Ten Music Videos with Special Effects Part V

1. Kool A.D. feat. Himanshu - "Gwyneth Paltrow" 2012  I don't mind discovering songs two years too late, it's like finding a buried treasure. This definitely qualifies for a Mask compilation but real people doing amazing things is a special effect in my world. Most overplayed song of the day for many days in a row.




2. Stella - "Friends" 2015  This lady is Carlos Santana's daughter, it may be a lot of pressure to be the offspring of a legend. Plus, no one could write about you without mentioning your famous parent (as shown above). Fortunately, I'm the child of a plumbing contractor and a public health administrator so I don't have this problem. Pretty great song and video though, I'll have to see what she does next to determine my stance on Stella.




3. Gabriel Teodros and Soulchef feat. Sarah MK - "Black Love" 2014 (SEATTLE MUSIC) Gabriel Teodros on Wednesday, January 21 at The Crocodile Back Bar with Dex Amora, Shakiah, and EarDr.Umz The Metrognome.





4. Tool - "Stinkfist" 1996

5. Jehst x Strange U - "Dolph Lundgren" 2014  I would really love to see Jehst and other great UK Hip Hop artists in Seattle more often. I should probably just go there and soak it all in for a few months.




6. Perfume Genius - "Queens" 2014 (SEATTLE MUSIC)  This is an epic music video. The face changing is perfect, it also reminds me of Eight Music Videos with Changing Faces.




7. Betty Ford Boys - "Henny Lean" 2014  I almost didn't even watch this because the band and song names threw me off. I'm glad I did, this Tron business is pretty rad.




8. Maze Koroma + Mat Randol - "That Ain't Fair" 2014  (Portland)  Thank you to Grape God for telling me about the Renaissance Coalition website. I foresee field trips to Portland in my future. Hopefully these two will be some of the RenCo artists that Grape God is bringing with him to The Crocodile Back Bar on February 8.




9. Turquoise Jeep - "Comin Down Ya Chimney" 2014  These dudes are whoa. Definitely looking forward to their show March 21 at The Crocodile.




10. Lauryn Hill - "Ex-Factor" 1998  The special effect is that in most of this video she looks like she's in slow motion but she still manages to make it look like she's getting the words right; skillz.




Part One feat. Massive Attack, Groove Theory, Handsome Boy Modeling School +++ from 2/7/13

Part Two feat. Danny Brown, En Vogue, Bambu, Bonobo, MC Lyte +++ from 5/22/13

Part Three feat. Oddisee, Q-Tip, L'Orange, Kool + Kass, DJ Krush +++ from 11/20/13

Part Four feat. Captain Murphy, FKA Twigs, Def Dee, Banoffee, Mndsgn +++ from 8/27/14

Ten More Music Videos featuring Law Enforcement

Here's all the Music Videos with Cops on a YouTube playlist...

1. Lauryn Hill - "Sweetest Thing" 1997  *Lauryn Hill at her finest hour.  UPDATE...the video was removed from YouTube so here's a poor substitute.




2. Ice-T - "I'm Your Pusher" 1988  *I haven't listened to much Ice-T and I was surprised how great this song is. I love that he turned the well-known sample into an anti-drug message. Ice-T was well aware that his music could be used as a tool for social change.



3. Tricky - "Nothing's Changed" 2013  *Not the official music video, still great.



4. Chance The Rapper - "Brain Cells" 2012  *Great use of old footage in this video, he's definitely an interesting rapper.



5. Ice Cube - "Check Yo Self" 1993  *Ice Cube doing the Blue Is The New Black thing.



6. The Bullitts feat. Jay Electronica and Yasiin Bey - "They Die By Dawn" 2013  *Grey's Anatomy guys doing the old west thing.



7. Smif-N-Wessun - "Bucktown" 1994  *If you've never heard this song, you should fix this problem now.



8. Ice Cube - "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It" 2008  *He should make one called "Video Games Made Me Do It" for the new generation.



9. King Krule - "Easy Easy" 2013  *This guy sings like a Sex Pistol.



10. Public Enemy - "Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos" 1988  *Chuck D gets hanged in this video, but, don't worry he's okay.

Seven Music Videos featuring Adidas

1. Datkid feat. Dee Green - "Fuck Regrets" 2011  *Even though this is a post about Adidas, this video is all about British accents, beats, and Dee Green's De La Soul shirt.

2. Missy Elliott feat. Ms. Jade and Ludacris - "Gossip Folks" 2003  *Missy and her team knew how to make an entertaining music video.

3. Bob Marley and Lauryn Hill - "Turn Your Lights Down Low" 1999  *This is one of the best tracks from the Bob Marley remix-type album Chant Down Babylon.

4. Brother Ali - "Take Me Home" 2007  *Brother Ali, the everyman.

5. Sneaker Pimps - "6 Underground" 1996  *I loved this song, but, this video cheapens the song and it feels cheesy now.

6. RUN-DMC and Aerosmith - "Walk This Way" 1986  *This song helped to push Hip Hop into the mainstream.

7. Hi res feat. Datkid - "Drop Of Poison" 2011 (UK HIP HOP)  *Hi res is wearing Seattle's most popular North Face jacket. Once again, I have a hard time deciding whether or not this song is a novelty or if it is actually good.

Ten Music Videos featuring Opening Shots of Record Players

1.DJ Shadow - "Midnight In A Perfect World" 1996  *This is my all-time favorite song.

 

2. Lenny Kravitz - "Thinking Of You" 1998  *Lenny is totally nippin' out in this video.

3. Eels - "Novocaine For The Soul" 1996  *Everyone is floating in this video.

4. A Tribe Called Quest - "Can I Kick It?" 1990  *A Tribe Called Quest actually kick large letters which spell the word "it" in this video. Rad.

5. Quasimoto - "Rappcats" 2005  *Not surprising that a Madlib video would begin with a shot of a record player.

6. Lauryn Hill - "Everything Is Everything" 1998  *Not a traditional record player.

7. Kid Cudi feat. MGMT - "Pursuit Of Happiness" 2009  *I like that the people at the party are in slow motion and he isn't. It makes it seem like he has a superpower.

8. Pep Love - "Hip Hop My Friend" 2012  *The sample in this song is incredible.

9. DJ Shadow - "Walkie Talkie" 2003  *Animated record player.

10. Gang Starr - "Mass Appeal" 1994  *I love that Gang Starr and friends goes to a wintry beach in this video.

CONCLUSION: Music videos featuring opening shots of record players are really great songs.

Ten Music Videos featuring Law Enforcement

Here's all the Music Videos with Cops I've found so far on a YouTube playlist...

1. J Dilla - "Last Donut Of The Night" (Song 2006, Video 2011)  *This is one of the winners of the Stones Throw video contest of 2011, this cop is a dick.



2. A Tribe Called Quest - "I Left My Wallet In El Segundo" 1990



3. Don't Talk To The Cops! - "Swag Treated Treated Swag" 2012 



4. The Police - "Message In A Bottle" 1979



5. Nas and Lauryn Hill - "If I Ruled The World" 1996



6. Butthole Surfers - "Pepper" 1996



7. Redman and Method Man - "Whateva Man" 1996  *This is a Blues Brothers inspired video.



8. Chromeo - "Hot Mess" 2010  *There is definitely a tribute of sorts to the Robert Palmer ladies in this video.



9. Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg - "Deep Cover" 1992



10. Quasimoto - "Low Class Conspiracy" (Song 2000 / Video 2011)  *Another winner from the Stones Throw video contest of 2011.

Ten Music Videos featuring Split Screens

1. DJ Honda feat. Mos Def - "Travellin' Man" 1998

2. Cibo Matto - "Sugar Water" 1996

3. Da Brat - "Funkdafied" 1994

4. Grynch and Sol - "All I Wanna Do" 2011

5. Lyrics Born and Lateef - "Last Trumpet" 2003

6. Gin Blossoms - "Hey Jealousy" 1992

7. Jody Watley - "Some Kind Of Lover" 1987

8. Madlib - "Slim's Return" 2003

9. Wham - " Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" 1984

10. Lauryn Hill - "Doo-Wop (That Thing)" 1998