There are three variations of the video for the second single, “Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own” from U2’s eleventh album, “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.” All three of these videos used some of the same video footage, and two of them are, in fact, extremely similar — with only some changes […]
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If you are a regular reader of my posts, it should come as no surprise that this week we are discussing my absolute favorite music video ever made, U2’s promotional video for “All Because of You.” There is just SO much energy and excitement oozing out of every frame of this video, I can’t help […]
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There are a handful of directors who have helmed several music videos for U2: Kevin Godley, Anton Corbijn, Meiert Avis, and a few more. Of all of these repeat contributors, though, I think that my favorite, and the most consistent, would have to be Phil Joanou. Mr. Joanou simply has a knack, a feel, for […]
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When I was younger, I used to think that music videos were a natural offshoot of being a musician. I imagined that all one had to do to make a successful music video was to show up, strike a pose or two, and that was the end of it. When I was a little older, […]
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When last we met, I promised to write today about Phil Joanou’s video for U2’s song “One.” You might recognize the name Phil Joanou from U2’s past, as he was the director of the film Rattle and Hum, as well as a few of the videos that came off of that album. Despite the fact […]
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Today marks a little bit of a first for the Vidworks series, as this is the first time that I am writing about a song that has multiple very different videos. In the past, we have talked about variations on the same video, such as with “With or Without You,” where the second, less well-known […]
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Some songs in U2’s catalog just sound better live. Songs like “Bad” and “Until the End of the World” have a quality when performed on-stage that, as good as the studio recordings are, just can’t be matched. I am starting to think that “One Tree Hill” belongs on this list as well. As evidence, I […]
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