WATCH IT AGAIN !!!!
This is what a good video can do - entertain - in EVERY SHOT. That is what makes this really stand alone from other videos of the same era. Aside from the Van Halen, 1984 rock videos of this time period this one by the Kinks really stands out. You can literally play this song over again and watch this entire video over again -- and get more out of it every time.
I like the shot where Ray Davies, (the singer) goes into the subway and sits down and comes out of a fun house. Seriously, that just shoots a sudden jolt of joy to my heart. Its funny, its somewhat irrelevant, but its essential to making this entire piece work. The song comes together and just keeps building.
I like when Davies looks through the hole in the wall and sees himself as a jester playing drums complete with a pelican beak of a nose. Davies sticks out his tongue reminding me of Lon Chaney as Quasimodo in the silent classic, "Hunchback of Norte Dame". Brother guitarist, Dave Davies is dressed like a harlequin and is playing the "guitar hero" and blares on the chords that ruffle the final scenes. Then the camera goes down the Helter Skelter ride and captures some of the mayhem. Pure magic. Seriously.
This is a very literate piece of work. The final shot captures the look of the previous release, "Muswell Hillbillies" with the shooting gallery. Im a big fan of the two second shot. I like where Ray Davies and his side kick are skipping by the boardwalk near the old women and the seagulls flying past. This shot would never work in full sunlight. I really need that sunset and the silhouettes of the people - it holds the song and the video together........
The bombs going off in the subway are pretty interesting. People in London had to live in the Tube system when the Nazi's dropped bombs over head in WWII. I don't think they were breakdancing down there though but its a nice touch. It adds to the lunacy.
The strange choreography by the people dancing in the subway is uneven and a little awkward. That keeps the viewer oddly entertained and visually addicted. This comes off a little like PINK FLOYD THE WALL - motion picture by Alan Parker..... It works when you think it may not.
This is a perfect work of art.
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Ted Cantu is the creator of http://www.beautyloungestore.com he has contributed to several blogs and podcasts such as…..http://911copywriters.podomatic.com. He served as a top rated art director for Interactive Web Marketing groups in Chicago and New York City.
This is what a good video can do - entertain - in EVERY SHOT. That is what makes this really stand alone from other videos of the same era. Aside from the Van Halen, 1984 rock videos of this time period this one by the Kinks really stands out. You can literally play this song over again and watch this entire video over again -- and get more out of it every time.
I like the shot where Ray Davies, (the singer) goes into the subway and sits down and comes out of a fun house. Seriously, that just shoots a sudden jolt of joy to my heart. Its funny, its somewhat irrelevant, but its essential to making this entire piece work. The song comes together and just keeps building.
I like when Davies looks through the hole in the wall and sees himself as a jester playing drums complete with a pelican beak of a nose. Davies sticks out his tongue reminding me of Lon Chaney as Quasimodo in the silent classic, "Hunchback of Norte Dame". Brother guitarist, Dave Davies is dressed like a harlequin and is playing the "guitar hero" and blares on the chords that ruffle the final scenes. Then the camera goes down the Helter Skelter ride and captures some of the mayhem. Pure magic. Seriously.
This is a very literate piece of work. The final shot captures the look of the previous release, "Muswell Hillbillies" with the shooting gallery. Im a big fan of the two second shot. I like where Ray Davies and his side kick are skipping by the boardwalk near the old women and the seagulls flying past. This shot would never work in full sunlight. I really need that sunset and the silhouettes of the people - it holds the song and the video together........
The bombs going off in the subway are pretty interesting. People in London had to live in the Tube system when the Nazi's dropped bombs over head in WWII. I don't think they were breakdancing down there though but its a nice touch. It adds to the lunacy.
The strange choreography by the people dancing in the subway is uneven and a little awkward. That keeps the viewer oddly entertained and visually addicted. This comes off a little like PINK FLOYD THE WALL - motion picture by Alan Parker..... It works when you think it may not.
This is a perfect work of art.
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Ted Cantu is the creator of http://www.beautyloungestore.com he has contributed to several blogs and podcasts such as…..http://911copywriters.podomatic.com. He served as a top rated art director for Interactive Web Marketing groups in Chicago and New York City.
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