Video killed the radio star
We have had articles about favorite music, favorite songs, favorite artists.
I don't know if we actually had one based on the visual video.
Back in the day they were usually cheaply made and cheesy. Even if the music was really good.
Sometimes the video did not even seem to match the song.
I think the first video that was played on MTV was Video Killed The Radio Star.
I think now with downloads and phones that are basically a radio or tape player, the video is a dying art.
My favorite visual video.
Another favorite. Love the visual.
I don't watch many videos, but I always did like Robert Palmer's videos with the models who all looked alike. Then there's my absolute favorite "Goodbye Earl"
I'm shocked that you'd like something so subversive as "Goodbye Earl". Shocked, I tell you!
Man, I love the Dixie Chicks.
I love the Dixie chicks too, I mean, they could gangbang me ANY time, like, seriously!
I don't love them that way.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Guns 'N Roses "November Rain".
Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal".
"Goodbye Earl".
a-ha's "Take On Me".
Take on me was an unusual one.
That's why I liked it.
Not really a music video, but my favorite video of music.
The energy of AC/DC, but much easier on the eyes.
Kind of ironic that the first video on MTV was called Video Killed the Radio Star, by a band who nobody had ever heard of, and nobody ever heard from again. Video killed the video star.
Does MTV even play videos anymore?
I don't think they do. Music television does not even play music.
I love a good music video. Here are a few that I think the music and the video form art:
Perrie's note: That last video Billy Joel made, since he had tried to commit suicide and wanted to help some troubled teens he met at the children's home here on Long Island, that he helped found.
And I didn't write any of that other stuff .. it comes imbedded with the video.
Thought of another one. The video has nothing to do with the song yet it is interesting.
Great video.. forgot about that one. Most def love the concept of the visuals.
I love Games Without Frontiers and Solsbury Hill.
music is my airplane
I like most anything from the 60's thru today
These guys love to have fun......
I liked this song and the message it came with:
B52 - Give Me Back My Man
Maybe Cindy Wilson's best performance
Sorry, gave up trying to find a Beatles Obla Di Obla Da, too many counterfeits, hope Sir Paul works.
Two videos I highly recommend are:
Say Say Say (Paul and Linda McCartney/LaToya and Michael Jackson)
I've Got My Mind Set On You (George Harrison)
Both are toe tapping and visually fun.
Of, course the first one that came to my mind was from another George, kind of a local fella. Slightly different title...I know, I am a bad boy sometimes...
The better video of I've Got My Mind Set On You is the one of Harrison singing in his den. Even the books and a stuffed head rock out to it.
Brings back memories of the first time my parents moved to Takoma Park, MD.
I don't care who says what, that was the hippie of the world back then.
Even today, if there is a nuke war, the nukes aren't invited.
Different time, different place, different experiences.
Tune of the day.
Fifth Dimension, Aquarius.
Gloria Estefan weekend.
Top 200
Great vids all. I need to catch up on a few of them.
Didn't know where else to put this.
Dancers taking "hip hop" to a new level with athleticism and eastern influence.
Caution: Very Pretty Sexy Girls. Do not let that become an obstacle, especially the first few seconds.
P.S. I think the blonde gets some speed enhancement, at least in her first segment.
Another take on Eastern Boys and Western Girls.
Never cared much for videos. Too many of them have nothing to do with the lyrics of the song. They are an exercise in catching the attention of people who dont want to use their imagination.
Prior to video, the listener would create their own mental images of the meaning of the lyrics. I like that approach better.
Well Here you go. The ever beautiful, sexy and almost Benny Hill like player of Parody; Olya (Olga) Polyakova. I came across this and just can't help myself. Breaks every damn rule of sensibility in the book.
P.S. For my ever faithful couple of fans always looking for a dig (you know who you are), Julia introduced me to Olya.
At first I thought ... a Russian Gaga.
Then the ... Russian style ... Haha
Great visual.
She does a very good job at that, as she has an international audience.
That vid was taped before all hell broke lose at Maidan, but things were well in the works.
Olya is a Ukrainian comedian and performer who once benefited from Russian money and around 2010 began overtly cutting ties.
In the Benny Hiil way she is great with parody and has very strong loyalty to folks who had once performed/competed at world class and olympic levels and are now "over the hill". You can see it in their discipline. No sloppiness in execution as is common in US mainstream stuff. I could be mistaken, but I am pretty sure she was past 50 at tha time and fully understood what age and life does to the body.
Even then she hammered Russia in that vid. The "Russian" guys are depicted as short, soviet era, muscle head stupid guys. She flat out states "Russia, No Life". Then and this was a bold portent dressed in black in red to rub it in the nose of Russia. Turns out those earth and blood groups are the ones who consistently stop the Russians. What a prediction and brings back not so good dreams of a prior time.
Olya helps puts things in perspective.
P.S. For my ever faithful couple of fans always looking for a dig (you know who you are), Julia introduced me to Olya.
Even though its different-- in so many ways-- that video reminds me of Gangnam style:
What I love about older music is it was more about singing a tune, not yelling and screaming.
Funny, my nephew (the one who helped build the 125 award wining "IROC" Mercedes, including the Ridler Award) and I were were just recently talkng about Petula Clark and this song, when this song came up for discussion. I have always loved that song since very young.
BTW this is the IROC Mercedes:
When it comes to singing, more and more I enjoy telling of a story. This is a reason I have become a fan of Olya Polyakova. The one vid up above would probably land her in actual Siberian camp or dead if she ever returns to Russia.
Young man celebrity love.
The Cranberries - Zombie (Alt. Version)
I used to be a big Santana fan, back in the day.
BTW, Here's an interesting cover of "Oye Como Va":
I reveled in just "Listening to Music", until "Thriller" came out.
The Bomb !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now I'm Picky as shit about "Music Vids" !
Damn that Thriller !
Not a fan of that kind of stuff.
I just like what I like for what ever reason and go with it.
That was the only "Vid" I was looking forward to. The Hype was unreal, and it didn't disappoint !
Thanks Dave. Some really good vids.
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My mood as of late...
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'Coz in the mood...
'Coz I like it...
Who doesn't love the Queen of Disco?
What was Dominic's last name?
No problem. I understand.
In honour of Eddie Money. RIP
Sad story. Enjoyed her performances.
P.S. Sade: And I Miss You, aka Like the Deserts Miss the Rain.
IN-GRID - Tu Es Foutu [OFFICIAL VIDEO HD]
(I'm Fucked...it makes sense at the end)
Nice TR3.
Is the boat a Lamborghini?
Cheap and funky YA!
First MTV music video I saw :
Factoid: It is believed that the first music video was Tony Bennett singing "Stranger in Paradise" which has been lost in time. Then most videos were used for promotion. The Moody Blues were one of the first to do one of these "promotions" Here it is:
In a way I consider the early tv appearances to be like an early vid.
In a way they were. The point of going on American Bandstand or Top of the Pops was to promote the groups and their current musi, so I would have to agree with you.
The first time I heard Elvis was on my parents old black & white TV on the Ed Sullivan show!
I remember watching American bandstand,
Also, Soul Train (That was quite a few years later)
Great music and dancing....
I got lost on Youtube one night watching old tv appearances. A lot of people were on.
The Mamas and Papas, the Beatles.
I have also literally spent hours on Youtube listening to music-- old groups and artists.
ZZ Top!!!
Go Now was on their first album, My roommate had it and played it nconstently! Galbum, but much less sophisticated than their later stuff.
Tracklist
(Misprint: Bye Bye Burd)
One Night in Bangkok (great dancers)
An early music video - classic Dylan
(The balding guy with the beard on the left who walks off sat the end is Allan Ginsberg)
I love that one!
The words are great-- a lot of interesting references (to the 60s).
Also found this on Wikipedia:
In a 2007 study of legal opinions and briefs that found Dylan was quoted by judges and lawyers more than any other songwriter
John Lennon was reported to find the song so captivating that he did not know how he would be able to write a song that could compete with it.
INXS did a vid like that. They copied Dylan. I loved it at the time.
I had never seen that one before-- very cool!
The first full length music video (over 3:30)
Two of the best.