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Music Video of the Day: It Ain’t Over Til It’s Over (1991, dir by Jesse Dylan)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

I love this song.  It’s simple but it’s profound and I think the video works for the exact same reason.  Sometimes, you don’t need to be flashy.  You don’t need to show off.  Sometimes, you just have to let the music do its thing.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Pa’ Bailar (Bailarin En El Tren) by Bajofondo (2009, dir by ????)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today’s music video of the day comes to us from Bajofondo, a band made up of musicians from Argentina and Uruguay.  Bajofondo’s goal is to create and popularize a more contemporary version of tango and the other musical styles of the Rio de la Plata region.

This is an enjoyable video.  Watching it causes me to flash back to the summer I spent in Europe and especially riding the train into Venice.  Of course, nobody was actually dancing in the aisles on that train but it always seemed like they should have been.

Like yesterday’s music video of the day, I was introduced to this band, song, and video by twitter user @WarrenPeas64.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Stefan by Hrdza (2018, dir by ????)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today’s music video of the day comes to us from Hrdza, a band from Slovakia.  It’s an adaptation of an old folk song and it’s a nicely energetic and fun little video, I think.  I have to admit that as I was watching it, I saw a lot that reminded me of my own family.  I think it’s kind of nice that I can relate a song and a music video from Slovakia to my own big Irish-Italian-Spanish family.  Some things are universal!

I should mention that I discovered this song through the weekly #ILikeToWatch live tweet.  This song and video was selected by twitter user @WarrenPeas64.

Enjoy!

Music Video Of The Day: Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday) by Moby (2003, dir by Style Wars)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

The story that began in the video for In This World continues in the video for Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday).  The aliens are back!  This time, they have a little bit more success getting noticed.  In fact, you could almost say that they have too much success.  Can you blame them for deciding to go back to their home?

As for the song, I’ve always thought it was one of Moby’s best.  It’s also one of his saddest songs, full of regret and melancholy.  The fact that Moby was born on September 11th, 1965 undoubtedly has something to do with that.  It’s interesting that such a sad song could inspire such an enjoyable video.

Just keep in mind that this video, featuring aliens getting their own television series, was released long before Keeping Up With The Kardashians.  So, you can consider this to be a prophetic video, if you are so inclined.

Enjoy!

 

 

Music Video of the Day: In This World by Moby (2002, dir by Style Wars)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

In case you’ve ever wondered what it will be like when the aliens finally arrive on Earth, it’ll probably be a lot like this video.  You do have to give the aliens credit for trying though.  They made signs and everything.  Maybe they’re mistake was landing in New York.  New York is a very busy city and most people don’t really have time to look for tiny aliens.  That said, you have to love their refusal to give in.  They’re not going to surrender to despair.  They’re just going to make a bigger sign.

One thing I always enjoy about the videos that Moby made in the early aughts is that the songs were often somber and tinged with sadness but the videos frequently weren’t.

The aliens, by the way, will be back tomorrow.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: HandClap by Fitz and the Tantrums (2016, dir by Marc Klasfeld)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Here’s something energetic to start your day with!

This is yet another video directed by Marc Klasfeld.  Over on the imvdb, Klasfeld is credited with directing 107 videos, for everyone from Britney Spears to Katy Perry to Big Time Rush.  Basically, if you’re going to make music, you have to have at least one of your videos directed by Marc Klasfeld.  That appears to be the law of the land.

Enjoy!