musings of a neurotic mind

something really caught my eye lately: the music video “somebody told me” by the highly-popular (at least in the UK and in france) group called “the killers”. when i saw the video for the first time i thought, wow, now that’s a way to churn out a song and i did not really liked it. but if you watch it several times (and trust me, that is easily the case because they play it quite often) you notice that at the drummer of the band looks like he needs to pee quite urgently at the beginning of the video. apart from that i was convinced that “the killers” are a british band but apparently they hail from Las Vegas and masterly imitate a british accent.
speaking of music: have you noticed the latest commercial for the iPod Shuffle? catchy tune, isn’t it? it’s called “jerk it out” by a combo named “Caesars” or sometimes “Caesar’s Palace”… not quite sure about that.

No hesitation, no delay
You come on just like special K
Just like I swallowed half my stash
I never ever want to crash
No hesitation, no delay
You come on just like special K
Now you’re back with dope demand
I’m on sinking sand
Gravity
No escaping gravity
Gravity
No escaping… not for free
I fall down… hit the ground
Make a heavy sound
Every time you seem to come around
(Placebo – Special K)

well, this is hardly breaking news but U2 has released a single called “Vertigo” some time ago. i heard it several times the past few weeks and never thought like wow that song kicks ass. i think this song had to grow on me because yesterday i suddenly realized that it really rocks. (you can’t really tell that from the media and so-called critics who easily praise every new single that hits the market.) apart from that the music video struck me as different and thus interesting. i have to say that i haven’t been what you would call a “fan” of U2. i enjoy selected songs but i do not collect all their albums. yet. well, here are few screencaps from the video:

Vois comme la vie est éphémère
Comme les nuages
Juste un passage
Une goutte d’eau nécessaire
Au voyage
(Mylene Farmer – Vertige)

Weiter, weiter ins Verderben.
Wir müssen leben bis wir sterben.
(Rammstein – Dalai Lama)

i am not easily impressed, but that music video called “je te rends ton amour” by mylene farmer really knocked me off my (mental) socks. i stumbled across that particular music video rather randomly, as it is the case with many interesting things. it is considered to be a “scandal” and french authorities only allowed the music channels to broadcast a censored version of it. well, that caught my attention and i so i decided to get the uncensored version on DVD. it is — trust me — breathtaking and one has to watch it several times to actually “get it”. i am not necessarily a fan of french chanson, but here the music and the images of the video are a unique entity that simply draws your attention and makes you think about it. no doubt that one could do a psychoanalytical reading of the entire video (i am very tempted to do so sometime), but what strikes me in particular is the visual impact of it, the “force” of the images that is underscored by the music. the sad theme of it of lost love is hardly anything new, but the way it is visualized is revolutionary. no wonder it was hailed as a scandal and censored! i do not want to give out any details for now, because to truly understand it you have to see it. here are some screenshots of a few scenes that impress me particularly:

i finally managed to catch a glimpse of the Edguy musicvideo “King of Fools”. you have to know that i rarely watch regular tv, let alone MTV. when i turn on tv, they are usually playing stuff i do not like and not good metal like Edguy. so you have to find other ways to watch musicvideos. (mental note: the next time Edguy comes to Austria, i simply have to visit the concert.) however, i even managed to make some screencaps:

“Is it love tonight
When everyone’s dreaming
Of a better life
In this world
Divided by fear
We’ve gotta believe that
There’s a reason we’re here
Yeah, there’s a reason we’re here
Cause these are the days worth living
These are the years we’re given
And these are the moments
These are the times
Let’s make the best out of our lives”
(The Calling – Our Lives)