Today’s music video of the day is the atmospheric video from Destroyer! This video has a kind of You’ve-Been-Up-For-3-Days-On-Dexedrine feel to it. I used to very much enjoy wandering around in the middle of the night so this video brought back some memories for me.
Enjoy!
This is a simple song and a fairly simple video but both of them definitely captured a very specific feeling and moment of one’s life. I think anyone can relate, whether they’ve had a London boy or not. I don’t have much else to say about this one but sometimes, it’s not necessary to say a lot.
Enjoy!
This is from Public Service Broadcasting’s The Race For Space, which I highly recommend. This song and the video are about Valentina Tereshkova, who was the first woman to go into space. In 1963, she spent three days in space and orbited the Earth a total of 48 times.
Enoy!
Toni Collette can sing!
On another note, my little ADD-wracked brain has been having a hard time remembering that the name of Adam McKay’s latest film is Don’t Look Up and not Don’t Look Now. (Don’t Look Now, of course, is the classic Nicolas Roeg film about Julie Christine and Donald Sutherland taking an eventful trip to Venice and getting to know a mysterious person who wanders around while wearing a red jacket. Seriously, if you’re missing traveling and you’re into the romance of Italy, check out Don’t Look Now!) Fortunately, a friend sent me this video as a way to help me remember the difference between the two. Personally, I prefer the music video to Adam McKay’s film. It’s a lovely video and there’s no one yelling at me.
Toni Colette & The Forward released one album in 2006, Beautiful Awkward Pictures. Two singles were released off the album, this one and the title track. The video for the title track was directed by Nash Edgerton and I’m tempted to think that he may have done this one as well. But I’m not sure so until I get some sort of official confirmation, we’ve got question marks.
This song was written by Toni Collette herself.
Enjoy!
Today’s music video of the day is this futuristic clip from Grimes. I won’t say much about it because I’m not feeling exactly great right now but I will point out that, by the time you watch this, Elon Musk will have viewed it over a hundred times. (I know that they’re “semi-separated” but I think that’s just something that people say. It’s like when I say that I’m semi-annoyed or semi-happy. It’s all just words that you toss out to keep the conversation going.)
For the record, I always like these futuristic clips. The future is something I think about a lot because that’s where I’m going to spend the rest of my life. But the thing with visions of the future is that they only seem futuristic if you can go back and look at them from the perspective from someone in the past. I guess if I was a visitor from 1950, 2022 would seem pretty futuristic but since I live every day in 2022, today just seems like the present.
And really, until an android is elected President, it’s probably always going to seem like that. Oh well! Personally, I hope that doesn’t happen in my lifetime because androids are always like, “What is this thing you humans call laughter?” Like figure it out for yourself, android dude.
Enjoy!
Poor Adi Ulmansky! She definitely deserves better and she should also be careful about having that many candles lit at once. Seriously, I’m looking at all of those flames and just kind of freaking out. Don’t get me wrong. Candles are atmospheric and they’re romantic and it’s nice to use a few to set the mood but I think when you’ve got a 1,000 lit at once, you’re pressing your luck.
My best friend Evelyn introduced me to Adi’s music a few years ago. I’ve loved the sound of her voice ever since.
Yes, the song is in Hebrew. No, I do not speak Hebrew. However, the emotions of the song are universal. Adi and the music video both get the point across.
Enjoy!
Stop worrying so much. Stop making yourself sick with all of you anxiety. Stop searching online for new things to panic about. Stop and have a good time. This video has a good message and it’s one that I happen to agree with. There’s a difference between staying informed and purposefully driving yourself mad. Sometimes, you just have to be willing to enjoy yourself. I fear that there’s a lot of people out there who have forgotten that or who feel guilty if they’re not constantly depressed all the time.
Enjoy yourself. Dance in the street. Swim in a stranger’s pool. Star in a music video. Hang out in the back seat of someone’s car. Sing a song about the joys of getting laid. Whatever it is that you have to do, do it.
As I said, it’s a good message. Everyone needs to listen to Upsahl. Or, at the very least, they need to listen to my interpretation of Upsahl. They need to listen to this song and they also need to listen to Drugs, a song that perfectly captures this current cultural moment. A good song always captures the period in which it was written. Of course, a good song also always has a good beat to which you can dance. Sorry, folk music lovers.
Anyway, enjoy!
I’m up all night online
I’m looking up my symptoms
Tell myself I’m fine
But my system just ain’t listenin
Like oooh
This aint normal how Im feelin, no
ooh
Running higher than a fever
When palms start to sweat
I feel it in my stomach
This is how I get
Every time I know you’re comin’ over
Whooo
Sometimes I think that I might die with you
Whooo
It’s like I’m almost too alive with you
Ahhh ahhh ahhha ahhh
Ooh ohh ooh
Oh it feels like…
My hearts gonna beat so fast, gonna beat so fast
Gonna beat so fast that it might stopOh it feels like…
My hearts gonna beat so fast, gonna beat so fast
Gonna beat so fast that it might stop
Hit my chest like
Wooohh ooh ooh oohh, Wooohh ooh ooh oohh, boom boom
Wooohh ooh ooh oohh, Wooohh ooh ooh oohh, boom boom
Kiss my neck
Whisper in my ear
‘You aint seen nothing yet’
Cool me down and catch my breath like
Whoo
This is aint normal how I’m feeling, no
ooh
Say whatever, I’ll believe it cause
Ahhh ahhh ahhh ahh ahh ahh
When you’re touching my…
Ahhh ahh ahh ahh ahh
Ohh ohh ohh
Oh it feels like…
My hearts gonna beat so fast, gonna beat so fast
Gonna beat so fast that it might stopOh it feels like…
My hearts gonna beat so fast, gonna beat so fast
Gonna beat so fast that it might stop
Hit my chest like
Wooohh ooh ooh oohh, Wooohh ooh ooh oohh, boom boom
Wooohh ooh ooh oohh, Wooohh ooh ooh oohh, boom boom
Wooohh ooh ooh oohh, Wooohh ooh ooh oohh, boom boom
Wooohh ooh ooh oohh, Wooohh ooh ooh oohh, boom boom
My hearts gonna beat so fast, gonna beat so fast
Gonna beat so fast that it might stop
No more kissing in the rain? But what else is the rain for?
If you’ve been following and reading this site long enough, you know how obsessed I am with the rain. As far as I’m concerned, rain is perfect for any occasion. Any movie is improved by at least one storm. Any book is improved by at least one chapter that begins with a description of cloudy skies. And any kiss is improved by the rain. I’m a big fan of the rain.
I’m also a fan of moody, atmospheric music videos like this one.
Enjoy!
My dear,
I am running out of time
Out of sync and closing down
And the light begins to fade
I close my eyes in the dark
One look reveals that it’s time to leave
Is this the end of everything?
I think It’s time to tear it all apart
Some days can feel like razorblades
Cutting through the naked skin
Ready for the next attack?
I catch your eyes in the dark
One look can tell that it is time to go
Is this the end of everything?
Maybe it’s time to tear it all apart
No more kissing in the rain
I think we need this last goodbye
You know I know we’re growing colder
No more kissing in the rain
And that is why you don’t drink in an elevator.
Or maybe that’s exactly why you should drink in an elevator. It all has to do with how eager you are to be transported into another dimension. I guess we should just be happy that the Overlook fixed those elevators after that incident with all the blood.
I remember, when I was in Rome, my sisters and I spent the night in a very nice hotel and I got stuck, alone, in an elevator at one point. That definitely freaked me out. You never know just how claustrophobic you are until you literally find yourself in an enclosed space with no way to get out. Fortunately, the elevator was only stuck for like 15 minutes but it felt like an hour. It wouldn’t have been as bad if there had been other people with me in the elevator. We could have made Die Hard jokes. But, the important thing is that things eventually worked out and I’ve been to Rome.
Enjoy!
V1
THATS THE MOTTO
THROW IT BACK WITH NO CHASER WITH NO TROUBLE
POPPIN THAT MOET BABY LETS MAKE SOME BUBBLES
PUFFIN’ ON THAT GELATO
WANNA BE SEEING DOUBLE
GOTTA DO WHAT YOU GOT TO
PRE 1
BELIEVE IT
WE AINT GOT NO PLANS TO LEAVE HERE
TELL ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS TO BE HERE
WE AINT GUNNA SLEEP ALL WEEKEND
OH YOU KNOW YOU KNOW YOU KNOW
HOOK
THATS THE MOTTO
DROP A FEW BILLS and POP A FEW CHAMPAGNE BOTTLES
THROWING THAT MONEY LIKE YOU JUST WON THE LOTTO
WE’VE BEEN UP ALL DAMN SUMMER, MAKING THAT BREAD AND BUTTER, TELL ME DID I JUST STUTTER
THATS THE MOTTO
V2
HOPPED IN THE RANGE, CAN’T FEEL MY FACE, THE WINDOWS DOWN
BACK TO MY PLACE MY BIRTHDAY CAKE IS COMING OUT
THE WAY ITS HITTING LIKE I COULD GO ALL NIGHT
DON’T WANT NO BLOODSHOT EYES
SO HOLD MY DRINK LETS FLY
Meat Loaf, Rest in Peace.
To be honest, I knew Meat Loaf more as an actor and an occasional reality show participant than I did as a musician. Whenever I saw him interviewed, he seemed like a nice guy. He definitely came across as being a bit eccentric but the same can be said of almost any worthwhile artist. He was a musical performer with his own unique style and name. And, as is obvious by the reaction to the news of his passing, his music touched a lot of people.
Today’s music video of the day was obviously selected to honor his memory. That said, this video is also interesting as an early example of the work of future action maestro Michael Bay.
Through the Shattered Lens 