Picture of the Day for 10/1/2010. My nieces just introduced me to literal music videos on YouTube. Love them! (Both my nieces and the videos.) I found the following overview on Wikipedia:
"Literal video versions are usually based on music videos in which the imagery appears illogical, disconnected with the lyrics, and more concerned with impressive visuals than actual meaning. Most of the literal videos have been based on music videos from the 1980s and 1990s. Literal videos generally have new lyrics dubbed over those of the original video, and often include captions for better clarity. Lyrics range from references to the video editing...to questioning the unusual things depicted in the video which are usually, by convention, ignored by the participants (for example the lyrics "What's happening with that monkey?/What is with this gas mask?/This is a strange library." from the literal version of Tears for Fears' "Head Over Heels")."
The 1980s music videos are the best. ("Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler is particularly good.) You have to check them out! Just visit YouTube and type "literal music video" in the search field.
go watch the one for safety dance...that's my favorite!!! I laughed so hard, i cried!!
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