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Post by s l i k on Jun 16, 2011 23:27:42 GMT -5
She dances around a backlot of a New York street for 5 minutes by herself.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jun 16, 2011 23:30:25 GMT -5
I actually kinda like this. It reminds me of the end of Black and White by Michael Jackson.
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Post by s l i k on Jun 16, 2011 23:31:58 GMT -5
Meanwhile in Pop World...
Katy Perry makes a video starring Rebecca Black, Hanson, 2 guys from Glee, Kenny G, Debbie Gibson & Cory Feldman.
And gives me flashbacks to the glory of my "Saved By The Bell" youth.
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Post by Jazzman on Jun 16, 2011 23:33:32 GMT -5
I actually kinda like this. It reminds me of the end of Black and White by Michael Jackson. Same, it's like they redid The Way You Make Me Feel without another person there. It' was really nifty and didn't have the finish I was thinking it would have (Gaga jumping off the fire escape)
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Post by The Ichi on Jun 16, 2011 23:38:15 GMT -5
You neglected to mention that there was also a black guy with a saxophone.
Bleeding gums Murphy?
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Post by Orange on Jun 16, 2011 23:42:44 GMT -5
I really liked the video. Simple, she looks beautiful (IMO), it might now have cost a million bucks, but there's enough of those in the pop world now. It's nice to see something simple like this, because IMO the song itself is powerful enough to stand on it's own without a huge music video.
Also, I'm not really feeling the Katy Perry video, it's funny and all but I much prefer Edge of Glory.
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Post by Jazzman on Jun 16, 2011 23:45:51 GMT -5
You neglected to mention that there was also a black guy with a saxophone. Bleeding gums Murphy? No, It's Clarence Clemons, saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen who sadly suffered a stroke 4 days ago. He's in serious, but stable, condition.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2011 0:10:50 GMT -5
Why do music videos still exist, anyway? Not opposed to them, just really wonder about it seeing as how the most available distribution for them these days is Youtube which I really doubt offsets the cost.
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Post by darbus alan on Jun 17, 2011 1:13:25 GMT -5
Wasn't Edge of Glory written for her grandfather? If that's the case I could see why she'd want to keep it simple.
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Post by ToyfareMark on Jun 17, 2011 1:34:35 GMT -5
You neglected to mention that there was also a black guy with a saxophone. Bleeding gums Murphy? The saxophone completely ruins the song. I mean the song is fine and everything, but then its like...time for Night Court. It just comes out of nowhere, and sounds so out of place. It's like its simply there to say something like I'm a child of the 80's. I wish I still had Adobe Premier so I could edit it out.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Jun 17, 2011 1:51:26 GMT -5
Meanwhile in Pop World... Katy Perry makes a video starring Rebecca Black, Hanson, 2 guys from Glee, Kenny G, Debbie Gibson & Cory Feldman. And gives me flashbacks to the glory of my "Saved By The Bell" youth. Man, I like 1980s nostalgia as much as anyone, but those 8 minutes were BRUTAL! Also, the director managed to transform Katy Perry from a 2010s generic looking girl to a 1980s generic looking girl. Bravo?
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Post by FUNK_US/BRODUS on Jun 17, 2011 7:11:07 GMT -5
OMG She's so unique! That video is so deep and meaningful! She's a musical genius!
Meh.
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Post by turkeysandwich on Jun 17, 2011 9:09:34 GMT -5
From the title of this thread I thought it was going to be an Onion article.
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Post by Red Lion on Jun 17, 2011 9:14:33 GMT -5
OMG She's so unique! That video is so deep and meaningful! She's a musical genius! Indeed she is! ;D
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Post by Tarik Dee on Jun 17, 2011 11:46:49 GMT -5
I really like it, it has more meaning than her other 10 minutes videos.
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Post by Munkie91087 on Jun 17, 2011 12:12:20 GMT -5
From the title of this thread I thought it was going to be an Onion article. Me too, dude. I came in expecting an Onion article, I leave disappointed.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jun 17, 2011 12:18:14 GMT -5
Why do music videos still exist, anyway? Not opposed to them, just really wonder about it seeing as how the most available distribution for them these days is Youtube which I really doubt offsets the cost. I suppose they exist mostly to drive sales of the music rather than as a product in and of themselves.
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Post by Lila on Jun 17, 2011 13:13:24 GMT -5
When I saw the title of thread, I thought that it was overexaggerated, but DAMN! That should've been more creative on her part. I do admire that she did do something different in the fact it was just a normal music video compared to her others. I do understand that the song is about her Grandpa that died last year and started writting the song with her dad.
I'm starting to see a pattern now. Whenever Lady Gaga makes a video, everyone expects it to be crazy and then it gets shitted on because it wasn't in-key with the song. "Why can't she make a normal video?" Lady Gaga now starts to make semi-normal videos and now people are like she's boring.
Seriously, she can't be crazy all the time.
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Post by BJ Sturgeon on Jun 17, 2011 13:46:11 GMT -5
I wasn't aware she had an interesting one.
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Post by Zero Orchestra on Jun 17, 2011 13:49:20 GMT -5
Didn't she already release this song only it was called "Born This Way"?
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