I have to admit that one reason why I picked this video for today’s music video of the day is because there’s really not a whole much to say about it. I’m running a bit behind tonight, which tends to happen during the holidays. I still haven’t even watched the latest episode of The Walking Dead! So, by necessity, I have to pick a video that’s fairly straight-forward.
I also have to admit that this is definitely a case where I like the song a lot more than video. Along with Jakalope, Coldplay, The Chemical Brothers, and Sleigh Bells, Muse is one of my go-to bands whenever I need writing music. I’ll be listening to Muse tonight as I try to get caught up. I love this song but the video hurts my eyes. The infrared filter is effective when used sparingly but, after five minutes of it, my eyes start to water.
Hi everyone! Lisa here with today’s music video of the day.
Lust for Life, which was co-written by David Bowie, was originally released in 1977 but it didn’t become a hit until it was used in the 1996 film Trainspotting. The director of Trainspotting, Danny Boyle, also directed this video, which is basically scenes from the movie mixed in with footage of Iggy Pop performing.
Appropriately for a song that would become the theme to Trainspotting, Lust For Life is a song about heroin addiction. (The majority of the song is told through the eyes of Johnny Yen, a character created by noted heroin aficionado, William S. Burroughs.) Because of the song’s rousing chorus, it has regularly been used in advertisements for things that have absolutely nothing to do with heroin. For instance, it was used to promote Royal Caribbean Cruises.
The recent Trainspotting sequel featured The Prodigy’s remix of Lust for Life. Sadly, this one doesn’t come with a music video but you can listen to it below:
For the record, I like snow, too. I especially love snow in December and January but, as of right now, I have my doubts as to whether it will happen during this particular holiday season. It’s a shame. Next year, I’ll do Christmas in Canada.
As for this video …. well, I like this video. It’s trippy and weird and kinda disturbing and it’s got two dancing wolves. Dancing wolves are always a good thing.
For today’s music video of the day, we have the video for Lara Snow’s Sometimes It’s Enough.
Why do I like this video? To a certain extent, I relate to it. Abandoned buildings have always fascinated me, just the idea that a structure that was once full of life can suddenly be so … dead. It’s hard to resist. Just a few years ago, my sister and I had a lot of fun when we came across an abandoned house with an open door. I mean, on the one hand, it was the perfect set-up for a horror movie. On the other hand, that kind of made it fun. That may or may not make sense to most people but it makes perfect sense to me.
This video also reminds me of the films of Jean Rollin. That’s always a good thing.
Hi! Lisa here, with our final music video of November!
This, of course, is a cover of the Talking Heads song.
As for the video, I like it. It’s got atmosphere. It makes me want to lock the doors, stock up on the pepper spray, and be thankful that I live in an open carry state.
Since Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, Phantom Thread, had a pretty good showing with the National Board of Review yesterday, I figured that I would pick his video for Radiohead’s Daydreaming for today’s music video of the day.
(Raidohead guitarist Johnny Greenwood has, of course, composed scores for many of Anderson’s films, including Phantom Thread.)
As for the video itself, it follows Thom Yorke as he randomly wanders from location to location. Is he dreaming? Is he traveling through time? Is he in a building that just has an extremely odd layout? I guess any solution could be true.
Supposedly, this song was inspired by the end of Yorke’s relationship with Rachel Owen. (Tragically, Owen herself passed away only a few months after this video was released.) Supposedly, if you listen to the song backwards, Yorke appears to be singing, “Every minute, half of my love.” Interpret that however you want. It’s Radiohead, after all.
It’s always interesting how Radiohead can be both so consistently compelling and so consistently depressing at the same time.
Hi, everyone! Lisa here, with today’s music video of the day!
This video was released yesterday. As I sit here typing this, it currently has 68 views on YouTube and only one comment has been left. That comment: “How are you not famous yet?”
I have to agree. This artist definitely deserves to be famous so I’m going to do my part by sharing this video. I love both this hauntingly beautiful song and the simple but atmospheric video that goes along with it. Sad to say, I don’t have any technical credits for this video but I will say that I love the moody black-and-white cinematography. This is one of those videos that invites you to watch and draw your own conclusions.
Hi, everyone! Lisa here with today’s music video of the day!
So, I’ll be honest with you. The main reason that I picked today’s video is because Dallas is my hometown. I love it and I love the fact that this song is not only about Dallas but it was actually filmed here as well.
One thing you’ll notice about any video, movie, or TV show shot in Dallas. There’s always going to be at least a few shots of the Bank of America Plaza in the background. That’s the building that non-Dallasites tend to refer to as being “that big green building.” There have been so many nights where I looked over my shoulder, saw that building behind me, and I somehow knew everything would be okay.
That’s right! Today is Dazzling Erin’s birthday! One of the reasons why I love working on this site is because I get to work with my sister. Not only has she always been there for me (which is not as easy as you might think) but she’s always willing to listen to my ideas, no matter how crazy they are, and I know I can always depend on her to either help me make those dreams come true or to patiently explain to me why it might not be a great idea to try to schedule a new film review to post every minute over a 24 hour time period. (That was originally my plan for Halloween until I was gently reminded that would amount to 1440 posts in one day.)
I picked today’s music video because it’s for a song that’s prominently featured in a film that Erin and I absolutely love, 2002’s Bend it Like Beckham. The video for Inner Smile features Sharleen Spiteri, the lead singer of Texas, doing her best Elvis Presley impersonation. The video itself is disguised to look like one of those Elvis documentaries that occasionally pop up on PBS but, if you watch it carefully, there are hints that we’re not actually seeing Elvis. (Keep an eye on the belt that Sharleen holds up at one point.)
This video was directed by Vaughan Arnell, who has been directing videos since 1984! (On the imvdb, he’s credited with 49 videos in total.)
As is noted at the end of the video, this video was actually filmed in front of a live audience with Sharleen in full Elvis costume.
Also, I know someone’s going to say that the main reason that I like this song is because the group is named Texas. Well, sure, that’s definitely not a bad thing. However, the band itself is Scottish.
Through the Shattered Lens