I never know if I'm ahead of the curve with silly internet memes or tragically behind, but the Literal Music Video thing has had me in stitches of late. It's partially due to the fact that yes, I came of age in the dawn of the music video age, and the 80s were fertile fields that are just now finally bearing the ridiculous fruit that was planted back then.
But it's also because, DAMN, the people who do these? For the most part, they're really smart and really funny.
In a Literal Music Video, one hears (and sees) re-written lyrics that are superimposed over the original images, delivering a creative a wealth of smart-assed snark on the choreography, direction, lighting, accessorizing...you get the picture.
Clever spuds, the people who do these. Much cleverer than me.
Head Over Heels
With Arms Wide Open
Take On Me
White Wedding
And nothing's sacred, kittens! Even the Beatles are fair game.
Penny Lane
SO many more at YouTube, you just won't believe it..
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Total Eclipse Of The Heart
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Don't think I ever got in that early~
The only one I'd add would be Total Eclipse of the Heart. There's something about the cheesiness and self-importance of '80s videos that begs for this treatment. The Aha is my favorite, with the quality of the singing a good match for the original.
now i was gonna go to bed but in gonna go to youtube!! thanks.. who needs sleep right?
Even though my sides and my face hurt like hell from guffawing!
I think I shall create 8 or 10 new blog-files just so I can rate you more!
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!
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As for the 80s, Weird Al was going that long ago. How about Alanis Morrisette doing "My Humps?" Pretty funny.
LMAO "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Bite me. Oh yeah, he said it.
Are the bollywood ones. Where they create subtitles showing what they *think* the lyrics are.
Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA1NoOOoaNw
--rated--
I mean, thanks, Zerry or Zomas or Zoan, but I tossed this off in, like, ten minutes.
These were great, but I think I liked the Bonnie Tyler one the best.
High-larious.
Smart stuff, indeed.
Now that first song is one of my favorite videos. I love Tears for Fears and I love that song...AND its one of the few videos where the singer acts decently. You know, most lead singers, they act poorly because they're not actors.
Oh...except for Jared Leto in 30 Seconds to Mars. There's a video for their song "The Kill" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF1wZQzpeKA . He's an actor though...and a HOTTIE!! When he meets himself in the hallway and they almost kiss one another, I swoon, I tell you...swoon!
Will check out the rest later. Thanks for putting them all in one convenient location.
K
The A-ha was my fave...!
"The Boys Of Summer"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev7Z2mF1UO4