YEARS. Bjork - It's in our hands. Björk - Cocoon. P.J. Harvey and Bjork - I Can't Get No Satisfaction. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - 40 Day Dream. Pop Culture by Madeon: Killer Live 39 Track Mashup. Stop motion music video with pencil crayons. Incredible stop-motion music video created with 288,000 jelly beans. Music videos need to be memorable if they want to stand out from the crowd in the 3 minutes of play time they usually get.
Some artists have the budget to hire a film crew and pile on the special effects, while others just get away with a camera focused on the band playing the song. But for me, the most memorable videos are those that try something different and don’t necessarily need a big budget. That is the case with the latest video from Kina Grannis and her song In Your Arms.
It is Grannis singing in front of a very colorful moving background, which is nice on its own, but then you learn the background is made using nothing but jelly beans. 288,000 jelly beans in fact. Rita Indiana - Platanitos. What does English sound like to foreign ears? We’ve all heard examples of fake Chinese or German from speakers who lack familiarity with either language.
While typically cringe-worthy, these examples do raise interesting questions regarding our own language. What does English sound like to non-English speakers? After more than 40 years, Adriano Celentano’s “Prisencolinensinainciusol” remains one of the most illuminating examples. Talented One-Girl Band. Ice Music by Terje Isungset. Top secret drum corps.