the videographer
i'm technically challenged. i like using the internet, but a lot of it confuses me. i would never have known how to create a friendster account if my bestfriend hadn't signed me up. i wouldn't know how to put up pictures on it if chuli hadn't taught me how. and when i found out how to put videos, i decided to put as much as the site could take. this entry is an explanation of why i chose those videos. not all of my favorite videos are there. i picked them according to what sparked my interest at the moment.
video #1: return to innocence by enigma
this video is a classic. the title can speak for itself. the video tells the story of a man backwards. from his death to his birth. thus, return to innocence. note the part of the video that returns to the man's youth. there's a unicorn every now and ten movung through the scenes. i remembered the first time i saw this video. the vocals was something that stuck. it's not even a major genre, but it has it's own appeal. i recently found out that this song was about drinking. which is probably why it fits me more than i can explain. hakhak..
video # 2: i'm still here by john rzeznick
first, i love this song. it's sort-of a life theme song for me. the whole message of the song that no one's breaking me no matter how hard they try. aside from the fact that this was created by john rzeznick of the goo goo dolls. strangely though, i've never seen treasure planet. for which the song was created. and the video amazes me. i like visuals that mixes reality with CGI. the start of the video with the guy's bed floating on clear water. and that humongous spider. the change from one scene to the next isn't your usual too. some graphic scenes in ths video actually reminds me of final fantasy. and i'm a humongous fan of final fantasy graphics.
video # 3: sakura drops by utada hikaru
now, i can say a lot about this video. i am a fan of utada hikaru. no matter how pop she may be. i like her. so shoot me. this video was created by her husband. and so much part of it is CGI, you can't begin to tell where the real and the reel gets separated. the first time i saw this, i stood staring at the screen oggling it all. i liked the part where she clapped once in the intro. if parts of the "i'm still here" video reminds me of final fantasy, this one made me think the whole video was taken out of the game itself. you have to see everything in this video with eyes wide open or you won't know what you're missing. the flowers blooming had bird beaks in them. the clouds had a whole army of airplanes. a leafy corner suddenly blinks at you. the bouquet of flowers apparently are human heads. i loved the representation of the band. you can't tell what exactly they are. and the instruments they're playing fit well with the fairy setting. hikaru at one point looks like a purple flower, then the next, like another bird. but my favorite part would probably be when the vine uncoils and turns out to be a phoenix. and the phoenix resting around hikaru suddenly blinks and flies and there turn out to be a whole flock of them. then what followed was something that beat lion king's extravagant scene of the circle of life. the music fit well with the video and vise versa. no part of it seemed out of place. i sometimes go online just to watch it. ablsolutely eye candy.
video #4: final distance by utada hikaru
another video created by the ingenious kiriya kazuaki, whom hikaru married when she was 19. this song had more angst in it. more pain. and the video sufficiently provided a strong alternate reality setting where there are two hikarus. both trapped in a world all their own and separated by a glass that divides their worlds. one hikaru is in a universe of a theatre carnival. she even appears as a half-ballerina, half-circus performer with her tutu and head dress. the other hikaru seems to be in a ghost house reminiscent of the adams family. a sad video for a sad song. particular favorite scenes. the one with the huge woman painted in black and hikaru lying on her lap. the scene with hikaru playing the violin and that split-second shot of her from shoulder to hips putting the violin down. my favorite character were the two little angels. and the most highlighted scene would be when the two hikarus were facing each other and they were separated by this glass. this was the very scene that came to mind when i first saw tsubasa r. chronicles. but that's another story.
video #5: hikari by utada hikaru
this video isn't much to say the least. it isn't actually a video i like watching but it's one of the songs i like hearing. and then i realize that this video actually fits the song because i imagine hikari as the kind of song you sing while in the shower or doing chores. exactly as hikaru was singing the song whike doing the dishes. and when you actually dig deeper, it's not just a fun song. it's quite a downright happy song.
video#6: trailer from the film "the classic"
if you realize that this is a song you've probably heard before, it's because it's "out of my head" by toploader. i was trying to put this song into place the whole time i was watching the movie. and i wouldn't have figured it out hadn't a friend of mine recalled this song. i enjoyed the movie. you probably will figure out what the story is about with the video, but watching the film would be even more satisfying. i suggest that's what you do after you read this. it was created the same people behind the phenomenal "my sassy girl." this one's a little different though. and i'm beginning to like it more. siguro kasi hindi pa siya translated sa tagalog at wala pang version si jimmy bondoc ng kantang to. hahahaha!!!
video #7: far away by nickelback
the kind of sad song that has a redemption in the end. halfway through the video, i expected it to be sad and i was already overwhelmed by it. it turns out to be a little like pinoy movies. buhay pala si puto. tinakot pa si misis. maybe it is better if it had a happy ending. the song does end in a good light. and with good hope. maybe it's only right that the video be the same. besides, they're a good-looking couple.
video #8: the space between by dave matthews band
this was the first video i put up on friendster. this was the only video i had there for the longest time because DMB is simply something else. i'm a rain person and i liked the idea of the how the characters in this video seemed to have found their redemption when it rained. specifically the couple who seemed to have been at odds before it rained. besides the song fit their disposition best. "the space between..this wicked lies we tell.. and hope to keep safe from the pain.. the space between.. this warring hearts.. is the madness that keeps us coming back for more.." there's more to say about DMB. this is an amazing band. not once have they ever failed me. and this happens to be one of my favorite songs out of them. another stand out scene in this video is the part with the mother and child and when it was beginning to rain. maybe corny, but i find it cinematic.
video # 9: ants marching by dave matthews band
this video was taken during the '99 woodstock festival. there's nothing fancy in this video. no great visuals and no effects. but the band carries it on it's own because they have amazing music. they're one of the few bands who can actually put up a video like this. one that comes from a live performance and doesn't have much editing. i enjoyed watching this video as much as i enjoyed hearing this song. boyd tinsley is one of my favorite violinists. one of the biggest influence to my own music. i may not be anything near what boyd is, but i rely on the fact that if there's anything we have in common, we're both classically trained. (may pag-asa pa ang musical career ko.) his solo here is amazing and i pray for the day i'll play something like it. the first time i heard this song, it wasn't actually from DMB itself. blue pill was doing a cover of it during the days at flask. and i searched for it afterwards. and i'm proud to say that they did justice to the song. considering that blue pill is an acoustic band with no more than vocals, guitars, rhythm, bass and kajon to support their music.
video #10: 41 by dave matthews band
another video that attests to what i've just said about DMB. they can rock live. this one was taken during a concert at the madison square garden. in case you're wondering, victor wooten is a reknowned jazz bassist and he performs for his band called the flecktones. which usually performs with bella fleck. enthusiasts will appreciate his performance here because what he was playing wasn't simple jazz bass. i sometimes tend to think that their instrumental in this song is actually, well, ad lib. i don't know if they follow a certain chord or piece whenever they play 41. it seems as if, at the part where they play the interlude they just jam out whatever they feel like playing. maybe they do. i'm not that much of a trained ear. but it's quite something, nevertheless.
video #11: sorta fairy tale by tori amos
one of the weirdest shit i've ever seen on video. of course, tori amos is weird shit. it does make out a deeper meaning to it. two incomplete beings coming together and completing each other. but she sure has a strange way of showing it. how could you ever make out yourself to be a head that grew out of a leg? and your soul mate, apparetly, turned out to be another head that grew out of an arm. weird shit. but then, i've probably seen weirder shits than this. i fell in love with the song before i saw the video. it was fascinating to discover this video because it was made in true tori amos fashion. very lillith fair material.
video #12: love song by 311
originally by the cure. this song is a classic. it was remade for 50 first dates. some people doesn't like this version. says it's a travesty. i like the original. and i also happen to like this remake. so shoot me. it has a very beach feel to it. maybe because it's more reggae. which suits the film fine since the whole thing was set in hawaii. it's one of the sweetest songs unknown. few people these days realize what a classic the cure is. they usually leave the classic label to their more famous counterparts. i guess most listeners these age doesn't see how much influence this band has made to their contemporaries. this video does seem a little made up though. if i get around to finding the cure's video of this, i'll put it up. they all looked like edward scissorhands. and you all know i'm a sucker for johnny depp.
video #13: one more time by daft punk
displays my diverse interest in genre, eh? this is one of those fun lounge songs that has this whole ibiza vibe to it. the video also happens to be highly interesting since when this came out i don't think there were much music videos in the west completely made in animation. the gorillaz only followed suit. and they only animated themselves because they were individually members of different bands themselves and doesn't want to be associated with who they have played for. so they could be seen as another band and not a collaboration of different bands, so to speak. this video is the first of a series. if i'm not mistaken, made for all the singles that came out in the same album. they all make up a series that could be well worth a manga. and it's catchy. when someone starts singing this, it ends up being my last song syndrome.
video #14: the hardest day by the corrs featuring alejandro sanz
another sad video to like. the set-up reminds me of "in the mood for love." the world war era setting and costumes to boot. plus the guy pretty much was made up to look like tony leung. although the girl here is a far cry from maggie cheung. maggie has a rounder face, less angular. but the video has the same feel as the movie. strange though that this song is half in spanish, and the whole setting was in a bygone era hong kong. nevertheless, it's one of those videos that gave justice to a sad song. the last frame in the video was very moving. with the guy standing in front of the dressmaker's shop under the rain. closely beats that clip when they were fitting his tailored clothes.
video #15: soak up the sun by sheryl crow
it's one of my ultimate summer songs. and that's mainly the reason why it's up here. because it's summer and i can't imagine a summer without this song as a part of it's soundtrack.
video #16: spin by lifehouse
i enjoy watching this video because of the whole spinning thing going on. and it's a lifehouse song. they're a young band but i would stalk them out if ever they make the mistake of landing on Philippine soil. i like them as much as i like DMB, if truth be told. no. maybe DMB is about three notches higher. they're entirely out of league of each other but in terms of being likeable, they that closely linked for me. and the song itself is one of my favorites. i have a lot of favorite scenes in this video. all those scenes with babies. specially that one where a guy in his undershirt sits on a bench holding his child and feeding him from a bottle. then that couple in the middle of the crowd who later ends up kissing. when the band was playing on the road at the start of the video. if you noticed, as the video progressed, older characters appear. until the whole spinning actually ends with the snapshot of a newly married couple.
video #17: right here by staind
another band i would stalk out. just when you thought they have made all the depression mode songs that would help you pull the trigger through and through, they come up with right here. i love that this song is a contradiction in itself. seems to speak of a love-hate relationship so eloquently. my favorite line would be "you're so independent.. you just refuse to bend.. so i keep bending till i break.." and still he's still right there waiting. the video was simple in staind terms. but i believe the song holds it all on it's own. and i like the combination of colors. they're all black and white and vibrant.
video #18: first of summer by urbandub
gabby alipe is the aaron lewis of the South. they always manage to create good videos. but, again, since it's summer, this song is the most applicable. and it's consistently on repeat mode in my head lately. the video's a little violent on some scenes but not entirely offensive. the sound is patented urbandub. and this band is a true gem that can truly claim to be the best music that spread from the South. at the last part of the videos, the punk lovers actually looked like kids to me. "parked car, this night sky.. makes city lights shine like diamonds.."
video #19: so far away by staind
mostly covered their tour. i like the song enough to put it up. besides it's one of those songs that lifts your mood up. it's the kind of song, and video, you put up when you're reflecting on how you've been so far, where you're going to and how did it all happen. very positive since it's quite obvious that the bottomline of this song is how euphorious succeeding in something rarely percieved as a real career can work on this band. it's good for those people who believe in their craft but doesn't have much people who believe in them. but then, not really all of us will succeed being performing artists. my favorite scenes included that little girl with the dog.
video #20: epiphany by staind
it was a surprise to find out that this was a video created by fred durst. back in high school, i truly liked fred durst and limp bizkit. then somewhere between discovering he dated britney and the seemingly complete turn to hip hop, i liked him less and less. then just when i thought he had failed me, he comes around and redeems himself with a video for staind like this one. the gloomy portrait reminds me of tim burton films. the period setting, a coach in the night, a graveyard that seems to be empty. reminds you of nightmare before christmas, legend of sleepy hollow and corpse bride. all tim burton films (and all with johny depp in them). another sad video, ain't it? (there seems to be a pattern here) when i saw this video in youtube, the caption said "cherish the ones you love.." maybe because this is the whole point of the video. he lost the one he loved and acted out on his emotions to late. thereby missing his chances. and in the end he sits in an empty graveyard, weeping for the dead who has passed on.
video #21: take me away by lifehouse
last video. doesn't mean anything. the last video would have been a dashboard confessional. but my love for this song overrode another sad song. and to cap things off, this is actually a happy song. a bit cheesy, if you may. but then we can all live with cheese now, can't we? not an exceptional video. another one with the band playing live over an audience. all of them systematically placed on centerstage. with jason wade, of course, on a separate stage right in the middle of the crowd. i can't quite categorize of they are a Christian band or emo-rock. maybe they're both. but then, i can't even vouch for them being Christians. oh well. "i've seen it all and it was never enough.. it keeps leaving me needing you.. take me away.. take me away..i've got nothing left to say..just take me away.."
there you go. after numerous edits and nights of picking out the the first videos that amused me, this entry finally gets done with. enjoy them videos. i'm sure to add and remove some of them soon. expect the undermined dashboard confessional to make an appearance. after all, i'm still half in love with chris carrabba.
i'm technically challenged. i like using the internet, but a lot of it confuses me. i would never have known how to create a friendster account if my bestfriend hadn't signed me up. i wouldn't know how to put up pictures on it if chuli hadn't taught me how. and when i found out how to put videos, i decided to put as much as the site could take. this entry is an explanation of why i chose those videos. not all of my favorite videos are there. i picked them according to what sparked my interest at the moment.
video #1: return to innocence by enigma
this video is a classic. the title can speak for itself. the video tells the story of a man backwards. from his death to his birth. thus, return to innocence. note the part of the video that returns to the man's youth. there's a unicorn every now and ten movung through the scenes. i remembered the first time i saw this video. the vocals was something that stuck. it's not even a major genre, but it has it's own appeal. i recently found out that this song was about drinking. which is probably why it fits me more than i can explain. hakhak..
video # 2: i'm still here by john rzeznick
first, i love this song. it's sort-of a life theme song for me. the whole message of the song that no one's breaking me no matter how hard they try. aside from the fact that this was created by john rzeznick of the goo goo dolls. strangely though, i've never seen treasure planet. for which the song was created. and the video amazes me. i like visuals that mixes reality with CGI. the start of the video with the guy's bed floating on clear water. and that humongous spider. the change from one scene to the next isn't your usual too. some graphic scenes in ths video actually reminds me of final fantasy. and i'm a humongous fan of final fantasy graphics.
video # 3: sakura drops by utada hikaru
now, i can say a lot about this video. i am a fan of utada hikaru. no matter how pop she may be. i like her. so shoot me. this video was created by her husband. and so much part of it is CGI, you can't begin to tell where the real and the reel gets separated. the first time i saw this, i stood staring at the screen oggling it all. i liked the part where she clapped once in the intro. if parts of the "i'm still here" video reminds me of final fantasy, this one made me think the whole video was taken out of the game itself. you have to see everything in this video with eyes wide open or you won't know what you're missing. the flowers blooming had bird beaks in them. the clouds had a whole army of airplanes. a leafy corner suddenly blinks at you. the bouquet of flowers apparently are human heads. i loved the representation of the band. you can't tell what exactly they are. and the instruments they're playing fit well with the fairy setting. hikaru at one point looks like a purple flower, then the next, like another bird. but my favorite part would probably be when the vine uncoils and turns out to be a phoenix. and the phoenix resting around hikaru suddenly blinks and flies and there turn out to be a whole flock of them. then what followed was something that beat lion king's extravagant scene of the circle of life. the music fit well with the video and vise versa. no part of it seemed out of place. i sometimes go online just to watch it. ablsolutely eye candy.
video #4: final distance by utada hikaru
another video created by the ingenious kiriya kazuaki, whom hikaru married when she was 19. this song had more angst in it. more pain. and the video sufficiently provided a strong alternate reality setting where there are two hikarus. both trapped in a world all their own and separated by a glass that divides their worlds. one hikaru is in a universe of a theatre carnival. she even appears as a half-ballerina, half-circus performer with her tutu and head dress. the other hikaru seems to be in a ghost house reminiscent of the adams family. a sad video for a sad song. particular favorite scenes. the one with the huge woman painted in black and hikaru lying on her lap. the scene with hikaru playing the violin and that split-second shot of her from shoulder to hips putting the violin down. my favorite character were the two little angels. and the most highlighted scene would be when the two hikarus were facing each other and they were separated by this glass. this was the very scene that came to mind when i first saw tsubasa r. chronicles. but that's another story.
video #5: hikari by utada hikaru
this video isn't much to say the least. it isn't actually a video i like watching but it's one of the songs i like hearing. and then i realize that this video actually fits the song because i imagine hikari as the kind of song you sing while in the shower or doing chores. exactly as hikaru was singing the song whike doing the dishes. and when you actually dig deeper, it's not just a fun song. it's quite a downright happy song.
video#6: trailer from the film "the classic"
if you realize that this is a song you've probably heard before, it's because it's "out of my head" by toploader. i was trying to put this song into place the whole time i was watching the movie. and i wouldn't have figured it out hadn't a friend of mine recalled this song. i enjoyed the movie. you probably will figure out what the story is about with the video, but watching the film would be even more satisfying. i suggest that's what you do after you read this. it was created the same people behind the phenomenal "my sassy girl." this one's a little different though. and i'm beginning to like it more. siguro kasi hindi pa siya translated sa tagalog at wala pang version si jimmy bondoc ng kantang to. hahahaha!!!
video #7: far away by nickelback
the kind of sad song that has a redemption in the end. halfway through the video, i expected it to be sad and i was already overwhelmed by it. it turns out to be a little like pinoy movies. buhay pala si puto. tinakot pa si misis. maybe it is better if it had a happy ending. the song does end in a good light. and with good hope. maybe it's only right that the video be the same. besides, they're a good-looking couple.
video #8: the space between by dave matthews band
this was the first video i put up on friendster. this was the only video i had there for the longest time because DMB is simply something else. i'm a rain person and i liked the idea of the how the characters in this video seemed to have found their redemption when it rained. specifically the couple who seemed to have been at odds before it rained. besides the song fit their disposition best. "the space between..this wicked lies we tell.. and hope to keep safe from the pain.. the space between.. this warring hearts.. is the madness that keeps us coming back for more.." there's more to say about DMB. this is an amazing band. not once have they ever failed me. and this happens to be one of my favorite songs out of them. another stand out scene in this video is the part with the mother and child and when it was beginning to rain. maybe corny, but i find it cinematic.
video # 9: ants marching by dave matthews band
this video was taken during the '99 woodstock festival. there's nothing fancy in this video. no great visuals and no effects. but the band carries it on it's own because they have amazing music. they're one of the few bands who can actually put up a video like this. one that comes from a live performance and doesn't have much editing. i enjoyed watching this video as much as i enjoyed hearing this song. boyd tinsley is one of my favorite violinists. one of the biggest influence to my own music. i may not be anything near what boyd is, but i rely on the fact that if there's anything we have in common, we're both classically trained. (may pag-asa pa ang musical career ko.) his solo here is amazing and i pray for the day i'll play something like it. the first time i heard this song, it wasn't actually from DMB itself. blue pill was doing a cover of it during the days at flask. and i searched for it afterwards. and i'm proud to say that they did justice to the song. considering that blue pill is an acoustic band with no more than vocals, guitars, rhythm, bass and kajon to support their music.
video #10: 41 by dave matthews band
another video that attests to what i've just said about DMB. they can rock live. this one was taken during a concert at the madison square garden. in case you're wondering, victor wooten is a reknowned jazz bassist and he performs for his band called the flecktones. which usually performs with bella fleck. enthusiasts will appreciate his performance here because what he was playing wasn't simple jazz bass. i sometimes tend to think that their instrumental in this song is actually, well, ad lib. i don't know if they follow a certain chord or piece whenever they play 41. it seems as if, at the part where they play the interlude they just jam out whatever they feel like playing. maybe they do. i'm not that much of a trained ear. but it's quite something, nevertheless.
video #11: sorta fairy tale by tori amos
one of the weirdest shit i've ever seen on video. of course, tori amos is weird shit. it does make out a deeper meaning to it. two incomplete beings coming together and completing each other. but she sure has a strange way of showing it. how could you ever make out yourself to be a head that grew out of a leg? and your soul mate, apparetly, turned out to be another head that grew out of an arm. weird shit. but then, i've probably seen weirder shits than this. i fell in love with the song before i saw the video. it was fascinating to discover this video because it was made in true tori amos fashion. very lillith fair material.
video #12: love song by 311
originally by the cure. this song is a classic. it was remade for 50 first dates. some people doesn't like this version. says it's a travesty. i like the original. and i also happen to like this remake. so shoot me. it has a very beach feel to it. maybe because it's more reggae. which suits the film fine since the whole thing was set in hawaii. it's one of the sweetest songs unknown. few people these days realize what a classic the cure is. they usually leave the classic label to their more famous counterparts. i guess most listeners these age doesn't see how much influence this band has made to their contemporaries. this video does seem a little made up though. if i get around to finding the cure's video of this, i'll put it up. they all looked like edward scissorhands. and you all know i'm a sucker for johnny depp.
video #13: one more time by daft punk
displays my diverse interest in genre, eh? this is one of those fun lounge songs that has this whole ibiza vibe to it. the video also happens to be highly interesting since when this came out i don't think there were much music videos in the west completely made in animation. the gorillaz only followed suit. and they only animated themselves because they were individually members of different bands themselves and doesn't want to be associated with who they have played for. so they could be seen as another band and not a collaboration of different bands, so to speak. this video is the first of a series. if i'm not mistaken, made for all the singles that came out in the same album. they all make up a series that could be well worth a manga. and it's catchy. when someone starts singing this, it ends up being my last song syndrome.
video #14: the hardest day by the corrs featuring alejandro sanz
another sad video to like. the set-up reminds me of "in the mood for love." the world war era setting and costumes to boot. plus the guy pretty much was made up to look like tony leung. although the girl here is a far cry from maggie cheung. maggie has a rounder face, less angular. but the video has the same feel as the movie. strange though that this song is half in spanish, and the whole setting was in a bygone era hong kong. nevertheless, it's one of those videos that gave justice to a sad song. the last frame in the video was very moving. with the guy standing in front of the dressmaker's shop under the rain. closely beats that clip when they were fitting his tailored clothes.
video #15: soak up the sun by sheryl crow
it's one of my ultimate summer songs. and that's mainly the reason why it's up here. because it's summer and i can't imagine a summer without this song as a part of it's soundtrack.
video #16: spin by lifehouse
i enjoy watching this video because of the whole spinning thing going on. and it's a lifehouse song. they're a young band but i would stalk them out if ever they make the mistake of landing on Philippine soil. i like them as much as i like DMB, if truth be told. no. maybe DMB is about three notches higher. they're entirely out of league of each other but in terms of being likeable, they that closely linked for me. and the song itself is one of my favorites. i have a lot of favorite scenes in this video. all those scenes with babies. specially that one where a guy in his undershirt sits on a bench holding his child and feeding him from a bottle. then that couple in the middle of the crowd who later ends up kissing. when the band was playing on the road at the start of the video. if you noticed, as the video progressed, older characters appear. until the whole spinning actually ends with the snapshot of a newly married couple.
video #17: right here by staind
another band i would stalk out. just when you thought they have made all the depression mode songs that would help you pull the trigger through and through, they come up with right here. i love that this song is a contradiction in itself. seems to speak of a love-hate relationship so eloquently. my favorite line would be "you're so independent.. you just refuse to bend.. so i keep bending till i break.." and still he's still right there waiting. the video was simple in staind terms. but i believe the song holds it all on it's own. and i like the combination of colors. they're all black and white and vibrant.
video #18: first of summer by urbandub
gabby alipe is the aaron lewis of the South. they always manage to create good videos. but, again, since it's summer, this song is the most applicable. and it's consistently on repeat mode in my head lately. the video's a little violent on some scenes but not entirely offensive. the sound is patented urbandub. and this band is a true gem that can truly claim to be the best music that spread from the South. at the last part of the videos, the punk lovers actually looked like kids to me. "parked car, this night sky.. makes city lights shine like diamonds.."
video #19: so far away by staind
mostly covered their tour. i like the song enough to put it up. besides it's one of those songs that lifts your mood up. it's the kind of song, and video, you put up when you're reflecting on how you've been so far, where you're going to and how did it all happen. very positive since it's quite obvious that the bottomline of this song is how euphorious succeeding in something rarely percieved as a real career can work on this band. it's good for those people who believe in their craft but doesn't have much people who believe in them. but then, not really all of us will succeed being performing artists. my favorite scenes included that little girl with the dog.
video #20: epiphany by staind
it was a surprise to find out that this was a video created by fred durst. back in high school, i truly liked fred durst and limp bizkit. then somewhere between discovering he dated britney and the seemingly complete turn to hip hop, i liked him less and less. then just when i thought he had failed me, he comes around and redeems himself with a video for staind like this one. the gloomy portrait reminds me of tim burton films. the period setting, a coach in the night, a graveyard that seems to be empty. reminds you of nightmare before christmas, legend of sleepy hollow and corpse bride. all tim burton films (and all with johny depp in them). another sad video, ain't it? (there seems to be a pattern here) when i saw this video in youtube, the caption said "cherish the ones you love.." maybe because this is the whole point of the video. he lost the one he loved and acted out on his emotions to late. thereby missing his chances. and in the end he sits in an empty graveyard, weeping for the dead who has passed on.
video #21: take me away by lifehouse
last video. doesn't mean anything. the last video would have been a dashboard confessional. but my love for this song overrode another sad song. and to cap things off, this is actually a happy song. a bit cheesy, if you may. but then we can all live with cheese now, can't we? not an exceptional video. another one with the band playing live over an audience. all of them systematically placed on centerstage. with jason wade, of course, on a separate stage right in the middle of the crowd. i can't quite categorize of they are a Christian band or emo-rock. maybe they're both. but then, i can't even vouch for them being Christians. oh well. "i've seen it all and it was never enough.. it keeps leaving me needing you.. take me away.. take me away..i've got nothing left to say..just take me away.."
there you go. after numerous edits and nights of picking out the the first videos that amused me, this entry finally gets done with. enjoy them videos. i'm sure to add and remove some of them soon. expect the undermined dashboard confessional to make an appearance. after all, i'm still half in love with chris carrabba.