Truly Scary Monsters
Posted by Moonage | Filed under Interpretations
A couple of weeks ago I did a post on something that was strangely perfect. This post is not one of those. First, you have to watch the video. All of it.
Now, if you’ve made it this far. I have to wonder myself, what motivates a man to put on a wig, white body paint, a glittery tutu, and perform ballet. Which leads another to think “That belongs to Scary Monsters!”.
Well, after watching it a second time, I do see the Scary Monster angle. But, the discussion with Mrs. Moon over what motivates a man to do such odd things went really nowhere. First she suggested money, I don’t think anyone got paid to do this. Second, she mentioned love. Somehow I don’t think this is an expression of love either. May be, but I’m quite certain if I did this to Mrs. Moon, she wouldn’t feel the love. So, I’m still clueless. That’s probably a good thing.
Tags: ballet, david bowie, interpretation, scary-monsters, super creeps, tutu
MTV Music
Posted by Moonage | Filed under Vision
MTV has launched a new web presence, mtvmusic.com. It looks pretty cool so far. They have come up with a remarkable marketing plan. They’re going to show videos! Cool huh? I figured I could never resist a temptation like that. What is a little different with this concept for MTV is they apparently are willing to share their wealth finally and allow embedding. So, to give it a try, I chose Ashes to Ashes:
For those not in my age bracket, I chose this video for a reason. When MTV very first came on the air when I was a teen, it featured videos only. Most of those videos were of bands dancing around, performing live, or just goofing off in general. Out of nowhere Bowie came along with these incredibly over-produced vids that were tons of fun to watch. It totally changed how videos would be made forever. For a while we had great tunes to fantastic and creative videos. Then rap came along and kind of killed that party. But, we still have those from the wonder years. And, along with being one of the first, I still think Ashes to Ashes is one of the best. Enjoy.
Tags: Add new tag, ashes to ashes, david bowie, MTV, video
