Thursday, August 25, 2011

MOVIE-INSPIRED MUSIC VIDEOS PART 1

In the era of music channels that barely play music videos, youtube & vimeo have kinda turned in to the new MTV & VH1. There have been tons of great/original videos in the last 10-15 years. And some of my favorites just so happen to be inspired by some really great & unexpected films ('last year at marienbad', 'audition', 'alphaville', etc). Sometimes i wonder if people realize what movies some of these music videos are referencing. There's been some recent obvious ones like Kanye's Stronger video (Akira), but there's some other good ones out there that people aren't mentioning. So we're gonna take a look at some of my favorites...

'A WOMAN IS A WOMAN' / 'MAPS' (YEAH YEAH YEAHS)
I don't really listen to the Yeah Yeah Yeah's but i often find myself coming back to this music video quite often because of its obvious nod to my favorite scene in Godard's 'A Woman Is A Woman'...

A Woman Is A Woman (1961)

Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeah's (2003)

A Woman Is A Woman

Maps

A Woman Is A Woman

Maps





'KILLER OF SHEEP' / 'BELHAVEN MERIDIAN' (SHABAZZ PALACES)
Just when i thought i couldn't possibly like this new musical discovery any more, they go and reference one of my favorite movies; Charles Burnett's 'Killer Of Sheep'. These last few years have been great for Burnett's feature film debut. It was finally put out on DVD by Milestone. Got a long run at the IFC Center and found a new audience in the form of hip-hop fans thanks to this video and Mos Def's last album cover...
Killer Of Sheep (1977)
Mos Def - 'The Ecstatic' album cover

Killer Of Sheep (1977)

Belhaven Meridian - Shabazz Palaces







'LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD' / 'TO THE END' (BLUR)
Once again, here's another band i don't listen too, but 'Last Year At Marienbad' is one of my favorites...

Last Year At Marienbad (1961)

To The End - Blur (1994)

Last Year At Marienbad

To The End


'CHILDREN OF MEN' / 'DRUMROLL' (POS)
And just like the Killer Of Sheep video, here's an artist that I'm a huge fan of (POS) remaking a recent favorite of mine (children of men)...

Children Of Men (2006)

Drumroll -POS (2009)



'DANGER DIABOLIK' / BODY MOVIN' (BEASTIE BOYS)
On the flip side, here's a great music video remaking a movie I'm not a huge a fan of, although i recognize its cult status (sorry, but I just cant get in to Danger Diabolik's intentional cheesiness). 

Danger Diabloik (1968)



Body Movin - Beastie Boys (1998)



Danger Diabolik



Body Movin


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