This is going to be far from comprehensive just because there are so many damn videos out there for songs, but as I go through the days I'll pick one or two and write some stoff on them. Note that these could be fan-made or artist-made.
Starting it off:
Interpol - "NYC"
First, the fan-made one, because it's just so ridiculous and yet important which clips of shit this person picks to put to this song.
When I first saw this (hungover and loopy-headed), I had rarely seen something so obscure that seemed to match up so well to the many obscure things I've seen but just generally don't bring up. I mean, granted, the whole superhero costume wearing people and the Indian dancing I haven't seen, but like Short Circuit (although I think this is Short Circuit 2) and Batman and Jordan - well those last two aren't that obscure, but they moved me (like whoa!).
Some highlights - Batman, Short Circuit 2, Jordan in "the escape" when he dunks on Ewing and when he dunks a rebound from a free throw shot, the dance-offs by the really enthusiastic guys, the car pulling a 360 degree plus parking job, the wavy screen of Hulk after it, and that this video includes clips of both A Knight's Tale and some cheesy romance movie with Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron(?).
The artist-made video to this song is actually quite good too. It's basically what you'd expect to match the song in a sort of artsy collection of nightvision, fast-moving montages of big machines, close-ups, and an airport (music video staple of a locale).
That first video is ridiculous. Rocky IV AND Predator? Was he trying to include everything cheesy ever? Also, has anyone ever been blacker than Michael Jordan in that second clip (always shown after the first) of the Escape dunk? Awesome.
ReplyDeleteI like the song. I like the singer's voice. God bless New Wave. It seems like such a precursor (although I think I prefer it from what I've heard) to modern indie music. This is perhaps because of my bias towards British people, and large amounts of New Wave groups seemed to be British.