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Post by al on Dec 20, 2020 16:52:39 GMT 10
I know we've talked about year songs before, but I was watching this Keri Hilson video and got thinking about how the "spanning the decades" theme, recreating looks of the past, has appeared in a few music videos and songs.
Probably the most iconic.
Now this one wasn't really using looks from the past as much as parodying a few then-current iconic looks. But now it's feeling more like a mishmash.
This country song is actually about past decades.
Not a music video, but I do remember when "The Evolution of Dance" went viral.
Even though this style existed before, I do wonder if this video really helped make a "thing". Now since decade videos surrounding other topics, such as food and fashion, have basically become their own genre.
Now for a broader perspective, a lot of iconic videos have represented lone retro looks. What I find really interesting is how they still get dated and look like the year they were made. Similarly to what happens in many movies, they tend to romanticize the old school look (ie: sexing it up) to of course, make it marketable. An element of comedy and kitsch however can usually make up for it.
Sometimes the whole song has a modernized retro sound:
And sometimes it doesn't.
(You'd have to try to be more 2011...)
Do you guys like these types of songs/videos and can you think of more? Personally I do think they're fun, but I can also see that the idea is getting a little cliche at this point.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Dec 20, 2020 19:34:08 GMT 10
Some artists and bands can definitely pull it off well, no doubt. I've always liked the music video for "Dani California" in particular; the tribute to Kurt Cobain towards the end is especially touching. Honestly, my enjoyment of these videos just depends on how accurate the pop culture trends in the videos actually are. If the artists pull it off, you get a music video as great as "Dani California". If not, you get something abhorred like Anne-Marie's "2002", which has references to pop songs that weren't even released that year! The oversaturation aspect to these videos doesn't particularly concern me too much. Here are a few examples of ones I can think of: {Spoiler} This song heavily romanticizes '50s "dine-in" culture and contrasts it to the then-current time of 2007. Tbh, I actually think they pull off the '50s aesthetics in this quite well, but the 2007 ones haven't aged anywhere near as good. The bright orange muscle car at 1.18 looks like something straight out of "Transformers".  "1985" suffers the same issues that "2002" does. Seriously, there's so many inaccuracies in this. "Pretty In Pink" hadn't even come out yet in 1985 and I've always found the Limp Bizkit reference kind of odd too for 2004. It's supposed to be something of a depiction of the pop culture from 1985, but because of the "suburban" cultural aesthetic and the song's pop-punk sound, it ends up being more of a time capsule of 2004 instead. It makes me wonder how many middle-aged Gen X'ers actually got into this at the time as it really doesn't sound any different from many of the other rock hits that were on the radio during the early-mid 2000s. Not sure if you're familiar with this one, but its pretty similar to the Chili Peppers' "Dani California" in that it also reflects upon certain rock sub-cultures over the decades. It came out in the exact same year as well.
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Post by aja675 on Dec 21, 2020 13:38:21 GMT 10
I know we've talked about year songs before, but I was watching this Keri Hilson video and got thinking about how the "spanning the decades" theme, recreating looks of the past, has appeared in a few music videos and songs.
Probably the most iconic.
Now this one wasn't really using looks from the past as much as parodying a few then-current iconic looks. But now it's feeling more like a mishmash.
This country song is actually about past decades.
Not a music video, but I do remember when "The Evolution of Dance" went viral.
Even though this style existed before, I do wonder if this video really helped make a "thing". Now since decade videos surrounding other topics, such as food and fashion, have basically become their own genre.
Now for a broader perspective, a lot of iconic videos have represented lone retro looks. What I find really interesting is how they still get dated and look like the year they were made. Similarly to what happens in many movies, they tend to romanticize the old school look (ie: sexing it up) to of course, make it marketable. An element of comedy and kitsch however can usually make up for it.
Sometimes the whole song has a modernized retro sound:
And sometimes it doesn't.
(You'd have to try to be more 2011...)
Do you guys like these types of songs/videos and can you think of more? Personally I do think they're fun, but I can also see that the idea is getting a little cliche at this point. My mom used to love the first song. The lyrics really resonated with her inner narcissist. ''Don't hate me 'cause I'm beautiful.''
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Post by al on Dec 21, 2020 13:54:17 GMT 10
Not sure if you're familiar with this one, but its pretty similar to the Chili Peppers' "Dani California" in that it also reflects upon certain rock sub-cultures over the decades. It came out in the exact same year as well. I’m pretty sure I’ve heard the song, but I had never seen the video before. I actually like it, I thought it was cute. Using kids adds some humor to it, and I like the way they shot it using transitions. It reminded me of the movie “School of Rock” which I’m assuming came out after. Agreed about “1985” being a 2004 time capsule. I’ll admit it’s kind of a guilty pleasure song for me, but not at all in the same way that 80’s songs can be. I can appreciate at least that it’s supposed to be campy though, like with parodying “Addicted to Love”. Admittedly I also like “2002” as a pop song, despite the inconsistencies, but it does bug me how the music video focuses so much on the Britney look that was already over by then. I think the video would’ve been more successful had it not taken such an overt replication approach and instead focused more on the vibe from growing up then, even if it was a 1998-2002 amalgam.
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Post by al on Dec 21, 2020 13:57:57 GMT 10
My mom used to love the first song. The lyrics really resonated with her inner narcissist. ''Don't hate me 'cause I'm beautiful.'' Lmaoo I can’t blame her though, it’s a good song to work out to or when you just need to get hyped.
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Post by bestmvp29 on Dec 22, 2020 15:34:07 GMT 10
Could this work?
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Post by Telso on Dec 26, 2020 22:34:51 GMT 10
Not a fan of the song, but I always found the video spanning 1949-1989 of "We Didn't Start the Fire" very well-done:
Sort of encapsulates the evolution of interior design well too.
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