I like this video. It has kind of a desolate feel to it but there’s also a very snarky sense of humor lurking underneath all of the loneliness. This video reminds me of when I would visit my cousins in Arkansas over the summer and we’d inevitably end up hanging out around an abandoned house. There’s a surprisingly large amount of abandoned houses in Arkansas, for some reason.
(Seriously, if you’re not even thinking about shooting your amateur horror film in Arkansas, you’re missing out on some very creepy scenery!)
I don’t have a lot to say about this video. I just like it. It’s a good video. Stewart Moncure shared it during Saturday’s #ILikeToWatch live tweet and I was reminded of how much I’ve always liked this song and this video. Watching it, I’m reminded of when I briefly wanted to be a teacher. I wouldn’t have taught music, though. I can’t carry a tune to save my life. Instead, I would have taught …. well, Drama is kind of the obvious choice but if I could teach anything, I’d probably teach history. I mean, we could solve so many of our problems today if people actually knew more about history than what they see on twitter or read on Wikipedia. Oh well.
I like today’s music video of the day because it’s simple but atmospheric. This video really is the dream of being an artist. Spend your afternoon creating and editing and making your imagination come to life. And, in between creating, watch a movie. That was what I always dreamed my life would be like when I became an adult and …. well, I don’t really feel like an adult but still, I’ve got a nice little building in the back yard that I use as a personal office, I spend a lot of time writing, and I’ve always got a movie playing in the background. It’s a good life.
And this, my dears, is why you don’t date a boxer. They always end up breaking your heart just as surely as they’ll break the jaws of the opponents. Of course, it’s even worse if you’re dating a boxer who is always losing his fights. For one thing, you can’t go out with him in public because his face is constantly going to be a puffy mess and number two, you don’t ever get invited to kiss him in the ring after his victory.
Though, I have to say, my favorite part of any boxing movie is always seeing what people are wearing to the big fight. Like I remember watching The Fighter and thinking to myself, “She could probably do better than Mickey Ward but Amy Adams’s fight clothes are totally to die for.”
Anyway, in this video, a boxer dates Shakira but he cheats on her with another woman. And then he invites the other woman to come watch him box, which just makes no sense to me. I mean, even if Shakira hadn’t shown up, did he really think it wouldn’t get back to her that he had invited another woman to celebrate with him in the ring? What was he thinking?
Last night, all of the Bowman sisters were gathered together and we may or may not have spent hours singing along to Hips Don’t Lie. So, naturally, today’s music video of the day had to come from Shakira.
Through the Shattered Lens 