Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Enrique Iglesias - Heartbeat ft. Nicole Scherzinger


"Heartbeat" is a song by Spanish pop singer Enrique Iglesias, taken from his ninth studio album, Euphoria. Written by Iglesias and his long-term collaborators, Jamie Scott and Mark Taylor, the mid-tempo ballad features co-vocals from American R&B/pop recording artist, extremely hot Nicole Scherzinger (of the Pussycat Dolls). "Heartbeat" has a melody based on futuristic piano sounds and incorporates elements of dance music.

The music video treatment for "Heartbeat" was directed by Hiro Murai and premiered on September 14, 2010. It features the use of an inner throbbing lights and Scherzinger wearing a lace outfit. The overall concept of the video sees a "shirtless Iglesias against a dark black background, while red and orange 'heartbeats' are added in simulation with his heartbeat. Then Nicole Scherzinger, who is sitting nude, waist-up against a solid black background, but with blue and purple 'heartbeats'." The Music Video was filmed in Kentwood, Michigan.


The video starts off with Enrique seen shirtless against a dark black background. As the music starts, Enrique is seen singing while digitally added red and orange "heartbeats" are added in simulation with his heartbeat. Nicole breaks into the song where she is seen sitting nude waist up against a solid black background. Similar to Enrique, digitally added blue and purple "heartbeats" are added in simulation with her heartbeat. In the following scene, Nicole and Enrique are seen together in a white, mirrored room. Enrique is wearing a red t-shirt and jeans while Nicole is wearing a red bra and underwear with a black lace dress over-top. The video cuts to a scene where the hook of the song kicks in; they're seen face to face looking like they're about to kiss while singing their parts. During the scene they're seen with a black spotlight on them while alternating blue and green background lighting is added. The video ends with Enrique's "heartbeat" darkening with each beat until it eventually fades out into a solid black screen.



Tuesday, March 1, 2011

David Lee Roth - California Girls

"California Girls" was covered by David Lee Roth on his 1985 EP Crazy from the Heat (with background vocals contributed by Beach Boy Carl Wilson along with Christopher Cross), and like the original it topped at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100.





The iconic music video for the cover, directed by Pete Angelus and Roth, was released in February 1985.Roth stars as a tour guide, showing tourists the beach and swimsuit models. One of these tourists is played by Jane Leeves, who went on to play Frasier's Daphne Moon. The scenes follow the lyrics with bikini-clad women from all regions of the United States. An often imitated scene has Roth dancing down a sidewalk bordered by models frozen in mannequin poses. It was nominated for several 1985 MTV Video Music Awards. In an interview with Howard Stern, Roth explained that he edited the video while wearing thick skiing goggles which greatly impaired his vision. Each time the editor would increase the red saturation, Roth would tell him to turn it higher, until finally proclaiming, "Now THAT'S red!" The video was parodied in the video for The Dresden Dolls' "Shores of California".



Tuesday, February 22, 2011

God-des & She - Lick it


God-Des and She are a lesbian hip-hop/pop/soul duo from the Midwest. Since they appeared on the Showtime hit series The L Word in 2006, they have sold more than 30,000 albums and toured the world. This song, Lick it aka Pussy Song kills and the video is off the hook. Featuring the prolific drag king Murray Hill as the sex instructor, it makes us want to laugh out loud and take a cold shower at the same time. The game of "pin the g-spot on the vagina" is just one of many things that got this banned from MTV.



Monday, February 14, 2011

Aerosmith - Crazy


Crazy, one of the big caome back hits of the legendary Aerosmith, was the final single from Aerosmith's massively successful 1993 album Get a Grip. It was released as a single in 1994 and peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and producer Desmond Child.




The video for the song (which was directed by Marty Callner) received heavy rotation on MTV and was one of the most requested videos of 1994 - fine example of how to be sexy without getting your boobs out. It featured the third appearance of Alicia Silverstone in the band's videos, as well as the career debut of Steven's then-teenaged daughter Liv Tyler. The video was very film-like and in addition showing Aerosmith on stage, it depicted the two as schoolgirls - - who appear to be more than just good friends - skipping class and running away, driving off in a blue Ford Mustang convertible. The two use their good looks to take advantage of a service station clerk, and needing money, enter an amateur pole-dancing competition. The video is noteworthy for its very risque and suggestive sexual scenes, many of which strongly suggest lesbianism in the characters. The video also shows the similarities in stage moves of Steven Tyler and daughter Liv . In the end, the girls win the dance competition. They continue their joyride the following day, where they encounter a young farmer tilling land in the countryside. They persuade him to join them in their journeys, where they all go for a skinny dip in a lake, and nearly abandon him. The final seconds of the video show the word "Crazy" spelled out in cursive in the cropland by the still-running tractor.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Britney Spears - I’m a Slave 4 U

Britney Spears has so many videos that were so sexy - at least had in back those days, they were all so hot from “Every Time” to “Toxic.” But nothing beats “I’m A Slave 4 U.” Brit’s wardrobe department sexed her up in leather pants and pink lace underwear…over the pants. Only busty Britney in her prime could pull that off. A sweat-drenched Brit shakes her booty in a sun-parched backdrop, GOTTA LOVE THAT KIND OF SIGHTINGS!!!!, while dancers slave away on the dance floor. Hottest moment: 1:51!



The music video was shot on a soundstage in Universal City, California, over Labor Day weekend, under the direction of Francis Lawrence, and is one of her most risqué videos ever. It made its world premiere on MTV's "Making the Video" on September 24 at 5 p.m. EST, the same day the song officially hit the American radio stations, and debuted at #1 on Total Request Live two days later. Some of the dancing was choreographed by Puerto-Rican dancer Mayte Garcia, who taught Spears bellydancing for the video. In the video, Spears and fifteen dancers employ the same choreography seen in her with Spears looking over a balcony whilist singing with cars down in the distance. Spears is portrayed as a slave to the music who dances all day until she and the other dancers are sweaty and near dehydration, forcing them to search for water. Two alternative versions of the video clip can be found on the Greatest Hits: My Prerogative DVD released on November 9, 2004. The music video was nominated in three categories at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, and Best Choreography. The video clip for "I'm a Slave 4 U" ranked #1 in the list of the "50 Sexiest Music Videos of All-Time" published by Canadian music channel MuchMusic in 2007. An official remix video used the "Miguel Migs Petalpusher Vocal Mix" was also released. There are another 2 unreleased remix videos using the Thunderpuss Club Mix and the Thunderpuss Dark Mix

Friday, January 28, 2011

Nicki Minaj - Your Love.

"Your Love" is the first single from Trinidadian rapper and singer Nicki Minaj's debut studio album Pink Friday. The leaked demo of the song was released on the Barbie World mixtape in January and the full version was released as the second single from her debut album on June 1, 2010. The song samples Annie Lennox's hit version of "No More I Love You's" with additional bass, hip-hop backbeats and drum loops.

A music video for the song was directed by Lil X on the weekend of July 4, 2010 in Los Angeles. Minaj took to her Twitter, asking fans who they would like to see portray her love interest in the video.Minaj was interviewed on the set of the "Your Love" music video by MTV News while wearing a pink and purple kimono as a geisha for the video. In the interview, Minaj said, "We wanted to have geisha themes, samurai themes, stuff like that. I wanted to tell a love story. It's just kinda liking a guy, where he's not really for you to like — the forbidden fruit — and me and this other girl happen to like him and we go to war." The video premiered July 21, 2010 on MTV.com. Actor Michael Jai White portrays Minaj's love interest in the video.



The video is set to tell the story of a samurai-in-training, who falls in love with her master while a jealous peer fights for his affection. The video begins with Minaj delivering her lines over red and blue flowing fabric backdrops wearing a brown coat an geisha attire, while White teaches a martial arts class. As Minaj and the instructor (played by Michael Jai White ) begin to fall for one another, a student, who also has feelings for the instructor sees this and is jealous. This is intercut with scenes with Minaj donning a blonde wig and black bodysuit and in front of a green flowing backdrop. After seeing Minaj and White embrace each other on a bridge over blue-fabric "water", she and Minaj have a confrontation, which results in a duel. According to MTV News, the scenes pay homage to Uma Thurman as The Bride and Lucy Liu as Cottonmouth in Kill Bill. Minaj loses and the other woman walks away as Minaj bleeds a red fabric and White walks up and grieves over her body.