PJ's Odobenus rosmarus reveal

I'll get going around "sometime tonight" so make sure you set your alarm. I'll say 7pm

Going to start with category 2 because I already began it today out of curiosity:

2: Song that is hugely improved by the video
e.g. Childish Gambino - This Is America, Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk, Jon Hopkins - "Open Eye Signal" . In another life, I think I would have been a film maker. That Childish Gambino song isn't very good at all but the video and multiple listens has drilled it into me. Please no 15 minute epics. I did like that ramstein one in the previous game but it was a bit long.

How I feel right now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnSccAokV3c

Nah its genuinely very tough. I love all the videos. So hard to give anyone last place.

Not quite ready yet. This is a full time job.

Rikand

Its not to be taken lightly. You only started watching them today. We'll understand if you feel it needs another night of listens

Rikand

Rikand wrote: »

Its not to be taken lightly. You only started watching them today. We'll understand if you feel it needs another night of listens

Truth be told, I started last night :P Right I'm ready to kick off

Justin Timberlake - CAN'T STOP THE FEELING!

Apologies in advance to the owner of this song. You got unlucky.

I groaned the second this started. I hate this song. Something about this and Pharrell's "Happy" drives me nuts. As if I hate someone telling me to be happy. I'll be whatever I want to be thank you very much. How can I get the maximum out of my grumpy mood if justin timberlake keeps tell me to be happy?! I'm such a grump sometimes :pac: I tried to keep an open mind but it was tough. I actually quite like Justin though so his humour is saving the video so far. The crazy look in his eyes during the super market scenes in particular. I think he could be a great comedic actor. Have a look at some of The Lonely Island videos for example. He looks like a lot of fun. But god do I hate this song lol. The video doesn't tell a story. No interesting camera techniques. The video just kinda goes on and on. Does it need the credits at the end. The song was "catchy", annoying and everywhere. Leave me to enjoy my bad mood in peace.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru0K8uYEZWw

18th place so 1 point. You guessed it, it was

gasgdagd Necro dsgajglke

Nirvana - In Bloom

First time I saw this, I was like, what the hell is this. I got into them after Cobain's death. It was the first song of theirs that really blew me away. It was the first nirvana video I ever saw. I remember downloading it through KaZaA (slightly predates youtube). I was utterly confused. I thought nirvana were some no nonsense rock band. They're actually very much a bunch of oddballs. It is funny them acting like some 50's clean cut band and cutting to them in dresses. But that's all that's to it. Bit of a one trick pony. Now that I think about, I've never been blown away by any of nirvana's videos even though I am a huge fan and I sometimes revisit them. Sell the kids for food.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbgKEjNBHqM

17th place and 2 points for

dfsdsd GreeBo dsds

Ectoplasm

Well, I really like both choices so far so I expect I'll see mine along soon :pac:

Jesus, this is already fierce tense. I'm just relieved that I've already passed my minimum goal of not coming last in every category!

Public Service Broadcasting - Go!

I actually felt this video took away from my experience of PSB. I'm familiar with their music and was briefly obsessed with space related ones. Espeically the one about going around the moon "The Other Side". If I was new to them, I think I might have prefered this more. I think their songs create amazing imagery. Seeing them playing along to the imagery takes away from the majesty of it. The graphics are pretty good overall. The blinking circles and triangles do work. Its not a bad song, its not a bad video. Its not their best song, but in the context of what their songs can do, this video is a negative.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHIo6qwJarI

16th place and 3 points to

Green&Red

Ectoplasm

Ectoplasm wrote: »

Well, I really like both choices so far so I expect I'll see mine along soon :pac:

I think JT is the only one I genuinely didn't like. Really tough category

Necro

Think I read the category wrong!

What category is this, i also have no clues what songs i sent which is kinda nice if im being honest

(Take on Me - Aha)

Love the song. I've never loved the video. Very cheesey. Very 80's. I prefer the Family Guy version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914

15th and 4 points to

Barney92

Art of Trance - Swarm

Very trancey. I can dig some trance sometimes. The video reminds me of Koyaanisqatsi. I like it. Animals in swarms in slo-mo. Whats not to like. Not as much depth as some the other entries perhaps. The shifts in the music suit the visuals quite well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s30yJw3gEPc

14th and 5 points goes to

Rikand

Pretzill

I remember thinking the A-ha video was like the best thing ever back in the day - it just doesn't work now - that and Thriller - simpler times

Ectoplasm

Oh I don't know PSB. Will be spotifying them soon.


Also Barney...choon. I had such a crush on Morten Harket when I was younger.

Foo Fighters - Learn To Fly

I've seen Foo Fighters live so many times yet I'm not really a big fan of theirs. They have a few good tunes but I've never felt the need to put them on. I think Dave Grohl is a bit of cheeseball and this video is that to a T. It's not a bad video. Mildly humour. Its not a bad song either. Just kinda mediocre.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VQ_3sBZEm0

13th and 6 points goes to

baggly

Rudimental - Waiting All Night

Not a huge fan of the song itself. I like the chorus but the rest is kinda noisy, plus it has some annoying girl singing over it. Drum and base isn't a favourite genre of mine. Its a decent enough video. Tells a great story. I had to look up some background. I thought the footage was real at first but turns out it isn't. The biker himself is the real guy who went through the story being told but the footage is recreated. I don't like the grainy shakey cameras they go for. It tries to make you think its entirely genuine and real, and that's what they are going for, but I felt misled in believing it was 100% real. It's an inspirational story but I found myself too distracted with how the video was put together.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M97vR2V4vTs

12th and 7 points to

Choc Chip

Food just arrived so gonna slow down a bit. Give you time to watch the videos

Oh I had that Rudimental track on my shortlist for another category - glad I didn't use it now! It's my first time seeing the video for it though.

Green&Red

Ectoplasm wrote: »

Oh I don't know PSB. Will be spotifying them soon.


Also Barney...choon. I had such a crush on Morten Harket when I was younger.

That whole album is amazing, in particular “the other side”

Electric Nitwit

[Deleted User] wrote: »

What category is this, i also have no clues what songs i sent which is kinda nice if im being honest

Song that is improved by the video

fixXxer

Some fun videos there. Surprised A-Ha not higher

Electric Nitwit

Green&Red wrote: »

That whole album is amazing, in particular “the other side”

Have you seen the Gagarin video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY-kAnvOY80

George Michael - Shoot the Dog

I do like this video. I like George Michael in general. I like that he can take the piss out of himself (I absolutely love this bit in extras https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=527494994041525). Its a funny video from a different era. That big grin on Tony Blair. I remember thinking George Bush was a bit a dim US president, as we were all led to believe. The US didn't realise how lucky they had it. I miss that goofy, cowboy fella looking at who's in office now. There's so many other good videos so this one didn't place as high.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABhZQ_VRbsQ

11th and 8 points to

Deleted User

Pretzill

That Rudimental track is great

Green&Red

Deleted User wrote: »

Public Service Broadcasting - Go!

I actually felt this video took away from my experience of PSB. I'm familiar with their music and was briefly obsessed with space related ones. Espeically the one about going around the moon "The Other Side". If I was new to them, I think I might have prefered this more. I think they're songs create amazing imagery. Seeing them playing along to the imagery takes away from the majesty of it. The graphics are pretty good overall. The blinking circles and triangles do work. Its not a bad song, its not a bad video. Its not their best song, but in the context of what their songs can do, this video is a negative.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHIo6qwJarI

16th place and 3 points to

Green&Red

Interesting fact, the 2102 alarm in the song almost stopped the moon landing, it was basically from their GPS and one of the signals was returning a null repeatedly instead of just reading null once. Aldrin reckoned that because the alarms we so far apart (about 90secs) that it wasn’t something immediately dangerous. If he’d been more cautious Neil Armstrong wouldn’t have been the first man on the moon

Peter Gabriel, Sledgehammer

I was fascinated by this one growing up. The twitchy stop motion actually freaked me out a bit. I rediscovered it a few years back when I watched a short documentary on Gabriel, and I absolutely love this song. A great pop video all in all. It would have ranked higher if it didn't stir an unsettling childhood feeling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJWJE0x7T4Q

10th and 9 points to

Electric Nitwit

Pretzill

I nearly went with Sledgehammer too - Great track

Electric Nitwit

I found the Sledgehammer video freaky when I was young too

I submitted it because I actually think the song is a bit crap, but everyone knows and loves it because of the video

osh

Great video too

Pretzill

It's not a bit crap. I think the video now looks a bit crap though

Electric Nitwit

Pretzill wrote: »

It's not a bit crap. I think the video now looks a bit crap though

No, I was worried writing that

I genuinely don't like it, and I adore So..., the album it's on, apart from that

osh

It was pretty special for its time though

I didn't pick Sledgehammer for this category as it's already such a brilliant tune; the video could have just been Peter Gabriel tiling his bathroom floor and I'd still love it!

Pretzill

osh wrote: »

It was pretty special for its time though

Absolutely. It was a little jaw dropping then.

Rudimental - Not Giving In ft. John Newman & Alex Clare

Another Rudimental. Wasn't a huge fan of the first song. This one is not bad, not great. Just not my genre again. I like the verses but the chorus is too hectic. The video is decent enough. Tells a nice succinct story about two impoverished boys living in shanty towns in the Philippines. It didn't blow me away but its certainly not bad. Could have easily gone higher but so much quality in this category. Always choose the dance troupe over the gangs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9-Lwpgfd1E

9th and 10 pints to

Strawberry milkshake

Necro

Deleted User wrote: »

9th and 10 pints to

Strawberry milkshake

PJ feeling extra generous this time around :pac:

Pretzill

That means I'll get at least 11 pints!!

Ectoplasm

Strawbs be thirsty after getting off the plane

Stardust: Music Sounds Better With You

Nice simple story to this video. I loved it as a child. My head is constantly bobbing listening to this. I forgot about the guys in the clouds towards the end. Had me cracking up revisiting this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQlAEiCb8m0

8th and 11 G&T's for

MrKingsley

fixXxer

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Stardust: Music Sounds Better With You

Nice simple story to this video. I loved it as a child. My head is constantly bobbing listening to this. I forgot about the guys in the clouds towards the end. Had me cracking up revisiting this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQlAEiCb8m0

8th and 11 G&T's for

MrKingsley

That song takes me back.

Gorillaz feel good inc

I loved this song the first time I heard it. I know exactly where I was. In our common room in 6th year. Came on the radio. Absolutely hooked me straight away. The video has more depth to it than I realised. I used to think it was just a bunch of random things thrown together but I now think its a reflection on modern life. We're all stuck within a corporate, capitalist world. The things that we are trained to believe to make us happy (consumerism, the kardashians, nike runners), do not make us happy. Some of us are looking out at greener pastures to the enlightened. Others are embracing the debauchery. The powers that be are literally laughing at us trapped within our infinite loop. The corporations flying off at the end to keep us all tamed. Or maybe its nothing like that :pac: Love some of the animation in this. The main character shoulders spinning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyHNuVaZJ-k

7th and 12 punts to

Tritium

Ectoplasm

I considered submitting that song too. Excellent choice Trit.

Cibo Matto - "Sugar Water"

Interesting idea. Spent a good while trying to figure out what was going on. The right side is going backwards throughout, at first it is literally being played in reverse. Halfway through when they swap sides, the left side is then going backwards in chronological order, but not being played backwards. The right side is then going both chronologically backwards and in reverse. I definitely like it. I love a video that takes a bit of time to figure out. Song didn't blow me away at first, nor did it hugely grow on me. It's fine. The video doesn't have any double meanings that I could spot so it you see what you get which is an interesting idea.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBF2huvBcyI

6th and 13th points to

osh

Ectoplasm

Ooohhh I love Cibo Matto

Pretzill

Ectoplasm wrote: »

Ooohhh I love Cibo Matto

New one on me - clever video too.

Kodaline - All I Want

Really liked this video at first. The relatable melancholy of office life. This Kodaline album reminds me a breakup so put me in a certain mood straight away. I felt they possibly didn't need to use the mask/make-up/disfigurement thing and it could have easily worked too. It's a bit too obvious. Someone trying to find meaning in their life in whatever way they can. Something I imagine we can all relate to to a degree. We're all the same underneath it all. Then from the fight scene onward it kinda becomes a bit cliché. He gets the girl. I kinda wish it stuck with the melancholy. A lovely song too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtf7hC17IBM

5th and 14th points to

MickJaguar2

osh

Yeah class video, directed by Michel Gondry

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