\n\nWhile I'm reminiscing about music, here are some of my favorite video clips from the days when MTV actually showed music videos and some talent and thought went into rock videos.\n\nSubterranean Homesick Blues, Bob Dylan\nBlind, Talking Heads* -- YouTube does not do this justice; the projected face effect is absolutely brilliant, and the drooling tool is a bit of statement, eh?\nLove for Sale, Talking Heads* -- sadly all the YouTube copies manage to cut off the final shot of one of the many kissing couples pulling apart and her lip sticking, rather grossly, to his, which is simply priceless.\nAnd also Once in a Lifetime and This Must Be The Place, Talking Heads\nWhip It, Devo\nOrinoco Flow, Enya\nDon't Let's Start, They Might Be Giants -- mind-bending clip made for no money at all\nSat in Your Lap, Kate Bush -- bonus points for weirdness?\nBoy in the Bubble, Paul Simon -- amazing to consider this was made in 1987\nMissionary Man, Eurythmics -- Like David Byrne and women on horseback, Annie Lennox is a special effect (link is to Thorn in My Side video which isn't that great a video, but Annie Lennox looks like she's CGI in it, and it is my favorite Eurythmics song)\nDon't Dream It's Over, Crowded House\nSay Goodbye, Hunters and Collectors\nBohemian Rhapsody, Queen -- in Australia, most fondly remembered as \"the song that finally kicked Fernando out of the No. 1 slot\"\nAshes to Ashes, David Bowie\nLove Shack, The B-52s\nOh Superman, Laurie Anderson\nSledgehammer, Peter Gabriel -- tour de force of stop motion\nMore Recent Videos that give me hope
\nPerhaps these are the good old days of music videos too. Certainly, there are a few musicians around who seem to really think about their video clips (or hire someone who does) and of course the technology has progressed astonishingly.\n\nBachelorette, Bjork\nIsobel, Bjork\nAll is Full of Love, Bjork\nIn This World, Moby\nWhy Does My Heart Feel So Bad, Moby\nRight Here, Right Now, Fat Boy Slim -- simple idea, brilliantly executed. For some reason I love this track too, even though it's repetitive as hell\nWeapon of Choice, Fatboy Slim\nBetter Idea than Execution
\nOnly for Sheep, Le Bureau\nFade to Grey, Visage (actually a lot lamer than I remember)\n\n* Talking Heads (or perhaps David Byrne) probably deserves a category all by themselves, having produced more awesome videos than the rest of the industry put together.","$updatedAt":"2024-06-05T09:25:38.907+00:00",path:"favorite-music-videos",_created:"2024-07-09T20:33:24.027Z",id:"165",_modified:"2024-07-09T20:33:24.027Z","$id":"165",_path:"post/path=favorite-music-videos"}}