Banter 2021 Off-Topic Chat Thread - PART II

[cats_09]

I may need to try this

 

[winty]

Just a spot of rain....

 

[cats_09]

Gotta wonder what may have been had the handlebar not snapped on the bike in the qualification ride last night - hope they come away with bronze

 

[winty]

Just guaranteed of winning another medal - we'll get at least a bronze in boxing.

 

[cats_09]

Just guaranteed of winning another medal - we'll get at least a bronze in boxing.

I'm not into boxing or MMA, but congrats to our athlete

 

[cats_09]

Rollingstone has compiled a list of the 100 greatest music videos of all time - some obvious choices, some interesting choices and then a few head scratching omissions

And an Aussie gets in there also

The 100 Greatest Music Videos

100 Greatest Music Videos — from Adele's 'Hello' to ZZ Top's 'Gimme All Your Lovin',' Rolling Stone's picks for the best music videos ever.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[winty]

Rollingstone has compiled a list of the 100 greatest music videos of all time - some obvious choices, some interesting choices and then a few head scratching omissions

And an Aussie gets in there also

The 100 Greatest Music Videos

100 Greatest Music Videos — from Adele's 'Hello' to ZZ Top's 'Gimme All Your Lovin',' Rolling Stone's picks for the best music videos ever.

www.rollingstone.com

Didn't have TISM's video for "Whatareya?" on the list - loses all credibility right there.

 

[cats_09]

Didn't have TISM's video for "Whatareya?" on the list - loses all credibility right there.

I was surprised no Thriller considering its importance to what we now know as music videos

It seems with some of the selections that it was more about the song rather than the video

 

[winty]

Kookaburras through to the hockey final - another medal coming home, just need to wait to see what colour.

 

[cats_09]

Kookaburras through to the hockey final - another medal coming home, just need to wait to see what colour.

And for gold we'll face the other country whose flag is at times confused with Germany's

 

[Spazz Cat]

I was surprised no Thriller considering its importance to what we now know as music videos

It seems with some of the selections that it was more about the song rather than the video

I was just about to say that. I was really surprised with the top 10.
I'm not a big fan or anything but surely Thriller should of got No1 and he nearly could of taken out the whole top10 really.

 

[Seeds]

All the top 5 vidéos should be from ok go. Ordinary music but no one even comes close to the music videos those guys put together. In a league of their own.

 

[Spazz Cat]

Was a good read though. Some songs I haven't heard for ages.
All ZZ top clips are so awesome. They're all the same but awesome.
Thought it was weird they put Johnny Cash singing a NIN song No2, not really a great clip.
And an actual NIN song and iconic clip way down the list.

 

[Spazz Cat]

All the top 5 vidéos should be from ok go. Ordinary music but no one even comes close to the music videos those guys put together. In a league of their own.

Are they the treadmill band? Preety good clip.
I remember Peter Gabriel used to always make good videos

 

[cats_09]

Was a good read though. Some songs I haven't heard for ages.
All ZZ top clips are so awesome. They're all the same but awesome.
Thought it was weird they put Johnny Cash singing a NIN song No2, not really a great clip.
And an actual NIN song and iconic clip way down the list.

That's what I mean by a some selections seem more song based versus clip based

Then there's the choice of Rick Astley which seems to be based on not much more than Rickrolling

 

[Seeds]

Are they the treadmill band? Preety good clip.
I remember Peter Gabriel used to always make good videos

yep, but the treadmill clip is nothing compared to their other clips. Their videos are just f*** awesome.

OK Go music videos, ranked - A.Side

OK Go make some of the best videos in music.

ontheaside.com

 

[Spazz Cat]

That's what I mean by a some selections seem more song based versus clip based

Then there's the choice of Rick Astley which seems to be based on not much more than Rickrolling

Yeah for sure.

 

[Catsnlakers]

Apparently this is true.

 

[FredLeDeux]

Yeah for sure.

Think I'll stick to my tape of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

 

[cats_09]

I actually really enjoy this song by Ok Go, and the video ain't too bad either

 

[winty]

Let's go Boomers!

 

[Spazz Cat]

yep, but the treadmill clip is nothing compared to their other clips. Their videos are just f*** awesome.

OK Go music videos, ranked - A.Side

OK Go make some of the best videos in music.

ontheaside.com

I've actually seen a couple of those. Didn't know it was them.

 

[Spazz Cat]

Think I'll stick to my tape of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

Might as well. The video list is kind of stupid.
What's no1 on that?

 

[cats_09]

Might as well. The video list is kind of stupid.
What's no1 on that?

Beyonce, Formation

If Beyoncé’s self-titled visual album established her as one of the greatest artists of all time, her surprise-released “Formation” video (and ensuing album Lemonade) marked her as one of the most important. She partnered with directer Melina Matsoukas, who culled inspiration from the likes of Maya Angelou, Octavia Butler, and Toni Morrison in a striking commentary on significant moments in black American history. In under five minutes, Beyoncé moves from a plantation-style house where the black denizens are the masters not the slaves to the top of a sinking police car. Notably, she released the video in the first week of Black History Month 2016, the day in between what would’ve been Trayvon Martin’s and Sandra Bland’s birthdays. Days later, she would perform the song at the Super Bowl, surrounded by dancers in outfits inspired by the Black Panthers. “I wanted to show — this is black people,” Matsoukas told The New Yorker. “We triumph, we suffer, we’re drowning, we’re being beaten, we’re dancing, we’re eating, and we’re still here.” —B.S.

 

[Spazz Cat]

Beyonce, Formation

If Beyoncé’s self-titled visual album established her as one of the greatest artists of all time, her surprise-released “Formation” video (and ensuing album Lemonade) marked her as one of the most important. She partnered with directer Melina Matsoukas, who culled inspiration from the likes of Maya Angelou, Octavia Butler, and Toni Morrison in a striking commentary on significant moments in black American history. In under five minutes, Beyoncé moves from a plantation-style house where the black denizens are the masters not the slaves to the top of a sinking police car. Notably, she released the video in the first week of Black History Month 2016, the day in between what would’ve been Trayvon Martin’s and Sandra Bland’s birthdays. Days later, she would perform the song at the Super Bowl, surrounded by dancers in outfits inspired by the Black Panthers. “I wanted to show — this is black people,” Matsoukas told The New Yorker. “We triumph, we suffer, we’re drowning, we’re being beaten, we’re dancing, we’re eating, and we’re still here.” —B.S.

That was the video list yeah?
Surely not on the actual song one though?