old school journal 12.12.03

so, mtv. that's been my life for the last couple of days, with a little comedy central and cartoon network thrown in.

the videos aren't as enjoyable now as they have been in the past. the videos that i have enjoyed seeing over and over and over are outkast "hey ya" and linkin park "numb" two very different videos. the first light and fun, the second dark and deep. the famous line from the first is "shake it like a polaroid picture" from the second, "all i want to do is be more like me and less like you". in "hey ya" rapper andre ice cold 3000 of outkast plays the various members and back up singers of a fictional rock group. the main colors are bold green and white. andre dances around in such a nerdy way that it's cool. in "numb" linkin park sing in a huge gothic church, while a girl with a sketch pad in hand wanders through school, town and home in slow motion while the world speeds by her, not noticing when she falls down. she vents her pain through paint onto a canvas, then at the end of the song, for some reason she runs into the church where linkin park has been playing, but they're not there. the girls face doesn't look quite as sad.

the video i never want to see again and wish i hadn't seen what i did before changing the chanel is clay aiken's song. he's on an outdoor stage singing to his adoring crowd full of screaming crying girls. there were actually some guys in the crowd too. one of them with tatoos covering his arms. clay looks so akward on the stage. he should stick to standing still, singing slow songs. he prances around the stage with one hand holding the mic and the other arm sticking out like he's ready to be tipped over and poured out.

ok so that was my pointless thing that i felt like writing.

now to close with a quote by kid rock about jonny cash's very good last video. "if it sounds good, you'll hear it. if it looks good you'll see it. if it's marketed well, you'll probably buy it. but if it's real, you feel it."