Tag Archives: Music video
Five MC Hammer flash mobs from AROUND THE WORLD
As a fan of music videos, and flash mobs, this sort of thing makes my day. The classic. The all-time great: MC Hammer flash mob in some random LA clothing store. This might be the same peoples. I love them. … Continue reading
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YES, SIR, I CAN BOOGIE by Baccarra
Bring back the ‘70s. ABBA, John Travolta, bell bottoms, CANNONBALL RUN – and solid gold stuff like this music video, by a Spanish disco due named Baccara. This isn’t insanely bad. You won’t need therapy or anything. The song and … Continue reading
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Music Video Monday: Can it get any better than this?
Just when I thought there was no worse music video on the planet, here comes this blessed gem. This has it all: Home-made superhero costumes. Bad dancing. Random violin duets that take over the entire video. It is a thing … Continue reading
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A new contender for Worst Music Video of All Time
Sometimes, a book / music video / B-movie about swamp monsters can be so Bad, and so low-budget, that it circles back to Good. This is not one of those times. Watch this music video, and think about it. Then let’s … Continue reading
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Worst music video OF ALL TIME
It’s not “Hey, let’s smoke this stuff, then make a video” weird. And we’re not talking about some kind of experimental nonsense that went wrong, like filming a video using black lights and glow-in-the-dark paint outfits. Because that has a … Continue reading
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The Red Pen of Doom analyzes I WANT YOU TO WANT ME by Cheap Trick
As part of my ongoing mission to explore all music, and go where MTV no longer goes anymore, here’s another video: I WANT YOU TO WANT ME by Cheap Trick. Why show this old thing from 1879 or whatever, when … Continue reading
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Music Video Monday: Treasure vs Trash
Let’s talk, you and I, about the difference between treasure and trash. The same principles that apply to silly music videos work across media, whether it’s movies, novels or paintings. Is it creative and unique — or the same thing … Continue reading
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Music Video Monday: A Tour De Force of ’80s Videos
If you were breathing during the ’80s, you will remember these songs and videos. If you weren’t yet alive and walking around, you may recognize some tunes from this thing they used to call the radio, which plays random songs … Continue reading
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Writing insights revealed by COUNTRY TWANG
Usually, I take a music video and dissect the lyrics, which is interesting and fun. Click with your mousity mouse to see what I did to the music video and lyrics for ELECTRIC AVENUE, because it is not only fun, … Continue reading
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