June 16, 2013
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What on Earth did I just Watch? A Short Retrospective on Weird Music Videos
I went to eat dinner with Helen tonight and she asked “Have you seen the Bubble Butt video yet?”
When I heard the “Bubble Butt” song by Major Lazer a few weeks ago, I thought it was a very weird song and told all of my friends about it. Apparently the music video is out for it now.
My internet has been lagging like insanely badly for the past few days, so I it took me forever to watch this video. I’m not sure what I just watched. I guess I’m just amazed at how different some people’s bodies can turn out – from ectomorphic flat assery to a full on…well, fully fleshed out bubble butt.
This video was very unique and though not quite my musical taste, I have to appreciate the artistry that went into displaying bubble butts. It reminds me of a few other wacky and weird music videos…
Prodigy – Smack My B*tch Up (uncensored, NSFW!!!)
This is the uncensored cut from one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite childhood albums, The Fat of the Land by Prodigy.
Marilyn Manson – Beautiful People
MM has a lot of controversial music and beliefs. I don’t necessarily agree with them, but I think his inherent personality is quite similar to mine (upon reading his biography, Long Road Out of Hell). The Beautiful People mv reminds me of the 90′s when MTV was really all about cool music videos. Now all they have are dumb reality tv shows. I wish and would rather they had some interesting documentaries interspersed with music videos instead. That would be my perfect channel. I’ve been really into documentaries lately.
Yeah, I’m sure there are a lot of other weird music videos, but those were the ones off the top of my head, or the ones that really made an impression on me to make me remember them. Nirvana’s Teen Spirit also comes to mind, with the melancholic janitor dancing along to the song. I think those videos have always struck a chord within me because I feel like that weird outsider that can only connect with other weirdos.
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i love video ’smack my bitch up’ by the prodigy. that song is on my playlist whenever i go snowboarding, it helps get me pumped up during those cold mornings
i always thought the video for ‘today’ by the smashing pumpkins was really upbeat until i found out the song was about the singer’s depression and suicide thoughts. now it just feels weird when i watch it.