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Musical Musings… Videos That Are Better Than Their Songs

Posted on by sgottahurt

MTV may no longer be Music Television, but that doesn’t mean videos no longer exist.  I know, right?

Today I present some videos that are, in my opinion, better than the songs they’re meant to showcase.

(I didn’t include any 80’s songs such as A-Ha’s Take On Me or Genesis’ Land of Confusion due partially to the fact that back then MTV still meant Music Television, and also… songs from the 80’s are still good in a kitschy sort of way.)

  • The White Stripes – Fell in Love with a Girl

A very simple song with a very simple message in a very simple – but quite time-consuming to make – video.

  • Fall Out Boy – Sugar, We’re Going Down

This could have been a movie, me thinks.  An independent film, of course.  A pretentious one.

  • Nickelback – Savin’ Me

The concept doesn’t fully kick in until 1:30 minutes in, but this video is certainly worth the watch.

  • OK GO – This Too Shall Pass

If you haven’t seen this yet, here ya (OK) go.

  • Prodigy – Smack My Bitch Up

You may argue that the song is good, but I’d still argue the video is better.  For the (mostly) uncut version, click here.  (I say mostly uncut because this is still missing the heroin and pedestrian hits… intense video, eh?)

Happy Find… My Impending Songsmith Addiction

Posted on by sgottahurt

The wunderkinds wonderbreads Vistapushers, um, developers at Microsoft have developed a retarded gay lame program called Songsmith.  If you’re brave enough to watch the research team’s demonstration video about the product, be my guest and click here.

For those of you wise enough to trust me, which isn’t saying altogether much about either of us if you do, all you need to know is that Songsmith is a music making program.  And I use “music making” in the loosest sense.

The premise is this: you hook your mic up to your pc and open the application.  You sing a made up song however you want, and the program will create the backup music for you.  Srsly.

The fun part is that there’s a YouTube channel by azz100c that contains plenty of famous original vocals run through the program.  A few of my favorites are a folksy version of “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor, and to explain the sound of Billy Idol’s “White Wedding” would spoil the fun.

(Thank you again ever so much Videogum… you rock!)