Music Video of the Day: We Don’t Talk Anymore by Cliff Richard (1979, directed by Brian Grant)


Though he had his occasional hits, Cliff Richard has never made a huge impact in the States.  However, in the UK, Cliff Richard is practically an institution.   He’s been performing for 60 years straight and has had 14 number one singles in the UK.  He’s also the only singer to have had a number one single in five consecutive decades.  Before there was the Beatles, there was Cliff Richard.

We Don’t Talk Anymore was Richard’s biggest worldwide hit and it was released during one of his brief periods of American popularity.  The video is simple as most music videos were back in the day.  Today, music videos are usually mini-movies but, back in the 70s and 80s, they were often just performance clips.  This video was the sixth to be played on MTV, airing in between Ph.D’s Little Suzi’s On The Up and The Pretenders’s Brass In Pocket.

As for Cliff Richard, he’s Sir Cliff and he’s still performing.  Every December brings a new Christmas song from Sir Cliff Richard.

Enjoy!

 

Music Video of the Day: Benny Goodman by Saint Motel (2012, dir by A/J Jackson)


Let’s get this week off to a good start with this video from Saint Motel!

If this video doesn’t make you want to dance, I don’t know what to tell you.

That is Miles Brown, also known as Baby Boogaloo, dancing.  At the time of this video, he was around eight years old.  He’s currently a part of the cast of Black-ish, playing Jack Johnson.

Enjoy!

Music Video of The Day: Too Much To Ask by Moonchild (2019, dir by ????)


I like this video because it has a a sort of creepy retro feel to it, as if the band has traveled through time, from the early 70s to the 21st Century.  Why have they traveled through time?  Who can say for sure but it’s probably going to lead to the end of the world.  You know how much I love my apocalyptic musings.

Personally, I don’t think that anything is too much to ask, as long as you understand that my answer might very well be “no.”  When I was younger, I used to agree to do anything that was asked of me but, as I’ve gotten older, I’ve discovered that sometimes, you just have to refuse to be helpful.  Or, at the very least, you can be helpful in a practical way.  For instance, this woman who works in the office across from me recently had a dead car battery and when she asked me if I knew anyone who knew how to jump a car or who had jumper cables, I said that I didn’t but I did look up an informative YouTube video for her.  Apparently, the video didn’t really help her with her problem but the important thing is that I was helpful in a way that didn’t require me to spend an extra hour standing out in the middle of a hot parking lot.

Anyway, where was I?

Oh yeah!  Enjoy!

Music Video Of The Day: Unglued by Big Data (2019, dir by Maggie Levin)


Today’s music video of the day is the latest from Big Data!

With each passing day, Big Data’s style of paranoid artistry becomes more and more relevant.  I mean, just consider what happened this week.  Thousands of people used a Russian-made app to see what they would look like once they were elderly and, in the process, they gave tons of information to …. well, the Russians!

I mean, it’s amazing,  You go on twitter right now and everyone’s like, “OMG, I HATE RUSSIAN BOTS!  Oh, hey, a new app!  Let’s send the Russians all my info!”

Big Data is all about how we’re living now.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Miracle Pill by Goo Goo Dolls (2019, dir by Ed Gregory and Dan Cooper)


I’m a bit torn on this one.

On the one hand, I like the song and I certainly understand the need to add some color to an otherwise bland room.

On the other hand, I feel bad for whoever is going to have to clean up after these guys.

Enjoy!

Music Video Of The Day: Don’t Look Back by She & Him (2011, dir by Jeremy Konner)


Welcome to the future!

Or, at the very least, welcome to the future as seen by the past!

Needless to say, I like the retro feel of this video.  I’ve seen enough old short films about what life was going to be like in the 1970s and the 1980s that I immediately “got” this video.  One thing that I’ve noticed about people trying to predict the future is that the future usually looks just like the present, just with more screens and neon and maybe a flying car or two.

This is an enjoyably quirky video from an enjoyably quirky duo.

Enjoy!