‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°487 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos
Bob Dylan, Suede, Martin Grech, The Delgados, Trust Company, Cage The Elephant, Starsailor, Crackout, Snow Patrol, TV On The Radio, Jimmy Eat World, The Coral
Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy!
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Tracklist
1 . Bob Dylan – Things Have Changed |
‘Gonna take dancing lessons, do the jitterbug rag’
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| Written specifically for the film “Wonder Boys,” Bob Dylan’s song “Things Have Changed” narrates a tale of a God-fearing man expressing anxiety and discomfort in the changing world around him. It even references Bertolt Brecht’s “The Threepenny Opera,” a satirical musical. The accompanying music video, directed by Curtis Hanson allows Dylan to interact with the stars of “Wonder Boys” – Michael Douglas, Robert Downey Jr., and Tobey Maguire. Stripped from its original meaning, the music of “Things Have Changed” was recycled in a Chrysler commercial aired during the 2014 Super Bowl. |
| HEAR IT |
Featured on the 2000 album “Wonder Boys : Soundtrack”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site |
2 . Suede – Attitude |
‘Give a little bit of subterfuge’
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| Suede’s “Attitude” is the group’s final single before disbanding in late 2003. Directed by Lindy Heymann, the music video features actor John Hurt performing the song in drag, while singer Brett Anderson watches from the back of the darkened and empty theatre. |
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3 . Martin Grech – Open Heart Zoo |
‘Suffocate your thoughts Empty my head’
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| Martin Grech’s track “Open Heart Zoo” comes with an operatic voice set against a melodic piano. It took a Lexus commercial to make it famous. |
| HEAR IT |
Featured on the 2002 album “Open Heart Zoo”. |
4 . The Delgados – Coming In From The Cold |
‘A better dream job you could never find’
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| A slow and melancholic ballad, “Coming In From The Cold” by The Delgados describes a person who is trying to find their place in the world and struggling to cope with the challenges that life brings. |
| HEAR IT | 
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5 . Trust Company – Downfall |
‘Just come face to face with me, stay in place’
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| American alternative metal band Trust Company’s track “Downfall” talks about a person who is struggling with fear and trying to overcome it. Directed by Marcos Siega, the accompanying music video for “Downfall” features frontman Kevin Palmer fighting a fotce-10 gale. Talk about a metaphor! |
| HEAR IT | 
Featured on the 2002 album “The Lonely Position of Neutral”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site |
6 . Cage The Elephant – In One Ear |
‘People talking shit, but you know I never bother’
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| Cage The Elephant’s “In One Ear” is a fast-paced, raw, and energetic rock tune about someone who is fed up withbeing told what to do. The music video is directed by Isaac Rentz |
| HEAR IT | 
Featured on the 2008 album “Cage the Elephant”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site |
7 . Starsailor – In The Crossfire |
| A fast-paced rock tune, “In The Crossfire” by Starsailor is said to be about the people who have lived the Iraq War. The music video, directed by Paul Gore, puts the band in an old London station. |
| HEAR IT | 
Featured on the 2005 album “On The Outside”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site |
8 . Crackout – You Dumbfuck |
| HEAR IT | 
Featured on the 2001 album “This Is Really Neat”. |
9 . Snow Patrol – Take Back The City |
| Initially written by frontman, Gary Lightbody, about Belfast, Northern Ireland, Snow Patrol’s track “Take Back The City” talks about how much one can love his/her city while frustrated with its flaws and aspiring for transformation. |
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Featured on the 2008 album “A Hundred Million Suns”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site |
10 . TV On The Radio – New Health Rock |
| HEAR IT | 
Featured on the 2004 album “New Health Rock”. Review >> More by the same : Official Site |
11 . Jimmy Eat World – Pain |
‘I don’t feel the way I’ve ever felt’
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| An energetic rock tune, “Pain” by Jimmy Eat World talks about dealing and controlling his/her pain. This is exactly what the hero of the music video, directed by Paul Fedor, does. He is testing every possible pain but fails in feeling them. Call him an incompetent masochist. |
| HEAR IT | 
Featured on the 2004 album “Futures”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site |
12 . The Coral – Secret Kiss |
| Built around an omnipresent organ, The Coral’s “Secret Kiss” is about a person who is reminiscing about a past love and its adjacent memories of shared kisses. |
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Featured on the 2003 album “Magic and Medicine”. Lyrics >> More by the same : Official Site |
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NB . You may wonder what are these “Quotes” attached to certain photos above. Well! For a specific song, we select a still image from the video on one side and choose a lyric from the song on the other side. We ensure that the lyric has a connection to the image, although sometimes the connection may be far-fetched or based on a double entendre, creating a humorous or meme-like combination when the two are merged together. Et voilà!
Bizarre Quotes • Gonna take dancing lessons, do the jitterbug rag (Bob Dylan) • Give a little bit of subterfuge (Suede) • Suffocate your thoughts Empty my head (Martin Grech) • A better dream job you could never find (The Delgados) • Just come face to face with me, stay in place (Trust Company) • People talking shit, but you know I never bother (Cage The Elephant) • I don’t feel the way I’ve ever felt (Jimmy Eat World) •
Music-wise : Rock, Indie Rock, Pop
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