Dell’s Top Music Videos: Day Five
Posted: April 1, 2011 Filed under: Music, Top 5 Music Videos | Tags: Alice in Wonderland, Cool, Cousins, Dell's Top 5 Music Videos, Disney, Foo Fighters, Gwen Stefani, Learn To Fly, McFly, Rich Girl, Signal Fire, Snow Patrol, Tim Burton, Vampire Weekend, What You Waiting For Leave a comment“Born to blossom, bloom to perish. Your moment will run out ’cause of your sex chromosomes.”
Well music lovers, we’ve come to the end unfortunately. This was the most difficult video for me to chose because I seriously had a list as long as my arm full of amazing ones such as Foo Fighters’ Learn to Fly, Snow Patrol’s Signal Fire, Vampire Weekend’s Cousins and practically all of McFly’s back-catalogue. I knew I had to whittle it down to one though, and after much deliberation, I managed to come to a conclusion.
Anybody who knows me well knows, as well as being obsessed with music and magazines, I love Alice in Wonderland, which is why I chose Gwen Stefani’s video for What You Waiting For? as my last post. The video is another mini movie like Fall Out Boy’s A Little Less Sixteen Candles that I posted yesterday. It follows the story of Gwen having writers block, causing her to go and see a weird specialist where she gets put into a trance. This dreamy trance mirrors Wonderland and shows her in all the situations Alice gets in, while the song she’s singing automatically jots down in front of her.
The connotations to the book and films, the costumes and even the song are all so good in my opinion. I am totally jealous of Miss Stefani getting to wear all those amazing outfits and I’ll never give up hope of owning a massive, over the top dress like she wears when she is mimicking the Queen of Hearts. I’ve got to say though as much as I want the dress and other bits and pieces, she can keep those stupidly high shoes because I’d probably find a way to break my neck just sitting down in them.
If you like this video, you might also like Gwen Stefani’s videos for Rich Girl and Cool or Avril Lavigne’s video for the soundtrack to Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, Alice (Underground).
That’s it for me and my favourite music videos. I would seriously recommend watching all the videos I’ve linked and added throughout my whole ‘Top 5 Music Videos’ feature, because even though some are similar, each one has a uniqueness, and I love them all for so many different reasons.
Dell’s Top Music Videos: Day Four
Posted: March 31, 2011 Filed under: Music, Top 5 Music Videos | Tags: A Little Less Sixteen Candles, But It's Better When We Do, Clothes Off, Dance Dance, Dell's Top 5 Music Videos, Fall Out Boy, FOB, Gym Class Heroes, Panic At The Disco, Pete Wentz Leave a comment“She said, she said, she said, ‘Why don’t you just drop dead?”
I was totally gutted when Fall Out Boy broke up. They were my favourite band for such a long time and I don’t think they made a crap video or a crap album for that matter. I was always in love with Pete Wentz from an early age. I think it would be safe to say that FOB shaped my music taste as it stands today and developed my insatiable appetite for rock/pop/punk riffs and lyrics.
This video for “A Little Less Sixteen Candles a little more ‘Touch Me'” is one of those that is like a mini movie. Overall, it’s about a swarm of vampires that change the main character, played by Pete Wentz, but he wants to avenge himself, by killing the big mean leader vampire. Although this song was released off the Island Def Jam record label, FOB started their career with Fueled by Ramen, and feature a number of artists that are on that label in this video. Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes has a cameo role and so do the band Panic! At The Disco.
If you like this video, you might like Fall Out Boy’s video for Dance, Dance, Panic! At the Disco’s video for But It’s Better When We Do and Gym Class Heroes video for Clothes Off!
Dell’s Top Music Videos: Day Three
Posted: March 30, 2011 Filed under: Music, Top 5 Music Videos | Tags: Dell's Top 5 Music Videos, Disturbia, Hard, Pon de Replay, Rihanna, Rude Boy, S&M, Young Jeezy Leave a comment“My runway never looked so clear, but the hottest bitch in the heels, right here.”
I’m finding this way harder than I thought I would when I started trying to narrow down my favourite videos. I was discussing the feature with Beth, and we both came to the conclusion that a lot of the videos I really like are quite recent. Even though I do like older videos, I must just have a bit of a shitty memory, because it seems all that’s sticking with me are more current ones. Anyway… onwards my music junkies!
Today features my all time favourite pop princess, Rihanna. I know she’s the name on everybody’s lips at the moment, but I’ve loved her since she brought that God awful ‘Pon De Replay’ song out, so I thought she deserved a bit of a mention. One of the best videos she’s ever done in my opinion is this one for ‘Hard’ featuring Young Jeezy. She looks badass in the whole thing and I always sing this song in the shower, imagining that one day I will be as cool as her. (Obviously, I’m aware that admitting I sing in the shower isn’t going to build up my reputation, but hey!)
Best moment of the whole video is when she is straddling the gun of the tanker with that Mickey Mouse helmet on. Genius!
If you like this video, you might also like Rihanna’s videos for Rude Boy, Disturbia and S&M
Dell’s Top Music Videos: Day Two
Posted: March 29, 2011 Filed under: Music, Top 5 Music Videos | Tags: Alexisonfire, Boiled Frogs, City and Colour, Comin' Home, Dallas Green, Dell's Top 5 Music Videos, Niagara Falls, Old Crows/Young Cardinals, Sleeping Sickness, Young Cardinals Leave a comment“The sun hides itself, concealing its grin and waits for the dawn to reveal itself again.”
I have a confession to make. I know I said yesterday I was going to look a little wider at music videos from different genres, and today, I have done that, however, this is still in the rock genre, and is quite a bit heavier than yesterdays poppy All Time Low video.
Alexisonfire have been one of my favourite bands for years and years, and this is my way of paying homage to them. This is video for their song ‘Young Cardinals’ which is off their Old Crows/Young Cardinals album. I don’t know whether I like the video because I love them so much (especially Dallas Green who, as well as being in this band has his own solo project called City & Colour), or just because having a party on a boat at Niagara Falls looks fun, don’t you think?!
If you like this video, you might also like Alexisonfire’s video for Boiled Frogs, or City and Colour’s videos for Sleeping Sickness and Comin’ Home.
Dell’s Top Music Videos: Day One
Posted: March 28, 2011 Filed under: Music, Top 5 Music Videos | Tags: Alex Gaskarth, All Time Low, Damned If I Do Ya, Dear Maria Count Me In, Dell's Top 5 Music Videos, Six Feet Under The Stars, Weightless Leave a comment“I wanna be laughed at, laughed with, just because I wanna feel weightless, and that should be enough.”
Fortunately for all you lucky readers out there, I’ve decided to post one video each day this week that I love. Now obviously, I’m aware my music taste is a little ‘out there’ in some people’s opinion, so I’ve tried to cover a broader spectrum, rather than staying totally focussed on the music that I think beats all others. For today though, I had to stay true to my favourite, catchy, pop rock boy band, All Time Low.
This video for the title track of their most recent album, ‘Weightless’, is so good, and, Alex Gaskarth, the lead singer, looks especially tasty. As well as taking the piss out of themselves in this video, they also address a lot of stereotypes, ending the video with their motto, ‘Nothing Personal’.
I know a lot of people don’t think it’s ‘cool’ to like this type of music, but have a look anyway and see what you think! Old habits die hard.
If you like this video, you might also like All Time Low’s videos for Dear Maria, Count Me In, Six Feet Under the Stars and Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don’t).
The Lonely Island
Posted: March 28, 2011 Filed under: Funny, Music | Tags: Akon, Blake Lively, Dick In A Box, I Just Had Sex, I'm On A Boat, Incredibad, Jessica Alba, Jizz In My Pants, Lazy Sunday, Like A Boss, Mother Lover, Saturday Night Live, The Lonely Island, The Midnight Beast 1 CommentI’d never taken the time to watch The Lonely Island’s music videos, but I really wish I had sooner because like The Midnight Beast, they generate some big laughs.
The group formed in 2001 where they were united on the set of Saturday Night Live in the US, and became an internet phenomenan after their sketch for Lazy Sunday, which kick-started them to create more. As well as winning Emmy’s for I Just had Sex, Dick In a Box, Like A Boss, Jizz in My Pants, and the grammy nominated I’m On a Boat, the musical trio released an album, Incredibad, in 2009, and are planning to release their new one, Turtleneck and Chain this May. After listening to them with my friends and literally having to wipe away the tears, I downloaded Incredibad, and it cheers me up every time I listen to it. (I would recommend not listening to it in front of your parents or anyone that doesn’t know who they are though. People generally think you’re weird if you stick on a song with the lyrics “I’ll let you do my mother, make me another brother.”)
This video for I Just Had Sex featuring Akon is one of their most recent released. I watched it a few weeks ago and I’ve shared it all over the place since. Blake Lively and Jessica Alba also feature in the video, and I thought it was hilarious that they could be around the guys when they were singing about having sex with a pile of manure and how their penis felt great. The whole thing is just so nonchalant. I would not have been able to keep a straight face.
Just like The Midnight Beast, scoot on over to The Lonely Island’s website and if you have a bit of time to spare and have a watch of their music videos. They’ve worked with loads of celebrities now who clearly don’t take themselves very seriously, and they are good for a couple of laughs.
Minor warning though; if you don’t like offensive lyrics, or major sexual implications they’re probably not for you. I’m alright, but Akon wiggling his bum was enough to make me cringe!
Panic! At The Disco
Posted: March 25, 2011 Filed under: Music | Tags: Panic At The Disco, The Balled of Mona Lisa Leave a commentThe much anticipated return of Panic! has arrived in the form of their new song, The Balled of Mona Lisa. With it, they brought back their heavenly harmonies and kitsch costumes.
Have a watch. I think their new album is going to be hot, just like Mr Brendon Urie himself! How about you?
Dell & Lauren ‘try’ to be cool.
Posted: March 25, 2011 Filed under: Music, Own Content | Tags: 50 Cent, Adele Jones, David Guetta, Get Low, Keenan Cahill, Lauren Wilson, Lil' Jon and The Eastside Boys, New York Knicks Leave a commentI don’t know whether you’ve all heard of Keenan Cahill? Well, allow me to explain. He’s an american boy who has a rare genetic disease which meant he had to undergo some surgery that prevented him from going outside for almost a year, which was when he started making his videos. Keenan is now becoming a big thing on YouTube from posting these videos of himself miming along to different songs and filming it. You’d think it would be quite easy, just sat pretending to sing, but he is REALLY bad at it. No matter though, because some of his videos now feature stars like 50 Cent, David Guetta and the New York Knicks, has his own website, and is now appearing on shows all over the US, so who care’s how crap he is!
After watching this video, I decided I wanted a go to see how difficult it was, so I decided to have a few drinks with my friend, Lauren. When we both got to the point of not caring who watched the video after it was posted online, iTunes and Photobooth went on, we chose a song and danced and mimed along. Looking back, I do care a little bit, but the end where Lauren starts jumping on my bed and our faces at certain times are just so funny that I couldn’t keep it to myself.
Have fun watching guys!
Artistic License
Posted: March 24, 2011 Filed under: Music | Tags: Born This Way, Lady Gaga, Music, Rihanna, S&M, Zombie Boy 2 CommentsHave you ever seen a music video then stepped back and thought, ‘what the hell just happened?’
In a way I kind of love it when that happens. Artists have a visual blank canvas when they go to make a music video, and get the opportunity to be able to express their feelings through the actions on screen. For example, let’s take Rihanna’s new video for her song ‘S&M’ which has faced mass scrutiny for it’s sexual implications all the way through. I don’t care what anybody says though, ’cause it does match the lyrics of the song. ‘Sticks and stones may break my bones but chains and whips excite me’… It would be a bit stupid to have her doing anything else but frolicking around in bright pink lycra. That is beside the point though. We know what she is trying to implicate through this song and video, but sometimes, music video’s can go just a little bit too far.
Lady Gaga is one of those artists that, almost every time, over steps the line and pushes the boundaries of music videos. If any body has seen the extended version of her new video ‘Born This Way’ they would understand exactly what I’m ranting on about. The beginning of this seven minute epic, we hear Gaga doing a monologue which seems to be a stylistic way of emphasising the good and evil that will become. To be perfectly honest, that’s not the weird thing though. As well as featuring a mad, kaleidoscopic birth from the ‘good’ Gaga, the ‘evil’ Gaga also pulls a machine gun out of her lady business. At that point I was like ‘Yeah Gaga. You’ve lost me.’
Throughout the rest of the video, slotted in through the extensive dance routine where Gaga is wearing the smallest set of underwear, there are numerous other random and down right ridiculous things. A few times we see her dancing in a full suit, matching in make up and dress with Zombie Boy (the guy that’s tattooed from head to toe like a Zombie) and we occasionally see her in a mirrored room with her head in what looks like a jar with other disembodied heads around her…
I was honestly, completely baffled watching this whole video, and, even though the song is catchy and it’s doing amazingly well here and in the US, I can’t deny I was a little freaked out.
If you can watch it and make more sense of it than I did, then please, leave a comment and enlighten me a bit more!
The Midnight Beast
Posted: March 22, 2011 Filed under: Funny, Music | Tags: Ashley Horne, Dru Wakely, Friday, Jay Sean, Kesha, Rebecca Black, Stefan Abington, The Midnight Beast, Tik Tok, YouTube 1 CommentTo all those out there that haven’t heard of the 3-piece comedic ‘boy-band’ that is The Midnight Beast, you’ve seriously missed out. The band are made up of Stefan Abington, Dru Wakely and Ashley Horne, and together are an unstoppable force of comedy with catchy lyrics, hilarious music video’s and childish dancing that we just can’t get enough of.
They stormed onto the scene in 2009, when they uploaded their parody of Ke$ha’s ‘Tik Tok’ featuring the three of them rapping and dancing in a house with props such as a naked barbie doll and photo of Sarah Palin. Intrigued? Well you should be! The video was a massive success and has over 10 million views on YouTube. Ke$ha herself has actually seen the video, tweeting afterwords; “holy. s**t. this is better than my version.” No offence Ke$ha, but we strongly agree.
As well as this parody, the band have also done covers of Jay Sean’s ‘Down’, and 3 days ago, posted their version of the most annoying song in the world (which me and our scary girl, Beth filmed our reaction too yesterday), Rebecca Black’s ‘Friday’. The video has had over 286,000 views in the past couple of days, had a stint on the front page of YouTube and seems to be getting shared all over sites like Facebook and Twitter.
The boys have just come off their UK tour and have lined up appearances at festivals, including a headline spot on the Festival Republic Stage at Leeds/Reading.
It’s clear that The Midnight Beast are going to go far, and if you like their Ke$ha parody, (and think their ‘almost’ parody of Rebecca Black is funny), I would urge you to have a session on their YouTube channel familiarising yourself with some of their own material, like Booty Call and Just Another Boyband which me and Beth frequently dance around my room to.
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