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Given songs could be made hits because of their videos - that's arguably the opposite of prescient, because it turned out that the televised image was not actua
by vikramkr 2y ago
Given songs could be made hits because of their videos - that's arguably the opposite of prescient, because it turned out that the televised image was not actually unrelated but in fact a new core integral aspect of a new art form, the music video!
- ds_opseeker 2y agowhich killed the ...
- coldtea 2y ago>because it turned out that the televised image was not actually unrelated but in fact a new core integral aspect of a new art form, the music video! Or rather a parasite on the music, which killed the music for cool shots, "I'm badass" poses, and girls in bikinis.
- vikramkr 2y agothat's art too, and a pretty narrow selection of it. Music videos are awesome. Pretty good short video essay type deal that I think captures some of the highlights of what makes them tick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FdMkgxOPlo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FdMkgxOPlo I think you'll find that simply pointing to how TV enabled a whole bunch of new music videos that are fun and speak to a popular demand while ignoring the explosion of other music videos that push the boundaries of the art isn't actually that compelling an argument that new forms of art are bad. Music went from a luxury to something that soundtracks everyday people's everyday lives - there's more of everything and that's awesome.
- otterley 2y agoIt also spawned groundbreaking artistic and creative videos such as those for “Take on Me” and “Money for Nothing,” so it wasn’t all dreck. Those videos are probably more widely and fondly remembered today than all the hair-band ones are.