MORPHO'S MUST-SEE MOTION MOMENTS
The Horrors - Sheena is a Parasite
Prepare for the nightmares. After a seven year(!) absence, Chris Cunningham makes a creepy return to music video, with a band he picked off myspace. That's Samantha Morton starring as the parasitical gizzard-launching dance maniac. (Click here for a better quality Quicktime version.)
TV On The Radio - Pass It On A game of telephone goes tragically wrong in this pleasing piece of marketing satire. Be ready for chuckles. Not a music video, but one part of a promo series for TV On the Radio's "Return to Cookie Mountain" LP. Featuring one of my favorite Davids.
The Poppy Family - Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Bubble gum joy! Susan and Terry Jacks had a hit with this heartbreak beauty in 1970. The video is an awkwardly-posed but charming glamour shot of the pair as they seek out the elusive Billy.
Joy Division - Transmission
Post-punk poet Ian Curtis pours himself into a fiery television performance of Transmission. Some of the best herky-jerky spaz dances you'll ever see (he would actually emulate his own epileptic fits). Bookended by an amusing "bloody" rant from Factory owner Tony Wilson.
Harry Nilsson - Smothers Brothers appearance
Folk rebels the Smothers Brothers enjoy a welcome visit from Nilsson, whose heart-melting voice teams up with the piano for a lesson in medley.
FROSTY'S FULL BLOWN FILM FREAKOUT
Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man
"Hurdy Gurdy Man" backed by a montage of scattered scenes. I like to think this was shot live and Donovan was teleporting, but that's just me and my high grade LSD talking.
This is Ska!
A 1959 documentary segment on ska. The announcer is square as can be but the footage is fresh. The excitement of new music is alive as Byron Lee & the Dragonaires, the Skatalites and Toots and the Maytals all get busy.
Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood
Milli Vanilli got heat but Tom Tom Club can most definitely be excused for lip-syncing on this Italian TV show. Just dig the light up dance floor and the hot, poofy gear the ladies are rocking. There's an awesome international disco drop by the Italian host at 1:45.
Bad Brains - Sailin' On (Live '79)
A classic clip opening with vintage subway footage followed by Bad Brains performing live in 1979. Pre-dread HR is in total on-fire, freak-out mode. Check him rolling around the club in his white threads. Explosive energy is only a click away.
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