Music Video of the Day: Adagio For Strings by Tiesto (2005, dir by ????)


If there’s one thing that totally annoys the Hell out of me, it’s when people on YouTube leave comments under songs like, “Who still listening in August of 2017?”  I mean, yeah, I get it.  It’s a good song.  You’re still listening to it years after it was first released.  You’re the best.  Go get yourself a coke or something because you earned it!  Seriously, it’s so stupid.

That said, it’s now March of 2019, I’m still listening to this.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: What You’re Waiting For by Tiësto & Ummet Ozcan (2016, dir by Joe Zohar and Steve Conry)


The next time that you’re tempted to get mad at your Uber driver (or your Lyft driver, depending on which company you’re boycotting at the time), remember this video.  Seriously, you have no idea what your driver may have just had to deal with.  Sure, the driver’s picking you up now but, for all you know, someone may have bled to death in the backseat just an hour ago or so.

That is actually my number one concern when it comes to Uber.  I always find myself wondering who was in the car before me and did they take a shower before entering a vehicle.  That’s another reason why I refuse to consider using public transportation.  I get that it’s good for the environment and everything but people are really disgusting sometimes.  I mean, I’m all far saving the planet but people do all sorts of stuff when they know that they’re not the ones who are actually going to have to clean up after themselves.

For instance, the driver in this video — I mean, he’s got people crying in the backseat.  He’s got people bleeding all over his car.  He’s got a lot to deal with but, at the end of the video, we see why he puts up with it all and it’s a nice “awwwwwww!” moment.  I like this video.  If it was a feature-length film, the driver would be played by Jason Statham.  Of course, I really wouldn’t want Jason Statham to be my Uber driver, just because it seems like he would constantly be stopping the car to get into a fight with other drivers.  Add to that, I’d probably be tempted to ask him why he’s driving an Uber instead of making a movie and he’d probably get mad at me for prying.

Anyway, enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Neon Future by Steve Aoki feat. Luke Steele (2019, dir by Mike Harris)


The future is always neon.

If there’s anything that films set in the future always seem to have in common, it’s that there’s a lot of neon.  In fact, the only futuristic films that aren’t full of neon are those films that take place after an atomic war, where everyone’s living in the desert and driving around on motorcycles.  But even those films often seem to end with the promise that, once society is up and running again, we’ll get a lot of neon.

Personally, I’m hoping that I’ll spend my retirement years in a hot pink house with neon walls.

The other thing that the future always seems to have is a divide between the decadent rich and the rebellious lower classes, the majority of whom seem to spend a lot of time wandering down red hallways.  Maybe one reason why everyone in the future always seems to be fighting is because there’s so much red around.  Maybe if they used blue neon, everyone would calm down and accept their social status.

Who knows?  I guess we’ll have to wait and see.  I imagine it should be the future in another two years or so.

Until then, enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: What About Us? by Gary Clark, Jr. (2019, dir by Savannah Leaf)


Today’s music video of the day comes to use from Austin’s own Gary Clark, Jr.

The video for What About Us? takes place in and around a trailer park and it really does capture the feel of the place.  Now, before anyone asks, I’ve never lived in a trailer park but I’ve visited more than a few.  Trailer parks are often both ominous and hopeful at the same time.  While you definitely see some people who have fallen on hard times, you also see a lot of acts of small kindness.  There’s a community spirit to a good trailer park.  When you’re on the outskirts of “acceptable” society, it’s always good to have people who you can depend upon.

This video was directed by Savannah Leaf, who also did the video for Clark’s This Land.  The gorgeous black-and-white cinematography is credited to Isaac Bauman.  Bauman has served as director of photography on several music videos.  He’s got 66 credits listed at the Imvdb, including Avicii’s Broken Arrow.

(We miss you, Avicii!)

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: My Heart by Adi Ulmansky (2013, dir by Adi Ulmansky and Nir Perry)


“Oh my God, Adi Ulmansky stole that kid’s skateboard!”

Good for her!  That kid didn’t look like he really appreciated his skateboard and she let him keep his ice cream cone so what’s he crying about?

“OH MY GOD!  ADI ULMANSKY HAS GOT A CHAINSAW!”

And again, good for her!  Sometimes, you need a chainsaw to get through this crazy world of ours.  My Heart was included on Adi’s Shit Just Got Real mixtape and you know what?  Sometimes, when shit gets real, you need a chainsaw!

As I’ve mentioned many times in the past, my BFF Evelyn and I absolutely love Adi Ulmansky and this video shows why.  She doesn’t let anything get in her way and if she cuts her finger, she just uses the blood for decoration.  All of us should be so strong.

Add to that, the black cat in this video reminds me of Doc.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: How You Like Me Now? by The Heavy (2009, dir by ????)


Today’s music video of the day is dedicated to everyone who will be going home with an Oscar later today.

I like this song.  Whether it’s a Kia commercial or a David O. Russell film, this song provides the perfect score for just about anything.  This is a song that inspires you to walk into a room and take over.  It’s a song that inspires you to never settle for getting stuck in a traffic.  This is a song that makes you want to move and the video captures that feeling perfectly.

I assume the video is a player on the Little Red Riding Hood story.  I like the cartoon skeletons.

Enjoy!