tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59105642043120754552024-02-20T09:24:34.484-06:00Life as a Music VideoMusic videos are alive.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910564204312075455.post-40378148330608775072020-12-28T13:38:00.004-06:002020-12-28T13:38:56.081-06:00Best of the Year 2020 Preview Review playlist<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xbb2voPsJkI" width="560"></iframe> <div><br /></div><div> YouTube Playlist Link: <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaeAR85Iyeub949XY0gOHrXBEqqItC6NP">https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaeAR85Iyeub949XY0gOHrXBEqqItC6NP</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910564204312075455.post-88284619419444963412019-12-24T09:59:00.003-06:002019-12-24T09:59:42.033-06:00Best of the Year 2019 Preview PlaylistI'm still reviewing the year of videos, so to tide you over until January (or March)... here's a non-ordered playlist:<br />
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<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaeAR85IyeuZgWeC9-isR9R0idyaUfjY7">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaeAR85IyeuZgWeC9-isR9R0idyaUfjY7</a></b><br />
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More notes on "the best" and my rankings <b>later</b>!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910564204312075455.post-87086743931215032232018-02-17T11:34:00.000-06:002018-02-17T11:34:16.154-06:00Best Music Videos of the Year 2017Best:<br />
"ELEMENT."<br />
Kendrick Lamar<br />
Directors: Jonas Lindstroem and "the Little Homies"<br />
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"Life's What you Make It"<br />
Placebo<br />
Director: Sasha Rainbow<br />
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YvkRnEv6WG8?rel=0" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
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"HUMBLE."<br />
Kendrick Lamar<br />
Directors: Dave Meyers and "the Little Homies"<br />
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tvTRZJ-4EyI?rel=0" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
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"Mourning Sound"<br />
Grizzly Bear<br />
Director: Beatrice Pegard<br />
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"LOVE."<br />
Kendrick Lamar ft Zacari<br />
Directors: Dave Meyers and "the Little Homies"<br />
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ox7RsX1Ee34?rel=0" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
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"Pillbox"<br />
William Patrick Corgan<br />
Directors: Linda Strawberry & Billy Corgan<br />
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"The Grocery"<br />
Manchester Orchestra<br />
Director: Johnny Chew<br />
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Hitchhiker<br />
"$10"<br />
Director: ?<br />
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Sleigh Bells<br />
"I Can Only Stare"<br />
Director: Sean Price Williams<br />
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Neon Indian<br />
"Annie"<br />
Director: Alan Palomo<br />
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Kanye<br />
"Fade"<br />
Director: Eli Linnetz<br />
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Solange<br />
"Cranes in the Sky"<br />
Director: Alan Ferguson & Solange Knowles<br />
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Crystal Castles<br />
"Concrete"<br />
Director: Crystal Castles<br />
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...stay tuned for the Best of... list!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910564204312075455.post-69213845842549179892016-04-23T21:16:00.002-05:002016-05-06T18:06:06.285-05:00The Overlooked Prince videosLike David Bowie, Prince didn't really fit perfectly into the MTV limelight. Their music videos weren't consistent in quality, innovation, and conception like Michael Jackson's or Madonna's were. When the 90s decade came around, Prince never made the transition to the big-budget, cinematic era as others did. It's okay, nobody really left the 80s intact... Prince is still an Advanced Genius in any decade.<br />
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When you think of Prince visually, you probably think of "When Doves Cry", "1999" or maybe <a href="http://www.somethingawful.com/news/batdance-in-eminor/" target="_blank">"Batdance"</a>. I once saw "Gold" on BET, but his MTV airplay diminished significantly post-1993. I wanted to educate those on some of the more unpopular, forgotten (or even rare) videos that the Purple One graced us with during his short time on this Planet Earth.<br />
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<i>I'll update this post more videos and maybe some legit YouTube links as time goes on...</i><br />
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<b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sweat" target="_blank">"Black Sweat"</a> (2006)</b><br />
When it was released, it seemed to be an exclusive to Yahoo! Music. Really nice beat here, and a simplistic black-and-white aesthetic sure suits Prince and female companion well. It predate's Beyonce's "Single Ladies" by <i>two years.</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon_Girl_(Prince_song)" target="_blank">"Cinnamon Girl"</a> (2004)</b></span></span><br />
OK, this is one I considered Best Video of Year. Prince gets political in this one, defending the Islamic community in a post Sept 11th world. It was very powerful when I first saw it in 2004, and I think it still rings truer today, especially for immigrants and the discriminated.<br />
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<b><a href="http://lifeasamusicvideo.blogspot.com/2011/12/partyman-music-video-retrospective.html" target="_blank">"Partyman"</a> (1989)</b><br />
<a href="http://lifeasamusicvideo.blogspot.com/2011/12/partyman-music-video-retrospective.html" target="_blank">I wrote a retrospective</a> about this quirky video back in 2011. For a good laugh, and some furrowed brows, check it out!<br />
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My Top <u>7</u> Prince Videos of All Time<br />
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<li>When Doves Cry / Purple Rain (tie)</li>
<li>Batdance</li>
<li>Cinnamon Girl </li>
<li>Raspberry Beret</li>
<li>Partyman</li>
<li>1999</li>
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Related: <a href="http://steveprutz.blogspot.com/2016/04/my-prince-experience.html" target="_blank">My Prince experience</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jamie xx</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Gosh"</span><br />
<b>Director: Erik Wernquist</b><br />
It was a good year for Mars! I don't know whether it was the music mix, or the patient visuals, or what, but this video is mesmerizing.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jo Goes Hunting</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Run Away"</span><br />
<b>Director: Shai Langen</b><br />
Another mesmerizer. I'm not <i>sure</i> if the paint and dots are really real, but they've got me convinced.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dan Deacon</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Meme Generator"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Director: Monica Mirabile</span><br />
It's like the plot of eXistenZ as seen by Eric Wareheim...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Spirit Club</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Still Life"</span><br />
<b>Director: Jacob Turnbloom</b><br />
This video embodies the Surfer punk aesthetic of the 2000s.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Royal Blood</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Out of the Black"</span><br />
<b>Director: David Wilson and Christy Karacas</b><br />
Nunchuks. Gas stations. Makes me miss Superjail.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910564204312075455.post-37683409808252296782015-01-01T08:01:00.001-06:002015-01-01T08:01:38.125-06:00Best of the Year 2014: Music videoDyE feat. Egyptian Lover<br />
"She's Bad"<br />
Director: Dent De Cuir<br />
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Tiga<br />
"Bugatti"<br />
Director: Helmi<br />
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Beyonce<br />
"7/11"<br />
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St Vincent<br />
"Birth in Reverse"<br />
Director: Willo Perron<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">VIDEO OF THE YEAR</span><br />
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DJ Snake & Lil Jon<br />
"Turn Down for What"<br />
Directors: DANIELS<br />
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Queens of the Stone Age<br />
"Keep Your Eyes Peeled"<br />
Directors: Liam Brazier & Boneface <br />
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Grizzly Bear<br />
"Gun-Shy"<br />
Director: Kris Moyes <br />
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MGMT<br />
"Your Life is a Lie"<br />
Director: Tom Kuntz <br />
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Vampire Weekend<br />
"Diane Young"<br />
Director: Primo Kahn <br />
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Jackson and His Computerband<br />
"G.I. Jane"<br />
Directors: Myzyk & Moriceau<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910564204312075455.post-36989456477643111222013-04-18T16:51:00.001-05:002013-04-18T17:07:23.997-05:00"Scenario" -- a music video retrospective (by Rembert @ Grantland)<span style="font-size: large;">Grantland (a chiefly sports site, with lots of other movie and music goodies) just posted a <b><i>Rembert Explains the '90s</i></b> about the music video "Scenario" by A Tribe Called Quest. Very notable in respect to this very blog. <a href="http://www.grantland.com/blog/hollywood-prospectus/post/_/id/74696/rembert-explains-the-90s-a-tribe-called-quest-scenario" target="_blank">Check it zout</a>!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910564204312075455.post-32553429286878940032013-01-18T18:11:00.003-06:002013-04-18T16:54:57.105-05:00Wow!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://goldenageofmusicvideo.com/" target="_blank">Golden Age of Music Video</a></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Amazing true tales and inside stories from music video's greatest era (1976-1993)." <a href="http://www.goldenageofmusicvideo.com/" target="_blank">Go there.</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910564204312075455.post-42400784523763188372013-01-10T11:17:00.002-06:002015-01-01T08:02:32.706-06:00Best of 2012: Music videoBetter late than never. The year of 2012 was chock-full of good stuff in the video realm. Here are my picks for the best. Notice there is no overrated, overproduced Korean pop on the list.<br />
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Tenacious D<br />
<b>"Rize of the Fenix"</b><br />
Director: Daniels<br />
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This video is strikingly original in this culture of YouTube DIY. It's a pseudo-rough cut, and it hits a home run for the band's long career of quality vids.<br />
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Jay-Z & KanYe West<br />
<b>"Niggas in Paris"</b><br />
Director: KanYe West<br />
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Yes, the video came out in early 2012. This is quite honestly the best concert-shot video I've seen. Just mesmerizing!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Moones</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>"Better Energy"</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Director: Peter Sluszka</span><br />
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Where did this come from? Seriously full of great old school and new school special effects. Reminds me of so many things.<br />
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The Shins<br />
<b>"The Rifle's Spiral"</b><br />
Director: Jamie Caliri<br />
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Marvelous. I'm not a big fan of the band or their vibe, but this video is just right. Almost Burton-esque in its delivery, it stories two schools of magicians in competition: the young and the old. Relax, it's magic!<br />
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</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Woodkid</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"Run Boy Run"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Directors: Yoann Lemoine / Iconoclast </b></span></div><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lmc21V-zBq0" width="560"></iframe><br />
A really simple yet heartwarming, powerful video. We've all run in that kid's shoes. I've seen other effects that come close, but nothing truly pulls off the morphing like this one. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910564204312075455.post-5598256604740228932012-01-02T08:00:00.000-06:002013-12-30T13:17:23.155-06:00Best of the Year 2011: Music videoI wait until January to post my best-of, because artists have a tendency to release some good videos right around Christmas. Anyway.<br>
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Applause to Beyonce for shelling out a heap o' videos before her belly distended. Lady Gaga disappointed, however (Honey Nut Cheerios). Sure, the long form video was there... but not the spark. Anyway here are the cream of the crop.<br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Architecture in Helsinki</span><br>
<span style="font-size: large;">"Contact High"</span><br>
Director: <span class="title_owner"><span class="small_video_title">Krozm</span></span><br>
This is a weird band, even for Australia. The effects and vibe remind me of Empire of the Sun.<br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Battles with Matias Aguayo</span><br>
<span style="font-size: large;">"Ice Cream"</span><br>
Director: Canada<br>
This one grew on me. It has that sexy South American vibe and some magical realism (that all music videos should have).<br>
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<a href="http://lifeasamusicvideo.blogspot.com/2012/01/best-of-year-2011-music-video.html#more">>> Read further</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910564204312075455.post-539528914463766992011-12-09T08:00:00.000-06:002011-12-09T12:30:44.853-06:00"Partyman" -- a music video retrospective<span style="font-size: x-small;">[Google Blogger totally lost my draft, in its entirety. This is a less-than-desirable rewrite.] </span><br>
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This may be the one. The one that shuts down the blog, causes litigation, pain and suffering. Oh well, end 2011 with a party:<b> Prince: Partyman</b>.<br>
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<a href="http://www.spin.com/articles/i-want-my-mtv-authors-pick-1991s-10-best-videos" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">'I Want My MTV' Authors Pick 1991's 10 Best Videos [of all time]</span></a></h1>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910564204312075455.post-65891324801912606502011-11-03T13:42:00.000-05:002011-12-08T13:10:00.464-06:00Updates coming<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Still searching for a good video capture tool. First the screen grabs, then the GIFs, then the Prince.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>OK Go</b></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"This Too Shall Pass" (Version 2, Rube Goldberg)</b></span></a></div>
Director: James Frost<br>
These guys have become an annoyance. Awful, unoriginal music. And, this machine is obviously fixed! Last time we'll ever hear from them, save from a commercial spot. Worst thing about their videos is the band members trying to tolerate the music.<br>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18M6QM7A1Ok"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"Visions"</span></b></a></div>
Directors: Simon Ward, Don Brooker and Luke Rowell<br>
This is what videomaking circa 2010 should be about: having fun with nostalgia. Killer moment: Saxophone solo tape-over.<br>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Das Racist</b></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP322FWfJWQ"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"Who's That? Brooown"</b></span></a></div>
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Director: Thomas De Napoli<br>
Just like there was "goof rock" in the 90s, the '10s have "goof rap". Thanks, Ludacris.<br>
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<a href="http://lifeasamusicvideo.blogspot.com/2010/12/best-of-year-2010-music-video.html#more">>> Read further</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910564204312075455.post-81601926807392224592010-12-09T13:01:00.001-06:002010-12-09T13:01:54.425-06:00Oh crapThe end of the year is almost here!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910564204312075455.post-54117627691146891332010-12-07T16:30:00.005-06:002010-12-24T09:09:37.680-06:00Smashing Pumpkins videography<span style="font-size: large;">Still on a long hiatus. I had a long-running Smashing Pumpkins fan page (mostly to make lists for myself). As of now, that page is mothballed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a link to the <b>Videography</b>, a pre-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smashing_Pumpkins_discography#Music_videos">Wikipedia</a> way to see why SP ruled MTV back in the day:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://steveprutz.com/sp/vsr/video.html">http://steveprutz.com/sp/vsr/video.html</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here is another link for the list-savvy: <a href="http://www.mvdbase.com/artist.php?last=Smashing+Pumpkins&first=the">http://www.mvdbase.com/artist.php?last=Smashing+Pumpkins&first=the</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">....not sure what "Hot Heads" was...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bonus: Billy the Egomaniac comic: <a href="http://www.katefuller.com/btem.html">http://www.katefuller.com/btem.html</a> </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910564204312075455.post-39001590233597154702010-06-30T08:00:00.004-05:002010-07-08T22:12:41.920-05:00"Abracadabra" -- a music video retrospectiveSteve Miller Band, after 17 years of studio silence, released <i>Bingo!</i> last Tuesday. It's a covers album, but why, after all these years go back in to a studio? <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest_Hits_1974%E2%80%9378"><i>Greatest Hits 1974–78</i></a> is one of the best-selling albums of all time, and the band tours to sold-out stadiums regularly...it isn't a money grab. Historically, this "cover album" thing is a sign of growing <i>old</i>. Aerosmith's last album was also covers (<i>Honkin' on Bobo</i>), Bob Dylan did some Christmas songs, and The Who have been planning a blues homage project for a few years. And, who could forget David Lee Roth's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strummin%27_with_the_Devil:_The_Southern_Side_of_Van_Halen"><i>Strummin' with the Devil</i></a>. Perhaps this is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Genius_Theory">Advanced</a> move.<br>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://tylerc.com/120minutes/archive.php">The 120 Minutes Archive</a></span><br />
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PS: I'm not dead.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910564204312075455.post-57938043082420176362010-03-10T08:00:00.012-06:002010-03-10T10:37:55.261-06:00"Jack & Diane" -- a music video retrospective<span class="bodyText">I just read that quasi-folk artist John Mellencamp is <b>running for office</b> in his home state of Indiana. Honestly, it doesn't bother me. He fits the mold, and I somewhat support this musician-to-painter-to-politician move*. Plus, does anything really come out of Indiana or even all of Middle America these days? I mean, the state can't even get their <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_Indiana">time zone right</a>, let alone Daylight Savings.</span><br>
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<span class="bodyText">The classic radio anthem, "<b>Jack and Diane</b>" is really the beginning and end of Mellencamp's career. He would never make a better song or video. Of course "Small Town" and other hits came along, but this "little ditty" is his calling card. </span><br>
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