Coincidently, I'm currently listening to R.E.M's Bad Day, which has a great video clip.
Yes, it says something meaningful to me, especially from a journalistic perspecitve.
That chorus: "It's been a bad day; Please don't take our picture" -- so true.
Basically, the bulk of journalism is to capture and document human beings at their most depressing time.
War, fire, muder, stealing, corruption, etc -- It all sucks, and I will one day have to cover it for a paper, even though there will be people (at the saddest points of their lives) who won't want me to cover it.
Another line: "We're sick of being jerked around!"
Sometimes, after watching the news, I feel that way so much.
The way they intrude into people's lives, gloss it all up, the backstabbing, the shaddy business, etc.
"Please stay tuned while we cut to the sequel" -- the way news constantly tries to find new angles till they've sucked the soul out of whatever it is they're covering.
Stipe and Co do the clip like a pastiche of CNN and they hit the nail right on the head -- especially the mannerisms and footage style.
(And after that piece of dark poetry, I'll mention, as something lighter, that the best bit is seeing Mike Mills doing a weather impersonation!
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And a beautiful video clip for a beautiful song -- Elbow's Newborn.
See it now!
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Also, this isn't an offical video clip, but check out this flash animation music video for Radiohead's No Surprises:
http://www.worth1000.com/view.asp?entry=49355&display=photoshop
I love the way the visuals capture certain parts of the song -- the author really did a great job.
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As for videos with great style, I loved The White Stripes "Fell In Love With A Girl" (But I'm biased, cause I love lego too!)
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Finally, I adore the music videos of Neil Cicierega.
If I ever meet him in real life, I'm gonna buy that man a beer!
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Oh yeah, and watching Pink Floyd's The Wall -- that's a mindfuck!
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And Bohemian Rhapsody, but everyone loves that.
I wonder if the same people who like Bohemian Rhapsody also like I Want To Break Free's music clip!
Yes, it says something meaningful to me, especially from a journalistic perspecitve.
That chorus: "It's been a bad day; Please don't take our picture" -- so true.
Basically, the bulk of journalism is to capture and document human beings at their most depressing time.
War, fire, muder, stealing, corruption, etc -- It all sucks, and I will one day have to cover it for a paper, even though there will be people (at the saddest points of their lives) who won't want me to cover it.
Another line: "We're sick of being jerked around!"
Sometimes, after watching the news, I feel that way so much.
The way they intrude into people's lives, gloss it all up, the backstabbing, the shaddy business, etc.
"Please stay tuned while we cut to the sequel" -- the way news constantly tries to find new angles till they've sucked the soul out of whatever it is they're covering.
Stipe and Co do the clip like a pastiche of CNN and they hit the nail right on the head -- especially the mannerisms and footage style.
(And after that piece of dark poetry, I'll mention, as something lighter, that the best bit is seeing Mike Mills doing a weather impersonation!
)---
And a beautiful video clip for a beautiful song -- Elbow's Newborn.
See it now!
---
Also, this isn't an offical video clip, but check out this flash animation music video for Radiohead's No Surprises:
http://www.worth1000.com/view.asp?entry=49355&display=photoshop
I love the way the visuals capture certain parts of the song -- the author really did a great job.
---
As for videos with great style, I loved The White Stripes "Fell In Love With A Girl" (But I'm biased, cause I love lego too!)
---
Finally, I adore the music videos of Neil Cicierega.
If I ever meet him in real life, I'm gonna buy that man a beer!
---
Oh yeah, and watching Pink Floyd's The Wall -- that's a mindfuck!
---
And Bohemian Rhapsody, but everyone loves that.
I wonder if the same people who like Bohemian Rhapsody also like I Want To Break Free's music clip!
