Videos with a point: Death In Vegas
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I think that the denizens of this website, more than most, realize that there is much more potential within the music video medium than pointless tittilation. So, I may be preaching to the choir. Not that it's ever stopped me before. ;)Anyway, I was listening to some Death In Vegas as I ran yesterday, and it got me recollecting on some of the amazing videos they've done. They're a group that hasn't got a lot of MOG love, so I can kill two birds with one stone here.First, the video for "Dirge". It perfectly befits the song, but beware: If you're not feeling a bit misty by the end, you're desensitized. As the electronics start slow and build to a crescendo before fading away, and as Dot Allison wails away mournfully, the video shows the obituaries of a number of people killed by firearms on ONE DAY. Now, your stance on firearm rights shouldn't matter in order to feel something from this video.(Personal note: I don't want to take your guns away, but I don't want any of my own, thanks. They freak me out, to be honest.)Next up is "Dirt". As befits the song title, if you could bottle decadence and present it in video format, this is what it would look like. Now, this is one of my favorite DIV songs, but I've tried very hard to remain blissfully ignorant of what that creepy kid's saying in that sample. So far, so good. Anyway, back to the video. Just about every bastion of goodness gets a look: family, children, religion, and the military. Anyway, enjoy, but I need to shower now. Heh.
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