05.14.09 MICHEL GONDRY ALMOST WON A GRAMMY?
This is the video for “Lucas with the Lid Off”, for which director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine, Be Kind Rewind) was nominated for a grammy for best music video in 1995. It’s really old, obviously, but given that I was more worried about seeing Renata Reynolds’ bra strap than Michel Gondry in 1995, it was new to me. The whole thing appears to have been filmed in one continuous steadycam shot, which probably makes it more gimmicky than cool, but still, impressive. It’s kind of like if I showed you a stick finger drawing of a horsey, it wouldn’t be the interesting, but when I tell you I drew it with my weiner suddenly I’m a genius. The art world is fickle like that.
Bonus fact: Lucas, the guy singing the song, is the son of the founder of Pottery Barn. Some say shortly after this video was filmed, he shooped.
Thanks to Burnsy for the tip
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MICHEL GONDRY ALMOST WON A GRAMMY?
Be Kind, Erase
I really want to call bullshit on the “one long take” part of this, because unless the guy singing is an identical triplet, I can’t see how he went from scene to scene without missing a single beat of his lip synching.
Cool. This shakily done caricature I paid $20 for was done by a near Grammy winner.
At least we found who to cast as Mush Mouth is a live-action retelling of Fat Albert.
Cool. What else happened fourteen years ago?
Big deal. I almost won my girlfriend’s respect once.
Cool. What else happened fourteen years ago?
The Huskers won the National Championship and the Braves won the World Series!
Michael Gondry is often on a spot of moonshine.
I keep my Grammy in a trophy case. In an urn :(
Ja, did Lucas ever suck dick in da ghetto for da ganja? Me tink not, soulja. Me tink not.
So, are we to actually believe the Spice Girls didn’t come up with this concept?
Coincidentally, 14 years ago I experienced a continuous shot from my school wrestling team.
Cool. What else happened fourteen years ago?
The Huskers won the National Championship and the Braves won the World Series!
Excellent, I’ll expect a post on WL about that any day now.
If gimmicks are all it takes to win a Grammy I’m going to stick a camera up my butt and walking backwards.
BLOOD CLOT!
*walk.
Big deal. My dad founded Crate & Barrel.
I almost won a Grammy once too, but I was caller #10.
Excellent, I’ll expect a post on WL about that any day now.
What’s the matter Peet? Indians and Gator fan? Besides, I don’t remember my login for WL.
This video was playing in the hall outside the delivery room when Pauly’s girlfriend was born. You know what that means? She’s only got a couple months left before she’s too old. He’s kind of like Menudo.
Zac Efron found NAMBLA and doesn’t understand why people rag on those guys.
In all fairness, the top song of 1994 was The Sign by Ace of Base so there were retarded children moaning as they licked batteries nominated for Grammys.
You’ve opened up my eyes, Burnsy.
Whatever dude, Ace of Base is awesome. (Btw, why the fuck is it not spelled Ace of Bass?)
That name was taken by a local fishing outfit.
I saw the sign all right, it read “Slow Children At Play.”
New up.
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