Welcome back. Please avoid using the lavatories until we are underway.
This episode is a little bit different. I am of the generation where video clips became an important part of popular music. Sure, they are a marketing ploy but often they are a lot of fun and add quite a bit to a song. So, in this episode, noting that I am from the MTV / rage / Rock Arena generation, I've chosen a few of my favourite clips.
Let's start with one of the greatest hard rock videos ever. It's got every rock and roll cliche in existence but it's a total riot. I always wanted to have enough hair so that I could have a fan on the stage to blow it around! I can't believe that in this day and age that someone felt the need to censor the word "tit" though. Ridiculous.
Monster Magnet - Space Lord - https://youtu.be/dscfeQOMuGw
The next clip is Johnny Cash's version of Hurt. It's like the song was written for him and the clip moves things up to another level. I haven't done a deep dive into the story behind the song but I know it resonates with a lot of people out there. I won't say I enjoyed playing this live with the band but it always meant something to me.
Johnny Cash - Hurt - https://youtu.be/8AHCfZTRGiI
The next clip makes me laugh every single time I see it. I've played in a number of garage bands and the neighbours were never this impressed with us. Those high heels look dangerous...
Bowling for Soup - 1985 - https://youtu.be/K38xNqZvBJI
Many years ago now I played in a Goth band. Well, we were billed as Gothabilly but there was less billy and more rock. We didn't wear makeup or all black gear but maybe success would've been ours if we had! I do like people who don't take themselves too seriously and that's why this clip is so good.
Royal Republic - Staying Alive - https://youtu.be/JvuCvGUpFpA
I'm not a huge fan of bands whose videos are just them miming to a backing track. I know that for a long time it was very common, and probably cost effective. The "live performance" clips that I like give a sense of the energy of a live gig. In the 80s, Bon Jovi were one of the best bands at doing this. I could have played almost any clip from their Slippery When Wet album here. Videos like this made me want to stand on a stage and play rock and roll.
Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name - https://youtu.be/KrZHPOeOxQQ
Weezer have always been a bit left of centre and it works well for them. They are quirky but not so much to put people off. This song, and I imagine the clip too, made them pretty popular down here in Australia and turned us on to their sound. This might just be my favourite music video ever.
Weezer - Buddy Holly - https://youtu.be/kemivUKb4f4
I could go on and on here but I won't. That's enough. Oh, ok then one more. Speaks for itself.
Painter and Dockers - Nude School - https://youtu.be/hBWTcAAtMj4
Get well soon Dad, I love you.
The Woozle
"Don't care about your f*ckin' sneakers,
Don't care about your poxy friends..."
H Block 101, Group Dynamics, 2001
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