Maybe a favourite song, maybe not...but something that's visually exciting and special to you..maybe a 'wow moment'....we've probably seen a lot of them..who knows?
Possibly nice to have them catalogued in one place?...aesthetics, the look, image right up there with sound.
Sound and Vision!
David Bowie - The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer (HD version)
The official Sledgehammer video in HD. Directed by Stephen R. Johnson, produced by Adam Whittaker. Claymation, pixilation, and stop motion animation provided by Aardman Animations and the Brothers Quay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJWJE0x7T4Q
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I liked (still like of course) that and Digging In the Dirt as well, some of the best pop vids ever made.
Love when his face is the front of a speeding locomotive (in Steam), especially.
Hey, Tourist, how do you actually embed YouTube vids as you do?
@Alec Just copy and paste...When you have the YT vid you want, copy the/it's URL displayed in your browser's address bar (as you would to post a normal link)..then when back at Dreamsville, directly under 'Write a comment', where you want to make your post, you can see the movie camera icon, second on the left after the camera icon... Hover your mouse cursor over the movie-cam icon and a small popup box will appear saying 'Add a Video'..click this icon and a larger active 'Add a Video' popup appears, with a clearly defined address bar..simply paste your copied URL into this bar, click the 'Add Now' box..and that's it...it will embed the video as above.
The Sledgehammer video is amazing...I always think of Frank Zappa (Baby Snakes) too, when watching it, although the Gabriel video is more polished.
Oh yeah, and over 30 million views!!😮
While we're on the clay track
This thread is a field day for OK Go. Their videos are the most consistently inventive of any band ever!
Really clever and definitely some 'what the?' moments.
How long did that take!?….then it appears they do have a rather large crew (some dedicated fans maybe?)...still, shed loads involved in that, setting it up, filming and successfully pulling it off...I bet there were one or two takes and retakes..😮😉
Here's a behind the scenes video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3RSoSnStNw
Snakefinger - The Man in the Dark Sedan
That's probably one of the strangest, weirdest music videos I've seen....brilliant as a result.
You would think visuals like this helped inspire and influence the likes of Noel Fielding, Matt Berry, Matthew Holness, Julien Barratt etc, with shows like Boosh, Garth Marenghi, Snuff Box etc.
@Tourist thanks for those names. I'll seek them out. :)
Philip Charles 'Snakefinger' Lithman led a short life (17 June 1949 – 1 July 1987) but left us interesting music. Back in his home country, England, he was Chilli Willi And The Red Hot Peppers. I love their record Bongos over Belham LP.
Snakefinger made several records working with The Residents over here in San Francisco and several solo records on Ralph Records. I saw his final performance in the USA with his band The Vestal Virgins. A very short interview ...
Here's the next instalment of OK Go video brilliance:
Bonkers!..brill......and a really great song!
Installment three of the OK Go one-take video choreography masterclass:
Childish Gambino – This Is America (Official Video)
619,481,355 views
May 5, 2018
Donald Glover https://youtu.be/VYOjWnS4cMY
Director: Hiro Murai
Producer: Jason Cole of Doomsday with Ibra Ake and Fam Rothstein of Wolf + Rothstein
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Cabaret Voltaire - Crack Down
Santigold - Disparate Youth (Official Music Video)
I always liked: Do you dream in colour in black and white.
Suicide statements are the measure of the man.
I am not going to post it, it should be playing on a loop in your head.
Klaus Nomi - Lightning Strikes
Amii Stewart - Knock On wood
Part 4 of the OK Go video insanity:
That really is insane!!…….genius....I've just watched it and thought 'did that really just happen?'
Wonderfully creative, clever and unique...and, another great song!
Hudson Mohawke - Joy Fantastic (feat. Olivier Daysoul)
Pretty psychedelic....definitely not one to watch when high on magic mushrooms..😵😱😉
@Tourist Cheers, Tourist. :)
YMO - Neue Tanz (Live)
Caroline Konstnar - The Jelly Fish Song
OK Go part 5: Now it just gets silly!
Great song as well..