So today made the decision to watch a program on my DVR today that I had been skipping over because I only recorded it to see the tail end of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Fuse. Well I still missed the end of the concert but I figured since it was a number one countdown show of Hall of Fame artists I figured what the hell I’ll watch it anyway. It was very interesting considering I ended up singing along to every video even the Madonna “Vogue” video. Well while watching it I noticed a few things about most of the videos or songs that I didn’t notice before. So I figured I’d go ahead and list the videos to the best of my memory and give my thoughts on them. So here goes.
The number ten video was Queen’s Under Pressure (aka the song that Vanilla Ice ripped off for “Ice Ice Baby”). The one thing I did not know about this song was the fact that Queen had a very special guest vocalist on this song, the one and only David “Ziggy Stardust” Bowie. The sad part was after knowing that Bowie sang background vocals on the song I did hear it but up until that point I thought it was just Freddie Mercury.
After that the next one they played was, I think, was Prince’s “Little Red Corvette”. Yes that’s right Prince is in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame he was inducted alongside such great acts as ZZ Top and George Harrison in 2004. Now don’t get me wrong I enjoy his music, heck “When Doves Cry” is one of my all time favorite songs, but I just had no idea he was in there.
The next video they showed was “Rock the Casbah” by The Clash. Wow this was defiantly an 80’s video I mean I remember when it was in high rotation on MTV but seeing this and then seeing newer videos it just amazes me. The thing that caught my eye was the fact that the video was starting to remind me of a bad joke, “So a Rabi and an Arab are driving around Texas …” wow the 80’s were great, we didn’t have to worry about being politically correct.
The next one was “Vogue” by Madonna. All’s I can say about that video was I completely forgot how hot she was when she was younger, but now that she’s in her 50’s she’s more plain looking to me. Then of course who can forget the infamous cone bustier with what looked like she stuck two ice-cream cones to her chest.
After that they finally got back to rock with “Back in Black” by ACDC. Now this whole show was taped at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame annex in NYC and throughout the show they showed various displays. Well before this video they showed Angus Young’s school boy outfit. I found out that he first put it on as a dare and the crowd liked it so much that he made it his gimmick.
After that they played was the song “Drive” from one of REM’s best albums. Although I think they could have chosen a better song from it I would have picked either “Everybody Hurts” or “Man on the Moon” but whatever.
Now the next song they played was a true classic Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal.” What little I saw of this video, thanks to my sister’s dog insisting on shutting my singing up by attempting to attack my face and ears with her tongue, was that I could swear that the dancers in the club were doing the thriller dance. I mean you’d think he’d have come up with something different.
The number three song they played on the countdown was another 80’s classic “Walk This Way” by Run DMC and Aerosmith. The funny thing is this version was almost never made. Run and DMC didn’t want to cover a rock song, but Jam Master Jay convinced his band mates otherwise and the rest is history.
The number two song on the countdown was “Where the Streets Have No Name” by U2. Seeing this video made me realize how much intestinal fortitude Bono has. He saw that the cops were going to shut down the concert before it could even start so he just says screw it and starts playing anyhow until the cops finally get to the roof of the building and make him go.
Then they saved the best for last, “One”, by Metallica. I just love this song and the video is amazing. I just loved how when they were inducted into the hall of fame they included Jason Newsted as part of the band even though he quit the band almost ten years ago. One of the rumors I heard was that they offered Dave Mustane to be inducted with them since he was the original rhythm guitarist but he declined because “he was going to be out of the country”, but I think it was just because he’s still holding a grudge against Kirk Hammet. Oh and one final thing that caught my ear was the host comparing Kirk Hammet to George Harrison.
So that was my viewing experience I’d love to hear what you all think of the songs or videos.
Random Bachelor Card of the Day: ”Find a scary, muscle-bound guy at the bar and challenge him to an arm-wrestling match (or just ask to take a sip of his drink).
Yeah this is one of those that I’d love to watch someone else do it but I wouldn’t want to do it.
949 Words. Sorry it was so long but once I get into talking about music I sorta loose track.
