Sunday, August 12, 2007

Ten Videos I love....

Return to Innocence (Enigma)- I guess this was the first video which started this trend of showing everything in a rewind mode and this video is really good; almost perfect for watching when you are waiting for that stressful meeting to start and want to soothe a bit. Du Hast (Ramstein)- I cant make a word of what it says (the song is German) but the video is simply amazing, the gangster, his babe, the deceit, the beats, the look on the face of his babe waiting for him, and literally crying after seeing the flames, etc etc…the song is worth a watch especially when you are having a party at home… Iris-(OST-City of Angels)- there is something about the lyrics, something about the overall ambiance, the gazing through the telescope, the grayish black and white setting, the video is worth watching anytime and not to forget the presence of Meg Ryan in it. Time of my life (OST-Dirty Dancing) Fun, joy, love, revelry, this song seems to me the inspiration for so many of our songs and videos. The stage performance, the jump in the crowd, the whole suede crowd turning into dancing, this video has that real feel good factor associated with it and its always fun watching it. Feel-(Robbie Williams)- this video has that awesome quality of being completely laid back and its monochrome look only adds to the beauty. And the way Daryll Hannah looks in the video; stunning with her temptress looks; much better than she did in her heydays (remember: Wall Street) Wicked Game (Chris Isaac)- How could I forget this song. Voted as the sexiest video ever, this pure black and white beachside video has this topless lady running on the beach and the groovy voice of Chris Isaac following her; pretty explicitly this video is but I wont say its cheap or vulgar; its beautiful and its sensual. November Rain-(Guns n Roses)- well, the fact that this was voted as one of the best videos ever speaks volumes. The scene outside the church courtyard where Slash performs solo, his walk down the aisle, the video is almost like a whole story in motion and also not to forget the characterization in the video which is supposedly inspired from their real life love. Everybody Hurts (REM)- A stunning piece of art I would say is this video; people struck in a traffic jam and thinking all about sadness, deceit, pain etc etc…different people, different scenarios, different languages, (with subtitles) but all thinking of pain…this video is a must watch. Turn the Page (Metallica)- Pure anguish, pure pain, disgust and rebellion; that’s what I feel about this video. The way the song talks of the life of a rock star and the video talks of the life of a prostitute cum stripper, its absolutely heartfelt. You should see that shot in which the prostitute is beaten up by her customer and her daughter is staring at her from the door, plus her monologue in the middle of the song..this song and more so its video is something; of course if you can look beyond the strip scenes and the nudity. PULSE (Pink Floyd)- Nothing absolutely nothing compares to this compilation of pure psychedelic rock, David Gilmour and the background visuals. I don’t think music can ever produce something like this again. What is really amazing about this is that just play it on and you can spend a whole lazy weekend afternoon watching this.

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