The 12 Best Literal Music Videos

Remember way back when when we posted the literal music video for "Total Eclipse of the Heart"(so long ago I couldn't find it)? Well, now Paste has come out with their top 12 Literal Music Videos...and they are glorious. Of course Total Eclipse of the Heart comes in at number 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj-x9ygQEGA

Here is Journey's literal music video:

Separate Ways: Literal Video Version - watch more funny videos

And "Take On Me":

Take on Me: Literal Video Version - watch more funny videos

Take Away Shows: Mumford & Sons

It's been a long long time since I've put a take away show on here, but I have dearly missed them. To welcome them back here is one found by co-founder of DJ. The always amazing Mumford and Sons:

Mumford & Sons - The Banjolin Song / Awake my soul - A Take Away Show #105 from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

The Direction of American Music Has Just Changed

Feast on this gem of a song and video:

3D Dodgeball

Freestyle Street Drummer

This guy is seriously impressive:

Carol of the Bed Intruder

Free (and good) Christmas Album

Target (of all people) is giving away a "Holiday Music" cd that has some surprisingly good and non-Barry Manilow songs. The highlights are:
Guster (a DJ favorite)
Blackalicious
Bishop Allen (a featured post long time ago)
Coconut Records

Worth a download and best of all it's free.

Sidesongs: Coldplay made a Christmas song this year:
Coldplay's "Christmas Lights"
Summer Camp's "Christmas Wrapping"

Ra-Ra Rasputin!

This might be the best thing you've ever experienced. The video alone is fantastic but then you add lyrics like "In all affairs of state he was the man to please But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze". Check out the video and the lyrics below:

There lived a certain man in Russia long ago
He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow
Most people looked at him with terror and with fear
But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear
He could preach the bible like a preacher
Full of ecstacy and fire
But he also was the kind of teacher
Women would desire

RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that really was gone
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
It was a shame how he carried on

He ruled the Russian land and never mind the czar
But the kasachok he danced really wunderbar
In all affairs of state he was the man to please
But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze
For the queen he was no wheeler dealer
Though she'd heard the things he'd done
She believed he was a holy healer
Who would heal her son

(Spoken:)
But when his drinking and lusting and his hunger
for power became known to more and more people,
the demands to do something about this outrageous
man became louder and louder.

"This man's just got to go!" declared his enemies
But the ladies begged "Don't you try to do it, please"
No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms
Though he was a brute they just fell into his arms
Then one night some men of higher standing
Set a trap, they're not to blame
"Come to visit us" they kept demanding
And he really came

RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
They put some poison into his wine
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
He drank it all and he said "I feel fine"

RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
They didn't quit, they wanted his head
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
And so they shot him till he was dead

(Spoken:) Oh, those Russians...

(Sidenote: I'm slightly late on this and only discovered this the other night at my brothers house whilst playing Just Dance 2).