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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Favorite All-Time Videos |
| Date | Mon, 12 May 2003 16:15:18 -0400 |
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At Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 09:46:11 David Bash wrote:
>For whatever reason, a few days ago I was thinking of my favorite video of
>all-time, "Don't Answer Me" by The Alan Parsons Project. Not only do I
>love
>the song, but the animated video with its silly romantic sentiment really
>touches me in some perverse way.
Animated videos are some of my favourite because it doesn't necessitate the
need for musicians to become bad actors.
"Criminal Mind" by GOWAN
"Can't Stand Still" by THE EXTRAS
"A Routine Day" by KLAATU (the first Canadian animated music video....1979)
"Take On Me" by A-HA
"Harlem Shuffle" by THE ROLLING STONES
>I'm not sure what criteria should be used in choosing favorite videos, but
>for me it's important that I not only love the song, but that the video
>content is both appealing and augments the music, either tangibly or
>intangibly.
Because I'm a big rock nut, I like my videos to encorporate the power of the
music...or the symplicity of the lyrics.
The Pursuit Of Happiness's "I'm An Adult Now" was made for $160 and just
shows the band (a three-piece at the time) standing on the corner of Soho &
Queen Street in front of the Bamboo Club in Toronto lip-synching in grainy
black and white. A slick band/performance video from the Todd Rundgren
produced remake on a major label blew chunks in comparison to this more
honest representation of the song. All there is to look at is Moe Berg
emoting the actual meaning of the lyrics....the rocked up major label
version was devoid of the same emotional impact.
Visually I've like the Marilyn Manson and Tool videos for their creep-out
factor....I liked Faith No More's "Epic" because the band was stuck in a
studio setting with some rejected big-hair 1980's backdrops (the set
decoration looked like any Glass Tiger video), but singer Mike Patton turned
the event in chaos....indicative of what these boys were really about. The
exploding piano and last gasps of the dying goldfish were quite cinematic
for the time (1989).
Currently, I'm digging the Audioslave video for "Cochese" (sp?).....the band
is performing on a 100ft. scaffold in the middle of the barrens and being
bombarded with fireworks and explosives while attempting to complete the
song. Looks to me like some of the filming was quite harrowing because an
extended version of the footage shows the guys High-5-ing each other as if
to see "we survived the video shoot!!!"
BTW - Love the Parson's video too....very cute.....
Jaimie Vernon,
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http://www.bullseyecanada.com
#1 West Hill Dr., Toronto, ON
M1E 3T4 Canada (416) 284-7067
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