Tag Archives: Music
Stop-motion music video dubstep goodness
After watching so many horrible music videos — ten pounds of fail packed into five-pound bags — it is a pleasure to see something new and different and wonderful. This is Delta Heavy’s “Get By” and I like it all: … 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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The Red Pen of Doom shoots up Train’s DRIVE BY
Here is an interesting song, and I mean “interesting” in a tragic, train-wreck sort of way. Because it’s a decent melody by a good band with some of the WORST LYRICS EVER. And the music video itself isn’t horrible at … Continue reading
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Music Video Monday: SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW by Gotye
As part of my campaign to play more videos than MTV, I bring you Gotye’s latest bit of ear wormery: SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW. Beautiful song, interesting video. Watch and listen. I salute you, Strangely Named Band Called … Continue reading
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Music Video Monday: Violins and cellos gone wild
Classical music can be a wonderful sleep aid. HOWEVER: These people show that you don’t need a guitar loud enough to shatter boulders. No. All you need is a violin (or a cello, whatever that is) and a whole bunch … 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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ICE, ICE BABY as interpreted by the Red Pen of Doom
If you like music — and who doesn’t? — you have to love music videos. Last time, I took apart ELECTRIC AVENUE, one of the first music vids ever, and interesting stuff. Click here with your mousity mouse to read … Continue reading
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