Music video: Men Without Hats

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Been feeling too sad and serious? Let’s turn to some Canadians in the 80s, Men Without Hats. They have just the thing: The Safety Dance. This has to be one of the best music videos ever. My effusive thanks go to cdubble.

You can rate any videos on my blog; just click the stars under the video. Since someone else told me about this video, I’m gonna let myself rate it too. 5 stars!

Update: Darn, the video I originally embedded was pulled down from YouTube due to copyright claims. There’s another which you see below, but the visual quality is not as good. My apologies. How I wish I’d downloaded and saved the earlier one (look up TubeTV for Mac).

As compensation, I’ve added an extra treat below the video – more Men Without Hats videos, yay!

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Apologies to full-post feed fans

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Sorry to the person(s) who likes to read the complete posts in their feed-reader, but I had to start splitting my video posts with the “more” quicktag. My blog was taking forever to load because I have so many videos on one page. Do click through, though. I promise you they are the most entertaining music videos you can find anywhere.

Review: Lucinda Williams

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I am very sorry to say I’m disappointed by Lucinda Williams’ newest album, West. The songs are monotonous and meaningless. I always hope to be inspired by Lucinda but this time I’m not even mildly entertained.
West
I can’t shake the image of the songwriter, deeply depressed, sitting in a corner and banging her head against the wall over and over. That’s what this CD sounds like.

You can’t go wrong with the older Grammy-winning Car Wheels on a Gravel Road. My personal favorite is the even older Sweet Old World. Great story-telling, imagery and feeling on these, which is what Lucinda at her best is all about.

May she reach her best again. At the least, I hope her life is going well, and that she’s not really sitting in that corner.