History of the Music Video Test 2
The Kinks: Dead End Street (1966)
- Banned by BBC for poor taste. - comical approach but also used images from the great depression. - Influences of the Beatles "A Hard Day's Night" present
The Monkees (1965)
- Created by holding a casting call for a TV show loosely based on the Beatles. TV show came first - Not selected for musical gifts, but they ended up having skill - TV show was cancelled in 1968. Went from TV to real band up until 1971 - Band reunited and began touring again until the death of lead vocalist Davey Jones
The Beatles - Yellow Submarine
- Crossroads of of music and art - came around at the start of the pop art movement - Obsession with celebrities transition from person to marketable product - "veiled song referencing drug use" no... of course not! meant for people who were tripping on acid (animated pshycadellic experience) - Artists *Peter Mac* and *Heinz Edelmann* collaborated with the Beatles for the animation of the movie.
John, I'm Only Dancing (David Bowie) 1972
- alter ego: Ziggy Stardust - glam rock: outrageous costumes, makeup and hairstyles, often androgynous - music video was censored on BBC for innapropriate dancing and references to a homosexual lifestyle.
I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats (1979)
- brenda spencer, 16 year old school shooter opened fire on Monday, January 29, 1979 - why: i just don't like monday's
Turn, Turn, Turn - The Byrds (1965)
- focus more on peace - lyrics from Ecclesiastes
1980s
- moving out of troubling 1970s (Vietnam, economic crisis, civil rights), Moving into materialism and consumerism (yuppies - young urban professionals "greed is good") - cold war tensions between US and Russia - Cable Television - 24 channels - AIDS crisis - fear and social issues and stigmas - drugs, crime and technology
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen (1974)
- progressive rock - classical influence, emphasis on key board, and lengthy compositions: rock music/ballad/opera/guitar - nearly impossible to play live -single was not successful until promo video was released
Strawberry Fields Forever (Beatles) 1967
- promotional clips at this point one of the most influential - Psychadelic Rock (1966-1969) music centered around perception changing hallucenagenic drugs - Indian music influenced heavily - Film effects: reverse film, stop motion animation, jump start clips from day to night - MOMA called it a most influential video
The Talking Heads - And She Was
About LSD drug trip, collage esk stop motion (directed by Jim Blashfield)
Rage Against the Machine - Sleep Now in the Fire
Also shot guerilla style in front of the New York Stock Exchange. Parody of who wants to be a millionaire. Nominated for best rock music video and lost (protest)
Weezer - Buddy Holiday
Callback to 1950s live bandshows
Pop Clips - 1979 (nickelodeon)
Developed by Mike Nesmith of the Monkees, wasn't wildly successful, Howie Mandel hosted at somepoint
Fat Boy Slim - Praise You
Fake dance group (torrence community dance group) is a fictional group. Filmed gurilla style (without permission) only cost $800
The Cars - You Might Think (1984)
First video with computer graphics won first ever MTV music video award
Give Peace a Chance - John Lennon (1969)
Held a "bed in" press conference
Fortunate Son, Creedance Clearwater Revival (1969)
If you had the right connections you could pull yourself from the draft
Micheal Jackson - Leave Me Alone
Jim Blashfield: grainy stop motion style film: and she was (talking heads). about his life being a media circus. on a ride through his life.
Micheal Jackson - Black or White
Mean to represent the whole word. Originally had a four minute addition sequence... more politically charged. crazy face morphing.
Sign O' the Times - Prince
all text based.
A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran
alluminum and mirrors
Bruce Springsteen - Atlantic City (1982)
artist not present at all, focuses on harsh realities of crime, drugs, etc
blind melon - no rain
bee girl, finding other weird people and being yourself
MTV
beginnings were rocky. *First broadcast was AUGUST 1 1981* 12:01 "VJs" hosted. First video was *Video Killed the Radio Star* by the Buggles - audience went from 1mil to 8 mil in one year
David Bowie - Im Afraid of Americans
colab between David Bowie and Trent Windsor. Depicts a stalker who only Bowie can see. talks about gun violence and poor gun laws in the US
Madonna - Like a Prayer
constantly pushing the enveloper. female director. controversal due to use of Catholic Icons. Burning of crosses: KKK reference. Black Christ. Interacial kissing. stigmata on hands.
Peter Gabriel - Shock the Monkey
creates deep and dark music video, cooperate man, breaking down underneath all the pressure
Run DMC - Walk this Way
cross genre. intro of white rock and hip hop. colab between Aerosmith and Run DMC. First appearance of hip hop on MTV
Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer
directed by Terrance Donnovan: well known fashion photographer, visuals inspired by Patrick Nagles art. Idea of females as accessories. Models went through 7 hours of hairs and makeup. Robert Dahlmer is performing, the models are not.
Money for Nothing - Dire Straits
first music video shown on MTV Europe in 1987: lead didn't want to be apart at all. Footage of him is him performing. Won music video of the year in 1986. Makes fun of itself.
Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity
floor is not moving in video... walls and furniter is. won a bunch of MTV awards. Large hat video
Woodstock Rock Festival (1969)
important music festival
Jo (Georgia) Bergmen
in 1975 pitched the idea of a music video TV shows and was declined. loss of sound quality, teens won't stay at home and watch a screen for hours at a time, rock doesn't play on TV
Peal Jam - Jeremy (1992)
inspired by a school shooting - shot himself in front of his classmates, references genesis 6
Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight, 1996
inspired by trip to the moon (1902) scientist shot into space in a space bullet
The Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime
looked at movements from trances, church, snakes, epilepse, eastern religions
fight the power - public enemy
more politically charged, fight the power. right esk in brooklyn
Godly and Creme - Cry
morphing - blending of two faces together. groundbreaking at the time. people crying micheal jackson uses this later.
Michael and Janet Jackson - Scream
most expensive music video to date (7 mil). media tearing michael apart
Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie
ode to the passing of the 70s
Toni Basil - Mickey
one hit wonder, choreographed the dances
Where the Streets Have No Name - U2
performing at the top of roof of a liquor store (hommage to the beatles) Republic Liquor store was in a seedy place. Media found out and caused a total lockdown of LA. played 8 songs before they had to leave.
Van Halen - Right Now
primarily text and images. talks about social issues. current lead singer hated it and his dissaproval is evident. witty and clever and to the point
HeeHaw - 1969
promotion for country music (think Johnny Cash)
Duran Duran - Girls on Film
pushed the envelope of sexuality with pornography undertones, "Cheeky" banned by BBC edited for MTV, clean version. major controversy... caused the question to arise: what kind of music video can we show? this one was only shown after midnight
Aha - Take on Me (1986)
rotoscoping - scene shot live and then traced over on paper to animate it. 14 artists. 3 months. 2000 separate drawings: 1986 - won 6 MTV awards
Nirvanna - Smells like Teen Spirit
school pep rally turns to anarchy. dark and grungy (cheerleaders have anarchist signs on their chest. most played video on MTV europe. 4th video on top 100 greatest videos
Britney Spears - Baby One More Time (1998)
she was 16 when this was shot... many conflicted about the sexuality of the video. Britany wanted the school girl look. Shot at same high school as grease.
Cold Play - Yellow
singing double speed and slowed down. blue to green to yellow color change.
Peter Gabriel - Sledge Hammer (1986)
very groundbreaking, claymation, pixelation and stopmothing. peter would be in the glass box for up to 16 hours. his daughters are featured in the end
