You run and you run and you run and where do you end up? You just end up still running. This video appeals to my existential side, which is probably why I like it so much. The whole grainy retro feel, combined with the run through the universe makes this entire video feel like sort of existential daydream. Keep running because who knows where you’ll eventually end up.
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Amy Winehouse. Her talent is missed more with each day that passes.
This beautifully shot video takes place at a funeral. What’s being buried? Amy’ heart, after another failed love affair. Originally, the video made this clear by featuring a close-up of the tombstone, announcing that Amy had just buried her heart. After Amy died in 2011, that shot was cut from the video. That’s an understandable decision and I think it actually adds an extra hint of mystery to the video. That said, I’ve always wondered if that’s the same decision that Amy would have made if she had some sort of say in the matter.
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This video was shot early in Katy Perry’s career, as you can probably guess just from the basic and rather simple style of the music video. Long Shot was originally intended to appear on what was intended to be Perry’s second album. Unfortunately, that album was shelved but Long Shot still found an audience when it was covered by Kelly Clarkson.
It is today’s music video of the day because I’ll always root for the long shots.
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Today would have been Johnny Cash’s birthday so here’s a wholesome song and video from the Man in Black.
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Both this song and the scenes in the videos are taken from one of my favorite films of the last few years, The Shock of the Future. A tribute to the women who helped to create electronic music, The Shock of the Future is a wonderfully inspiring film. Go watch it!
But watch the music video first.
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Happy Twin Peaks Day! 37 years ago today, FBI Agent Dale Cooper arrived in the town of Twin Peaks to investigate a heinous crime. Things would never be the same.
Sometimes, only the singer at the local roadhouse seemed to truly understand.
Don’t let yourself be hurt this time
Don’t let yourself be hurt this time
Then I saw your face
Then I saw your smile
The sky is still blue
The clouds come and go
Yet something is different
Are we falling in love?
Don’t let yourself be hurt this time
Don’t let yourself be hurt this time
Then your kiss so soft
Then your touch so warm
The stars still shine bright
The mountains still high
Yet something is different
Are we falling in love?
Falling
Falling
Are we falling in love?
Falling
Falling
Are we falling in love?
For the record, it’s tempting to credit David Lynch as director of this video, especially since it utilizes scenes from Twin Peaks. That said, he’s never been officially credited as director and, given how documented his career became online, I have a feeling that, if he was the director, he would have been credited as such. As an artist and a filmmaker, Lynch understood the importance of being credited for one’s work. So, for now, this video’s director is listed as unknown.
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Yep. Still singing it. Sorry, Canada.
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It’s true, they don’t!
Today, as we celebrate America’s success in the Winter Games and as we get ready for what will hopefully be a big 250th birthday celebration in July, a song about trucks just feels appropriate.
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Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to Texas’s own Jennifer Love Hewitt!
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Here’s a classic music video from X.
When I was looking for a music video to share today, I discovered that the majority of the music videos had recently been uploaded to YouTube were AI. It wasn’t just that the videos were made with AI. It was that the singers and the songs were often AI as well! That was disturbing, especially since most of the AI artists didn’t sound that different from their autotuned real-life counterparts.
Needless to say, I was happy to find this from Exene and X.
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