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Killed By The Video Star

Archive for January 2008

January 5th, 2008

Mika - ‘Lollipop’ Video Review | Sucking Too Hard On Your What? That’s Gotta Hurt…

You may get the idea from the title of this post that I am some kind of prude, but you’d be wrong, I was just a bit taken back when I first heard this tune, and the not so clever innuendo for oral sex.
I mean, I assume that’s what the song is all about. If […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

January 4th, 2008

My Chemical Romance - ‘I’m Not Okay (I Promise)’ Video Review | But The Song Is

I adore this video, and the song too for that matter. It’s one of those songs that you never tire of, although you don’t really know why you like it quite as much as you do.
I think this video was the first time I saw or heard of My Chemical Romance, and as much as […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

January 3rd, 2008

Marilyn Manson - ‘Putting Holes in Happiness’ Video Review | Not Actually That Weird

If I was a music video director, I think I’d do exactly what this one did when presented with the opportunity to work with marilyn Manson, basically just stick him, his band, and some other strange people in a room and say “Be weird”.
I mean what else can you do with him? Really. This video […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

January 2nd, 2008

Amy Winehouse - ‘Love Is A Losing Game’ Video Review | Starring Blake Fielder-Civil

Amy Winehouse is such a mass (or should that be mess?) of emotions and talent. Her album Back To Black is one of the best albums to have emerged from the UK, not only last year, but of the last five.
But then there is the other side of her, with her drug addictions, and […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

January 1st, 2008

U2 - ‘New Year’s Day’ Video Review | Perfect Song For The First Day Of 2008

U2 used to be a fantastic rock band, with strands of traditional Irish music melded perfectly with innovative sounds of their own, some brilliant guitar playing by The Edge, and some highly political lyrics by Bono.
And then the whole band starting believing the hype, and Bono in particular thought he was some kind of reincarnation […]

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