.
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Today, the Shattered Lens wish a very happy birthday to American filmmaker David Lynch! Today’s music video of the day was directed by David Lynch and originally released on the 75th birthday of singer Donovan.
Lynch and Donovan are both practitioners of transcendental meditation and, along with celebrating Donovan’s birthday, this video does end with an appeal for donations. Personally, I’m not really into meditation. I find my peace through making to do lists and then striking through each item listed throughout the day. My combination of attention deficit and hyperactivity pretty much makes it impossible for me to clear my mind. (That’s also why I can’t be hypnotized.) But to each their own, I suppose. David Lynch is certainly a strong advocate for TM.
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Today would have been Mac Miller’s 32nd birthday so today’s music video of the day is the final one that he released in his lifetime.
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This song is a favorite of mine and I’m a little bit surprised that it’s music video hasn’t already been featured on the Shattered Lens.
This video received a lot of acclaim when it was first released because of the way it incorporated scenes of dialogue with the music and the way it built a compelling story about a woman and her abusive lover around the song. It’s not just an promo video for a song. It’s also a story about a toxic relationship and finding the strength to stand up for yourself.
The abusive boyfriend was played by an actor named Cully Holland, who died 6 years after this video was released. Though the video tells a classic New York story, it was actually filmed at at Dorchester’s Strand Theater, Davio’s Restaurant, and W. Brookline St in Boston. (Thank you, Wikipedia!)
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Happy birthday to the master of American horror, John Carpenter!
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Happy birthday to the one and only Sporty Spice, Melanie C!
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This is the type of energy that I want to see from everyone in 2024!
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I just recently discovered this video, despite the fact that it’s been around for a while. I like the song, I like the music, and I love the fact that watching the video reminds me of my favorite (and sadly, now closed) restaurant/bar in Denton. Sweetwater had a wonderful outdoor patio, where my friends and I would spend many a night having the most wonderful conversations ever.
This place also reminds me of a few of the clubs in Deep Ellum where I would attempt to flirt my way past the doorman go whenever I snuck out of my house I happened to be in the neighborhood.
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It’s New Year’s Eve and what better way to say goodbye to 2023 than with this anthem of freedom and empowerment? Free yourself!
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I once had a friend who owned a guitar and this was the only song that he ever sang. That got old pretty quickly but this is still a very effective, well-directed, and well-acted video.
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