Interesting music videos

mrnoodle · 09-21-2005, 09:45 AM

The art of the music video has been lost in a whirlwind of suck. However, I found one today that contained no rump shakin, no bling, no messianic posing on a clifftop in the rain, no sex, nobody making the \m/ sign. It was kind of refreshing. And it's really beautifully done.

From fark.com: Grandaddy's new music video was programmed in Applesoft II on a 1979 Apple ][+ with 48K of RAM. Seriously.

Yah, chalk up another retro-cool bandwagon victim, but the execution was brilliant, I thought.

Anyone else have an example of a music video that you would never find Eminem in?

/eminemineminenenememinemememeinenenemem

Happy Monkey · 09-21-2005, 10:22 AM

I'm partial to the "Devil went down to Georgia" claymation.

wolf · 09-21-2005, 10:25 AM

Down Under and Who Can It Be Now by Men at Work.

And anything by Peter Gabriel.

I didn't realize MTV still had videos.

Hobbs · 09-21-2005, 10:25 AM

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The art of the music video has been lost in a whirlwind of suck. However, I found one today that contained no rump shakin, no bling, no messianic posing on a clifftop in the rain, no sex, nobody making the \m/ sign. It was kind of refreshing. And it's really beautifully done.

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Great link. Thanks mrnoodle.

Clodfobble · 09-21-2005, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

I'm partial to the "Devil went down to Georgia" claymation.

You wouldn't happen to have a video link, would you?

Happy Monkey · 09-21-2005, 10:42 AM

No, but it is hidden on Primus' "Rhinoplasty" CD, and it is on their recent CD/DVD combo release. I'm sure it can be found on the net, though.

wolf · 09-21-2005, 10:48 AM

Does the Granddaddy video qualify as a lost art?

dar512 · 09-21-2005, 11:51 AM

I recorded "MTV's 100 Top Videos" in 1985. I still pull those tapes out from time to time.

wolf · 09-21-2005, 12:02 PM

Oh wow!! Now that is cooler than cool.

mrnoodle · 09-21-2005, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Does the Granddaddy video qualify as a lost art?

Yes, in that it doesn't follow the "let's hire a major Hollywood director to make a million-dollar video of our star writhing around with a bunch of models" template. The little program was written with an eye toward artistry, and the shot at the end was cool too.

That being said, Britney Spears in that "Toxic" video is just....hot. Trashy, but hot.

BigV · 09-21-2005, 12:18 PM

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Great link. Thanks mrnoodle.

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Elspode · 09-21-2005, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by mrnoodle

That being said, Britney Spears in that "Toxic" video is just....hot. Trashy, but hot.

Oh, good. I'm not the only middle-aged man with a dark secret lust.

Hobbs · 09-21-2005, 04:09 PM

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melidasaur · 09-21-2005, 04:19 PM

I really like the Green Day video for "wake me up when September ends." It's cool.

My favorite videos of all time (in no particular order):

A-ha - Take on Me
Peter Gabriel - Big Time
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity

dar512 · 09-21-2005, 08:38 PM

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Oh wow!! Now that is cooler than cool.

Is this sass?

09-21-2005, 09:45 AM	#1
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	Interesting music videos The art of the music video has been lost in a whirlwind of suck. However, I found one today that contained no rump shakin, no bling, no messianic posing on a clifftop in the rain, no sex, nobody making the \m/ sign. It was kind of refreshing. And it's really beautifully done. From fark.com: Grandaddy's new music video was programmed in Applesoft II on a 1979 Apple ][+ with 48K of RAM. Seriously. Yah, chalk up another retro-cool bandwagon victim, but the execution was brilliant, I thought. Anyone else have an example of a music video that you would never find Eminem in? /eminemineminenenememinemememeinenenemem __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

09-21-2005, 10:22 AM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I'm partial to the "Devil went down to Georgia" claymation. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

09-21-2005, 10:25 AM	#3
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Down Under and Who Can It Be Now by Men at Work. And anything by Peter Gabriel. I didn't realize MTV still had videos. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-21-2005, 10:42 AM	#6
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	No, but it is hidden on Primus' "Rhinoplasty" CD, and it is on their recent CD/DVD combo release. I'm sure it can be found on the net, though. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

09-21-2005, 10:48 AM	#7
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Does the Granddaddy video qualify as a lost art? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-21-2005, 11:51 AM	#8
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	I recorded "MTV's 100 Top Videos" in 1985. I still pull those tapes out from time to time. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

09-21-2005, 12:02 PM	#9
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Oh wow!! Now that is cooler than cool. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-21-2005, 04:19 PM	#14
melidasaur Traded your soul for pogs. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 646	I really like the Green Day video for "wake me up when September ends." It's cool. My favorite videos of all time (in no particular order): A-ha - Take on Me Peter Gabriel - Big Time Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity __________________ I love England, what can I say?

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